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Message: <blockquote data-quote="maddman75" data-source="post: 958687" data-attributes="member: 2673">AnthorpThey arrived at the city in under a week, riding the horses hard.  They decided to split up, Eeredrick and Id would find some Red Swamp Lilies to cure Lord Darkmantle, while Olivia and Algernon talked to Baron Kartark.The market was bustling, offering wares from all over the Isle and beyond.  The crowd seemed to ignore the halfling while Id stuck out like a sore thumb.  Soon enough, the found a stall where a halfling was selling herbs.“Do you have Red Swamp Lilies?”  Id asked directly.The halfling took a draw from his pipe and looked up from under his hat.  “Maybe I do and maybe I don’t.  Why?”“Well, I want to buy some.”The small man set his pipe down and smiled.  “Well in that case I do have some.”  He hefted a small back onto the counter.  “That should be plenty.  Little bit of this stuff goes a long way.”“How much for the bag?”  Id asked as he pulled out his coin pouch.“That depends.  How much you willing to pay?”“Um, I don’t know.  How’s twenty gold?”The halfling beamed.  “That would do just fine!”Before they walked off, Eeredrick leaned in close.  “Excuse me, can I ask you something?”He took another draw from his pipe.  “I suppose you can.  Not promising that I’ll answer, but you can ask.”“Well, do you know anything about…our kind that uses magic.”He leaned back a bit.  “Maybe I do and maybe I don’t.  Why, who’s askin?”“Oh, I’m Eeredrick.  I want to learn.  You know anything about that.”“Like I said, maybe I do and maybe I don’t.  Wouldn’t be much of a secret club if I just told anyone, now would it.  But you look like a good enough sort.”  He pulled a small book from under the counter and handed it to Eeredrick.  “You practice at that, and if its your sort of thing come back and see ol’ Paundrius.”“Thank you – I will!”The two companions headed for the Dire Boar Inn, right across from the Keep at the center of town.  They wondered how Olivia and Algernon were faring with Baron Kartark.</blockquote>

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