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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Carlo-One" data-source="post: 8081852" data-attributes="member: 7015827">Rahnee gave her blessings to the Prince and the Council, while High Priest Iskar caught Darrow’s eye with a meaningful look as the company moved to depart the audience hall. Shanni, whose mood had improved considerably, sauntered off cockily while Darrow waved to his father Boirin, standing next to the Prince as the head of the guard. Once they reached the guest quarters hallway, Dermot said he would be starting to pack his things, echoed by Shanni. Darrow mentioned that he should stop by and see Iskar before they left, and that they should at least hear what Toran Goldfinder had to say. Rahnee said she was sure what he had to say should produce a good a laugh or two, while Shanni had a ruder comment. With that, everyone except Darrow went to their rooms to start readying their packs, while the dwarf went to talk to Lorn in the smithy.After a while, Darrow returned and roused the others, who were getting ready for bed, thinking it would be smart to make sure they got to see Iskar before their morning meeting with Goldfinder. Aerikoth put down the book he was studying and joined Darrow and Dermot as Rahnee and Shanni made themselves decent, Shanni sliding something from her pack into her boot as she finished. The five adventurers made their way to the temple, where they found Iskar and Darrow’s acolyte brother Andin.As Darrow bowed a greeting, Iskar welcomed them and mentioned that he had just been filling in Andin on what had occurred at the Council. The high priest confirmed that he had wanted to see Darrow before the meeting with Toran Goldfinder, then queried the group what they thought of the Council proceedings. Darrow thought it was interesting that Goldfinder wanted the items they found pretty bad, at least that seemed to be the case. Darrow explained that Andin’s warning ahead of the Council meeting was what had let them make the decision so quickly.Dermot commented that the coronation announcement had felt “a bit now-or-never” as the ranger put it; Iskar told him that he was wise to see that. The high priest asked if they had noted Toran's little dig at the Prince, with an allusion to his illness precipitating the closing off of the clan, which prompted a grunt from Dermot. Iskar remarked that even at the moment of the Prince's triumph, Toran still tried to undermine him. However, the high priest had seen the Prince's health improve, and the signs and portents were all good for the clan. Now was the time to make the Prince properly a King, he concluded, yet much could happen in the month before the coronation.Darrow said that meant Goldfinder was going to be desperate, while Rahnee advised that Iskar take very good care of Prince Dalgan during the next month. Iskar acknowledged this, but said he feared that whatever Toran planned would not be so obvious. Perhaps what he intended to speak to the company about would contain a clue to his plans, the high priest noted. Darrow promised to keep his ears open.Nudging Shanni, Dermot stated that the only thing of much significance they found in the old dragon’s crates was a nasty little knife. Iskar looked puzzled and wondered why Toran would care about that. Darrow observed that it was very heavily enchanted; Aerikoth had not seen anything its equal, including the clan’s ancestral axe Haelgrim. Iskar did not think it likely that Toran would want to wield it against the Prince. The wizard explained that its potent enchantments meant it could only be used by someone with a special kind of training. Iskar believed it was best that such an object did not remain with the Clan, part of why they do not trust objects not of dwarven make.Shanni eventually produced the enchanted short sword from her boot, after juggling it a bit and complaining that it was kind of “slippy”, like it didn’t belong in this world. She placed it on the ground and Iskar failed in an attempt to pick it up. This further reinforced his opinion that it was best not to deal with such items, but would leave it to them, to do what they willed with it outside Clan walls. He also advised them not to show it to Toran. Shanni slightly awkwardly scooped the weapon up and back into her possession.Rahnee mused that if Toran had a Shadowdancer, as they called them, at his call and were he to give that blade to the shadowdancer, the assassination of the Prince would be almost a deed done. Iskar said that none existed within Clan halls, as he would know if anyone had such skills, as Shanni asked what a shadowdancer was; Dermot also looked uncertain at the mention of the name. Rahnee asserted that she knew two in Waterdeep and called them special kinds of thieves, trained to slip through space by way of shadows. Shanni looked a little dubious at that. Aerikoth confirmed that was the training and skills the sword required of any that would wield it. After some additional banter, Iskar advised them to rest well and have their minds be alert on the morrow.</blockquote>

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