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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Whizbang Dustyboots" data-source="post: 3388307" data-attributes="member: 11760">At about that same moment, back in Maidensbridge, the Widow Kellogg is occupied when she notices someone rattling her doorknob. With exasperation, she grabs a blanket from the bed, makes her way over to the door and yanks it open."No Kems allowed." She slams the door.Renraw is startled, and it's a moment before he begins pounding on the door, leaning his face close to hiss through the wood without being heard by the rest of Maidensbridge."Chandler! Cease your endless fornicating and get out here! It's important.""This is important, too," comes Tock's muffled response."It's about Tiberius!"There is a pause and the muffled sound of a quiet argument. A moment later, the door opens and Tock hops out, pulling his pants on, glaring at the wizard."Don't throw that name around, idiot!""Fine, fine!" Renraw stalks into the woods a short way, Tock following as he dresses himself. The wizard whirls to face him. "I freed the kobold, cut him free! We're to meet at Treeline at midday on Wind 9. It's ... it's ... I need your help on this!"Tock's face appears black in the darkness, and is only visible as a silhouette against Maidensbridge behind him."What are you talking about?""Military intelligence. Political capital. What I'm about may just save this town from the brink of annihilation. And think of the potential reward in that. My debt lifted ... my college tuition paid ... At the very least, it'll help us save our own skins when the time comes.""Now that's more like it," Tock smiles. "But you'll need more than my help. Have you talked to Chaplin?""I did. He's out.""He said no?""He said yes."Tock suppresses the urge to throttle Renraw."If he said yes, why is he out?""Because," Renraw says, his tone suggesting that he's speaking to a small dull child, "Anyone who would agree to help us without knowing what he was agreeing to do is too stupid to be useful. In addition, I don't know that he wouldn't just turn us in to the constable when he did hear what we were about.""What about that sneaky little bastard Bergin?""He'll be perfect, and my brother as well," Renraw says, nodding. "Scim?" Tock perks up. "I haven't seen that no-good in months! Great idea.""I'll need you to ask them," Renraw says quietly, searching his pockets for something."What? Your people skills aren't the greatest, but your own brother?""He won't do it for me. We aren't speaking," Renraw admits, embarrassed."OK, Ren," Tock says, placing his hand on the wizard's bony shoulder. "Back up and tell me everything."</blockquote>

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