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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Toric_Arthendain" data-source="post: 2662809" data-attributes="member: 9833">Daeric stoops down and determines that the merchant is indeed dead from a well-placed knife wound in the chest.  He then stands and starts towards the front door, hoping to catch a glimpse of the killer.Kensel and Fensel both take swings at Carvar again but in the smoky darkness both swing wildly.  Brod follows the lead of the other two thugs and punches Kadramis.  Kadramis sidesteps the blow and Brod's fist crashes into the same support beam that shattered the jug seconds before.  Brod curses, in obvious pain.Feet set, ready to defend himself against further attack, Carvar again lashes out at Kensel but his swing is also wild.  Angered by the shattering of his jug, Kadramis punches Brod squarely in the nose.  The thug, whose hand was already hurting, rocks backwards on his heels and nearly falls over a chair behind him but somehow keeps his feet.Cira moves to where the woman is hiding under the table.  "Let's get you out of here, no?" she whispers calmly. "There must be light in the kitchen, we can leave that way."Less than half a minute has passed since the lights went out.  Before any further violence can take place, everyone's attention is drawn to the front door where several men with torches appear in the doorway.  They wear the patches of the town guard, and already have their weapons drawn.  The thin, waxed paper windows on the bottom floor begin to glow with flickering light from the outside, suggesting the guard have the other exits covered as well.  The largest of the men in the doorway calls out in a booming voice, "Everyone stop where they are!  I'm Captain Macklin.  This is a guard matter now!"  The quick response indicates that someone must have tipped the guard that there would be trouble here tonight.With light from the guard torches, the tavern is again illuminated enough to see.  The merchant is dead.  Not only is there a knife wound in his chest, there is a knife stuck in his back as well.  He clutches a scrap of paper in his hand.  Another knife sits where it was thrown by the killer, about five feet away from Daeric and on the floor.  A plain wet cloak lies between the merchant's body and the front door.Kensel, Fensel and Brod appear ready to make a run for it.  Captain Macklin says, "Easy now, we've got the place surrounded.  If you've done nothing wrong, you've got nothing to fear.  The Sharda will know if you're guilty or not."You all know that the Sharda are a new law enforcement agency in the city known for being incorruptible.  They were created by Judge Nevermind in response to corruption in the watch and guard.The woman comes out from under the table she was hiding under.  Kensel, Fensel and Brod relax a bit, appearing resigned to the fact that they are being arrested and will need to go quietly.Macklin says, "If you'll all hand over your weapons, we'll take you before Judge Nevermind and the Sharda to answer some questions."</blockquote>

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