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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CanadienneBacon" data-source="post: 4949765" data-attributes="member: 11146">[sblock=Sivan]Sivan senses that there is something unctuous about the Mayor.  Her answers come very quickly and she seems unusually willing to trust her town to the safety of relatively untested strangers.  The mayor's last statement about getting Tac released from work smacks of corruption--guaranteeing a bid for work will be successful if the guild does the town a favor by lending Tac?  Plus, there is tension evident between the sheriff and the mayor--the sheriff did not seem happy at the idea of paying what amounts to 800 gp for the hire of mercenaries, while the mayor was all too willing.  Just to clarify, 800 gp would be considered an usual sum.  Altogether, something doesn't add up.[/sblock]A knock at the closed office door is answered by the sheriff, who admits a pair of serving men who bear trays of bread, a crock of butter, honey, a basket of oranges, and flagons of water.  The sheriff, mayor, and Shalelu fall silent in tension as the serving men lay the food on the middle table between chairs then quit the room with a nod to the sheriff and mayor.  After closing the door, Sheriff Hemlock invites his guests to eat, saying, "Break your fast, if you like.  The honey is from Grinstead's farm, just outside the town walls."  Shalelu takes Sheriff Hemlock up on his invitation, selecting an orange, which she peels and eats--filling the room with scent.  Mayor Deverin coughs and, looking uncomfortable, says, "It was confirmed by the watch that Father Tobyn's grave has been defiled and that the bones are missing.  I'm sure it's just a case of goblin mischief, but we'd like to keep the incident quiet.  Since you've agreed to serve as adjunct guardsmen in Sheriff Hemlock's absence, I'll ask that you refer any inquiries--not that I expect many, mind you--to my office."</blockquote>

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