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<blockquote data-quote="spyscribe" data-source="post: 1124466" data-attributes="member: 5808"><p><strong>Part the Very Twenty-Sixth</strong></p><p><em>In which: Hue speaks, and surprisingly, no one tries to shut him up.</em></p><p><em>(as recorded by Fajitas)</em></p><p></p><p> The party freezes, then carefully turn their heads to look. A group of fifteen more guards has come upon the fight. All have crossbows trained at various combatants: slaves, party, and the guards as well. One by one, everyone throws down their weapons.</p><p></p><p> The leader of the guards steps forward, shouldering her crossbow, as the rest of her people gather weapons. “Would somebody like to tell me just what in the gods’ names is going on?” She looks back and forth between the obvious authority figures, Reyes and Anvil, waiting for a response.</p><p></p><p> Reyes speaks first. “Slave revolt!” he gasps out. “These trespassers here were a part of it. They showed up, a bunch of slaves tried to make a break for it. It’s some kind of plot. My boys and I were just trying to stop it.”</p><p></p><p> The woman looks at the party with disgust in her eyes. “Slave stealers, eh?” she says, and her guards close in on the party. “Know what we do to slave stealers around here?”</p><p></p><p> Anvil’s mind is racing. He knows that he and his companions are all thinking the same thing: if we get arrested here, we’ll be sentenced to slavery, and we can’t buy ourselves out. He opens his mouth to speak, but before he can Hue pipes up.</p><p></p><p> “That’s not true!” Hue says. “We weren’t here to steal slaves! We were just here to buy one. But then this guy started trying to take our money, and threatened to attack us if we didn’t give it to him.”</p><p></p><p> To everyone’s surprise, the female guard suddenly motions for her guards to stop “He did what?” she asks, and she turns an appraising eye on Reyes. At a gesture, her guards suddenly begin to close on the other guards.</p><p></p><p> <em>Unbelievable</em>, Anvil thinks. <em>She believes him.</em></p><p></p><p> “Absolutely,” Hue continues. “And then, um, after he threatened us, he said <strong>he</strong> was going to free a bunch of slaves and blame us for it, so we’d be convicted as slave stealers. So <strong>he</strong> freed them, not us!”</p><p></p><p> <em>That’s right</em>, Anvil thinks. <em>That’s exactly what he… no, wait. That’s not what happened at all!</em> Somehow, Hue’s story is so convincing that Anvil almost believes it. Even Reyes seems confused about what happened.</p><p> </p><p> The female guard, however, has no confusion at all. “I might’ve known,” she says, glaring at Reyes. “I’ve always said you were a greedy, good for nothing waste of space. Let’s see how some time <strong>inside</strong> the quarry suits you.”</p><p></p><p> At a gesture from her, her guards surround the protesting Reyes and his followers and march them off. She approaches the party, quite contrite. “I’m very sorry that had to happen. Is there anything I can do to make it up to you?”</p><p></p><p> “Actually, yeah!” Hue says. “We’re here to buy a slave…”</p><p></p><p> Hue explains the situation. The guard, whose name is Ellon, is only too happy to escort them to the business office, where they can make the necessary arrangements. She is even willing to grease the wheels for free, as an apology for Reyes’s behavior.</p><p></p><p> “What have you done?” Anvil whispers to Hue as they walk to the business office. “What made her believe you? Have you somehow bewitched all our minds?”</p><p></p><p> “Nope!” says Hue. “I just drank this!” He holds up one of the two potion vials he stole from Count Missola’s study. “It was a <em>potion of glibness</em>. It makes a person really really convincing.”</p><p></p><p> “Indeed,” Anvil agrees. “Where did you come by such a thing?”</p><p></p><p> Hue looks away from Anvil, guiltily. “Oh, you know,” he stammers. “People find things sometimes.”</p><p></p><p> “Indeed,” Anvil agrees, and decides that perhaps this time, Justice does not demand further questions...</p><p></p><p>*************</p><p></p><p> With Ellon’s help, the party quickly navigates the bureaucracy of the business office. Papers are signed, and guards are sent to fetch Andrew. He turns out to be quite a large fellow, as tall as Thatch but much wider. “Hey Dennis,” he says, upon recognizing his former partner.