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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Telsar" data-source="post: 1769099" data-attributes="member: 18837">Flashback, T’aria’s AmbushIn the dead end alley, the half-demon’s convert seems to have his gaze fixated on his now bloody dagger.  As T’aria’s words sink in his muddled mind, he says “I know where Quentin’s Cubbyhole is… they ran me away from there last month.”  Looking at his ‘friend’ bleeding for just a moment, he then says “I can take ya there, mistress.  Jusht follow me.”  The man leads her through the night down some twisting streets, and eventually brings her to a ramshackle, but large, two-story building on a dark street, with a lantern burning on the porch.  This place doesn’t look very impressive, but perhaps that’s the point.The man looks at T’aria, his eyes a little less bloodshot.  “Ya said I’d be rewarded… but I know that’s probably a lie.  Why wouldja bother?  But I just hope I been useful enough that you’ll spare me, ma’am.  I could be useful again someday.  Dad used to say ‘Ivan, always mind yer betters’, and since you is a demon, yer definitely that.”  The man stands there, still holding his dagger but in a downward angle, the blood on it dried, clearly awaiting his fate.Current, Inside Boone’s AntiquesAfter a few minutes, Sunedilar hears a guard say “There, that should keep him alive.  Hey, why do you think this urgrosh of his is glowing like this?”  The other says “No idea, probably magic.  Hmmmm… you know, Modrin didn’t even mention a glowing weapon.  Bet he doesn’t know about it.  We can sell it, get paid a little bonus… that is, if you can keep your mouth shut.”  The other heartily agrees, and shortly thereafter, they drag an unconscious Aligor out through the front door, which they shut behind them.  They leave the corpses of Leeza and Hex, presumably planning to deal with them later.On the way to a public stableAccalon and Lydia travel a bit farther down the road towards their destination, and then they hear more hooves.  Again hiding, they soon see three mounted guardsman run down the perpendicular street they saw the other three horses on.  The guards are clearly in a hurry, not even looking their direction, perhaps chasing the first three horses.  Accalon and Lydia will have to cross that street in order to reach the stables, but given the guardsmen’s speed and preoccupation, they may not have any problems, unless the guards turn back for some reason.[Still waiting on Lydia for info on where her horse would be.  And for an idea on what Accalon and Lydia want to do.]Current (later than the Boone fight), near Max’s Martial Training SchoolAlicia looks around, but doesn’t see the man she first hurt, the man with the money… he’s apparently long gone.  While Alicia jumps on the cart, the horses pulling it come to a stop from the sudden extra weight, and the man with the crossbow, still at long range, takes a shot at Alicia.  Even though the cart is providing cover, he manages to get a lucky shot and his quarrel scratches the half-ogre’s neck, causing a decent sized wound.[The guard managed to roll high and hit, doing 7 points of damage.  That was just one round… you said ‘barring the unexpected’, and him managing to shoot you probably wasn’t expected.  He’s still just a little too far away for you to charge him.  Are you still breaking open the cart, or doing something else?][Characters by initiative, damage:Alicia, HPs: 9/261 City Guard, unhurt(everyone else fled or dead)]</blockquote>

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