Augustus Tate knew, and the 95% he paid was a sore point with him. Consequently, he belonged to "The League of Esper Patriots," an extreme right-wing political group within the Guild, dedicated to the preservation of the autocracy and incomes of the upper grade Espers. It was this membership that placed him in Ben Reich’s BRIBERY ( POTENTIAL ) category. Reich marched into Tate’s exquisite consultation room, glanced once at Tate’s tiny frame—a figure slightly out of proportion but carefully realigned by tailors. Reich sat down and grunted: "Peep me quick."