</p><p></p><p> “Heya, kid,” Dennis says. “Wanna go home?”</p><p></p><p> “Four down,” says Thatch.</p><p></p><p> “40,” Cyrus notes, grimly.</p><p> </p><p> “Plus robes!” Hue reminds him.</p><p></p><p> “Not anymore,” Cyrus says, and suddenly everyone realizes that the robes they had been hoping to sell back have been horribly torn and bloodied by the fight.</p><p></p><p> “Now what?” Reyu asks.</p><p></p><p> “Oh, that? That’s no problem,” Hue pipes up. “I can clean those up in a jiffy!” And, casting <em>prestidigitation</em>, Hue cleans his robes before their eyes.</p><p></p><p> “What about the rips?” Cyrus asks.</p><p></p><p> “The power of Kettenek can mend garments,” Anvil says, completely serious. Various people try not to laugh. “There will be people at the Temple who can repair them as if nothing had ever happened.”</p><p></p><p> And so, with Andrew in tow, they pry the remaining crossbow bolts out of their cart and head back to Dar Aego.</p><p></p><p>***********</p><p></p><p> They reach the city just as the sun is setting. At the party’s request, Essela has set them up with work papers, which allow them to enter the city through the back gate without having to pay a bribe. They return to the Temple, where they remove their Aegosian robes and once again don their normal clothing. Acolytes use <em>mending</em> spells to repair the tears. The stains are more difficult to deal with, but Hue promises to learn more <em>prestidigitations</em> tomorrow. </p><p></p><p> At first light, Hue begins studying his spellbook. Amelia watches from a corner, almost enviously. “I haven’t had a spellbook since I came here,” she finally explains when Reyu presses her on it. “They wouldn’t let me have one.”</p><p></p><p> “You’re welcome to borrow mine some time,” Hue offers, though the Ferret seems less sanguine about the prospect.</p><p></p><p> Reyu watches concerned as Amelia leaves the room. She has been trying to reach out to the poor girl, but Amelia keeps turning away. Reyu shakes her head, unable to believe humans could treat a child in this way.</p><p></p><p> Hue is quickly able to clean the garments. They look completely new. Essela volunteers to take them to be resold. She returns with 70 gold. “I convinced the merchant they had never been worn. And that it was in his best interest to be owed a favor by the Temple of Justice,” she says.</p><p></p><p> “110,” Cyrus says. “We may pull this off yet.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spyscribe, post: 1124466, member: 5808"] [b]Part the Very Twenty-Sixth[/b] [i]In which: Hue speaks, and surprisingly, no one tries to shut him up. (as recorded by Fajitas)[/i] The party freezes, then carefully turn their heads to look. A group of fifteen more guards has come upon the fight. All have crossbows trained at various combatants: slaves, party, and the guards as well. One by one, everyone throws down their weapons. The leader of the guards steps forward, shouldering her crossbow, as the rest of her people gather weapons. “Would somebody like to tell me just what in the gods’ names is going on?” She looks back and forth between the obvious authority figures, Reyes and Anvil, waiting for a response. Reyes speaks first. “Slave revolt!” he gasps out. “These trespassers here were a part of it. They showed up, a bunch of slaves tried to make a break for it. It’s some kind of plot. My boys and I were just trying to stop it.” The woman looks at the party with disgust in her eyes. “Slave stealers, eh?” she says, and her guards close in on the party. “Know what we do to slave stealers around here?” Anvil’s mind is racing. He knows that he and his companions are all thinking the same thing: if we get arrested here, we’ll be sentenced to slavery, and we can’t buy ourselves out. He opens his mouth to speak, but before he can Hue pipes up. “That’s not true!” Hue says. “We weren’t here to steal slaves! We were just here to buy one. But then this guy started trying to take our money, and threatened to attack us if we didn’t give it to him.” To everyone’s surprise, the female guard suddenly motions for her guards to stop “He did what?” she asks, and she turns an appraising eye on Reyes. At a gesture, her guards suddenly begin to close on the other guards. [I]Unbelievable[/I], Anvil thinks. [I]She believes him.