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<blockquote data-quote="Brimshack" data-source="post: 4217236" data-attributes="member: 34694"><p>Okay, so the meeting with Lord Methie was uneventful, but honestly, I think he was busy. Both the hallway and the room that we were shown into had been stripped bare without so much as a carpet. I think maybe, he was planning on moving or something.</p><p></p><p>But we had a long talk and eventually we decided to try to learn more about the ship. We figured that we would just go hang out in the bars and work the rumour mill, you know, just to see what people had to say about things. So, we left. Again, Methie didn’t give us any money for some reason. It was very unlike him.</p><p></p><p>Lord Methgar did promise to see if he could find a replacement for Lord Hockinslots. He seemed to know where we were staying, and he said he’d send someone by. We mentioned that we could use someone handy with a bow. And off we went for a well-earned night of rest.</p><p></p><p>We took two rooms, one for the boys and one for Carla, Patty and myself. I cried myself to sleep. I don’t think Carla was very happy with me for the noise. Patty went right out, bless her tiny little heart.</p><p></p><p>I was awake and trying to get the blood out of my dress from the day before, when we heard someone pounding at the boys door. Both Carla and Patty were sound asleep, but they rolled over a little and we all listened. There were voices, and then the door closed, so I went back to my dress. Then there was a really loud knock on our door. Carla got up and answer it. </p><p></p><p>I could see when Carla opened the door, there was a man standing in the hallway. He was dressed in chain mail, and he was carrying a great big club. That’s pretty much all there was to the guy, and he says; “Guten Tag! (Whatever that means?) I am August. August Schnell. I am sent here to be your archer.”</p><p></p><p>Carla closed the door, and patty rolled over to go back to sleep.</p><p></p><p>About a minute later, the silly guy with the strange accent began knocking again, so we answered and just told him to meet us downstairs for breakfast.</p><p></p><p>I stretched a bit and told myself it was going to be a happy day.</p><p></p><p>...and I believed me!</p><p></p><p>Carla and Patty aren’t really morning people, I don't think. They didn’t like it when I told them it was going to be a happy day.</p><p></p><p>On my way down I knocked on the boys room, because they were still asleep. I told them too it was going to be a happy day, and someone threw something against the door. I think it was a shoe. Oh well. So I went downstairs and joined August at the breakfast table. Well, it was going to be a breakfast table, just as soon as someone came and joined us.</p><p></p><p>We were joined by more people than you would have thought. In addition to all my former companions, there were two elven brothers, named Michael and Tom. Both of them used bows, and they were ever so polite, ...to each other anyway. There was a definite chill in some of their responses to others. And then were was Kristen. She was another elf, and she had a bow, plus she used magic. That was way wonderful! And then there was a human guy who didn’t give his name, but he too cast spells. So, between the five new people Lord Methie sent to help us, we suddenly had 4 new archers and 2 new spell casters. That was really great! I was a little worried about that guy, August, though. He had a quiver and about a dozen arrows, but we couldn’t see any signs of a bow, none at all. He just kept telling us he was an archer, but it didn't make sense at all.</p><p></p><p>So, Michael asked August if he can actually use a bow and he says yes, so Michael went and bought him one. Micahel also bought me a brand new dress! Can you imagine that? That was really nice of Michael. I like Tom and Michael, really I do.</p><p></p><p>But then of course Carla has to try and take something, and once again she gets caught! So we end up paying the innkeeper a whole bunch of extra stuff to keep from being thrown out. I mean it was really strange. We finally just made an arrangement where we could pay for anything that turned up missing, so we figured we were finally okay with Carla’s whole issue.</p><p></p><p>And that’s when we headed out for the morning, just to ask around and see what we could learn. We split into two groups; one went down to the docks to see if anyone had seen anything, and the other went around talking to merchants (to see who was buying loads of cotton from the Slolem). So, what did we find out?</p><p></p><p>Well, it took a couple of days working the rumour mill, but we found out three things.</p><p></p><p>1) All the normal guards were mysteriously sent away from the docks when the Slolem unloaded its cargo. At least one dock guard had been blabbering all about the mysterious gap in the nightly rotation.</p><p></p><p>2) There were some beggars on the shore when it happened. At least someone actually saw the crew of the Slolem unload something one night, presumably during the gap in the guard rotation.</p><p></p><p>3) There was no cotton. It’s a strange fibre in these parts, and people would have noticed if a load of cotton had been taken off a ship recently. But odlly enough, No-one had purchased any cotton in the last week or so.