Chapter 566

"As for the copyist, Tobin," Vaughn continued, tone steady, "I know him too."

"He's from Lynelle. Poor background. His mother's bedridden, well into her eighties. He never married, stayed to care for her. People call him devoted."

He paused, then spoke plainly. "We give him a choice. He takes the blame, says he acted alone out of greed, and in return, we take care of his mother for the rest of her