Talk the urchin into giving it back

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From: Retrieve a courier's correspondence

She can't have got far - she's probably still in earshot.

Challenge information

Broad, Persuasive 9

• 7 - very chancy (41%)
• 8 - chancy (51%)
• 10 - modest (61%)
• 11 - very modest (71%)
• 13 - low-risk (81%)
• 14 - straightforward (91%)
• 15 - straightforward (100%)
  

Success

There she is! Up on that roof!

[…] You hint at the consequences of inconveniencing her Imperial Majesty. The package lands at your feet with a thump.

'Thanks for the warnin', mister!' she shouts. 'I owe yer one.' The courier is grateful. She rewards you with secrets […]

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• Persuasive is increasing…
• You've gained 30 x Whispered Hint

Failure

Is she even there?

You call up to the silent rooftops, appealing first to the urchin's decency, then to her avarice, and finally - and at length - to her sense of self-preservation. There is no answer. Tch. The youth of today.

• Persuasive is increasing…