A messenger could have carried the letter, but the fact that the Grand Duke was insisting on sending it through me was proof of how important the matter was. Having me deliver it personally, rather than some random courier, carried weight.
"I have many to recommend, but I don't know if any will fit what you're looking for."
"His ability as a magistrate has to be solid, naturally. Beyond that, fair and just in all matters, and bold enough not to bend under outside pressure. Is there anyone like that?"
"If such a person existed, I would have promoted him myself, first thing."
The Chief Justice clicked his tongue, calling my conditions absurd. Fair enough. If men who met those requirements were common, the world would be a genuinely just place, wouldn't it? The Chief Justice fell into deep thought.
"There is one suitable candidate that comes to mind."
"I thought you said you'd promote anyone like that yourself?"
