I have thought of a buyer for Thomas’ opium supply, Westmorough. I imagine he would have the means to easily smuggled it in as firewood to an enemy’s camp. Cheaper than mercenaries.

I was thinking of playing it straight. As per the Devil Doctors plan, it could be laid off to to apothecarial suppliers in Londinium and Sainte-Genevieve. I may even have a means of doing this in the latter instance, and could have it distributed throughout Western and Central Europa without a great deal of personal involvement. The money is isn’t so much of an issue, if the approach employed is a resignation to the principle that we were in effect buying are way out of a problem, by taking the first consignment with quibble, and lack any intention to honour an ongoing agreement. Mere cost recovery is a good outcome under the circumstances. The thing is, it will be necessary to club together. I’m hoping that $500GURPS apiece will be sufficient, because that’s all most of us have, give or take a little. Guy has more (as much again), but it’s someone else’s money, and Vittorio has much more, but the idea of equal shares seems reasonable.