I never threatened to blackmail anyone.

I see. The sacred 'henchman-client confidentiality' prevents that?

So, you're his new muscle then? Well, better you than that Nibenese wasp-eater Apisphagus Thryx, I suppose. Yes, I admit it, dear old Vermie did ask me to give back some letters he had sent me. I told him 'no'. But if he believes that means I'm going to blackmail him, he is very much mistaken. It's insulting, really -- does he not know me at all? I never threatened to make his private letters public. I simply refused to give them to him.

If Vermilius Vendicci believes that means I'm going to blackmail him, he is very much mistaken. I never threatened to make his private letters public -- I simply refused to give them to him.

Like I said, it's a lie. I would never blackmail a client. Ever. It would ruin me. I would like to know where you heard this vicious lie. Who told you I was blackmailing them? They obviously sent you here.

You do realize what a grave accusation that is to make, don't you? In my trade, reputation is everything and clients are scared off easily. I would never threaten to blackmail anyone, because if I did, it would ruin me. Who is spreading these lies about me? Who says I'm an extortionist?

I will not speak with you about that.

I need you to find the letters for us. Without them Dervara Diron has no real leverage. Her house is in south Bal Foyen. You'll recognize it by a red lantern by the door. Return with the letters and you'll be rewarded. A thousand septims per letter.

Oh, don't deny it. You are a thief, aren't you? And since you work for Three-Eyes, you must also be a skilled one. I need you to find the letters for us. Without them Dervara Diron has no real leverage. Her house is in south Bal Foyen. You'll recognize it by a red lantern by the door. Return with the letters and you'll be rewarded. A thousand septims per letter.

Serjo Vendicci is not only rich, but he's also a married man. You see why he'd make a good target for blackmail? Now, serjo Vendicci says he wants this problem to 'go away'. You do understand all the troubling connotations of the phrase, yes? His initial impulse was to send his brute, Apisphagus Thryx, to take care of it. It would've been ugly. However, I managed to convince him that violence would be unneccesary. We only need to get the letters back. And for that we need a thief.