Edward had been in and out of Elysium regularly, all to shmooze with the nameless. He had an aim, to find out when and where victims of feeding had disappeared.
To start, he pretended to have heard a rumour that herd members had been vanishing in the barrens. And through the course of conversation with many nameless, he would ask if they had heard anything, or if such a tragedy had visited them personally. He expressed concern that such a thing might even happen in Sacramento proper.
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