Yeah, we're almost done. Don't worry, I'm sure we handle Pendrake - it's mostly RP from here on in. Good luck with the emergency.
Pendrake is able to quickly round up a captain, busily getting half-soused in a nondescript tavern. It doesn't take Pendrake too long to convince the man to take on Riffer - after all, a mage is always an asset, even if he happens to belong to the Blacklilies. In fact, the Blacklily is an added bonus - what ship captain hasn't feared a blacklily dock raid?
In short, Pendrake is able to convince the captain to take the mage on as "crew", for a longer voyage down to the south.
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Riffer chuckles at Vannon's name. "Nah, he's just our fence. Kind of a tool, too. And, I'm totally honest, here - we didn't know he was an Arimae. Hell, he knew nothing about the raid until he found a blacklily scarf in his house. We were a bit, um... surprised... to find him screaming at us when we showed up with his necklace. That's how we knew about you - he told us his brother had sent some people after us."
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It takes the better part of two hours to get Riffer to his ship, and to see him safely aboard. Afterwards the party regroups - and debates their next plan. Should the necklace be returned to Cassus, or should the local guard be informed?