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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dr Simon" data-source="post: 4774581" data-attributes="member: 21938">[SBLOCK=Tristan and Jerrigan]With a nod, the Queen's Handmaiden leads you into the throne room. The tall vaulted room is pristine but mostly empty. Stained glass windows showing former kings and queens let in light from the east, with tapestries covering the opposite wall. Heat comes from an immense fireplace, and a silken carpet leads up to the throne itself, a red and black spidery-looking affair.Dressed in mourning black, with a delicate veil that doesn't quite hide her sad beauty, Queen Ileosa is sat up the throne."Your Majesty, may I present Tristan Fuller and Jerrigan Arbordelve," announces Sabine. In a quieter voice she asks for the brooch, which she takes and presents to the Queen. The Queen's face lights up in a broad smile."You may approach," says the Queen. "We thank you for this service you have done to us, and we will award you accordingly. We wish all of our subjects were as brave, as noble and as loyal as you."Her voice breaks a little and she drops the formal tone, becoming less the imperious ruler and more a sad young woman."This brooch was stolen from me some time ago, and truth be told I had not expected to see it again. Thank you for bringing a little light to these dark times."She stands up."I love Korvosa, as did my husband, and it saddens me to see my city torn apart by rioting and disorder. If you so choose, you can do me further great service. Sabina will give you the details, and your reward. If you'll excuse me, I must retire to my personal quarters, my grief has quite drained me."The Queen steps down from the throne with an elegant swirl of her mourning dress, and looks back with an almost coquettish glance, were it not for the tear-reddened eyes."Thank you again for your kindness. I hope that your days of serving the Crown are only just beginning." And with that, she is gone.Sabina, the Handmaiden,  hands over a small silver chest to Tristan. Inside the red velvet lined interior of the chest are 12 gold ingots bearing the seal of Korvosa. Sabina shuts the chest and passes it to Lynn."Your reward for finding the brooch," she says. "Regarding the Queen's other offer, I am authorised to offer you a secondment to the Korvosan Guard, as..." she searches for the word, "special agents. It is a chance to restore stability to the city and, perhaps, to help make it something greater. You will have considerable autonomy in your actions, you will help the Queen, and it will prove financially favourable for you. What do you say?"OOC: The ingots are trade bars worth 100 gp each. The chest looks worth a bit too. Feel free to interject comments if you wish.[/SBLOCK][SBLOCK=Crispin]Khadmeade fold his arms."Ah've no heard of your 'friend', boy," replies the dwarf with emphasis. "And if she were investigatin' Lamm all ah can say is she dinnae do a good job of preventin' murder and kidnap oan several accounts ah know aboot. If it's a Thrune ye want ye'd be best askin' up in the Heights where the nobles live. Ah cannae help ye more, even if ah had a mind tae. Ah ain't from this city and ah'm leavin' soon." He glances up and down Crispin. "Too many jumped-up pansy-boys fae mah likin'," he says.[/SBLOCK]Maya: Still selling.</blockquote>

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