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<blockquote data-quote="Express" data-source="post: 1636664" data-attributes="member: 19166"><p><strong>The Investigation (cont)</strong></p><p></p><p>I crossed the threshold into the foyer. Bynara closed the door and worked the lock shut. She had turned on a lamp, so despite the curtains being drawn we could see. With a chuckle she folded her arms and leaned against the wall. "Take a look."</p><p></p><p>The room beyond was a mess, a tumult of overturned furniture, upturned rugs, and strewn books and papers. In its normal state I'm sure the dwelling would have been quite handsome; it had a marble floor, wood paneling, and a high ceiling.The front room even had a fireplace, over which hung a large portrait of Honora. Other doorways led to a large bedroom and study. But right now, it was a wreck.</p><p></p><p>Either Hennet was a terrible housekeeper or...</p><p></p><p>"Looks like someone beat us here," Bynara said finishing my thought out loud.</p><p></p><p>We started to look around. Bynara led me to the bedroom. She had entered by a large window there. She pointed to a small mechanism near the window sill. I could see there was a trap spring. Bynara directed my gaze to a nearby wall. There, mounted even with the height of the window was a small hole. "An arrow trap" Byanra said with a air of profesional knowledge. "The other windows are trapped too. This one's been tripped, the others haven't."</p><p></p><p>I nodded. Our Hennet was a cautious soul.</p><p></p><p>We began to search the rooms and there was alot to search. The bedroom and study were both in a state of disarray. The mattress had been cut up. Books, covering subjects ranging from magic to history to religion lay all over the floor. Expensive tapestries, small stautes and vases were knocked over, torn down or broken. Our search took a while.</p><p></p><p>Bynara dug into the desk in the study while I used my mark. I didnt find sign of anything magic around, unusual considering Hennet was a sorcerer. Bynara found a small purse with gold in the desk. There were also a few papers, mostly letters from Honora. They seemed to correspond quite a bit, and from reading the letters, they were warm and affectionate to each other. There was also a sheaf of a dozen other papers. They each said the same thing:</p><p></p><p><em><strong>Your fee has been deposited to your account.</strong></em></p><p></p><p>We returned to the front room. We probed the walls, the floors. Bynara kicked at the furniture. "So what were they after? There's some nice things here, you could turn some good coin from it. Why leave it? What were they looking for?"</p><p></p><p>I shrugged. The place had a fireplace. Given Breland's usual mild climate this looked like something for show. We searched it for a hidden door or safe or staircase, anything to justify our efforts. Nothing. I gazed at the portrait of Honora, which hung slighty askew. I lifted it, hoping to find a hidden safe. No luck.</p><p></p><p>Bynara took the portrait. I sat down on the edge of a turned over couch. "So they got along." she said, looking at the picture. "He was wealthy. Worked at Morgarve. Am I missing anything?"</p><p></p><p>I shook my head. "Morgrave might be our angle. I guess we should check the hospitals in case he turned up dead." I shrugged again.</p><p></p><p>Bynara wasn't listening. I looked up and she was hidden behind the picture, holding the portrait in front of her. She pulled out a dagger and began prying at the frame. I looked at her funny.</p><p></p><p>"The top of the frame is different", she explained, answering my unspoken question. "The frame is darkwood, see? The top isn't, and its loose." She hacked at the frame angling it for me to see.</p><p></p><p>"It was damaged," I responded. I didn't care if she tore it up, I mean no one would know. It just seemed wrong to deface Honora's picture.</p><p></p><p>Byanra worked the top, then the left, bottom and right part of the frame off. She held the canvas up. It was stretched and nailed to a wood backing. She cut and pried it off. As the canvas came free, I could see something on the back,and jumped up.</p><p></p><p>I picked up a table and we spread the canvas out. Words and symbols were written on the back. It was in language I couldn't read. There was a map of some kind at the bottom below the words. It was rough and looked like Breland, but the map wasn't marked, just an outline.</p><p></p><p>"Its not goblin." Bynara observed. I was terrible at languages so was no help. We spent countless minutes looking at the script, as if we were hoping our force of wills could rearrange the letters into a pattern we could understand.