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<blockquote data-quote="Capellan" data-source="post: 1661269" data-attributes="member: 6294">&quot;One Day's Journey Into Night&quot; / &quot;Manifesting&quot; - Part 2As the other adventurers drift over, the flames now under control, the Padre interrogates the locals about the cause of the fire.&nbsp; It emerges that a group of riders burst into town about an hour before dawn, set fire to the inn, then rode away.&quot;They made no attempt to steal anything?&quot;&quot;None.&quot; The peasant bobs his head, &quot;I'd a seen it if'n they did, an' they didn't.&nbsp; Take anything, that is.&quot;&quot;It makes no sense.&quot; The Priest frets. &quot;Why ride in, set fire to a building, and ride out?&nbsp; There's no profit in it.&quot;&quot;Some people are motivated by things other than profit.&quot; Khore sniffs.&nbsp; The Padre ignores him,&quot;You didn't recognise any of these raiders?&nbsp; They didn't shout out any demands?&nbsp; They gave no reasons for the attack?&quot;&quot;Nowt like right, y'honour.&quot; The man shakes his head, &quot;And no-one recognised none of 'em.&quot;The Padre frowns, but then accepts this answer as bad grammar, rather than clever use of the double negative.&quot;At least no-one was hurt.&quot; Khore remarks, cheerfully ignoring his own incapacitation, &quot;Now I shall hunt down these varlets and bring them to justice.&quot;Whatever response the adventurers might have made is interrupted by a man, dressed in slightly faded livery, who comes running down the street, shouting as he comes,&quot;Help!&nbsp; Help!&nbsp; The Lady Melina has been kidnapped!&quot;&quot;Ah!&quot; the Padre looks smugly satisfied, &quot;Profit.&nbsp; I knew that had to be behind it.&quot;The man comes to a halt near the group and doubles over, panting for breath.&nbsp; From his painful wheezing, it seems he is not used to the exertion of a cross-country run,&quot;Be you adventurers?&quot; he gasps at last.&quot;Yes.&quot;&quot;No.&quot;Khore and the Padre give each other sour looks before the Knight of Heironeous explains further to the confused-looking newcomer.&quot;They are adventurers.&nbsp; I am a Champion of the Imperial Church, and whatever aid I can give in your Lady's return, I offer it freely.&quot;&quot;Better hope there's lots of passing out that needs doing.&quot; The Padre mutters under his breath, then raises his voice, &quot;We are the Company of the Random Encounter, certified members of the Adventurers' Guild.&nbsp; To whom should we speak about assisting in the lady's rescue?&quot;&quot;That would be my Lord Prisius.&quot; The man points back in the direction he came from, &quot;He be at the castle, from where she were taken.&quot;&quot;Is there a good road leading up to the castle?&quot; the Padre asks.&nbsp; When the man nods in answer, the Priest of St Cuthbert gives a smile of satisfaction, &quot;Good.&nbsp; Then we will go and recover our wagon, and return here to go with you there.&quot;Ming Li's eyebrows rise,&quot;A woman has been kidnapped and you fret over the wagon?&quot;&quot;There are bandits around.&quot; The Priest defends himself, &quot;Burning inns and stealing women; they could steal all our things, too, if we aren't careful.&nbsp; It's not like Sirdros could stop them.&nbsp; And we can't afford to get him raised again if he tries.&quot;Ming Li recognises the pointlessness of further argument.&nbsp; She turns to the still half out of breath servant, &quot;Is this castle easily found?&quot;&quot;Aye.&quot; The man nods, &quot;Just follow the road north from the town, and the Castle be near the three hills.&quot;&quot;Rose and Briar, could you two go back and help Sirdros guard our precious wagon?&quot; Ming Li gets affirmative answers from the two other women, and turns back to the scowling Padre.&nbsp; &quot;I see our new friend has already set out -&quot; she points at Khore, who began marching north as soon as directions were given to the castle, &quot;- I suggest we follow.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Capellan, post: 1661269, member: 6294"] [b]"One Day's Journey Into Night" / "Manifesting" - Part 2[/b] As the other adventurers drift over, the flames now under control, the Padre interrogates the locals about the cause of the fire. It emerges that a group of riders burst into town about an hour before dawn, set fire to the inn, then rode away. "They made no attempt to steal anything?" "None." The peasant bobs his head, "I'd a seen it if'n they did, an' they didn't. Take anything, that is." "It makes no sense." The Priest frets. "Why ride in, set fire to a building, and ride out? There's no profit in it." "Some people are motivated by things other than profit." Khore sniffs. The Padre ignores him, "You didn't recognise any of these raiders? They didn't shout out any demands? They gave no reasons for the attack?" "Nowt like right, y'honour." The man shakes his head, "And no-one recognised none of 'em." The Padre frowns, but then accepts this answer as bad grammar, rather than clever use of the double negative. "At least no-one was hurt." Khore remarks, cheerfully ignoring his own incapacitation, "Now I shall hunt down these varlets and bring them to justice." Whatever response the adventurers might have made is interrupted by a man, dressed in slightly faded livery, who comes running down the street, shouting as he comes, "Help! Help! The Lady Melina has been kidnapped!" "Ah!" the Padre looks smugly satisfied, "Profit. I knew that had to be behind it." The man comes to a halt near the group and doubles over, panting for breath. From his painful wheezing, it seems he is not used to the exertion of a cross-country run, "Be you adventurers?" he gasps at last. "Yes." "[i]No[/i]." Khore and the Padre give each other sour looks before the Knight of Heironeous explains further to the confused-looking newcomer. "[i]They[/i] are adventurers. I am a Champion of the Imperial Church, and whatever aid I can give in your Lady's return, I offer it freely." "Better hope there's lots of passing out that needs doing." The Padre mutters under his breath, then raises his voice, "We are the Company of the Random Encounter, certified members of the Adventurers' Guild. To whom should we speak about assisting in the lady's rescue?" "That would be my Lord Prisius." The man points back in the direction he came from, "He be at the castle, from where she were taken." "Is there a good road leading up to the castle?" the Padre asks. When the man nods in answer, the Priest of St Cuthbert gives a smile of satisfaction, "Good. Then we will go and recover our wagon, and return here to go with you there." Ming Li's eyebrows rise, "A woman has been kidnapped and you fret over the wagon?" "There are bandits around." The Priest defends himself, "Burning inns and stealing women; they could steal all our things, too, if we aren't careful. It's not like Sirdros could stop them. And we can't afford to get him raised again if he tries." Ming Li recognises the pointlessness of further argument. She turns to the still half out of breath servant, "Is this castle easily found?" "Aye." The man nods, "Just follow the road north from the town, and the Castle be near the three hills." "Rose and Briar, could you two go back and help Sirdros guard our precious wagon?" Ming Li gets affirmative answers from the two other women, and turns back to the scowling Padre. "I see our new friend has already set out -" she points at Khore, who began marching north as soon as directions were given to the castle, "- I suggest we follow." [/QUOTE]

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