If I must, I will likely have to find someone who does not mind being chained and held captive. I don't intend to let a Soulmate out in the open, where they could be used against me.

[ There was the rub, wasn't it? It wasn't just the trust toward the soulmate. Silco knew well enough that he could find others that were... likely to not betray him, if he exuded enough power and control over them. He didn't trust Sevika entirely, but he knew that she would not betray Zaun, and therefore she would not betray him. An appropriate candidate, if he needed one -- but alas, Sevika was not here. She would have been able to defend herself, too. Shame that he wouldn't get that opportunity.

So no, Silco had to go with what was safe. He would restrict, and he would avoid using one, if at all possible. It was what he was best at, wasn't it? ]

However, I don't intend to go after anyone, unless I have suitable power and need. While Mirth has its revelries, drugs, and bars, it is also a place to hide. The shopkeepers here are numerous, the businesses varied. If another one crops up, who is to say what it is truly dealing in? Not without sufficient investigation, and that's easy enough to snuff out.

[ Silco liked a place like Mirth. It was no Zaun, but it was close enough that he could thrive well enough. He could at least make it. ]

What will you do, now that you've imbibed in most of the drugs here? It sounds rather...hedonistic, to indulge so.