A Traitor's Counsel Polo brings the traitor Alard from his cell, intending to use him as a pawn. He gets far more than he bargained for. In a tense war of words, the crippled warrior masterfully deconstructs Polo's certainties, forcing him to confront the noble truth of the Thieves Guild and the failures of his own. Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for. --- Intimidated that you're dozens of episodes behind and afraid to start listening? Don't be. Here's a https://www.patreon.com/posts/thieves-guild-125460848?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link that let's you know spots where you can start listening further in the story. --- Interested in the development of the complex story and want to know how writer Jake Kerr puts it together every week? Want an ad-free experience? Subscribe to https://www.patreon.com/jakekerr. Love world building? Want ongoing updates? Free members get ongoing story updates with interesting reference material about the guild hierarchy, geography, and history.  Free Patreon members also receive copies of the first Thieves Guild ebook. The next book will be released in 2025 and Patreon members will also receive that book (and all subsequent books!) for free, too. Want to go directly to get your free books? Click https://www.patreon.com/posts/your-free-125551195?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. --- If you would like to view a map of Ness, you can find it https://www.patreon.com/posts/city-state-of-125461211?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link. ---- Grab some Thieves Guild merch! https://store.podcastalchemy.studio ---- Check out our other drama podcasts! Artifacts of the Arcane A historical urban fantasy set at the beginning of World War Two.  The world has abandoned magic, but magic hasn’t abandoned the world. https://podcastalchemy.studio/arcane Thursday A cyberpunk VR thriller. No one can be trusted when nothing is real. https://podcastalchemy.studio/thursday ---- Find out more about writer Jake Kerr: https://www.jakekerr.com Follow Jake on Bluesky @jakekerr.com

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We are being exterminated now —
by every means possible.
People’s lives have become a.
A #bargaining_chip in the hands of the occupier — and in the hands of the negotiator as well.

The criminal occupier who #kills_us_with_pleasure is no different from the criminal who #negotiates_in_our_name.