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Message: <blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 3393460" data-attributes="member: 3285">Adventus Regis - Part 5: The Metalworker’s ShopWhen they passed through the shopping square, one of the shops was closed.  It had a small wagon and a horse in front.“Beldin!” said Sebastian.  “You made it!”The dwarf stood outside of the shop, looking perturbed.  “Yes, my bath was interrupted by some madwoman. It will take days to get my beard dry.” Droplets of bathwater still clung to his facial hair.“We know,” said Kham.  He wandered over to another wine shop.Ilmarė peered in the window.  “There’s four teenaged humans inside,” she said.  “They’re sweeping something up.”“Mopping up blood,” Sebastian said morosely.“I doubt it,” said Beldin.  “It’s common for a metalworker’s shop to sweep up the filings from the day.”“That doesn’t explain why the shop is closed in the middle of the day,” said Bijoux.Just then, the oldest of the boys left the shop.  He started loading three large baskets onto the wagon.Sebastian walked over to the wagon.  The boy was clearly in a rush and sped up loading the wagon as Sebastian came closer.  As the dark-kin closed, the horse whinnied and fretted.“Whoa,” the boy said to the horse, “whoa.”“You seem to be having some difficulty,” said Sebastian with a sly smile.  “Mind if we ask you some questions while you pack?”“Guess so,” said the boy.  “Never seen him like this.”Beldin joined them. “Who owns this shop?”“Selvius,” said the boy.  “I’m his son, Sevius.”Ilmarė looked down into the basket.  “You make those pendants for the play?”“Yes,” said Sevius, struggling to keep his horse calm.  “This is the last batch.  We’ve already delivered four batches to the arena.”Kham came back with a half-empty bottle of wine. “Why are you closed?”There was an uncomfortable silence.  “My father hasn’t been sleeping well the past two nights.  His work had become sloppy during the past week and he seemed nervous all last night.”“It’s getting late in the day,” interrupted Tula.  ““If I don’t return you before half past the seventh hour, I will be punished.”Kham swayed a bit from side to side.  “So you closed because your father was nervous?”Sevius clambered up on top of the wagon.  “No.  We’re closed because my father is dead.  He hung himself. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have a delivery to make.”And with that he rode off.</blockquote>

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