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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Carlo-One" data-source="post: 8220742" data-attributes="member: 7015827">Perhaps tired of Tagreth’s words, or simply needing to study his spells, Aerikoth retired to a side part of the cave with his summoned bear, asking not to be disturbed. The Fire Knives leader continued verbally sparring with his three remaining captors, attempting to undermine their confidence in each other and dangling the promise of riches in front of them, but they refused to bite. Dermot did a thorough search of the man, extracting some potions and jewelry from his pouches.Since they were being so chatty, as Darrow put it, he asked Tagreth if the noble could tell them about how he had arrived in Tallwell, seeing as how he got there ahead of the adventurers. For once the Cormaeril lord did not appear to dissimulate, instead with an evil grin telling them that there was an escape portal in the bowels of Castle Cormaeril. He stated that only those of noble blood had its secret, enabling them to take a one-way trip that deposited them in a field near Tallwell.After some more back-and-forth with their prisoner, Shanni being notably riled about the two murders which Tagreth had committed, the three adventurers decided to march Tagreth back to Tallwell and turn him over to the guards there. When he saw the bedraggled-looking noble, Guard Captain Calen questioned Darrow, Dermot and Shanni about how they knew he was the one responsible for the deaths of his guardsmen. Despite Tagreth’s protestations of innocence, the adventurers stated they had all heard him confess, as well as noting various pieces of evidence, including the thin blade found in his possession which no doubt would match the wounds on the corpses. Calen, his face impassively neutral, took possession of the prisoner, saying that their word was the only thing needed.The three then stopped at the Mayor’s house, in order to inform him of Tagreth’s capture. He was very pleased to hear that they had caught the “ghost” and considered their suggestion about keeping up the stories of the ghosts of Hallton’s victims inhabiting the manor, to help discourage anyone else from going there. They then quizzed the mayor about having seen any signs of the Cormaeril portal’s egress point in a nearby field, but there seemed to be no knowledge of such a thing in the village. Nonetheless, their enthusiasm for exploration undimmed now that it was no longer raining, Darrow, Dermot and Shanni roamed the fields and country tracks near the village, searching for something that might be a sign.</blockquote>

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