Bordell's Tales, Chapter 1 : Two faces.

[Velmont]

[SBLOCK=OOC]As the bath is outside, you bring some clothings to the bath. It is up to you if you have come into a simple robe or with the outfits you wanted to wear. Both are fine with me.[/SBLOCK]

 

[Jdvn1]

With a short pause to ask his deity for a use of his gift, Xavier starts in the direction of Varence. "Varence!" Xavier raises a hand to try to get Varence to stop walking away from him. When the two are close enough to talk, the knight thinking to himself and asks, "Have you had a chance for the research you mentioned? With the sandmen and the attacks?"

 

[Velmont]

You asks Crian for some guidance and when you look at Varence, you feel an aura of surrounding an item he is carrying, but you cannot see the item, most likely to be something in his robe.

You make a sign to the court wizard. He turns his attention on you as you come to him. You think he had seemed surprise to see you there but it is hard from the distance you were to be sure. As you come near, you see the same emotionless face he had shown during the meeting you had with him and the king. You asks him about his research. "The poeple of Theor, during the invasion, hadn't a lot of scribe in there rank. Very few notes have been taken on the events that happen here. I have found nothing yet, but I am looking on it. I'll warn you if I find something." He politely nods at you and leaves your company.

 

[Jdvn1]

If Xavier can remember the name of the book he got his own information from, he recommends it to Varence. Regardless, he then leaves to go to make sure everything is in order for Stone's arrival. <I cannot wait to discuss everything that has happened with Stone...>

 

[Velmont]

You refer the books, and Varence thank you, but you feel some lack of interest for the conversation and leaves you. You walks back to your room and start to look for the last preparation for your companions.

When the sun is touching the horizon, you see people starting to gather in the court, you have just the time to open the door of you room that Leonor come to you. "Sir Stone have arrived with another knight." She tells you.

[SBLOCK=OOC]Sorry, I miss your last post.[/SBLOCK]

 

[Jdvn1]

[sblock=OOC]No problem.[/sblock]
The knight spends his time organizing equipment, and making sure he is presentable for such an evening event. When he approaches the door, he hears some walking outside, and he opens the door to find Leonor.

"Thank you, Leon--" Xavier nods, and pauses. "Wait, just one other knight? Not two?"

 

[Velmont]

"Yes, sir. He has arrived with one other knight." she pauses and looks at you. "Is there a problem sir?"

 

[Jdvn1]

Xavier looks around to see if anyone else is around, or just to see if anything is suspicious. He shakes his head, "Is there..." but he doesn't finish his sentence, he just walks very quickly to greet the two knights. <Maybe Bellmon wasn't introduced as a knight, but a squire. That must be it.>

 

[Velmont]

You arrive in the central court and you see people gathered. You walk foward and see Stones talking with some people you know near the king, most likely sent to welcome the night. Among them, the butler. At Stone's side, there is Kriegspire. Stones see you. He make a sign he his to you in a moment. He finish to discuss with the people around and tells it is time for him to prepare himself to meet the king, he leaves the others and only the butler follow him, the others scattering.

Stones come foward to meet you. "I've heard you did a fine job. It was a good thing to warn the village next to the one attacked, and we met the reinformcement on our way. the border are starting to be fortificated, and it is partly for what you did." he tells you, but he then hesitate and see a shadow in his face. "Sadly, Bellmon have fallen into combat. And it isn't an undead who did it. It seems there was an assassin with them, as he was found dead, his throat slite with a dagger. We couldn't carry it, so we buried him and ask Crian to watch over his soul."

 

[Jdvn1]

Xavier pauses, thinks, and looks down for a second. He looks back up at Stone, "When I left the town, an assassin attacked me too. It was a dark and hectic night, so I thought it must've been some confused person, so I just rode away." He shakes his head. "It is partially my fault for Bellmon's death, for my confusion. I was in no state to attack that assassin, though. Hopefully I have saved more lives than I have sacrificed. However, if someone is attacking knights of Crian, we have a major problem. That means not only did someone know we were coming, but someone is trying to stop us." He pauses and looks to see if anyone has heard the conversation.

"Anyway, I will have a private prayer to Crian in Bellmon's name. I am afraid that the people in the surrounding towns have no place to go, since this city has no space for them. Maybe I am thinking too much of business on this feast for you."