As the last two recent Narrative Previews shows, the Drifter has been up to some rather unsavory activity behind the scenes. In The Reckoning, we see Drifter discussing the aftermath of a test run of Gambit Prime with a long time associate and Veteran of the Great Ahamkara Hunt, the Titan Joxer. The results were horrible, resulting in the permanent casualties of three separate Guardians at the hands of the match’s Primeval. The two also discussed the performance of the new specialized armor set as well as Drifter’s plans to distribute engram specs to those interested in building their own. Which is fitting for the Drifter, providing the bare minimum and letting the Guardians do the rest. At the end of the meeting, Joxer walks away blaming the Drifter for the deaths of those three Guardians, but is given their pay and then some to keep quiet about this situation to the Vanguard. In the Praxic Order Narrative Preview, it appears that Joxer has kept good on his silence, and no permanent Guardian deaths have been reported to the Vanguard. As well as this, it appears that the Drifter has taken to spying on Consensus meetings regarding disciplinary actions directed towards him. The Praxic Warlocks, and specifically Warlock Aunor Mahal has taken a special interest in the Drifter’s Gambit and how it has normalized interactions with the Taken for Guardians. The Praxic Order, who’s Creed dictates that they aim to keep artifacts of Darkness away from Guardians, would understandably find this new Guardian mindset of tempting the Dark repugnant towards their beliefs. Say what you will about the morality of a grey area between Light and Darkness, but the line isn’t as thin as certain individuals (*cough*Uldren*cough*) like to think it is. And its clear what side of the line the Drifter operates on. We all know the Drifter has never been up to any good from the start. Although he started Gambit in conjunction with Lord Shaxx and Shin Malphur, there was always the underlying suspicion that he’s been operating on his own without the knowledge of consent of his two handlers. Neither Shin nor Shaxx even knew about the Primeval aspect to Gambit until the Drifter unveiled them for the first time. He isn’t trustworthy, that’s obvious enough. Keeping his operations tucked away in a nook in the Tower, impersonating sanitation crew to spy on the Consensus, robbing a train and dismantling the Redjacks guarding it for “good reasons”, using the Darkness and Taken for sport, disregard for Lightbearer Life, providing guidance to the Guardian on recreating a Hive ritual that would taint their own Light. The list goes on Its all leading to a breaking point. I believe that… something is going to happen. If I were to guess, the Allegiance Quest will be much bigger than a simple gun grab. Perhaps I’m mistaken, but I’d say that the outcome will determine the fate of the Drifter, acting as a sort of poll to determine Guardian opinion on the subject. Whether the Drifter will be allowed to continue operating in the Tower, or if he’ll be exiled from the City all together. I doubt they’d get rid of Gambit or its handler one season after its been out, but if the latter were to happen, and the large majority of Guardians side with the Vanguard, perhaps the Drifter would be forced to operate Gambit out of his Derelict, maybe even opening up a new small social space there. We will soon be using it to access the plains of Nine after all, so it seems plausible. Unfortunately, most Guardians don’t see the Drifter for the threat he is. That or they hate the Vanguard so much they’d side with him out of spite. Either way, general consensus for how the Allegiance Quest will turn out seems to be in favor of the Drifter. Its like Jalaal said, it is fashionable to be a rogue. Its an accessory. No substance to it. Taking us all one step closer to another Dark Age.