IC: Dichotomy's Age of Worms Redux, Part I

[TiCaudata]

The man shakes Trenton's hand. "The name's Breth, now let's see about getting you three dry."

Breth follows the dwarf through town and to the inn. The raven lifts off his shoulder as they near the Feral Dog and Breth watches it fly to a dry perch under an eave of a neighboring building. He gets an ale with the rest of them and looks around to scope out the clientèle of the place. Finally, he turns his gaze to the three around the table.

"Start talking eh? How about you start us off? Where'd you leave your fourth friend?"

 

[o3caudata]

Alexis remains silent through Breth's introduction and follows obediently on the trek back to Diamond Lake. She ignores any requests for information or opinion.

Once at the ferral dog, she downs a few ales. Only then does she speak. "I see no reason to tell you anything. Quite obviously you were looking for us, but why were you looking for us? Who sent you? How does the fate of our 'fourth friend' matter to you?"

 

[TiCaudata]

Breth looks around at the three.

"I decided that I should have your side of the story before I determined if I need to contact authorities about a missing man. If you have nothing to tell me however..."

Breth shrugs his shoulders and stands to leave.

 

[michael_noah]

"I suppose you want to make sure the blood all over me is real? Maybe inspect my privates up close, too?" expounds Boldak, gradually growing louder until his shouting is audible above the din in the tavern.

"Go out to the mine office by the whispering cairn and you'll see your friend's bloody pulpy mess right before you're ripped apart by a thousand freakish spiders!" Boldak jumps up as the stranger stands up to leave and pounds on the table, screaming in his face, "Now get out of here you fool!"

 

[TiCaudata]

Breth looks down at Boldak and matches his tone. "I'm more curious if all the blood is yours you diminutive boor, and while I'm not sure why you're so eager, you can keep your privates where they are."

Breth gets lost in thought for a second, mumbling "...dumb, run from scum... I suppose that might make sense."

Breth ignores Boldak's very existence, turns to Trenton, and continues in a more reserved tone. "Your friend was not known to me, but a...*ahem*...third party is very concerned with his whereabouts. I have gotten stuck here as a sort of arbitrator I suppose, but I can't decide without knowing more from someone else who was there."

 

[o3caudata]

"Perhaps you and your ... ahem... concerned party should follow my friends advice. Take a walk to the mine office, or wherever your scheming would take you. We are broken and disheartened. The last we need is some errand boy harassing us for details concerning our tragedy. Run and tell your master or the guard." Alexis says through a tense jaw, her eyes burning.

 

[worthley]

Trenton pulls himself up in his chair, and looks straight at Berth intently, without blinking. "We entered the mine office to get some cover from the rain before entering the cairn. A swarm of spiders attacked us, and took our friend. All while trying to defend me. It's my fault there are only three of us now. I made the mistake of crossing the room. Now, if you need to take someone in, I'll go. But I believe my friends here deserve a little more of an explanation of who this third party you speek of is. It may help their greiving" says Trenton, in a diplomatic way that doesn't seem to come from a regular farm hand.

 

[michael_noah]

"Your friends can take a trip down a closed shaft," continues Boldak. He is obviously simultaneously calmed and emboldened by Alexis' support, as he stops his screaming and moves around the table to give a reproachful shove to the character that is obviously ignoring him.

"We three have gone through hell, as did Nav before he left us, and we won't take kindly to being put through more of it for much longer. If you're not ready to run off to the sheriff," he laughs out loud at the thought that Cubbin would care about the loss of some fool on an adventure, "you'd best take your chair again and let us know what it is you're about."

Boldak is visibly uncomfortable at the attempt at dialogue now that the screaming has ended, fidgeting with his tankard as he addresses the large man. He concludes, though, with a look at Alexis and a firm nod.

 

[Dichotomy]

As the tension quickly grew and erupted, it has become obvious to all of you that the Feral Dog sees this type of activity often. Most of the eyes in the place turned as the dialog grew loud, and you could almost think that you saw some coin about to change hands. After Boldak's shove, the whole place seems quiet and eyes shift between the dwarf and the tall man.

But you also note that no person seeming like a bouncer or such has come anywhere near your table. If there is a fight to be had, it doesn't seem likely that anyone would attempt to stop it.

 

[TiCaudata]

Breth matches Trenton's unblinking gaze for what seems to be long, tense moments, not diverting any attention to anyone else in the room. Finally, he gives a curt nod to the man.

"I'll believe your story, but you should have the opportunity to meet your accuser. If I wanted to cause you harm I would have already. Follow me."

He turns and leaves without looking back to see if the others are following.

[sblock=Dichotomy]As soon as Breth leaves he'll hold his arm up for Shavora while walking to the middle of the square. Once there he'll turn and face the door of the Feral Dog to see if anyone followed.[/sblock]