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Message: <blockquote data-quote="InVinoVeritas" data-source="post: 3280866" data-attributes="member: 41485">As Torhan descends the staircase, Sasha stands at the base of the stairs, anxiety clear in her eyes. The mother stands in the middle of the room, her bright, rosy-cheeked mask conflicting with her tense posture and wringing hands.The gnome in white speaks for all of them: "We heard a noise--what happened? What surprise? Will you be able to find Edditomas?"He adds, "Also, if you are done here... I believe Sasha would like a word with you? In private?" Sasha puts her hands together in a pleading gesture.*     *     *Ru and Fr. Berman throw their backs against the walls as the carriage goes barreling past. With a quick move Ru fires at the driver, wounding him squarely in the shoulder. Fr. Berman shakily pulls his pistol and takes aim... but his hands cannot hold still to connect with the target... BANG! His shot goes wild, but ricochets off a merchant's sign to graze the driver after all. "Bless the lady," he thinks.The driver wraps his whip around Ru's arm and pulls. No stranger to a contest, Ru braces himself and pulls back--hard. The driver almost topples from his seat, but manages to loose the whip from around Ru's arm and release him. The carriage careens past Ru and the priest, but does not manage to run over either person. Fr. Berman notes at least one more figure in the carriage--a squat man with a white mask with an extremely long nose watches as he passes the two policemen.</blockquote>

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