SHEPHERD (3)

ARRANDY

On other hand, in other part of Arrandy, with no one to rally the opinions of the noble lords, and with this little time frame of Lord Robert in Rivoli, Silas uses the Vermont's money to bribe and sow dis­sension on the coalition, his tongue spins lies like the truth, hearsay to concrete facts, and with such prodigious skill resembling the God of Trickery, the faction of lords disintegrated, some lords arguing for negotiations with the Duke, others switching sides seeing uncertain with the future of the coalition. 

Silas also spread misinformation telling the coalition that right now Lord Robert himself is trying to score a deal with the Duke by trying to negotiate a better term for himself in the Duke Villa at Rivoli.

This false news which began to sound like the truth, in absence of anyone who could deny it becomes a potent weapon to erode the trust that the noble lords have in Lord Robert.