Counsel read the threat slowly enough that nobody could mistake it for a description of someone else’s behavior.
Bram knew it before the sentence ended. He remembered the worker standing outside a locked records room, holding a request that should have been answered through an ordinary office. He remembered the instruction he had carried and the relief of using the guild’s name instead of saying what he himself would do.
“If you continue asking, your crew’s access can be withdrawn,” counsel read. “Your employer will be informed which names caused the problem.”
The paper settled on the table.
“Did you say that?”
“Yes.”
“You threatened witnesses.”
“I threatened workers seeking records. Some may have been witnesses. I didn’t ask what they knew before I told them to stop.”
