Kiss of Darkness: Part 1--A Hint of Shadow

[unleashed]

Baeleth Dawnmist, Male High Elf Swashbuckler

*Baeleth heads back upstairs, wondering how long the priest might be.*

When he enters the room, he says to Valerie, “Alesia said she’d send for another priest, rather than the potions...oh and food will be arriving at some point as well,” before he sits on the edge of the bed beside Verra...the papers forgotten for the moment.

 

[Rystil Arden]

"Well, I've translated these papers," Dhistan points out.

 

[Bront]

Val examines herself to make sure she's decient before she rises and looks at what Dhistan is working on. "What have we here?"

 

[Rystil Arden]

"Not good news, unfortunately. The short one is unfinished and has nothing useful except to say 'Everything is ready'. I think monkey-boy was writing it. But the one before that, in another hand, is fairly foreboding:"

'Elicio, you idiot! You seem to be making too much of a stir in the area--we don't want to be uncovered before we get what we came for, so stop with all the sacrifices already before they compromise the mission. Once everything is prepared and obtained from here, there is still more to do. You'll need to return and prepare for the next phase. Don't use the charm to return unless you absolutely have to, as usual. They aren't cheap, and eventually we'll decide that saving your worthless hide isn't worth it. Sweet revenge is near...all too soon. How fitting that it will be the coronation when we strike and spell their doom!'

 

[Bront]

Val gasps, "Well, from that, I don't think he'll be coming back to do sacrifices, since was told to stop and had to retreat. But the Princess must be warned of this."

 

[Rystil Arden]

"Ah, right. That's probably what the coronation is talking about, at least I think. It is nuanced to translate it from Abyssal, you see. There's lots of connotations in Abyssal for something like that, but coronation is closest. Is she becoming queen or something soon?"

(OOC: Note--the answer is that she is having an official coronation to become Crown Princess due to the age of majority. Once this occurs, she can actually become queen instead of having a regent. Not a particularly crucial moment, mind, but still a good symbolic time for evil people to make a strike and crush morale a little bit extra, nonetheless.)

 

[Bront]

"Of sorts, yes..." Val trails off.

"We have to go, as soon as everyone can move. I'll make arangements to get to her as fast as possable."

 

[Rystil Arden]

(OOC: Of note--the coronation is not for months)

 

[unleashed]

Baeleth Dawnmist, Male High Elf Swashbuckler

“So, do you know who was actually sacrificed, Dhistan? Perhaps that will give us an idea of who or what they want for their plans,” Baeleth asks, distractedly patting Verra’s hand.

 

[Rystil Arden]

"Not necessarily, mind, since the letter did mention that the sacrifices were superfluous to what they were doing. They killed the Hedge Mage and some aasimar priest chick, and that's all I saw when I was there. One per day, so I guess I was down there three days"