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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pebele" data-source="post: 3696584" data-attributes="member: 30889">"Why am I willing to ignore my duty to Janus. Is that what you mean?" The man shakes his head slightly and removes his helmet. The party is a bit surprised, as the man isn't human at all, but actually an orc. His black hair is streaked with gray. Oddly, he has no orcish accent, but in fact a slight Karrnathi one. Kaelan can sense no deception from the man as he continues to speak. "You heard Alicia's story, right? She wasn't lying. I adopted her as my own after her family was killed. My loyalties are to her alone. Once you brought her down, I had no reason to continue the fight." He points at her. "I can see she is still breathing, so I can get her back up, and get us both out of here. If she stops breathing, I will have no reason to continue to care about anything in this world." As the party eyes him with suspicion in their eyes, the man reaches into his bag and withdraws four bottles of grayish liquid. He takes three and rolls them towards Kaelan. "There you go. Do me a favor and slide her blade over to me. And then, unhook the two daggers from her back and slide them over. I don't want her trying to hurt anyone and ruin this truce. Then give her one of the potions. As long as you don't hurt her, I have no reason to violate this agreement. If you doubt my intentions, I don't blame you." He smiles faintly. "Ask the prisoners who has been providing them medical attention. I couldn't save them all, but I've kept the ones that I could alive. Despite what Janus wants." He points to Darrick. "If you have no objections, I'd like to attend to the young man here. He's quite a fighter. I'm impressed with his skill."The man taps his finger to his chin. "My apologies, I forgot to introduce myself. Must be getting old. My name is Ducerne. Formerly a knight and medic in the service of Karrnath."While working on Darrick's wounds, he leans down and whispers something to Darrick. "I mean it. Very few people could ever stand against me in battle. Take this, he presses a small key into Darrick's hand, it opens a box back in the barracks. Third bunk down on the left wall. Under the clothes, you'll find a gift. From one knight to another."</blockquote>

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