</p><p></p><p>So, finally we had something to go on. Now that’s progress!</p><p></p><p>We split up again. About half of us started looking around the docks for the beggars, and the other half started looking around the seedy side of town to see if we could locate the guard that was talking about strange dealings on his shift.</p><p></p><p>Someone else found the beggars, and apparently those guys wouldn’t say much, except that a recluse named Louie the Mog had been watching the whole time. Louie was supposed to be a spell caster of sorts, and the beggar said maybe we could talk to him. </p><p></p><p>Okay.</p><p></p><p>So, then we found the guard drinking at a dingy inn on the North side of the dock area. I was with that group, as was Carla, and Patty, and the strange human spell caster who never did give us his name (yeah, that’s kinda creepy, I know). Eventually, I guess the whole party gathered around outside aways to protect us if anything went wrong. But inside we were just focused on trying to talk to the man. Carla and the strange human - (I’m just going to call him Bob, okay?) So, Carla and Bob stayed at a table of their own and kinda laid low while Patty and I went over and tried to get the guard’s attention. He had someone with him. So, it was two guys and two gals. </p><p></p><p>Neat huh?</p><p></p><p>Well, we walked up and Patty did the talking; “Hey boys, they gave us a couple extra cups of ale at the bar. Do you think you can help us drink them?”</p><p></p><p>That was so silly. I almost rolled my eyes, but do you know it worked? I mean, the guard we wanted to talk to, his name was Aelred, he invited us to sit down. His friend, Ardest, looked at us a little suspicious, but he took a drink and nodded at a chair for me to sit in. After a couple rounds, everyone but me was getting tipsy (I was deliberately taking it slow), and Patty finally starts moving in for the kill, ...so to speak.</p><p></p><p>“I’ll bet you guys have some great stories to tell.” She put her hand on his thigh. And that’s when I realised for the first time that my little friend is kind of a hussy. I mean, who knows what she would have done if I wasn’t there?</p><p></p><p>Oh cheese!</p><p></p><p>Well anyway, he didn’t get the hint at first, and his friend Ardest was suddenly very suspicious, but Patty just keep trying; “guarding the docks of the city; that’s such important work. I’ll bet you see all sorts of excitement.”</p><p></p><p>She was practically sitting on his lap!</p><p></p><p>“Well, odd things do happen down there. Just a few nights ago, for example, we were ordered off the docks before our shift was over, and a couple bells before the replacements showed up. It’s not the first time, but I tell you there is strange business down there.”</p><p></p><p>“Really?”</p><p></p><p>Oh my gosh! I am not even going to tell you what she was doing with Aelred at this point. And Patty was too drunk even to remember what he was telling her. I had to stay sober, just so we could actually use the information!</p><p></p><p>“Who ordered you off the dock?”</p><p></p><p>“It was the Harbour Master, not the first time either.” Aelred ordered another round of ale. By now I was drinking water. I told them it was so I could find our way home safely.</p><p></p><p>“And what about you, Ardest? Have you seen any big goings on?” (...I really didn’t like the way she emphasised the word big. Apparently, neither did Ardest.)</p><p></p><p>“No.”</p><p></p><p>“Are you sure?” Patty started scooting over Aelred’s lap to get to Ardest.</p><p></p><p>“Not a thing. Nothing ever happens down there.” Ardest scooted just a little closer to the table, so there was no space on his lap for the little gnome. Patty sat back down on Aelred's lap and continued working him.</p><p></p><p>At this point, Carla walked over and tried to join us. Ardest was really irritated, but Aelred was ready to take all of us up to a room if he could manage it.</p><p></p><p>“Well, we have a room” Patty was on Aelred’s lap again. “ Would you like to come with us?”</p><p></p><p>Aelred was about to answer, when Ardest said flatly, “No!”</p><p></p><p>So, Carla suddenly grabs Ardest’s bag of coins and runs out of the Inn. I mean it; she just suddenly takes the bag and runs!</p><p></p><p>Now, I have to admit, that I thought she was just showing her issues again, but I learned later on that she was hoping the two of them would charge out of the building to go after her. Then apparently, she hoped all the rest of our friends would converge on them and we could question them more directly. It's a little heavy-handed, I know, but at least it isn't as silly as just stealing something for the sake of stealing it. ...again! The problem is that Carla was just so fast, and they were so fat and slow. They both just gave up at the door and came back in shouting and saying bad things. They called for the city guard and the whole place was in an uproar.</p><p></p><p>Bob (remember that’s what I’m calling the mysterious spell caster who wouldn’t give us his name). Well Bob just sat there like he didn’t know anything. And we were all going to leave while the two of them explained to some other city guards what happened. But the new guards came over and started asking us questions. I honestly thought we were going to get out okay, when suddenly the innkeeper says something.