Iamthey sat in his office, refusing to sleep. His mind was riddled with guilt, and the pang of wondering if he had done the wrong thing. Matthew-Kaine was a good ally, and his informants were credible. Now that was gone - all of that information gone. In truth, he had become the very thing Dogbert was before his death. Then he began to wonder, was Dogbert hit by an Elite group? Had his rage blinded him? What if Dogbert's assassins had been forces of Confusion?
"Dragonclaw, I need you in my office." Iamthey dictated into his speaker phone. At that time, Dragonclaw was his lead intelligence officer; he headed the secret military force known as Omega. They were an state funded, hit group/spy network. If something happened, Dragonclaw could give him the who, what, when and why. Although he was mortal, Dragonclaw was the closest thing to one of the old HA demigods. The door swung open and the tall individual wearing full Council robes entered the room.
"You requested my presence, my lord?" Dragonclaw asked bowing.
"Stand up; there is no need for that. We have been working together since forever; our meetings can be conducted with a degree of informality."
"I know that was a joke."
"Oh," Iamthey responded, laughing.
"Anyway, what can I do for you?"
"It is time I fill you in. Dogbert was not killed by FlameStarter; it was a conspiracy. The killers were Elites, and it was a group. I do not, however, believe the group responsible is an Elite group. I think they are Separatists. You do know who they are?"
"Of course I know; I would not be much of an intelligence officer if I didn't, would I? One thing though, I really just found out a few days ago. As you learned, Dogbert has effectively kept this under wraps for so long."
"Very well, I want you to find the group responsible, and if it is Confusion, let me know immediately. In addition, get me anything and everything you can on Dogbert and Confusion's dealings. Put bugs in his bunker, tap his phones, and trace his computers. I want to know this guy better than he knows himself. Can you do that?" Iamthey explained.
"I will get on that now; anything else before I go?"
"No. Thank you for coming so fast. Oh wait, find out who killed TheVoiceofReason. Was it Dogbert, or another enemy?"
"Not a problem, good bye," Dragonclaw replied as he exited the room.
For now, all there was to do was keep these Separatists secret, until Dragonclaw confirmed his worst fears. Perhaps he would visit the Secret Archives, and attempt to dig up some history on the past wars and scandals, to see if there is any connection between now and the past.