After 7 days, Alaric had finally received a report from both the spy trio he had sent to Rila. And apparently, Mike had something to say too.
The trio had already arrived in Rila, making it past the security with no issues. Connecting with the people hadn't been especially hard, and they split up to cover more ground.
As Sebastian said, "Juro is trying to spread Ooze Town propaganda among the homeless, I am befriending soldiers, mercenaries, and adventurers, and Jessamine has been befriending civilians. If we cover all fronts like this our combined popularity will skyrocket when we join the military!"
Of course, Alaric approved of the plan, even if it was rather dangerous for them to involve themselves with so many.
After all, he was sure that Adeline only taught them how to kill, and definitely not how to socialize. That wasn't her specialty, not even close.