suspicion before I began asking around for the imperial agent. The proprietors of the corner club were Imperials however, and they readily provided direction to his home. I deposited some things in the room I had rented and found Caius. He told me that the package instructed him to induct me into the Order of the Blades - once again I feel as though I am living a fairy tale. I suppose somebody must have had knowledge of my contrived, unfounded arrest, read my dossier and figured me to be the perfect target for manipulation. Caius interacted with me in good faith, however. He directed me to several members of the Order residing in Balmora for training - a little ominous. They
ask a lot of money for training services, however.
I walked a brief loop through Balmora to center myself. A few strangers told me some helpful things, seeming to trust me despite me being an "outlander". No such luck with the guard who I attempted to ask about the make of his armor - strange, chitin-like material, not quite like the Ashlander in Pelgiad's cuirass: the guard's was thick and heavy looking, and though the material seemed recognizable as chitin, it looked to be artificially formed into the plates rather than use naturally shaped pieces of chitin to compose a set. I struggle to imagine how -