</p><p></p><p>“That girl was with You.”</p><p></p><p>He was pointing right at Bob.</p><p></p><p>“...and since she obviously knew the two of you (Patty and I), that means all four of you were in this together, whatever this is.”</p><p></p><p>Sometimes Inkeepers can be a little too perceptive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brimshack, post: 4217236, member: 34694"] Okay, so the meeting with Lord Methie was uneventful, but honestly, I think he was busy. Both the hallway and the room that we were shown into had been stripped bare without so much as a carpet. I think maybe, he was planning on moving or something. But we had a long talk and eventually we decided to try to learn more about the ship. We figured that we would just go hang out in the bars and work the rumour mill, you know, just to see what people had to say about things. So, we left. Again, Methie didn’t give us any money for some reason. It was very unlike him. Lord Methgar did promise to see if he could find a replacement for Lord Hockinslots. He seemed to know where we were staying, and he said he’d send someone by. We mentioned that we could use someone handy with a bow. And off we went for a well-earned night of rest. We took two rooms, one for the boys and one for Carla, Patty and myself. I cried myself to sleep. I don’t think Carla was very happy with me for the noise. Patty went right out, bless her tiny little heart. I was awake and trying to get the blood out of my dress from the day before, when we heard someone pounding at the boys door. Both Carla and Patty were sound asleep, but they rolled over a little and we all listened. There were voices, and then the door closed, so I went back to my dress. Then there was a really loud knock on our door. Carla got up and answer it. I could see when Carla opened the door, there was a man standing in the hallway. He was dressed in chain mail, and he was carrying a great big club. That’s pretty much all there was to the guy, and he says; “Guten Tag! (Whatever that means?) I am August. August Schnell. I am sent here to be your archer.” Carla closed the door, and patty rolled over to go back to sleep. About a minute later, the silly guy with the strange accent began knocking again, so we answered and just told him to meet us downstairs for breakfast. I stretched a bit and told myself it was going to be a happy day. ...and I believed me! Carla and Patty aren’t really morning people, I don't think. They didn’t like it when I told them it was going to be a happy day. On my way down I knocked on the boys room, because they were still asleep. I told them too it was going to be a happy day, and someone threw something against the door. I think it was a shoe. Oh well. So I went downstairs and joined August at the breakfast table. Well, it was going to be a breakfast table, just as soon as someone came and joined us. We were joined by more people than you would have thought. In addition to all my former companions, there were two elven brothers, named Michael and Tom. Both of them used bows, and they were ever so polite, ...to each other anyway. There was a definite chill in some of their responses to others. And then were was Kristen. She was another elf, and she had a bow, plus she used magic. That was way wonderful! And then there was a human guy who didn’t give his name, but he too cast spells. So, between the five new people Lord Methie sent to help us, we suddenly had 4 new archers and 2 new spell casters. That was really great! I was a little worried about that guy, August, though. He had a quiver and about a dozen arrows, but we couldn’t see any signs of a bow, none at all. He just kept telling us he was an archer, but it didn't make sense at all. So, Michael asked August if he can actually use a bow and he says yes, so Michael went and bought him one. Micahel also bought me a brand new dress! Can you imagine that? That was really nice of Michael. I like Tom and Michael, really I do. But then of course Carla has to try and take something, and once again she gets caught! So we end up paying the innkeeper a whole bunch of extra stuff to keep from being thrown out. I mean it was really strange. We finally just made an arrangement where we could pay for anything that turned up missing, so we figured we were finally okay with Carla’s whole issue. And that’s when we headed out for the morning, just to ask around and see what we could learn. We split into two groups; one went down to the docks to see if anyone had seen anything, and the other went around talking to merchants (to see who was buying loads of cotton from the Slolem). So, what did we find out? Well, it took a couple of days working the rumour mill, but we found out three things. 1) All the normal guards were mysteriously sent away from the docks when the Slolem unloaded its cargo. At least one dock guard had been blabbering all about the mysterious gap in the nightly rotation. 2) There were some beggars on the shore when it happened. At least someone actually saw the crew of the Slolem unload something one night, presumably during the gap in the guard rotation. 