Izhitsa was considered by Tamora a potential security risk. It was bordering MidAranye and Tamora feared that Izhitsa could potently become an ally Soviet Kaitaine. It was mainly for this reason that Tamora did not recognize the provisional government of Izhitsa. However, not having recognized the provisional government didn’t really affect Izhitsa and the Tamoran government was well aware of that. It knew that if they wanted to have any impact whatsoever let alone some influence in the country they would need some sort of allies on the ground.
This is why the Tamoran Intelligence Service decided to approach the Izhitsan Monarchists, a party at the “very fringe of Izhitsan politics (https://independentorder.net/index.php?topic=1717.msg16329#msg16329)” as many would describe them. The process proved very complicated, Tamora not only lacked an embassy in Izhitsa but also an intelligence network. They had to rely on various third parties like a Seleucid businessmen traveling to Izhitsa, some elements of the organized crime that had links in various Aranye countries etc. The whole processes went back and forth without much progress without either side committing to even attending a meeting. That was until a pretender to the Izhitsan throne appeared in the person of Kamil Yanoshek. For Tamora that changed things. A long shot as Kamil was he still had some shred of legitimate claim to the throne and all of a sudden that made the Izhitsan Monarchists, while still a minuscule and fringe faction, a potential valuable ally in Izhitsa. Because of that Tamora spent more time and resources trying to convince them to agree to a meeting as well as publicly state they would be willing to recognize Kamil (https://independentorder.net/index.php?topic=907.msg16802#msg16802) as sovereign of Izhitsa. What eventually convinced them to agree to a meeting wasn’t clear exactly for Tamora but they did and they were set to meet in Safraen.
This is how Karim Najafi, a Tamoran operative working at Tamora Imperial Bank of Safraen, was scheduled to meet an Izhitsan Monarchists representative at the Polua memorial park (https://independentorder.net/index.php?topic=1579.msg13955#msg13955) in Safraen. He initially wanted to have the meeting at one of the Tamora Imperial Bank branches in the city but he figured the Izhitsans might find that risky for them so he settled for the memorial park where in the open they could talk without worry.
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Karim Najafi (https://independentorder.net/index.php?topic=862.msg13569#msg13569) with his wife just before saying goodbye to his work colleagues at the Tamora Imperial Bank (https://independentorder.net/index.php?topic=1082.msg16387#msg16387) and leaving for the scheduled meeting
He had plenty of issues to address at the meeting as Tamora wasn’t sure exactly what Kamil intentions were regarding Izhitsa. He looked around and saw another person fitting the description and looking around. He approached the person:
“Peace be upon you! I am Karim, I believe you’re waiting for me” he said as he approached the Izhitsan.