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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tokiwong" data-source="post: 1482010" data-attributes="member: 961">Chapter 3 -Part 4“And that is about everything that happened, milord,” Thane finished as he placed the fist sized emerald on the table between himself and the dwarf lord and his entourage.Lord Ironroot raised a slight brow, “That is quite the tale, and you are correct in believing that this is somehow connected to the Light of Korum.”Talon sat with her fingers forming a steeple as she listened to Thane speak.  She regarded both the trueborn and the lowlander with some suspicion but her intuition had allayed her fears, and she recognized that despite the disciple’s nervousness, they were in fact telling the truth.  She finally broke her silence, “So, these assassin’s do you have any idea who they may be in league with?’Dais spoke up, “No.”“No?  You have no idea why they are targeting you?” the dwarf lord replied as he tried to scoop up the emerald.Talon beat him to it, “I will hold onto that milord, it may be safer in my hands, all things considered.”Lord Ironroot scowled and then relented, “Fine.  So you were saying?” he turned his gaze once more to Dais.“No milord, our friend, Lain, the night elf said that the thug who first had the stone worked for a gang called the Black Gulls,” the young soldier responded, glancing at the dwarven faces.“Do you think the Black Gulls were in league with the Greenfalls house?” Talon asked.“I doubt such a noble house would deal with such ruffians, Lady Stronarr.  In fact I think they were acting independently or perhaps for an unknown entity,” Thane replied as he contemplated the situation.Talon nodded, and then placed a satchel that jingled with coins, as it sat on the table.  She glanced to Lord Ironroot, before she stood, “We must go, we have many appointments to attend to.  There is 750 crowns in the satchel, take it as a reward for your actions.  Be safe, I fear that you may have earned a powerful unknown enemy for your actions.  If we cross paths, we will regard you as dwarf-friends and our skalds shall sing of your deeds.”Thane smiled at the money, “Alharra be praised, you are most welcome.”Dais stood as well, “Thank you, I don’t fear any phantom menace,” and then turned to check on Lain, “thank you, and excuse me.”Talon watched as Dais turned to go, somewhat surprised at the human’s concern for the night elf thief.  It brought what resembled a smile to her lips, as Lord Ironroot and the dwarven entourage filed out behind her.  With a final nod to Thane, Talon turned and followed.Dais entered the room where Lain laid on her back.  She turned her head slowly to Dais and smiled, “I think I would be better off dead, my whole body aches.  But Thane says that I will be fine, perhaps in a few days, maybe sooner.”Dais pulled the chair over to the bed and sat down, “You were lucky, we all were.  But we lived, and the dwarf left us 750 crowns for our trouble, so all in all, it was a fun if short adventure.”“750 crowns!  Let me guess they have the gem as well right?” Lain rolled her eyes.“It was theirs to begin with,” Dais replied with a sigh, “we did the right thing, isn’t that reward enough?”“No, that gem was worth probably 1000 times that amount easy, my one chance at wealth and happiness and you ruin it!  I can’t believe this, you idiot, I got poisoned for that damn gem,” she grumbled.“I am sorry Lain,” Dais replied apologetically.“I am sure you are.”Dais poured Lain some water, and tilted it to her lips, “Here drink this, and rest.  You shouldn’t worry about the jewel, I am sure we can find another one,” he joked.“If we do, I get to decide what we do it,” she replied as she lifted her head and drank the water, “I still can’t believe you gave it back.”“You should not focus too much on your greed,” Thane replied from the doorway, “focus perhaps on the path ahead, and the fact that you have done a good deed, and earned powerful friends.”“Oh well then next time I find myself in the mountains of the dwarves I will be sure to thank my lucky stars that I am a dwarf-friend, do we get shiny axes and prickly beards as well,” she hissed.Dais rolled his eyes, with a laugh, “Are you ever happy?”“I was until I met you,” she rolled away from the two humans, with a smirk on her face.Dais nodded, “Oh…” he said weakly.  Dais concealed the hurt in his eyes and stood moving for the door, “once you are rested we can part ways, thank you Lain, for helping me.”Thane glanced to the sullen soldier, “My path is where you wander, Dais, be it to the pits of Valhedar or the mysterious lands across the seas.  I will follow and see what it is that Alharra wishes me to see.”Dais smiled weakly, “Thank you Thane, I am not sure how adventurous I would be, this is my first time in Seaward, and I have never been anywhere beyond the lands of Ironwall.”“You are already set to leave Seaward already,” Lain replied, turning her head to her to the humans.  She gave a cough-ridden laugh, “There are many things to see and do here in Seaward, and I could show you guys around, unless you are dead-set on leaving.”“I thought we ruined your life?” Dais smirked over his shoulder.“Sure, but I think you two clueless fops would get taken for a ride by some two-bit urchin, for your hard-earned coins.  Besides you need me,” she sat up weakly leaning on her knees, “even if you do decide to leave Seaward.”“And we need you why?” Thane asked, giving her a dubious look.Lain thought for a moment, “You humans are so simple minded, if it isn’t obvious by now, you will never understand.”Dais shrugged, “Well it’s settled then, our fellowship can continue.”Lain flopped back on the bed, “Dais, shut up.”</blockquote>

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