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[Thraxas]

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"How much did you say?!!" Thraxas's voice betrayed his utter shock.

"46 million in gold, all in advance," came the reply. The smallish man, named Adric, seemed to shrivel under the brazen gaze of the Lord Regent. "He will accept no less," he added.

Thraxas snorted and stalked the room again.

"He *is* the best, milord," asserted Adric, hoping to take some of the edge off the conversation. He gripped the arms of his chair as if he thought his employer might suddenly decide to catapult him across the room.

They had met to discuss the fee for hiring the best prosecuting attorney in Sosaria to take the case of Yew versus Kayla Ariesus. She had been charged with complicity in murder and insurrection against the state. Thraxas wanted to be sure she would be put away for a long time and had commissioned Adric to identify and approach the best possible attorney. He had no idea of the price tag, however.

"How do you spell his name?"

"A-l-e-i-s-t-e-r F-l-a-g-g."

There was a brief pause.

"Get him," Thraxas commanded. "Yew can afford it."
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[Aleister_Flagg]

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"Yew v. Ariesus, Al." an impatient gray-haired woman of some years hands a file folder to a man in his early 40's, lounging non-chalantly against the massive wooden dias of the Trade Magistrate of Vesper. He quirks a brow, momentarily paused in his letcherous pursuit of people-watching at the Port Authority and eyes the bulky case file bound loosely in red string." He meets her eyes before casting them back to the file and accepts it dismissively. Standing, an unimposing 5'11", the litigator casts a lanky shadow which would likely be even less bulky save for his custom-tailored dark green tunic.

"Thank you, Katherine. I assume they've accepted our offer of services?" Nothing about belies his true nature, an unassuming, pasty, rail of a man, he has otherwise honed his body language to play like a chorus-line to the melody of his rationed arguments. Katherine, his assistant of some fifteen years still secretly finds his artistry at expression to be disorienting. She nods and extracts a stray memo pad and quill.

"Good. Please, if you will... are you taking this down? Respond to them with the following terms."

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You agree that this binding legal contract alone constitutes the entire Prosecutorial Support Case, that it is the complete and exclusive statement of your agreement with us, that it sets forth our entire liability, all representations made, and all warranties or commitments that are binding upon us, that it is not intended to inure to third-party beneficiaries, constitutes a writing signed by Yew, supersedes all prior agreements and representations between the parties, that no variation of the terms of this contract will be enforceable against us, that it is subject to change which shall be effective immediately, and you waive the right to claim, contest, or assert that this contract was modified, canceled, superseded, or changed by any oral agreement, purchase order, courier-delivered notice, pigeon missive or other writing, course of conduct, waiver, implication, or estoppel, nor may you rely upon the representation(s) of any donor. Any attempt to transfer any of the rights, duties, or obligations hereunder except as expressly provided for herein is null and void. In the event of a dispute, the parties hereto agree to resolve the dispute by looking to this agreement and will submit to binding arbitration under the auspices of the jurisdictional court of the City of Cove. This contract and the contents therein shall not limit any rights that we may have any under intellectual property or other law, including but not limited to copyright, trade secret, guild, Royal (Britannian, Ter Murian), Imperial (Tokuno) or contract law. This contract shall not be canceled, modified, amended or in any way altered, nor may it be modified by custom and usage of trade or course of dealing. No one has the authority to vary these terms and conditions, nor to make any additional commitments, representations, or warranties which do not appear herein, and no purported modification by any person, orally or in writing, may be relied upon or deemed binding, and we note our objection thereto, nor shall any writing, undertaking, representation, or warranty made by anyone affiliated with this court proceeding which is inconsistent with this contract be binding. Consequently you may not send us your contracts, offers, requirements, forms, purchase orders, files, gift restrictions, confidentiality notices, or other communications containing terms and/or conditions which differ from this contract which if received in violation of the foregoing will be ignored if possible, and will have no effect, but which may if deemed necessary in our sole discretion be subject to legal review at your expense. Our failure to respond or take affirmative action in response to any communication or information sent or provided to us should be understood to mean that we did not receive the communication or information, did not read it, chose not to respond, or disagreed, and should not be construed to indicate our acquiescence, agreement, approval, or consent. Specifically, but not in limitation of the forgoing, this restricted rights agreement to provide counsel and any related notes, notices, transcripts or other content are not available for licensing to Britannian Royal Government citizens and civilians but only under the more restrictive terms as set forth herein, and constitute proprietary, trade secret, commercial work which is not subject to, and may not be disclosed under the disclosure provisions of any sovereign, city-state, guild or alliance law.

Adjoinder to contract of employment, the city-state of Yew hereby agrees to and does for itself and its subsidiaries, executors, administrators and assigns, and each of them, release, remit, remise, acquit and forever discharge Counsel Aleister Flagg of Flagg, Mardas & Kali, all individual members of governing Council (past, present and future), its employees, officer, agents, successors and assigns and subordinate guilds, consortiums, and Yewish regulatory agencies from any and all matters of action, causes of action, grievances, rights or claims of rights, debts, dues, damages, liabilities, costs claims, controversies, demands, torts, contracts, agreements, guarantees, indebtedness, obligations, expenses, accountings, warranties and choices in action, in law or in equity, including grievances of unfair labor practices and of every nature and description whatsoever by reason of or in respect to the performance by Counsel Aleister Flagg of Flagg, Mardas & Kali of any extra duty assignment by Counsel whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, latent or patent, or has at any time heretofore owned or held against the aforesaid parties or Town Council.

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Respectfully,
Aleister Flagg, Esq.

The Law Offices of Flagg, Mardas & Kali
346 Milton Ct.
Cove, Britannia
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[Molly]

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Aleister Flagg! That slimy fire brigade chaser! Oh my Lord British! I can't believe that old man is still around...lets hope he is as senile as he is old...
She sits in her chair squeezing the arm rests. She moves her hands to her head rubbing her temples glancing at Will.
You think Isk was good...*sighs*
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Grand Duchess Molly Kaldhel
Oracle of Truth
The House Gauntlet
Sanctus, Luna, Malas
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