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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cor Azer" data-source="post: 5682836" data-attributes="member: 870">Agorn frowns as he hears the chants echoing from the common room.Honor, he thinks. Stupid rules for limited men. He stares are the three sharing his room, trying to gauge how closely they take those words to heart. Who's going to try something foolish, he wonders. Words are wind, he thinks, remembering an old expression. Actions are all that matter.The sellsword smirks to himself, watching the expression on Mhyrko's face as the gears and thoughts roil through his mind. Got one thinking, did I?He eyes master-of-hounds, but soon comes to realize that his expression is equally being scrutinized.Seven hells, he curses silently. Changing tactics. I let something slip... What did I let out?Agorn fights off a distressed look, but in his mind he begins replaying the conversation so far. Nothing stands out as incriminating, but the sellsword realizes that he's trying to juggle too many balls in this game. Save my ace in reserve, but for now..."Mhyrko Vantri. You know I'm not a knight like your Ser Jarl; for now, I'm a sellsword, and we got our own sort of honor. A contract. I have never broken one and never will. A sellsword who breaks contracts doesn't get any more. I don't much care if you respect my actions, but you have to respect a man who keeps his word... his oath."The sellsword watches the master-of-hounds closely for any reaction, certain the steward and guard would follow the Vantri cousin's lead."You're not a knight either, but like all them Vantris, you got your own honor. I respect that - a man is only worth his convictions; his actions." Agorn pauses for deep breath, and then pushes, laying out his idea. "You're not going to just let me go. I may be wishful, but I'm not a fool. But there are alternatives to just killing me here. If you look past the circumstances, I showed tonight that I've got some ability with the sword. I've got a streak of stubbornness like any Kingswood boar that says I'm not going to fold to my employer's enemies..." He pauses, letting the implication sift into the master-of-hounds thoughts."Hire me. Raquinno dropped my contract earlier tonight, so I'm not beheld to any oath of service. I could give you one to House Vantri. Not asking for much. You can always use more swords traveling across the Vale so close to the clansmen."The image of a young boy looking out at the Sunset Sea fills Agorn's thoughts, and he stiffens is lip to fight off the sad memory. I'm not ending here..."I'm not your foe, Vantri. I've got plenty of them out in the world, and I mean to pay them all for what they did to me and mine." He bites his tongue to keep from spitting, but soon adds, "Lannisters aren't the only ones who pay their debts...""Don't let me end here."[ooc]Agorn uses Shield of Reputation to try to improve Mhyrko's disposition, and then spends one of his Destiny points to still make an Influence attempt. I guess it doesn't matter too much, but I think Gurthngwaw is right, in that it should be Agorn's disposition and technique this round that is learned, not last round. In any event, he's trying to be Amiable to Mhyrko, and using the Bargain technique - offering service for some sort of freedom.Roll results: Mhyrko's disposition is improved to Amiable (note +1 bonus to Persuasion tests), but still Agorn's words don't seem to move him.[/ooc]</blockquote>

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