The group walks into the jailhouse together. The outside is sturdy and functional - the interior is plush and comfortable. At the front desk, a man with a stern face and almost no nect looks at the group. Bee approaches and addresses him.
"Hello, Sir. [he nods] We are here to speak with Lord Fairweather, and hopefully gain his release."
"I can let you talk to him. As for release, the master Warden has to tell me to let him out. Not you."
"Oh, goodness. That is fine. May we see him?"
* The guard stands and motions for the group to follow him into the back.
* He opens a locked door with a key from his belt, lets everyone through.
* Another guard looks at you all as the first guard says "They're to see Lord Fairweather."
* The guard returns to the entry,locking the door again behind him.
* The other guard leads on... Up a flight of stairs and through another locked door, you enter into a very nice salon.
"Wait here" the guard says. He goes to a short hall, finds a door and knocks. A muffled "Enter" is followed by the guard opening the door and speaking to the occupant. A second or two later, the guard shows Coffield into the room and leaves into a small coffee room of the salon (he begins reading "prison guard weekly" and sips his coffee)
"Master Coffield, how are you!" Bee can hardly restrain herself, she is so glad to see him. "Have they hurt you? Are you scarred?" Giving his a quick once over she says "Goodness, it looks as though you had a perfect nights sleep - not like the rest of us!"
Coffield smiles. "I am perfectly fine. I do not know what this is about, but I assure you I am fine. Inwe, nice to see you again. I am sorry I was not there to properly wish you well and thank you for a wonderful evening."
After about ten minutes of hurried discussion about the actual events of the evening, the group pretty much knows what happened to Coffield.
* The wedding was "A tedious bore that was only brightened by Inwe's presence."
* He was called away for a few minutes when Snively wanted to 'borrow' a lot of money. He was in desparate need for something or other. Of course Coffield refused, Snively said he would 'get Coffield,' and Coffield replied he was not afraid of his threats you'll be dead before your plots touch me. Of course, Coffield was being figurative he assures the group.
* "At about three in the morning, the bell rang. I was informed of Snively's murder. The guard / investigator said 'you were overheard threatening him' to which I said 'it could have been interpreted that way, but it was not a threat.' The investigator requested I go with him overnight just in case. I did not want to make it hard on him, so I came.'"
"But you are in jail" Bee burst out, nearly in tears again.
"It is not like the commoner jail - come look." He leads on to his cell.
The "Cell" is more like a beautiful inn suite. There is a couch, a nice bed, a table (with juice, fresh bread, fruit, and breakfast meats on a large plate), and a fireplace warming all within.
"I will meet with the investigator in a little while. I am sure there is no problem. However, this delay bothers me. I feel I am being kept out of the way of something. Usually the person in here is let go the next morning, especially when there is so little evidence..."
Bee has been looking around. "Oooh Goodness. When Geoffry, my son, was in trouble, his prison cell was cold, dark, rat filled... [she shudders] I thought that is where they brought you!"
Coffield laughs, and turns back toward the salon...
