Richard - take charge kinda guy... sorta.
Richard stands in the midst of the group, surveying the situation. Several members stand waiting for something to happen. Their employer is squabbling with his relative again... He begins speaking aloud, though his voice is not forceful, it does carry some note of authority.
"We are casting about like children here. I do not presume to lead anyone, we've only just met, however we Must come up with a plan before we lose someone, and I don't mean like Hedron, who has apparently seen our comrades near death and his own injuries as a bad enough omen to simply leave without so much as a fare-thee-well. Mayhap he shall return, a case of nerves that shall run it's course, but the look I saw in his eyes was not of a man that cared for the way things are going and I doubt he will be back."
Looking each of the group in the eye as he surveys the room, Richard continues with a slightly softer tone.
"I do not accuse or admonish anyone here, we all did what we thought was best at the time... yet if we do not act with more thought and organization in the future then it could be any one of us laying here, never to draw breath again... and for what? We still know little more than we began with, even our enemy up to this point has been an already dead grandmother who apparently did not want even her own family to learn her secrets and was willing to kill to keep them!"
Turning to Heather, Richard's tone softens somewhat. "Madam, please understand that we are here under the assumption that we can help Ignatious. Yes we are here under a contract and expect to be paid, yet that is an issue for you and Ignatious to work out. These brave people put their life on the line to help Your family. I for one have no problem facing a foe in combat if the need is there... yet I doubt any of us expected to face deadly combat in your attic..." Richard turns to Ignatious, his face now stern. "The deal was to help you find a property that is rightfully yours. If we are to face deadly peril from unknown foes before we even leave the town walls then mayhap we need to renegotiate. That will be something the whole group needs to decide. Ignatious IF there is anything more you know of this situation, then we need to know it Before someone breathes their last over this confounded mystery! Sir, go get the money, fetch the healer and then we need to talk. Lady Heather please pause your questioning until our friends are healed, then we need to have an open talk of all that we know before we proceed."
With that Richard simply looks at Ignatious impatiently, expecting him to get help without delay.
OOC Richard does not have the leadership feat nor does his charisma merit lots of group speaking, this speech is more of a reflection of his "lets get it done" attitude than a bid at group leadership. I did not write up an in-depth background because I want to 'peel back the layers' through role play. Suffice it to say that Richard Has had some experience with leadership... his feelings on this experience are the subject of further RP =-)
