IG's "Those Left Behind" Chapter 2
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(lol...you guys...she was waiting outside. She didn't go anywhere. She was just leaving the House of Pain and waiting in the street outside. Bahaha...now everyone's going off their different ways...okay, lets fix this)
Talashia, escorted by Caerwyn, walks in ominous silence as Uulark hurries off to the inn. When he has his little outburst at the table, her reply is, "From now on, lets just assume that I have a better plan until I say otherwise."
Then she sighs and rubs her temples.
"Why, Uulark, did you do that? What possessed you to say those things to a man who we were attempting to persuade to help us? Caerwyn muttered something in my ear about him knowing something...was that related at all?"
Talashia, escorted by Caerwyn, walks in ominous silence as Uulark hurries off to the inn. When he has his little outburst at the table, her reply is, "From now on, lets just assume that I have a better plan until I say otherwise."
Then she sighs and rubs her temples.
"Why, Uulark, did you do that? What possessed you to say those things to a man who we were attempting to persuade to help us? Caerwyn muttered something in my ear about him knowing something...was that related at all?"
Friadoc
Explorer
Ever silent, today, Buurt speaks up, once everyone has returned to the inn.
"Of course he was lying," says Buurt simply enough. "It's what those of that station in life are bred to do."
"What did you notice, exactly, Uulark?" Buurt asks.
OOC
Sorry for the delay, folks, EN World picked today to not send me a single post notice.
"Of course he was lying," says Buurt simply enough. "It's what those of that station in life are bred to do."
"What did you notice, exactly, Uulark?" Buurt asks.
OOC
Sorry for the delay, folks, EN World picked today to not send me a single post notice.
Leif
Adventurer
Uulark Simental
UUlark says to Buurt, "I just noticed how nervous the magistrate became when we spoke of the sewers and also that he appeared to calm back down as soon as he determined to send us back down to the sewers alone to die. Perhaps I read too much into his reactions, but I can not think clearly about such things, especially after my too-close-for-comfort encounter with that chaos beast. And I also think that it's very strange that he did not even offer to send any of his guardsmen or soldiers with us, so that he might claim a share of the glory with us. One would expect such a creature as he to readily seize every possible favor in the public eye."
UUlark says to Buurt, "I just noticed how nervous the magistrate became when we spoke of the sewers and also that he appeared to calm back down as soon as he determined to send us back down to the sewers alone to die. Perhaps I read too much into his reactions, but I can not think clearly about such things, especially after my too-close-for-comfort encounter with that chaos beast. And I also think that it's very strange that he did not even offer to send any of his guardsmen or soldiers with us, so that he might claim a share of the glory with us. One would expect such a creature as he to readily seize every possible favor in the public eye."
Shaimon Hu'u, barbaric human druid
OOC: Whew. Thought it was just me missing a notification...
Shai, absently scratching Dyspeer's head, finally speaks up.
"The chaos critters weren't all what was going on down there, though, was it? Didn't that journal say Duran had some shady stuff of his own running with the Kobolds? And if Duran worked with White Plume, and White Plume works with the magistrate, maybe the magistrate had a piece of that mess? Could explain why he got un-nervous quick, worried we caught his dirty business, then figuring out it was monsters instead."
OOC: Whew. Thought it was just me missing a notification...
Shai, absently scratching Dyspeer's head, finally speaks up.
"The chaos critters weren't all what was going on down there, though, was it? Didn't that journal say Duran had some shady stuff of his own running with the Kobolds? And if Duran worked with White Plume, and White Plume works with the magistrate, maybe the magistrate had a piece of that mess? Could explain why he got un-nervous quick, worried we caught his dirty business, then figuring out it was monsters instead."
Scotley
Hero
Rogash
Remaining silent until now, but reddening with anger, Rogash finally explodes with a steam of dwarven expletives, while gripping the handle of his axe. When he finally reaches the limits of his colorful vocabulary he continues in a cold, but no less furious tone. "I should have gone with my instincts and cut that fool in the white plumed hat down when I had the chance. That ass of a mayor is no better. He's more concerned with his bloody carnival than the safety of the city." He softens his tone somewhat, "You've nothing to be sorry for UUlark, the man is a menace to his own city. He's obviously involved in something sinister. It just means that we are on our own to resolve this mess in the sewers. I for one and ready to kill something anyway."
Remaining silent until now, but reddening with anger, Rogash finally explodes with a steam of dwarven expletives, while gripping the handle of his axe. When he finally reaches the limits of his colorful vocabulary he continues in a cold, but no less furious tone. "I should have gone with my instincts and cut that fool in the white plumed hat down when I had the chance. That ass of a mayor is no better. He's more concerned with his bloody carnival than the safety of the city." He softens his tone somewhat, "You've nothing to be sorry for UUlark, the man is a menace to his own city. He's obviously involved in something sinister. It just means that we are on our own to resolve this mess in the sewers. I for one and ready to kill something anyway."
"Are you all insane?" Talashia hisses angrily.
"There are times and places for confrontations, and there are times and places for at least a semblance of diplomacy, and this was one of them! Had we just appeared to accept his terms and walk away, he would think us nothing more than simple dupes...while we would have the advantage because we would be anything but. Now he knows we're suspicious and will therefore be wary of us!"
She grimaces and shakes her head.
"Subtlety isn't for everyone, I realize...but if you can't BE subtle, at least have the grace to let those who can lead the way in those situations where it's needed. I don't try to interfere when it's time for hitting things with other, sharper things after all."
Her spleen vented, Talashia regains a measure of calm and nods at Shai. "Yes, there were kobolds mentioned. And yes, if the links you're suggesting exist, it could implicate the mayor. To find out, we'll have to investigate this white plumed fellow...and perhaps Duran as well. But understand this...the magistrate cannot be challenged until we have irrefutable proof. Anything less, and he'll have our heads on platters...or at the very least make outlaws of us."
"There are times and places for confrontations, and there are times and places for at least a semblance of diplomacy, and this was one of them! Had we just appeared to accept his terms and walk away, he would think us nothing more than simple dupes...while we would have the advantage because we would be anything but. Now he knows we're suspicious and will therefore be wary of us!"
She grimaces and shakes her head.
"Subtlety isn't for everyone, I realize...but if you can't BE subtle, at least have the grace to let those who can lead the way in those situations where it's needed. I don't try to interfere when it's time for hitting things with other, sharper things after all."
Her spleen vented, Talashia regains a measure of calm and nods at Shai. "Yes, there were kobolds mentioned. And yes, if the links you're suggesting exist, it could implicate the mayor. To find out, we'll have to investigate this white plumed fellow...and perhaps Duran as well. But understand this...the magistrate cannot be challenged until we have irrefutable proof. Anything less, and he'll have our heads on platters...or at the very least make outlaws of us."
