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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 4183442" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>The Last Resort: Part 2: A Riot</strong></p><p></p><p>Kham caught sight of Egil gesturing at him from across the confused mob that spilled out into Freeport’s streets in front of the Opera House.</p><p></p><p>“Meet you at The Last Resort!” shouted Egil. Then he disappeared into the human morass. </p><p></p><p>Kham crumpled up one of the posters advertising “The Queen and the Stranger.” He threw it over his shoulder.</p><p></p><p>Fortunately, Kham had enough foresight to call for the Sea Lord’s Guard before things got out of hand. But it always paid to be cautious. He downed a jumping potion as one guardsman dragged Ilmarė out in manacles. </p><p></p><p>“She’s with me.” Kham flashed the symbol of the Order of Drac, a medallion with a ship on it.</p><p></p><p>One of the guards squinted at Kham, then at the symbol, then at Kham again. “You can have the bit ‘o fluff,” he said, shoving the elorii towards Kham. “She’s a bit too cold for me tastes.”</p><p></p><p>Ilmarė glared over her shoulder. “You’ll pay for that, human.”</p><p></p><p>Two guards dragged an unconscious Beldin out, bleeding from gashes on their arms and legs. It was a credit to Beldin’s restraint that none of them were dead. </p><p></p><p>The guard who had arrested Ilmarė spun on his heel. “Whatcha gonna do about it?”</p><p></p><p>Kham inserted himself between the guardsmen and Ilmarė. “Let him go, he’s with me too.”</p><p></p><p>One of the other guardsmen that held Beldin wiped blood off his chin. “Oh yah? I don’t care if he’s Milton bloody Drac, back from th’ dead and here t’save us all. The stumper nicked me good. He kin rot in the Tombs for all I care.”</p><p></p><p>Kham reached into his overcoat. “I had a feeling you’d say that.”</p><p></p><p>There was the loud double retort of two pistols unloading their ammunition. The guards to either side of Ilmarė’s assailant fell backwards. </p><p></p><p>Ilmarė cocked her head and smiled at the remaining guard. Then with a small hop, she moved the manacles to her front. “I told you you’d pay for that.” </p><p></p><p>The guard drew his sword, but Ilmarė caught it in the chains of her manacles. With a twist, she whipped it away. She kicked upwards, hard; heel connected with stubbled chin. The guard went down.</p><p></p><p>More people screamed and yelled, adding to the confusion as guards tried to arrest everyone in sight. At the sound of the pistols firing, all the guards turned on Kham. They lifted crossbows and slowly advanced on him.</p><p></p><p>“By th’ order of the Sea Lord’s guard, yer under—“</p><p></p><p>Two more pistols were in Kham’s hands. “’E’s gonna fire!” shouted one of the guards.</p><p></p><p>The retort of two pistols firing reverberated through Freeport’s streets and alleys. And yet, none of the Sea Lord’s Guard were harmed. When the smoke cleared, Kham was gone.</p><p></p><p>“Cor!” shouted one of the guards. “Where’d e go?”</p><p></p><p>“Now’s our chance,” said Ilmarė to Beldin, who didn’t react because he had been beaten unconscious. She grabbed Beldin by the feet. “Let’s get out of here.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 4183442, member: 3285"] [b]The Last Resort: Part 2: A Riot[/b] Kham caught sight of Egil gesturing at him from across the confused mob that spilled out into Freeport’s streets in front of the Opera House. “Meet you at The Last Resort!” shouted Egil. Then he disappeared into the human morass. Kham crumpled up one of the posters advertising “The Queen and the Stranger.” He threw it over his shoulder. Fortunately, Kham had enough foresight to call for the Sea Lord’s Guard before things got out of hand. But it always paid to be cautious. He downed a jumping potion as one guardsman dragged Ilmarė out in manacles. “She’s with me.” Kham flashed the symbol of the Order of Drac, a medallion with a ship on it. One of the guards squinted at Kham, then at the symbol, then at Kham again. “You can have the bit ‘o fluff,” he said, shoving the elorii towards Kham. “She’s a bit too cold for me tastes.” Ilmarė glared over her shoulder. “You’ll pay for that, human.” Two guards dragged an unconscious Beldin out, bleeding from gashes on their arms and legs. It was a credit to Beldin’s restraint that none of them were dead. The guard who had arrested Ilmarė spun on his heel. “Whatcha gonna do about it?” Kham inserted himself between the guardsmen and Ilmarė. “Let him go, he’s with me too.” One of the other guardsmen that held Beldin wiped blood off his chin. “Oh yah? I don’t care if he’s Milton bloody Drac, back from th’ dead and here t’save us all. The stumper nicked me good. He kin rot in the Tombs for all I care.” Kham reached into his overcoat. “I had a feeling you’d say that.” There was the loud double retort of two pistols unloading their ammunition. The guards to either side of Ilmarė’s assailant fell backwards. Ilmarė cocked her head and smiled at the remaining guard. Then with a small hop, she moved the manacles to her front. “I told you you’d pay for that.” The guard drew his sword, but Ilmarė caught it in the chains of her manacles. With a twist, she whipped it away. She kicked upwards, hard; heel connected with stubbled chin. The guard went down. More people screamed and yelled, adding to the confusion as guards tried to arrest everyone in sight. At the sound of the pistols firing, all the guards turned on Kham. They lifted crossbows and slowly advanced on him. “By th’ order of the Sea Lord’s guard, yer under—“ Two more pistols were in Kham’s hands. “’E’s gonna fire!” shouted one of the guards. The retort of two pistols firing reverberated through Freeport’s streets and alleys. And yet, none of the Sea Lord’s Guard were harmed. When the smoke cleared, Kham was gone. “Cor!” shouted one of the guards. “Where’d e go?” “Now’s our chance,” said Ilmarė to Beldin, who didn’t react because he had been beaten unconscious. She grabbed Beldin by the feet. “Let’s get out of here.” [/QUOTE]
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