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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cerebral Paladin" data-source="post: 3395654" data-attributes="member: 3448">“Where would your remaining agents go after we chased them out of the brothels?” asked Dame Brionna.One of the Harlequin’s eyebrows lifted.  He then nodded.  “You have been most methodical in eliminating our agents.  I do not know for sure.  They would try to find new places to hide and would continue trying to accomplish the missions, but there were no additional safehouses specifically planned.  We had not expected to even need the brothels, in light of how easy the infiltration had been.”“Can you make any predictions about how they will try to finish their missions?” pressed Kit.He thought for a moment.  “At least one of my brethren will try to reach the cache of darts.  It is not clear what the others will do.”Alistair thought to Kit, << If the Harlequin in Pottersflat is heading to the cache, then we know where he’s going and they should grab him before he gets there.>><<Right.>>  Kit slipped out of the interrogation chamber and snapped open her fan.  She reached out with her mind.  Many minds were available through the fan, and at first she could not isolate the one she wanted.  After much effort, however, she made the link she needed, although without entering his body.  <<What’s the current situation?>><<Lady… you’re back…  He has entered a perfumery.>>Kit swore under her breath.  It would have been much easier if they had been a little faster.  <<Below that shop is a cache of warpstone.  That’s what he’s going for.  You need to apprehend him very carefully.  Bring in as many people as you can get.  How many have you got?>><<Eight, but I can probably get a couple more.>><<I’ll look around for anyone else in the area, and send them to you.  Do not let any of your people touch the warpstone.  If he throws a dart at you in any way, do not get hit.  And do not let any civilians get hit either.>><> the agent thought back, worriedly.<<This stuff is dangerous.  Do you know what it does?>><<We have heard of it recently.>><<Then you understand how dangerous it is.  We don’t know if the people in the shop are his accomplices.  If they are, bring them in, too.  I’m going to go in search of more people to support you.>>  Kit quickly ran her mind over the other links from the fan.  She got vague impressions of the many minds.  Several were in noble houses, and many were vaguely familiar, although none that she knew by name.  But the only one in the lower city was the agent who was already chasing the Harlequin.  Still, maybe she could move people into position…  She reached out her mind towards “Alvin Smith,” her illithid agent.  <><<We await your command.>><<There is a perfumery in Pottersflat.  One of the Harlequin assassins has gone there.  Others of our agents --about eight-- are pursuing him, but he is very dangerous, and is trying to get access to a stash of warpstone darts.  I want you and your brother to go there and provide support to the people heading in to stop him.  If you can stun him, that would be ideal.  The darts are very powerful.  You need to make sure that you stop him from getting them and using them.>><<We apport.>>High above the streets of Pottersflat, two illithids appeared in full regalia.  They hovered in the air for a few moments until they spotted a group of stealthy individuals closing in on a perfumery.  And then they dove like sharks from the air, and the battle began.</blockquote>

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