[Dacorum]

(Fen told me she wasn't going to and it would be out of character for Dacorum to open it himself or for him to allow anyone else to do it without being told what it's going to do. You've played yourself into a corner through your character's stubbornness. Keep in mind that out-of-character pleas shouldn't be influencing anyone in-character; that's just bad form -- it's considered cheating. Exchanging that information via PM doesn't help because unless you say something Taishi's character has no way of knowing.)

Dacorum doesn't pay terribly much attention to Espy, bearing the cold confidence of an immortal secure in his own defenses.

If I were Corrupt you would be dead where you stand. If I were less principled I would be torturing you until you complied with my orders.

Fortunately for you, I am neither.

Dacorum flags down one of the other captains in the area to watch over the jar. I need to take THIS one... He ponders Espy's presence. And possibly THIS one... to the brig.