3) There was no cotton. It’s a strange fibre in these parts, and people would have noticed if a load of cotton had been taken off a ship recently. But odlly enough, No-one had purchased any cotton in the last week or so. So, finally we had something to go on. Now that’s progress! We split up again. About half of us started looking around the docks for the beggars, and the other half started looking around the seedy side of town to see if we could locate the guard that was talking about strange dealings on his shift. Someone else found the beggars, and apparently those guys wouldn’t say much, except that a recluse named Louie the Mog had been watching the whole time. Louie was supposed to be a spell caster of sorts, and the beggar said maybe we could talk to him. Okay. So, then we found the guard drinking at a dingy inn on the North side of the dock area. I was with that group, as was Carla, and Patty, and the strange human spell caster who never did give us his name (yeah, that’s kinda creepy, I know). Eventually, I guess the whole party gathered around outside aways to protect us if anything went wrong. But inside we were just focused on trying to talk to the man. Carla and the strange human - (I’m just going to call him Bob, okay?) So, Carla and Bob stayed at a table of their own and kinda laid low while Patty and I went over and tried to get the guard’s attention. He had someone with him. So, it was two guys and two gals. Neat huh? Well, we walked up and Patty did the talking; “Hey boys, they gave us a couple extra cups of ale at the bar. Do you think you can help us drink them?” That was so silly. I almost rolled my eyes, but do you know it worked? I mean, the guard we wanted to talk to, his name was Aelred, he invited us to sit down. His friend, Ardest, looked at us a little suspicious, but he took a drink and nodded at a chair for me to sit in. After a couple rounds, everyone but me was getting tipsy (I was deliberately taking it slow), and Patty finally starts moving in for the kill, ...so to speak. “I’ll bet you guys have some great stories to tell.” She put her hand on his thigh. And that’s when I realised for the first time that my little friend is kind of a hussy. I mean, who knows what she would have done if I wasn’t there? Oh cheese! Well anyway, he didn’t get the hint at first, and his friend Ardest was suddenly very suspicious, but Patty just keep trying; “guarding the docks of the city; that’s such important work. I’ll bet you see all sorts of excitement.” She was practically sitting on his lap! “Well, odd things do happen down there. Just a few nights ago, for example, we were ordered off the docks before our shift was over, and a couple bells before the replacements showed up. It’s not the first time, but I tell you there is strange business down there.” “Really?” Oh my gosh! I am not even going to tell you what she was doing with Aelred at this point. And Patty was too drunk even to remember what he was telling her. I had to stay sober, just so we could actually use the information! “Who ordered you off the dock?” “It was the Harbour Master, not the first time either.” Aelred ordered another round of ale. By now I was drinking water. I told them it was so I could find our way home safely. “And what about you, Ardest? Have you seen any big goings on?” (...I really didn’t like the way she emphasised the word big. Apparently, neither did Ardest.) “No.” “Are you sure?” Patty started scooting over Aelred’s lap to get to Ardest. “Not a thing. Nothing ever happens down there.” Ardest scooted just a little closer to the table, so there was no space on his lap for the little gnome. Patty sat back down on Aelred's lap and continued working him. At this point, Carla walked over and tried to join us. Ardest was really irritated, but Aelred was ready to take all of us up to a room if he could manage it. “Well, we have a room” Patty was on Aelred’s lap again. “ Would you like to come with us?” Aelred was about to answer, when Ardest said flatly, “No!” So, Carla suddenly grabs Ardest’s bag of coins and runs out of the Inn. I mean it; she just suddenly takes the bag and runs! Now, I have to admit, that I thought she was just showing her issues again, but I learned later on that she was hoping the two of them would charge out of the building to go after her. Then apparently, she hoped all the rest of our friends would converge on them and we could question them more directly. It's a little heavy-handed, I know, but at least it isn't as silly as just stealing something for the sake of stealing it. ...again! The problem is that Carla was just so fast, and they were so fat and slow. They both just gave up at the door and came back in shouting and saying bad things. They called for the city guard and the whole place was in an uproar. Bob (remember that’s what I’m calling the mysterious spell caster who wouldn’t give us his name). Well Bob just sat there like he didn’t know anything. And we were all going to leave while the two of them explained to some other city guards what happened. But the new guards came over and started asking us questions. I honestly thought we were going to get out okay, when suddenly the innkeeper says something. “That girl was with You.” He was pointing right at Bob. “...and since she obviously knew the two of you (Patty and I), that means all four of you were in this together, whatever this is.” Sometimes Inkeepers can be a little too perceptive. [/QUOTE]
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