</p><p></p><p><em>Boom</em></p><p></p><p>The sound of something heavy crashing into the door brought our attempt at psionics to an end. I clutched the map and for a moment, we both froze.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Express, post: 1636664, member: 19166"] [b]The Investigation (cont)[/b] I crossed the threshold into the foyer. Bynara closed the door and worked the lock shut. She had turned on a lamp, so despite the curtains being drawn we could see. With a chuckle she folded her arms and leaned against the wall. "Take a look." The room beyond was a mess, a tumult of overturned furniture, upturned rugs, and strewn books and papers. In its normal state I'm sure the dwelling would have been quite handsome; it had a marble floor, wood paneling, and a high ceiling.The front room even had a fireplace, over which hung a large portrait of Honora. Other doorways led to a large bedroom and study. But right now, it was a wreck. Either Hennet was a terrible housekeeper or... "Looks like someone beat us here," Bynara said finishing my thought out loud. We started to look around. Bynara led me to the bedroom. She had entered by a large window there. She pointed to a small mechanism near the window sill. I could see there was a trap spring. Bynara directed my gaze to a nearby wall. There, mounted even with the height of the window was a small hole. "An arrow trap" Byanra said with a air of profesional knowledge. "The other windows are trapped too. This one's been tripped, the others haven't." I nodded. Our Hennet was a cautious soul. We began to search the rooms and there was alot to search. The bedroom and study were both in a state of disarray. The mattress had been cut up. Books, covering subjects ranging from magic to history to religion lay all over the floor. Expensive tapestries, small stautes and vases were knocked over, torn down or broken. Our search took a while. Bynara dug into the desk in the study while I used my mark. I didnt find sign of anything magic around, unusual considering Hennet was a sorcerer. Bynara found a small purse with gold in the desk. There were also a few papers, mostly letters from Honora. They seemed to correspond quite a bit, and from reading the letters, they were warm and affectionate to each other. There was also a sheaf of a dozen other papers. They each said the same thing: [I][B]Your fee has been deposited to your account.[/B][/I] We returned to the front room. We probed the walls, the floors. Bynara kicked at the furniture. "So what were they after? There's some nice things here, you could turn some good coin from it. Why leave it? What were they looking for?" I shrugged. The place had a fireplace. Given Breland's usual mild climate this looked like something for show. We searched it for a hidden door or safe or staircase, anything to justify our efforts. Nothing. I gazed at the portrait of Honora, which hung slighty askew. I lifted it, hoping to find a hidden safe. No luck. Bynara took the portrait. I sat down on the edge of a turned over couch. "So they got along." she said, looking at the picture. "He was wealthy. Worked at Morgarve. Am I missing anything?" I shook my head. "Morgrave might be our angle. I guess we should check the hospitals in case he turned up dead." I shrugged again. Bynara wasn't listening. I looked up and she was hidden behind the picture, holding the portrait in front of her. She pulled out a dagger and began prying at the frame. I looked at her funny. "The top of the frame is different", she explained, answering my unspoken question. "The frame is darkwood, see? The top isn't, and its loose." She hacked at the frame angling it for me to see. "It was damaged," I responded. I didn't care if she tore it up, I mean no one would know. It just seemed wrong to deface Honora's picture. Byanra worked the top, then the left, bottom and right part of the frame off. She held the canvas up. It was stretched and nailed to a wood backing. She cut and pried it off. As the canvas came free, I could see something on the back,and jumped up. I picked up a table and we spread the canvas out. Words and symbols were written on the back. It was in language I couldn't read. There was a map of some kind at the bottom below the words. It was rough and looked like Breland, but the map wasn't marked, just an outline. "Its not goblin." Bynara observed. I was terrible at languages so was no help. We spent countless minutes looking at the script, as if we were hoping our force of wills could rearrange the letters into a pattern we could understand. [I]Boom[/I] The sound of something heavy crashing into the door brought our attempt at psionics to an end. I clutched the map and for a moment, we both froze. [/QUOTE]
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