They performed separate skits to similarly cement the contradicting rumors, too, timing it well so that it appeared to be the reactionary events after the initial rumors had spread.
For example, they spread that a certain City—who knew which one—had been erroneously spreading that the Golds were alive, just to confuse Bleulle.
As for why, nobody knew, but it certainly activated people's imaginations.
Sean, dressed in gruff mercenary clothing, was one of the few who spread this out. In one of the lesser-known inns near a gate, he—now wearing loose clothing and an ugly beard—laughed like a drunkard.
"Those fools," he said, voice droll, whispering at his table, but he was loud enough for anyone with a decent level to hear him clearly.
