I understood it as Brenen indirectly confiding in her being the spy. I haven’t stumbled upon hard proof on my playthroughs but her confession about knowing the Kryptas code and later her anxiousness when band is resolving the poisoning (she is described as the only one being anxious as contrasted with the other two cooks) made me pretty sure.
So that’s why I’m wondering not whether she’s a spy or not but whether she will switch allegiances.
By the way, is there a path in which Brenen is dead and the poisoning happens? Cause that would be quite compelling meta-proof Brenen is not the spy.
I don’t think this is relevant to her being the spy. Just shows us she is a human too (or a sociopath with nerves of steel trying to strenghten her relationship with PC).
I think Zvad is a poor choice.
- was described as a great deputy ready to follow orders but never wanting to lead himself
- has 0 ideology - just wants to survive, doesn’t really care about ideals or politics
- is from Wiendrj and not particularly cosmopolitan so leaving him in charge of Shayard branch won’t end well