When Dragonclaw walked into TheVoiceOfReason's house in the Slums for evidence of his assassination, he instantly knew that something was wrong. Iamthey said that TheVoiceOfReason was dead. Why wasn't there a body? Why wasn't there blood? Why was the place still in order and clean? Who had closed the door behind him?

"Thanks for knocking. I really appreciate it." TheVoiceOfReason was standing behind him in an old bathrobe and slippers. He apparently had been sleeping, but was expecting Dragonclaw somehow. Another question. "I wasn't expecting you to be here," Dragonclaw said very slowly, as to not make any mistakes with his wording.
"Why would I be here? It's not like I have anywhere else to go..."
"But Iamthey said..."
"Iamthey is an arrogant fool. He stole the Emperor's position and believes that there is a war outside these walls without his people knowing of it. I wouldn't trust him if I were you. There's something not right with the man."
"I would trust Iamthey with my life."
"Pfft, very well. I suppose I have no say in the matter, anyway. Was there something you wanted?"
"Well... I truly wasn't expecting you to be here..." Or alive, for that matter, he mumbled.
"What was that?"
"What? Oh, nothing. I just...I don't think Iamthey sent me to the right place. I'll be leaving, then."
"Well, why don't you take a seat and have some coffee. It sounds like you'll need it for the long night ahead of you."
"Really, it's fine. I'll stop in some other time. You ca-"
"Take a seat." TheVoiceOfReason barked with a pistol to Dragonclaw's head.

"You really thought I didn't know why you were here? You really thought your pathetic lies could trick such a brilliant mastermind such as myself? You really thought I was TheVoiceOfReason?" The man now ripped off what Dragonclaw thought was skin to reveal a 7-foot tall Elite general standing in front of him. He thought the pistol didn't look human.
"HA will not be ruled by such a pathetic worm as Iamthey. It will not be ruled by the likes of any man, for that matter. My name is Viggy. Know it well, for I will soon be the ruler of you all." And with that, the Elite Viggy shot a round into the back of Dragonclaw's head, slowly dissolving his hair, scalp and brain. It was the first shot in the next world war on
The Dawn of War had come.

Meanwhile, in new emperor Iamthey's chambers...

"WHAT?!?!" Iamthey yelled at the officer when he found Dragonclaw's body in the house of TheVoiceOfReason.
"How was he killed?"
"Shot in the head, but not with any weapon we've handled before."
"What do you mean?"
"Your majesty...his brain was gone."

Iamthey didn't like this. How would anybody other than the Council and possibly Count Confusion know where the library was? This could have been Confusion, but he hadn't heard of him ever getting his hands on new technology...

Iamthey knew that Matthew-Kaine could give him the answer. But his city was hundreads of miles from here, and might not even be in the same place because of the war outside. He would either have to find someone else who knew where he was, or find the killer himself...

"Unless I came to you." said the shadow in the corner which obviously was Matthew-Kaine.
"Oh, thank God. Listen, I need your he-"
"Well, yes, that's obvious. But you don't need help any more. You need refuge."
"I know because Count is al- wait, what?"
"You heard me. You need to leave the city. Now. It's going to be taken, and I know who's going to do it."
"Would you be willing to tell me?"
"No, not really."
"Well, then I'm staying."
"What? Why?"
"I'm the emperor now. Either I no everything, or I don't agree to do it."
"Well, then I guess you are staying... But we're going to need some help."