After leaving the Water Pearl, Julius Reed took out his cell phone and asked on the other end of the line, "When did Maurice Springs come?"
The battle at the Water Pearl had led to Maurice Springs being expelled from Willson Pavilion, fleeing the province with the injured Quantez Springs and Miles Cook in tow.
But in just half a month's time, Julius's spies noticed that Maurice Springs had reappeared in Five-river Province.
As the former manager of Willson Pavilion's Far East Branch, Maurice Springs had considerable connections, and with the Pavilion's immense power, it was inevitable that some would defy the wishes of Amadeus Fairbanks, helping Maurice Springs in secret.
Otherwise, how could a severely injured man enter and leave Five-river Province without notice, undetected by the Pavilion's people?
Julius would not doubt the resolve of Amadeus Fairbanks, but the same could not be said for those under him.