[/I] “Absolutely,” Hue continues. “And then, um, after he threatened us, he said [b]he[/b] was going to free a bunch of slaves and blame us for it, so we’d be convicted as slave stealers. So [b]he[/b] freed them, not us!” [I]That’s right[/I], Anvil thinks. [I]That’s exactly what he… no, wait. That’s not what happened at all![/I] Somehow, Hue’s story is so convincing that Anvil almost believes it. Even Reyes seems confused about what happened. The female guard, however, has no confusion at all. “I might’ve known,” she says, glaring at Reyes. “I’ve always said you were a greedy, good for nothing waste of space. Let’s see how some time [b]inside[/b] the quarry suits you.” At a gesture from her, her guards surround the protesting Reyes and his followers and march them off. She approaches the party, quite contrite. “I’m very sorry that had to happen. Is there anything I can do to make it up to you?” “Actually, yeah!” Hue says. “We’re here to buy a slave…” Hue explains the situation. The guard, whose name is Ellon, is only too happy to escort them to the business office, where they can make the necessary arrangements. She is even willing to grease the wheels for free, as an apology for Reyes’s behavior. “What have you done?” Anvil whispers to Hue as they walk to the business office. “What made her believe you? Have you somehow bewitched all our minds?” “Nope!” says Hue. “I just drank this!” He holds up one of the two potion vials he stole from Count Missola’s study. “It was a [I]potion of glibness[/I]. It makes a person really really convincing.” “Indeed,” Anvil agrees. “Where did you come by such a thing?” Hue looks away from Anvil, guiltily. “Oh, you know,” he stammers. “People find things sometimes.” “Indeed,” Anvil agrees, and decides that perhaps this time, Justice does not demand further questions... ************* With Ellon’s help, the party quickly navigates the bureaucracy of the business office. Papers are signed, and guards are sent to fetch Andrew. He turns out to be quite a large fellow, as tall as Thatch but much wider. “Hey Dennis,” he says, upon recognizing his former partner. “Heya, kid,” Dennis says. “Wanna go home?” “Four down,” says Thatch. “40,” Cyrus notes, grimly. “Plus robes!” Hue reminds him. “Not anymore,” Cyrus says, and suddenly everyone realizes that the robes they had been hoping to sell back have been horribly torn and bloodied by the fight. “Now what?” Reyu asks. “Oh, that? That’s no problem,” Hue pipes up. “I can clean those up in a jiffy!” And, casting [I]prestidigitation[/I], Hue cleans his robes before their eyes. “What about the rips?” Cyrus asks. “The power of Kettenek can mend garments,” Anvil says, completely serious. Various people try not to laugh. “There will be people at the Temple who can repair them as if nothing had ever happened.” And so, with Andrew in tow, they pry the remaining crossbow bolts out of their cart and head back to Dar Aego. *********** They reach the city just as the sun is setting. At the party’s request, Essela has set them up with work papers, which allow them to enter the city through the back gate without having to pay a bribe. They return to the Temple, where they remove their Aegosian robes and once again don their normal clothing. Acolytes use [I]mending[/I] spells to repair the tears. The stains are more difficult to deal with, but Hue promises to learn more [I]prestidigitations[/I] tomorrow. At first light, Hue begins studying his spellbook. Amelia watches from a corner, almost enviously. “I haven’t had a spellbook since I came here,” she finally explains when Reyu presses her on it. “They wouldn’t let me have one.” “You’re welcome to borrow mine some time,” Hue offers, though the Ferret seems less sanguine about the prospect. Reyu watches concerned as Amelia leaves the room. She has been trying to reach out to the poor girl, but Amelia keeps turning away. Reyu shakes her head, unable to believe humans could treat a child in this way. Hue is quickly able to clean the garments. They look completely new. Essela volunteers to take them to be resold. She returns with 70 gold. “I convinced the merchant they had never been worn. And that it was in his best interest to be owed a favor by the Temple of Justice,” she says. “110,” Cyrus says. “We may pull this off yet.” [/QUOTE]
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