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Message: <blockquote data-quote="megamania" data-source="post: 948867" data-attributes="member: 9255">UNDER A DARKSUNSEGMENT 081“No Room Service”“How much?!?!”  Next place“You’re Kidding!” Next Place“Oh- You can take that price and…..”After the fifth place to stay within Salt View proved too expensive, Mania and Cosa decided to tempt fate and check out the tent city outside the cavern.  The prices here were 5 Ceramics apiece and a clear understanding there was no liability for stolen or broken goods.  Sarcastically, Mania asked about room service.  The owner produced possibly the ugliest human(ish) girl he had even seen.  “For an extra ceramic, your woman can…” He is cut off as Cosa slams down the required coins and turns fuming.  “Ahh com’on Cosa- lets at least hear this out.”They sit in the hot and stuffy tent.  There is little privacy within.  The entire tent is 25x25 feet.  Tied ropes act as hangers for thin blankets that act as the walls between the four “rooms” here.  Cosa uncurls her sleeping roll and curses under her breath.  “I hope they don’t snore.”Darkness creeps along slowly.  The noise slowly increases however.  Mania looks under the tent flap and sees several other travelers walk by headed into the cavern.  More concerned with his tent and Cosa he stays.  About twenty minutes later music can be heard again.  “Does this place ever sleep?” thinks Mania before resuming his watch.An hour later, the worse happens.  A fat large man in the next tent over begins snore.  Cosa wakes up catching Mania dozing off.  “I believe this is happening to us.  I would rather be in Nibenay fighting the templars than this.”  Cosa tries to cover her head with Mania’s sleeping covers.  Mania hears a loud thump and the snoring ends.  Looking out in curiosity, he just catches sight of a person’s small club.  Either the man was robbed or he woke up the wrong person.  After this, Mania remains awake easily even when it becomes his turn to sleep.The next day comes and they are forced to seek out food.  The food is over priced, over spiced and over cooked.  “We need to find the Silent One and get out of here.”“The silent One I hear?” comes a soft voice.Mania turns and sees a ½ Elf maiden.  More importantly, he sees she has a small club similar to the one used as a peacemaker.  “I am Graze.  I too am seeking the Silent One.  I hear she knows where the Catacombs of Bellinda are located.  I just would love to go there to see the place.  You are…?” She asks. “Ah…travels from the west” answers Cosa.  Eyeing the girl with a great deal of suspicion.“I also.  By any chance are you Mania of the Gith Horde?” she asks Mania.“The Gith Horde…?” he says looking at Cosa to get a reaction from her.“No he is not.  You must be mistaken.” She says with a tight frown.“Oh…I was wondering if the lyrics were correct.  “The Gith Horde is becoming quite popular in Nibenay any even in Gulg.  I was hoping to introduce it here first.”“The Gith Horde…. is a story or song about…Mania?” asks Mania with an obvious hint of ego.Cosa knows where this is going and knows better than to try to stop it.  “I am sure we will hear it sometime soon then.  However, we must be going.”They continue onward into the cavern once more.  After a few misdirections and wrong turns they locate the place where the Silent One lives.  Around noon, they find the herbal house where she is believed to live.A small-framed man is sweeping sand and silt from the front entrance.  He was obviously an elder man but showed a sparkle in his eyes that suggested his mind was as sharp as anyone Mania had meant before.“Welcome and good day, what may I do for you today?” he asks.“I am looking for The Silent One.  A child suggested she lived here.  Does she?” asks Cosa.“Aye, she does.  If you look for answers to Bodach she will not see you.”  The old man stands upright trying to look defiant.  His scraggly white beard hangs down to his stomach.“Bodach…?”  Says Mania.  “I was sent here by a…. spirit…” He rolls his eyes knowing how absurd that just sounded.Two gentle thumps sound from within.  The old man seemly jumps at it.   “Yes…Yes I will do so now.  Please, she would like to see you afterall.”The two step inside.</blockquote>

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