Darkhawk: The Horror Begins

[Jemal]

As the guard is question, Jonathon gives his opinions "We cannot kill a helpless prisoner. I say gag them and leave them. But we must find our gear and be quick about it... Even if they DIDN'T inform anyone, we mustn't forget that the torturer has been gone for some time now, he will no doubt alert the rest of them.

 

[airwalkrr]

"If you leave them here bound and gagged," Elsya cautions, "You would be as guilty of killing them as if you had done the deed yourself. What you do not understand is that the penalty for letting a prisoner escape is death. The penalty for almost any offense under the Falcon's rule is death. I would urge you to let him go, else they will die as soon as the others find them. Do not let yourself become the soulless creature they have become."

 

[airwalkrr]

"Listen to tha lady, she's smart," the conscious guard pleads, "Look, I'll make ye a deal. I'll show ye where yer stuff is but afta that ya gotta let me goes."

 

[Le Noir Faineant]

Balin yawns, frustrated...

 

[Jemal]

Jonathon looks at Elsya "So you're saying it's 'Join us or Die'? If we let them go, they'll tell more guards what they know of us, where we are, or where we're going." He turns to the Guard. "Do you swear to me on everything you hold dear, INCLUDING your LIFE, that you will not do anything to help them find us?"

*Assuming yes, Jonathon gets him up "Lets go then."

 

[Le Noir Faineant]

"Wait a moment." Balin is in one of his malicious moods again. To the guards: "Take off your pants. I am sure you don't want to meet your colleagues with bare backs, so that will tame you."

As he may realize the girl's bewildered look, he blushes. "I am sorry, M'lady..."

 

[airwalkrr]

Elsya shakes her head at Jonathon, "You still don't understand. I have no intention of bringing him along... any farther than we have to. But he has as much reason to want to escape as we do. I suggest loosening his bonds so that he can free himself shortly and then taking off. At least he'll have a fighting chance. If they capture him, he is going to tell them what they want whether he is willing or not and whether he is dead or alive. The power of the Falcon's necromancers is incredible. Besides, even if they would allow him to live, what can he really do anyway besides aid in the chase?"

At the suggestion he remove his pants, Elsya grimaces, "We really don't have time for such nonsense and I don't want to see his bare bottom either."

 

[airwalkrr]

ba bump

 

[Le Noir Faineant]

Balin will follow the others upstairs or wherever they decide to go...

 

[Jemal]

"If they catch him they will kill him. The same is true for us, I'd assume. Therefore, we're in the same boat. He will come with us, showing us the quickest way to our gear, and then the best way to get out of here." Jonathon looks at the guard. "You have my word as a Knight that if you do this, we will protect you as one of our own until we escape, and then release you without harm once we are all outside." He looks at the others to see if anybody will dispute his 'idea'.