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<blockquote data-quote="Cerebral Paladin" data-source="post: 1519666" data-attributes="member: 3448"><p>From his position behind the priest's back, Alistair shook his head emphatically at Mahler. Mahler looked at the priest seriously. "Lord Alistair? He, ah, he isn't here. We haven't seen him in days."</p><p></p><p>"But he sent us a message under his seal requesting aid! The Archduchy has always been among the most pious Glordiadelian realms, and we were happy to come to his aid, but we need to find him."</p><p></p><p>Mahler continued, "We are companions of his. He was working with us to break up a slavery ring, but he left several days ago. He left us a piece of parchment with his seal on it, saying that we could use it to get aid if we needed it. That's what we sent to you."</p><p></p><p>"Ah, fighting against slavery is just the sort of thing he would do. Still, we need to find him. He hadn't been heard from in months. And with his father's death, finding him is even more urgent."</p><p></p><p>Alistair interrupted, surprised and distressed. "His father's death?"</p><p></p><p>"Oh, yes, his father was killed some while ago. The efforts to find Lord Alistair have become much more urgent since then."</p><p></p><p>Mahler stepped in. "We could probably get a message to Lord Alistair. Let him know about his father's death and such."</p><p></p><p>"Yes, that would be best. If you go to the cathedral of Glordiadel and ask to see the Bishop in a few hours time, he'll be able to explain more and provide appropriate messages for Lord Alistair. In the meantime, we should move the bodies back to the church, and deal with the prisoner."</p><p></p><p>Alistair removed the hag's magical belt-- the Inquisition would not need the loot. "We'll need to have her interrogated."</p><p></p><p>"It's probably best if we turn her over to the Church of Paranswarm, then. The Paranswarmians have also been fighting these slaving rings, and they have an Inquisition that will be better at getting information from the hag, much as I'm loathe to have any connection to their Inquisition."</p><p></p><p>The surviving guards escorted the hag to a church of Paranswarm, where the Inquisition took charge of the prisoner, after promising to share whatever intelligence they might gather.</p><p></p><p>Having dealt with that matter, the small group retired to a convenient inn, where they paid the extra for a private room. Mahler carefully checked that no one lurked in the hall outside, and then shut the door securely. Turning to Alistair, he raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Lord Alistair, eh?"</p><p></p><p>"Indeed, although just Alistair will do fine." Alistair grimaced. "I figured that using my seal would get us some reinforcements. I didn't figure they'd be spending much energy looking for me this far from home. But then, I didn't know my father had died, either."</p><p></p><p>"Who was your father, anyway? And where's home?"</p><p></p><p>"Home is the Archduchy of Canberry. My father's the Marquis Belconnen. Or, I suppose, he was. More to the point, my grandmother is Her Sovereign Grace, the Grand Duchess of Canberry. My father was her heir-apparent."</p><p></p><p>Delbon looked at him in surprise. "Are you now?"</p><p></p><p>"It's a little complicated. My father didn't have any legitimate children, and I'm his only acknowledged child. But some of my older half-siblings are well known, and my grandmother had several other children. So, while I have a claim, so do a lot of people, and it's not clear that I have a duty. And it's not a claim that I've ever wanted."</p><p></p><p>Mahler nodded. "You don't have to worry about it if you don't want to. We could claim the reward, and you could keep living the life you're living."</p><p></p><p>Alistair shook his head. "I need to go to see the Bishop. I don't think he'll know me, and I want to hear how my father died and what the situation is back home. I can't let my country fall into a civil war, if that's likely to happen." He tugged at his long hair. "If we crop my hair short, I won't look much like any descriptions they may have of me. Back home I wore it long under a powdered wig."</p><p></p><p>Mahler nodded. "I can help disguise you." Mahler set to work with a disguise kit, changing Alistair's skin tone as well as clipping his hair short. When he was satisfied with his work, he nodded.</p><p></p><p>Stithis piped up. "You'll need a fake name, too. How about Jer Pardon?"</p><p></p><p>"Sounds good to me." Alistair paused as they prepared to leave their room and took out a piece of parchment. He quickly scrawled a note on it, and then sealed it before handing it to Mahler. "It's a letter explaining that the church troops who died fighting the hags were killed on Lord Alistair's business, and providing their families with a right to pensions from the Archduchy, or spots as squires for their children if any want to be knights, and that sort of thing. Grandma would approve..."