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Message: <blockquote data-quote="driver8" data-source="post: 2178130" data-attributes="member: 17559">The robed man's eyes rest on Vergart for a bit at his remark. Then a smile comes across his young face, still round with baby fat. "All are welcome here, friends. Hospitality is a rare thing in this domain as of late, but St Cuthbert is more than an avenger, he is a bulwark as well.""I am Brother Martin,acolyte of St Cuthbert," he says as he opens the heavy wooden door. It creaks loudly as the young man bids you to enter. A single light from a lantern beckons from inside the doorway.The young man wears a simple rough brown robe. His head is shaved though you spy brown stubble on his scalp. He walks you each through the inner room, the vestibule. Pausing to pick up his lantern, he enters the nave of the church. "Please take off your wet outer clothes before entering, friends. I shall be glad to fetch food. You may sleep upon these pews tonight, our small dormitory is quite full Im afraid."Martin and the lantern enter into the wall of darkness beyond the vestibule. Two pools of light bloom as the young man alights two lanterns hanging from stone columns. Now you are able to see rows of wooden pews flanking two lines of thick marble columns that march away down the center of the church. Above you can make out the high darkened vault of the ceiling."I was awaiting the return of one of my brothers, gone to tend to a sickwoman of the village. Tis not safe to be out so late..." his voice trails off. His footsteps echo on the stone floor of the church as he walks to a room to the right of the vestibule. As you attempt to dry yoursleves, he returns shortly with blankets, three loaves of bread and a few flagons of ale."I hope you may be comfortable this night. Twas not always like this in Lord Giles land. Not long ago our folk were friendly. Marlowes tavern stayed open late in the night. But that was before the murders... now the poor souls hide in their homes as soon as darkness falls." Martin sighs heavily."But please, sit and be at ease. So few travel the road nowadays."Lighting flashes, illuminating the church for a split second, causing Martin to jump. Colors from large stained glass windows on the side walls fill the nave for a brief second, than just as quickly fade. No thunder follows but the rain begins to increase, but for a moment you think Martin is shivering.</blockquote>

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