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

[Nonlethal Force]

[Sblock=RA]"Well, let me apologize for not coming down as we had planned. My friends seemed to have other ideas and there was little I could do. However, if you are interested, I got to speak with a very special mouse today."

As Rhaka speaks, she looks around the area for a place that would be suitable for a mouse to live. She'll start by trying to look discriminantly, but if it seems as though Reyna doesn't care she'll look more overtly.[/Sblock]

 

[Rystil Arden]

[SBLOCk=Rhaka]"That's okay, Rhaka. I understand. Sometimes I just want to stay with the animals, but then there's something else I have to do. It happens."

*Rhaka smiles.*

"Talked to a mouse? How unusual. What are you looking for?" she raises an eyebrow quizzically.

*Rhaka does not initially see any mouseholes evident in the stables from her first discriminate sweep of the eyes.*
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[Nonlethal Force]

[Sblock=RA]Rhaka looks to Reyna and is glad that her curiosity is up. "Well, I found a mouse whose apparent mate was killed tragically. I wasn't there to see it happen, I merely came in after it was already deceased. I simply just couldn't live with myself and let the mouse console herself with the lose of someone so important as a mate. So, I used that spell I spoke of earlier that lets me talk to the animals and I found out that she's pregnant. Pregnant of all things ... and just lost a mate! And ... in need of a good home to boot. Someplace safe to raise her mouselings."

OOC: Yes, I realize the mate stuff was never confirmed. Consider that part of Rhaka using her high CHA... [/Sblock]

 

[Rystil Arden]

[SBLOCK=Rhaka]*Reyna nods.*

"Yes, I can see that. Hmmm...well, I don't think she can stay here. They say they don't want any mice around, but they promised me they won't put out traps or anything if I can shoo them away myself. Maybe they wouldn't notice in the stables, though."[/SBLOCK]

 

[Nonlethal Force]

[Sblock=RA]Rhaka adds, "Well, I certainly wouldn't want you to get into any trouble. Can you think of any place that would be good to keep a mouse?"[/Sblock]

 

[Rystil Arden]

[SBLOCK=Rhaka]"Well, I don't know. If she lived nearby, I could probably bring her food, but most local businesses hold a similar opinion of mice. Let's see, she has a home currently, right? What aspects of her current home are unsatisfactory? That'll help us find the right place for her, maybe."[/SBLOCK]

 

[Nonlethal Force]

[Sblock=RA]"Her current home may be safe, although it is the location in which her mate was killed. It might be safe in the future, but it might not. I suppose the only real danger is the fact that her mate was recently killed there and she might be risking the same fate by sticking around. I had hoped to find a home that she could live without anyone knowing she was around, really."[/Sblock]

 

[Rystil Arden]

[SBLOCK=Rhaka]"Oh...any idea why her mate was killed? A stalking cat on the prowl, maybe? If it is truly dangerous, perhaps you could find a place near to where she lives now but in a safer location? Around here, it is safe from most predators, so she would be okay as long as she wasn't found by any of the staff, as they would want her gone."[/SBLOCK]

 

[unleashed]

Baeleth Dawnmist, Male High Elf Swashbuckler

*Once they reach the inn, Baeleth heads to the kitchen, to see if he can meet the maestro who created their meal last evening...feeling he has a little time, since Rhaka likely headed off to complete her quest for the mouse.*

 

[Rystil Arden]

[SBLOCK=Baeleth]*Baeleth sees a man stocking up the pantry as he enters the door towards the kitchens. He turns around.*

"Oops--I think you must have taken a wrong turn, sir. You're going into the kitchens now--where were you headed?"
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