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<blockquote data-quote="Tellerian Hawke" data-source="post: 6932899" data-attributes="member: 6790669"><p><strong>Sir Denby (To All, in Common): </strong><span style="color: #ff0000">"I'm OK with it, I think he's been more than fair to us, by answering our questions in the face of his own, impending doom. I don't think anything will be gained by one of us trifling with the ring."</span></p><p></p><p><strong>Edward and Harold both nod their agreement; Sir Denby takes a deep breath, exhaling slowly.</strong> He urges everyone to step back from the box. He picks the box up, and opens the top, exposing the ring. Then he extends his arm toward Beringer; Beringer reaches for the ring, but before he can grab it, Denby turns the box upside down, allowing the ring to fall to the floor, with a clatter. <span style="color: #ff0000">"Scarlet Soul," </span>Denby intones, smiling. Beringer gasps in awe, as he realizes what is happening.</p><p></p><p>As the command word is spoken, the ring begins to glow an eerie red. Denby's form begins to morph and change, growing taller, and stronger in limb, and changing in many other ways, as he reverts to the form that resembles the way Vaelik first appeared.</p><p></p><p>Edward and Harold smile broadly, as the man they knew is once again restored. <strong>Edward shouts,</strong><span style="color: #ff0000">"What's the big idea? Why did you risk it?"</span></p><p></p><p><strong>Denby, who is wearing leather gloves, picks up the ring and replaces it into the box, closing the lid quickly, and then replies, </strong><span style="color: #ff0000">"It suddenly occurred to me that Beringer here, at least in the eyes of a mastermind who is capable of such a complex plot, would be nothing more than a lackey, a pawn. His job was to speak the command words. But the maker of the ring would have had no way of knowing who the pawn would actually be, when the time came to activate the ring. So he enchanted it to work for anyone. Any one of us could have spoken the command words. And since Beringer had already assured us the proximity was not required, I saw no reason to force him to pick up the ring. It is, after all, my duty as Sheriff to protect lives, even the lives of suspects. So I did what was necessary. And now that my true form has been restored, the final test of Mr. Crestwall's veracity has been passed with flying colors. I assure you, my good man, that your sentence will not only be commuted to a lesser crime, but you will have the protection of the Domain of Dyvers. I shall see to it that you serve your time in Dyvers, not Caltaran. Lord Margull's dungeons are enchanted so as to prevent the mightiest wizards from escaping; such enchantments would also prevent anyone from getting to you. A dungeon cell might seem a harsh punishment, but Lord Margull is known for treating prisoners fairly, even if he is a bit strict. With good behavior, I doubt you'll serve more than 15 years. And I hear that the <em><strong>Temple of Pelor</strong></em> is in charge of feeding the prisoners, so I don't think you'll suffer from undernourishment."</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"></span><strong><span style="color: #000000">Having said this, Denby hands the box over to Sylvar, with a wink.</span></strong><span style="color: #ff0000"> "I think you and your friends could earn a hefty reward by turning this over to the proper Dyvers authorities. Consider it my way of saying thanks, for all of your help."</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"></span><em><strong><span style="color: #000000">[Everyone: What do you do?]</span></strong></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tellerian Hawke, post: 6932899, member: 6790669"] [B]Sir Denby (To All, in Common): [/B][COLOR=#ff0000]"I'm OK with it, I think he's been more than fair to us, by answering our questions in the face of his own, impending doom. I don't think anything will be gained by one of us trifling with the ring."[/COLOR] [B]Edward and Harold both nod their agreement; Sir Denby takes a deep breath, exhaling slowly.[/B] He urges everyone to step back from the box. He picks the box up, and opens the top, exposing the ring. Then he extends his arm toward Beringer; Beringer reaches for the ring, but before he can grab it, Denby turns the box upside down, allowing the ring to fall to the floor, with a clatter. [COLOR=#ff0000]"Scarlet Soul," [/COLOR]Denby intones, smiling. Beringer gasps in awe, as he realizes what is happening. As the command word is spoken, the ring begins to glow an eerie red. Denby's form begins to morph and change, growing taller, and stronger in limb, and changing in many other ways, as he reverts to the form that resembles the way Vaelik first appeared. Edward and Harold smile broadly, as the man they knew is once again restored. [B]Edward shouts,[/B][COLOR=#ff0000]"What's the big idea? Why did you risk it?"[/COLOR] [B]Denby, who is wearing leather gloves, picks up the ring and replaces it into the box, closing the lid quickly, and then replies, [/B][COLOR=#ff0000]"It suddenly occurred to me that Beringer here, at least in the eyes of a mastermind who is capable of such a complex plot, would be nothing more than a lackey, a pawn. His job was to speak the command words. But the maker of the ring would have had no way of knowing who the pawn would actually be, when the time came to activate the ring. So he enchanted it to work for anyone. Any one of us could have spoken the command words. And since Beringer had already assured us the proximity was not required, I saw no reason to force him to pick up the ring. It is, after all, my duty as Sheriff to protect lives, even the lives of suspects. So I did what was necessary. And now that my true form has been restored, the final test of Mr. Crestwall's veracity has been passed with flying colors. I assure you, my good man, that your sentence will not only be commuted to a lesser crime, but you will have the protection of the Domain of Dyvers. I shall see to it that you serve your time in Dyvers, not Caltaran. Lord Margull's dungeons are enchanted so as to prevent the mightiest wizards from escaping; such enchantments would also prevent anyone from getting to you. A dungeon cell might seem a harsh punishment, but Lord Margull is known for treating prisoners fairly, even if he is a bit strict. With good behavior, I doubt you'll serve more than 15 years. And I hear that the [I][B]Temple of Pelor[/B][/I] is in charge of feeding the prisoners, so I don't think you'll suffer from undernourishment." [/COLOR][B][COLOR=#000000]Having said this, Denby hands the box over to Sylvar, with a wink.[/COLOR][/B][COLOR=#ff0000] "I think you and your friends could earn a hefty reward by turning this over to the proper Dyvers authorities. Consider it my way of saying thanks, for all of your help." [/COLOR][I][B][COLOR=#000000][Everyone: What do you do?][/COLOR][/B][/I] [/QUOTE]
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