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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cerebral Paladin" data-source="post: 2870121" data-attributes="member: 3448">Meanwhile, Jet stared stormily at the remains of the wine bottle. "How dare he send poison into my kitchen. We'll see about that..." He went out to the hall and signalled for a page. "Could you ask the wine steward to come here? I wish to consult with him about the proper wines to match with the Prince's dinner." "Very good, sir. I'll run and fetch him." The page pulled at his forelock and then took off at something just below a run. A few minutes later, the wine steward, a somewhat portly, balding gentleman, walked into Jet's kitchen. "Good day. I understand you wanted to discuss..." The wine steward lost the ability to speak due to the sudden appearance of a giant constrictor snake that wrapped itself around him. Before he could react further, Jet smacked him across the back of his head with his sword, and he slumped unconscious. "Thank you, Marcus, that worked well. And we even got him alive like Dame Brionna and Lord Alistair asked." Marcus dismissed his snake and cast another spell. He frowned. "There's definitely some sort of magical effect on his torso. I'm not certain what it is. I think we'd best have the Archmaga look at him before we try asking any questions." The Archmaga Lady Constance Deepingwell came down to the Prince's chambers. After examining the steward briefly, she cast a series of careful spells and drew a long cylinder out of his back. She carefully tucked the cylinder into an extradimensional space. "Quite a nasty piece of work. Designed to messily fragment through his spine if magically triggered. Very lethal, but very hard to deal with in advance. You did well to find it." "Thank you for your assistance, Lady Constance," Alistair replied. "I think we can handle his interrogation from here. But I did want to ask if you could assist in another way. My half-brother Dridall is a tiefling. He had been coerced into plotting against me and may still be used to try to topple the Archduchy, but I would very much like to avoid harming him. At the same time, I can't really trust his word. Is his fiendish blood sufficient to allow you to bind him? It would be convenient if an oath of his to support my inheritance could be made to compel him." "How strong is the fiendish bloodline?" "We believe his mother was a succubus." Lady Constance nodded. "I should be able to bind him easily then. Even without his consent it would be possible; if he willingly agrees to an oath, I will have no difficulty holding him to it." "Thank you, Lady Constance."</blockquote>

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