Death in Freeport

[doghead]

ic - DiF

Hinjo watches Arcata take Dogrynn's arm and hustle the unfortunate warrior towards the cart. Hinjo tries not to smile.

While Arcata deals with Jinny, Hinjo takes up a position nearby where he can keep an eye on things. In particular, the barbarian keeps a sharp eye out for the bulky fellow with the axe, or any of a similar ilk. Somewhere over the road perhaps, close enough to move in and help, far enough away to be able to get a different perspective.

[sblock=ooc]Spot +2, Sense Motive +6, just in case its useful in identifying anyone acting suspiciously.[/sblock]

 

[Voadam]

Jinny looks a little startled by Arcata's question she looks at Dogrynne and Arcata then around, spots Hinjo and turns back to Arcata looking a little puzzled. "Huh, no, I mean uhm, maybe. Sorry, I must be more tired than I thought. Good morning, this isn't my cart but I think we do have some, uhm, business to share." as Arcata and Dogrynne approach closer the donkey gives the sibbecai a wary eye and bellows out a bray.



Hinjo keeps an eye out for the moment, not spying any who meet the description of the hooded bulky figure from the night before until he spies a group of grey skinned orcish, dockworkers(?), heading down through market square. About half of them would be hulking enough to fit the description, though none are dressed similarly to the figure from the night before or carrying axes.

 

[doghead]

ic - DiF

Hinjo keeps an casual eye on the approaching orcs, but decides not to do anything at this point. If they are a threat, and if they do move on Arcata and Jinny, he is well positioned to make trouble for them from the rear.

 

[Shayuri]

Arcata nods. "Glad to hear it. We shouldn't haggle on the street though. Somewhere close by that's more private, what say?"

 

[Voadam]

"Right," Jinny says and she starts walking past some stalls, not stopping but speaking quietly to Arcata. "I heard you asking about that one guy, the one with a funny knife who was asking around. I saw you offering some coin and Kenn is too scared to speak about him. I seen him and could use some coin if you keep it from Kenn that you heard it from me. Its a crap job but its all I got right now."

 

[Shayuri]

Arcata nods. "Neither Kenn nor anyone else will know from us that you helped us," she says. "But why is Kenn being watched?"

 

[Voadam]

Arcata nods. "Neither Kenn nor anyone else will know from us that you helped us," she says. "But why is Kenn being watched?"

"I don't know, but he's lying to you despite you offering coins. I won't turn down your coins but I don't want to get fired for them either. How many coins are we talking about here?"

 

[Shayuri]

Arcata considers that, thinking of the diminishing jingle in her purse...and how long it would take to get that gold back once it was gone. She was supposed to be saving it! And yet...she owed Egil. Owed him for more than she could repay.

"Five gold crowns to tell us what you remember of this man," Arcata offers. "A tidy sum for what costs you nothing."

 

[Voadam]

"Five gold crowns to tell us what you remember of this man," Arcata offers. "A tidy sum for what costs you nothing."

She smiles apparently very pleased and it seems to pour out of her. "Deal. Young thin guy, in one of them scholar's robes, with a black curved dagger at his waist. He came in a couple nights ago and asks Kenn about Scarbelly. Kenn says no, the guy gets weird, mumbles something like 'The log said I've met him here and he's in town' sounding frustrated as he talks to himself. Then he looks around the place with these intense stares and eventually goes over to this big ork who's become a regular lately but who normally sticks to himself. Kenn flinched at that but the ork didn't go for his axe so everything seemed OK. They talked for a long while in orkish and then he left."

Hinjo watches as the orcs stop to pick up a little roast on a stick meal. They don't seem to be paying attention to your group.

The market square gets more and more crowded with stalls and stands and people hawking wares.

A trio of rough looking men with the blue armbands of the Watch catch his attention, though they seem to only be shaking down free snacks at the moment.

 

[Shayuri]

Arcata frowns, puzzled at the words she'd heard.

"Did he say anything else that you remember?" she asks. "Or give any idea where he might have been going? Perhaps you saw what direction he headed once he got out?"