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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Yair" data-source="post: 1867969" data-attributes="member: 10913">Yacov is somewhat startled to hear you speak for your party, but quickly recovers. He takes the presented letter, though somewhat timidly. I will convey this messege to my father. Please wait a little longer; I will return shortly.He doesn't, actually. After several minutes the door opens from within into a small courtyard before the main building. Yacov is standing there besides a women, and in front of them stands a third man who you can only assume is Annan.Shalom aleichem, honored guests he says. He opens his hands, and intones something in a strange tongue - perhaps Aramaic, perhaps Hebrew. Hanotea ozen halo ishma, im yotzer ain halo yabit. He pauses for a moment, and smiles. Come in peace onto my house, as my guests. He looks over you, and seems to pause when he looks at the three magi. It has been a long time since I have heard from Daniel, and I was happy to learn of your arrival. I am sure we will have much to talk about, to the benefit of us all. But I know you could use a good meal, let us retire first and converse later. He mumbles something to Yacov and the woman, who step forward to talk to the other characters as he addresses the magi directly - in a halting but functional Latin no less. It is an honor to meet so many peers of Ambrosius - I hope we can reach a similar understanding. Please, follow me to the main hall while my companions see to your grogs.Annan leads the three magi to tha main hall, where a group of people are already seated before a large table. He points Sofia to a chair near the head of the table (which is clearly reserved for him). Yacov soon joins the table, and Eo (a young somber fellow dressed in dark cloths) and Ibrahim (somewhat older than Yacov and Eo, and seemingly rather friendly) are also present. Annan retires shortly, to bless the other's meals, before returning to the main table, blessing the food, and the eating commences.Eo spends the meal carefuly dissecting a capon one-handed using only a knife, cleanly seperating the flesh and bones into seperate piles before eating. Yacov and Ibrahim are less preoccupied with their food.Meanwhile Yacov and the woman show the males to a sidehall to eat with the menfolk and the women [if there are any?!] to the kitchen. There are about 20 of each gender amongst the household's residence. The men are not armed, and clearly none are soldiers. They seem intimidated by the armed men.The women are chatty, but they don't chat in Slavic. There is little enough work betweent them that most times they sit, eat, and talk, with a few constantly working in the kitchen and many serving or clearing the occasional platter. Only a few are left with no toil, and these are clearly respected by the others.Victor: Annan clearly identifies the three magi as "special" - Gentle Gift and all - and you suspect the (Hebrew?) intonation was some sort of meditation. There is also a sense of greed about him; you are pretty sure the meat-laden meal is a rather rare occasion in this household. Oh, and Eo is definitely not quite sane. [Folk Ken 4+1 townfolk+1 Per+5 roll=11]</blockquote>

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