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<blockquote data-quote="KirayaTiDrekan" data-source="post: 6562152" data-attributes="member: 6755061">Gundigoot's son suddenly blurts out, &quot;I saw him!&nbsp; Last night!&nbsp; When I was asupposed to be sleepin'!&nbsp; He went in to the stable right after Percy!&quot;His sister elbows him in the gut and his mother tells him to shush.However, that's enough for the council as they begin to whisper among themselves about how to proceed, with Terjon raising his voice at one point.&quot;You have no proof!&nbsp; The child could be making it all up.&quot;Ostler raises his voice in return, &quot;My boy ain't a liar!&quot;Burne and Rufus turn to the assemblage at this point, Burne speaking loudly and clearly, &quot;We have suspected that the merchants, Rannos and Gremag, the proprietors of the trading post, have been secretly sabotaging the castle construction project, but have not been able to prove it with our limited resources.&nbsp; This latest suspicion is enough for me to call for a formal investigation.&nbsp; While the militia arrests the traders and their mercenary, I'd like to ask for volunteers to investigate the ruins of a moathouse nearby where we suspect the recent bandit raids have been originating.&nbsp; I want evidence that the trading post has been supplying the bandits with weapons and other supplies.&quot;Terjon scowls, &quot;You have nothing more than suspicions.&nbsp; This goes far beyond the purview of this murder inquiry.&quot;Nevets nods, &quot;Burne, you are making a rather strenuous leap here.&quot;Rufus, Burne's fighter companion and partner, speaks up, &quot;We've had the mercenary they employ followed for weeks.&nbsp; We didn't tell anyone because we wanted to be sure.&nbsp; The kid wasn't the only one who saw the trading post guard go into the stable last night.&quot;Elmo stands at this point, his drunken demeanor gone completely, &quot;I've been keeping an eye on the trading post for a few months, sirs, at the request of the Archduke of Veluna.&nbsp; Making everyone think I was the town drunk let me see things other folks wouldn't notice.&quot;Otis Senior, Elmo's father, shakes his head, &quot;You could have told me.&quot;Elmo looks sheepish, &quot;Sorry pops.&nbsp; Only Burne and Rufus could know, Archduke's orders.&quot;Burne looks around the room, &quot;I ask again for volunteers to investigate the moathouse.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="KirayaTiDrekan, post: 6562152, member: 6755061"] Gundigoot's son suddenly blurts out, "I saw him! Last night! When I was asupposed to be sleepin'! He went in to the stable right after Percy!" His sister elbows him in the gut and his mother tells him to shush. However, that's enough for the council as they begin to whisper among themselves about how to proceed, with Terjon raising his voice at one point. "You have no proof! The child could be making it all up." Ostler raises his voice in return, "My boy ain't a liar!" Burne and Rufus turn to the assemblage at this point, Burne speaking loudly and clearly, "We have suspected that the merchants, Rannos and Gremag, the proprietors of the trading post, have been secretly sabotaging the castle construction project, but have not been able to prove it with our limited resources. This latest suspicion is enough for me to call for a formal investigation. While the militia arrests the traders and their mercenary, I'd like to ask for volunteers to investigate the ruins of a moathouse nearby where we suspect the recent bandit raids have been originating. I want evidence that the trading post has been supplying the bandits with weapons and other supplies." Terjon scowls, "You have nothing more than suspicions. This goes far beyond the purview of this murder inquiry." Nevets nods, "Burne, you are making a rather strenuous leap here." Rufus, Burne's fighter companion and partner, speaks up, "We've had the mercenary they employ followed for weeks. We didn't tell anyone because we wanted to be sure. The kid wasn't the only one who saw the trading post guard go into the stable last night." Elmo stands at this point, his drunken demeanor gone completely, "I've been keeping an eye on the trading post for a few months, sirs, at the request of the Archduke of Veluna. Making everyone think I was the town drunk let me see things other folks wouldn't notice." Otis Senior, Elmo's father, shakes his head, "You could have told me." Elmo looks sheepish, "Sorry pops. Only Burne and Rufus could know, Archduke's orders." Burne looks around the room, "I ask again for volunteers to investigate the moathouse." [/QUOTE]

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