The trial of Samuel Rhodes blew the entire town by storm. The news reached everyone before it became the news drifting around the continent. The evidence amassed against him, everything stacked together by his son and their enemies, was simply too concrete to contest. Recognizing that his conviction on multiple counts of criminal conspiracy, obstruction of justice, financial fraud, and facilitating illegal operations was entirely guaranteed, Samuel opted to cooperate rather than face a lifetime behind bars.
Through his legal counsel, he reached a plea agreement with the Council that he would rather take than spend the rest of his days in jail. In exchange for a reduced sentence, Samuel provided full and unreserved intelligence regarding the location and identities of the third family connected to the original three rogues who had carried out the attack on Edmund.