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cerebral Paladin, post: 1519666, member: 3448"] From his position behind the priest's back, Alistair shook his head emphatically at Mahler. Mahler looked at the priest seriously. "Lord Alistair? He, ah, he isn't here. We haven't seen him in days." "But he sent us a message under his seal requesting aid! The Archduchy has always been among the most pious Glordiadelian realms, and we were happy to come to his aid, but we need to find him." Mahler continued, "We are companions of his. He was working with us to break up a slavery ring, but he left several days ago. He left us a piece of parchment with his seal on it, saying that we could use it to get aid if we needed it. That's what we sent to you." "Ah, fighting against slavery is just the sort of thing he would do. Still, we need to find him. He hadn't been heard from in months. And with his father's death, finding him is even more urgent." Alistair interrupted, surprised and distressed. "His father's death?" "Oh, yes, his father was killed some while ago. The efforts to find Lord Alistair have become much more urgent since then." Mahler stepped in. "We could probably get a message to Lord Alistair. Let him know about his father's death and such." "Yes, that would be best. If you go to the cathedral of Glordiadel and ask to see the Bishop in a few hours time, he'll be able to explain more and provide appropriate messages for Lord Alistair. In the meantime, we should move the bodies back to the church, and deal with the prisoner." Alistair removed the hag's magical belt-- the Inquisition would not need the loot. "We'll need to have her interrogated." "It's probably best if we turn her over to the Church of Paranswarm, then. The Paranswarmians have also been fighting these slaving rings, and they have an Inquisition that will be better at getting information from the hag, much as I'm loathe to have any connection to their Inquisition." The surviving guards escorted the hag to a church of Paranswarm, where the Inquisition took charge of the prisoner, after promising to share whatever intelligence they might gather. Having dealt with that matter, the small group retired to a convenient inn, where they paid the extra for a private room. Mahler carefully checked that no one lurked in the hall outside, and then shut the door securely. Turning to Alistair, he raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Lord Alistair, eh?" "Indeed, although just Alistair will do fine." Alistair grimaced. "I figured that using my seal would get us some reinforcements. I didn't figure they'd be spending much energy looking for me this far from home. But then, I didn't know my father had died, either." "Who was your father, anyway? And where's home?" "Home is the Archduchy of Canberry. My father's the Marquis Belconnen. Or, I suppose, he was. More to the point, my grandmother is Her Sovereign Grace, the Grand Duchess of Canberry. My father was her heir-apparent." Delbon looked at him in surprise. "Are you now?" "It's a little complicated. My father didn't have any legitimate children, and I'm his only acknowledged child. But some of my older half-siblings are well known, and my grandmother had several other children. So, while I have a claim, so do a lot of people, and it's not clear that I have a duty. And it's not a claim that I've ever wanted." Mahler nodded. "You don't have to worry about it if you don't want to. We could claim the reward, and you could keep living the life you're living." Alistair shook his head. "I need to go to see the Bishop. I don't think he'll know me, and I want to hear how my father died and what the situation is back home. I can't let my country fall into a civil war, if that's likely to happen." He tugged at his long hair. "If we crop my hair short, I won't look much like any descriptions they may have of me. Back home I wore it long under a powdered wig." Mahler nodded. "I can help disguise you." Mahler set to work with a disguise kit, changing Alistair's skin tone as well as clipping his hair short. When he was satisfied with his work, he nodded. Stithis piped up. "You'll need a fake name, too. How about Jer Pardon?" "Sounds good to me." Alistair paused as they prepared to leave their room and took out a piece of parchment. He quickly scrawled a note on it, and then sealed it before handing it to Mahler. "It's a letter explaining that the church troops who died fighting the hags were killed on Lord Alistair's business, and providing their families with a right to pensions from the Archduchy, or spots as squires for their children if any want to be knights, and that sort of thing. Grandma would approve..." [/QUOTE]
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