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

[unleashed]

Baeleth Dawnmist, Male High Elf Swashbuckler

“Here, why don’t you take the other sunrod I took from Valerie’s pack...you can go explore the other tunnel while I’m away. Follow me and I’ll take you to the interesection which leads further down, as it’s on my way out...”

*Baeleth leads Rhaka to the pasage which leads down assuming she decides to follow, and waits until she lights the other sunrod, before leaving and heading back to the inn with Valerie.*

OOC: Baeleth was going to look when he had Valerie in the passage ready to go, but since Rhaka is staying anyway she might as well do it (Edit: if she doesn't want to Baeleth will go as he'd planned to--leaving Valerie in the intersection where the passage branches off). As for the you reference, at least everyone who’s concerned with the you is there this time.

 

[Nonlethal Force]

Quite reluctantly, Rhaka will follow and explore the tunnel at Baeleth's request.

 

[Rystil Arden]

*As Baeleth heads off, Rhaka follows the tunnel a bit deeper underground, reaching a small room. There is a bed, a bookshelf with a few books, and a table with papers on it and a pen. Most prominently, in the middle of the floor is some kind of pentagram in glowing red, covered in blood. Tied up in the middle of the pentagram, but still alive, is a beaten elven man in a tattered robe.*

 

[Bront]

OOC: Val has a healing potion on her... it's actualy probably labled too.

[sblock=RA Only]Val likely has a dress that is worthy of her impersonating the princess in. Just in case she needs to pull some real rank. It just occured to me that she might, and that it may be usefull, but is obviously a no-no in most circumstances.[/sblock]

 

[Rystil Arden]

[SBLOCK=Val]She could afford a royal outfit? If so, I'm shocked However, many of the highest-ups know where the princess is supposed to be, so something like that is not without extreme risks of being discovered as an impersonator. With low-ranking folks, it is likely to work like magic to get her what she wants [/SBLOCK]

 

[Bront]

[sblock=RA]Yup, she understands. It's likely a loan from the Princess and the "don't do this unless there's no other way" type of thing. I'm not saying she will either, but it looked like a potential option, so I figured I'd run it by you.[/sblock]

 

[Rystil Arden]

[SBLOCK=Val]How could she afford the 200 gold for the royal outfit, though? Not to mention the jewelry that is supposedly requisite (100 gold or more). As to running it by me--thanks I was just making sure you knew the risks of trying it with high-ranking folk ahead of time, as Val would know [/SBLOCK]

 

[unleashed]

OOC: Val has a healing potion on her... it's actualy probably labled too.

Yeah, Baeleth mentioned it earlier as a vial with liquid in it that he'd noticed when he got the sunrods, but Rhaka ignored him. Of course knowing it was labelled, Baeleth would have taken more of a look at it.

 

[Rystil Arden]

*Eventually, Baeleth reaches the inn with Val's body. He drags it inside.*

"My goodness! Lady Valerie!" Alesia exclaims with concern, dropping the towels she had been carrying and hurrying over, "She looks terrible--is she going to be okay?"

 

[unleashed]

Baeleth Dawnmist, Male High Elf Swashbuckler

“I don’t know, perhaps you’d best call for a healer or a priest...though Master Tham wasn’t much help earlier when I asked about a conveyance to carry Lady Valerie and our companions back here,” Baeleth replies, placing Valerie gently on the floor, before delving into her pack looking for the vial he mentioned to Rhaka earlier.