I already told you... Our boss was Vals Varano.

You don't? Then let me enlighten you. It is Vals Varano.

No, you simpleton. The lawyer is but a part of the machine. He is in charge of nothing. The orders were given to us by Vals Varano.

Yes, very good. A former lieutenant of serjo Orvas Dren, left to take over the stewardship of the Bal Foyen underworld after Dren moved to Vvardenfell... Vals Varano.

The Camonna Tong would never allow an outlander the enter their ranks, let alone make him their boss! No, you simpleton, the orders came from the manor, but they weren't penned by serjo Vendicci. They were the words of Vals Varano.

The orders came from the Vendicci manor in the form of a letter. A letter signed only with the initials: "V.V." Do you know who I am talking about?

Alright. I will tell you who gave us the orders to attack the Dusky Alit inn and kill the Thieves Guild members in there. And I pray that the example set by Saint Aralor will inspire you not to pursue vengeance. Enough blood has been spilled in Bal Foyen. The violence must end.

It is the code of the Bal Foyen Camonna Tong. That's in the past now. I follow the Temple's creed.

I would recommend that policy to all my clients. The less you say, the less your enemies have against you.

You broke their silence.

I've tried my best, but I have managed to learn very little of the Camonna Tong's hierarchy in Bal Foyen. The Tong and their associates never talk about their boss. They never talk about anything. Even the drunk ones at the Council Club know to keep their mouths shut.

It was a good code. It kept me safe and nigh-anonymous all this time, and allowed me to play two parts: Vals Varano, the servant, and V.V, the unseen leader of the Camonna Tong. Even if one of our own was captured and tortured by our enemies, only a tiny handful could've named me. Alas, no code is truly unbreakable.

It's simple. We don't talk about certain things to traitors and outlanders.

Outlanders always talk too much. We know better.

The Camonna Tong members of Bal Foyen never speak their boss' name. Many of them do not even know it. This silence is their shield.