The Forgotten Forge

[DEFCON 1]

'Indeed. My apartment is three towers over if you'd care to go there. It is guarded, so we needn't worry about any more of these rambunctious common folk trying to peer over our shoulders or get into fights over us. Would you care to come over? We'll be able to check this thing out in private there.'

Pohl D'Velderan stands up and presents his left arm out towards the door to the small back room... indicating that Zane and Tai may go first if they'd care to leave. He smiles and awaits their decisions as to whether or not they take him up on his offer.

 

[Delemental]

"You are most gracious, Master D'Velderan. I think that talking about this strange evening somewhere more private is a good idea."

Tai will head out of the small room, and make her way outside to the street, where she will wait in the shelter of the awning for Zane and Pohl, and then will follow Pohl to his home. (This is assuming, of course, that Zane and Pohl do follow Tai outside, and that nothing happens before we all get outside).

 

[Karl Green]

Zanick 'Zane' Marcela, human wizard

Zane of course follows along

 

[DarkMaster]

OOC You can assume that you all end up in his appartement without problem.

As you get out the rain as almost stop. The sun should rise in a few hours.

 

[Karl Green]

Zanick 'Zane' Marcela, human wizard

Zane smiles and nods his head "Nice place" he says. He then draws out the letter and adds "Well then lets see what this letter is all about shall we?"

 

[Delemental]

(OOC - I'm going to make the bold assumption that Zane opens the envelope and reads it to all of us without a pack of ninjas bursting into the apartment, or a meteor striking the tower, or any other interruptions. I'm just that reckless!)

Zane carefully observes the envelope. Outside the seal it is completly featureless. Zane quickly opens it. A small piece of paper can be found inside. Zane can read a nicely hand written note "For the truth about Bonal Geldem, meet me at dawn at the Broken Anvil".

"Well, it seems that your master's death wasn't as random as it seemed," Tai says. "Master Marcela, I'm sure you want to learn the truth. If you'd like, I'd be glad to come with you to this Broken Anvil." She smiles a bit. "Of course, since neither of us are natives of Sharn and don't know where this place is, we might need some guidance from someone familiar with the streets and towers here." She nods deferentially to Pohl.

"However, it's still a few hours until dawn. Master D'Velderan, could we impose upon your hospitality and catch a few hours' rest here? I'm afraid that by the time Master Marcela and I were able to find lodging of our own, dawn would be here."

 

[DEFCON 1]

'Absolutely, my dear. You are indeed welcome. You both are. And as I am just as curious as the two of you regarding this note, I will certainly accompany you both to the Broken Anvil tomorrow morning.'

He smiles warmly at the two of them, but puts an extra large heaping of warmth when looking at Tai.

'We have a guest room just down this hall here with a single bed...' he points with his right hand... 'and there is also quite enough space in the master bedroom if either of you would care to share it with me.'

He makes the pointed comment mainly towards Tai to see if perhaps she would take him up on it, but not so obvious that he couldn't deny his intentions if she became offended by his presumption.

'There is quite enough room for two people and I can assure you the feather-down mattress is much more comfortable that the third option, which is out here on the sofa.'

He motions to the sofa that Tai and Zane are both currently sitting on.

'Let me make up the guest room for one of you, and the two of you can decide who will stay in there and who will either take the master bedroom or sleep out here. I leave it to you to decide.'

And on his "I leave it to you to decide" he looks straight at Tai when he says it and gives as large, warm and inviting a smile as he possibly can. Usually when Pohl goes through all this work in order to find a sleeping partner, the woman he chooses is usually on the lower end of the intelligence scale (and thus easier for him to bed), but things have been going so well (in his mind at least) that perhaps he'll get lucky and Tai will take him up on it. A woman of her beauty, grace, and conviction would certainly add to his already over-inflated opinion of his own self-worth.

He turns and walk down the hall to the guest room to prepare it.

 

[Karl Green]

Zanick 'Zane' Marcela, human wizard

Zane turns slightly red and pulls out a large leather bound book, adding "Well I need to study my books. I can just sit here, with some tea, maybe a bite to eat and good light and I will be fine"

Quickly settling in, he pulls the book open and starts reading and loses himself in the arcana script smiling slightly at is power and mystery I really should have had a light prepared last night... next time I will be prepared and not get cut down by the first thing that comes along

 

[Delemental]

Once Pohl is out of the room, Tai sighs and shakes her head at the man's blatantly obvious innuendo. She's not quite certain how she should handle it. She knows that they will need Pohl's help to get to the Broken Anvil, and of course they are currently imposing on his hospitality. Neither of which, of course, is sufficient reason for Tai to leap into bed with the man. Mostly she is stymied by her own unfamiliarity with such matters; Pohl's reaction to her is not one she receives from most people - mostly due to her race but also because of her calling, even though Boldrei does not forbid such pursuits to her clergy.

Tai ponders the situation for a moment, and decides that she will continue to ignore Pohl's lusts for now. Maybe he will back off if I don't accept his offer tonight, she thinks. And if not, then I'll have to say something about it. Tai has sworn she will live her life free of duplicity, and allowing someone to carry an incorrect assumption about her without challenging it is not much better than purposely deceiving them.

Tai then yawns before she can stop herself. She hasn't slept well the past few days, being new to the city and having to deal with her father's legal matters and the memories associated with the man. She looks at Zane.

"If you intend to stay here and read, then I'll take the guest room and get what rest I can. And I promise that I will get around to answering the question you asked in the Sleeping Snake - I just think that neither of us is ready to start a long conversation at this very moment."

With that she will stand, gather her things, and head down the hall to the guest room, where she will likely bump into Pohl. "Thank you again for letting us stay here, Master D'Velderan. It seems that Master Marcela is going to read on the sofa, so I'll be staying here." She will enter the guest room and close the door. After preparing for sleep, she leans her spear against the door in such a way that it would fall if the door opened, and tucks her dagger under her pillow (not because of any particular suspicions regarding Pohl or Zane, but simply out of habit - life as a wandering changeling priestess of Boldrei doesn't always include a respect for privacy from others).

 

[DarkMaster]

The night passes without any external incident. Zane still reading sees throught the tower window the first light of the sun slowly appearing. The sight of the light through the various towers of Sharn is spectacular. Zane might have miss the convention but he might see and experience greater things in the days ahead.

OOC Feel free to add any nightly interaction inside the appartment.