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Message: <blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 4543047" data-attributes="member: 3285">Silence, Silver, and Secrets: Part 2b – LasherBeldin flexed his fingers.  Marekal bellowed and roared, playing up to the crowd.“Marekal’s the bouncer for The Velvet Glove,” said Ayrus.  “I’d warn you about this place but you’ve already challenged him to a duel, so it’s a little late for that.”Beldin tied up the various ends of his beard into a single knot.  “I can take care of myself.”“I’m sure you can,” said Ayrus.  “Just remember, he’s a dark-kin and you’re not.”“I’m familiar with dark-kin too.” Before Beldin could continue, a bell rang. Marekal pounded towards him.Beldin stood his ground and punched the bigger dark-kin twice in the gut.  Marekal just grinned.“Dat all you got dwarf?”There was a flash of light as two punches connected with Beldin’s skull.  He stood there and took it.Beldin retaliated with a shoulder ram that knocked Marekal back a few feet.  The dark-kin was big, but no match for a dwarf’s lower center of gravity.“The Knights of the Red Fist spar vith me,” sneered Marekal.  “You don’t have a chance. Dose fifty gold doubloons are mine.”“It’s true,” said Ayrus.  “He does.”“Thanks.”  Beldin put up both his forearms to block another hammering series of blows.  He lowered his guard…And got punched in the solar plexus.  Beldin coughed and retaliated with two more punches.“Vhat?” Marekal looked genuinely surprised.  “Dat should have stunned you!”“I see you don’t box many dwarves.” Beldin put Marekal on the defensive.Something slapped Beldin hard from behind.  He spun, convinced that a patron had joined in the fight…Only to see Marekal’s long tail whipping and snapping out from behind him.  “You know vhat I think? I think you’re friends with dat Kham guy,” Marekal whispered in Beldin’s ear as they grappled. Two more blows hammered into Beldin’s skull. “I think de Knights of the Red Fist vould be very interested to know all about it. A bounty on your head is probably vorth more den dose doubloons.”The whip-like tail snapped down at the dwarf’s feet.  It wrapped around one leg and yanked hard.Beldin barely moved an inch. He reached down and grabbed the tail. Marekal’s eyes went wide.With a hard yank, Beldin pulled Marekal’s tail taut.  The dark-kin yelped as his spinal cord was whipped about.  The gesture brought the dark-kin right into Beldin’s waiting fist.Marekal landed hard on the floor, unconscious.Ayrus handed a pouch full of Canceri gold bhats to Beldin.  “Try the Corpse Quarter. If there’s a body, vertical or horizontal, it’s probably shuffling around there.”</blockquote>

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