"Please don't kill them," Haldrivar says to Devata; "I wish to interrogate them after you have finished. I have ways to be very persuasive."
The hooded head tilts at Artemis. "I read that as 'find them' not 'find the m'. Though I suppose if someone were using a coded message as such, there could be double meanings. I do not know."
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"Well if yah don' have any more tah say we best go look for this M, or them, or wha' ever it may be." Ulrich states, rather forcefully. "I may nah be good at thinkin', but I'll bet we coul' find something if we try."
The red-robed head looks up a little bit, then nods. "In fact, I do remember something I heard on the streets earlier today. Apparently, some people in the less wealthy parts of town have begun acting... disturbingly. According to a tale my sources have heard, one man nailed his wife's hands to a door, then lit their house on fire. A child is rumored to have butchered his grandparents, and was found eating their flesh from the bone. You must understand, these are rumors and nothing more. I have not been able to validate or disprove them. I sent an investigator, but he found no evidence of anything of the sort. Perhaps you should start there."
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Artemis just looks down and shakes his head. He then mutters to himself, Why would anyone do something like that? He picks up his head and rest it in his finger tips as he starts rambling out loud to himself. Then again, they might not be true. But who would want to start rumors like those. We could ask around about them, but the streets can't be trusted for info like that all of the time. For that matter, could we even trust the witnesses? Artemis suddenly jerks his head up in shock. Sorry about that, I start thinking out loud sometimes when I'm confused.
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"Those are all good questions," the dragon king says to Artemis. "Perhaps you should hurry off to find the answers. I'll be here if you need to contact me."
Haldrivar walks through the door that he entered from. At that moment, Weatherby walks back into the room. "Lord Haldrivar said you might need someone to lead you back out of the castle. It is rather large, isn't it? Well, follow me, follow me."
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Ulrich gets up to follow Weatherby, hurrying and stumbles a bit before getting his footing steady.
"Ay' this place is huge. I don' think I could figure out where I was if I go' lost."
Weatherby leads the group through the maze-like halls back to the doors. Night has fallen outside. The full moon casts a brilliant light onto the streets, turning them into rivers of quicksilver. The shadows seem especially dark when contrasted with the glaring shine of the moon.
Weatherby nods at a nearby doorway, and there is a slight movement in the shadows as someone shifts positions restlessly. "Lord Haldrivar wishes you to speak with his investigator; the one who was assigned to the rumors of strange behavior. His name is David. I'll be going now."
A tall man in a wide-brimmed hat and a long leather coat steps forward. He's got a five o'clock shadow, a very strong jawline, and handsome features. His eyes, however, have a disquieting look. Like there's nothing there. No emotion, no concern, no pity. You immediately get the feeling that this is a very dangerous man. "Howdy. Name's David. Please, walk with me."
David strolls down the stairs of Haldrivar's castle, not looking to see if the group is following. Weatherby gives the party a wave as he re-enters the castle.
"I hear Haldrivar is assigning you to investigate the rumors," David says in a conversational tone. "Been there. Didn't find squat."
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After David's last line, Artemis just chuckles a bit. Sorry, but if your primary job is investigations and you didn't find anything about these rumors, then how far does Haldrivar expect us to get? Artemis' face then turns to a more serious look, Unless he wants us to help you with the investigations.
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"Perhaps it is simply a matter of faces that have become too familiar," Devata suggests; "In which case we strangers to this land can inquire more deeply."
"Let's just say he considers my skills... limited," David says in a slightly annoyed voice. "I'm a competent investigator, but I dislike using magic. I believe he thinks a group with a mage in it can uncover more than I did. And if all else fails, I guess you could be his bodyguards or something."
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"I see," Devata says with a demure smile; "I think the old man may be of some assistance. As for myself, I dabbled in some sorcery for a time when I held vigil over caravan routes for a wizard, but it was not for me."
"Well I don' thin' I could help with magic, but if he woul' be needed protecting, I can help there." Ulrich adds. "But I'm wonderin' if he needs magic, why he couldn' use his own?"
David rolls his eyes at Ulrich. "You really think he wants to go wandering outside of his castle after what's happened to three of the others?"
David's empty eyes glance down at Ulrich's flasks of alcohol. "Maybe you should stop hitting the ale so hard. Then you'd be able to reason out these simple things."
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"I ne'er was a smart one, if anythin', I think clearer wit' it. Beside, he don' need to walk around to use magic, I think." Ulrich responds, a trifle indignant.
The hooded head tilts at Artemis. "I read that as 'find them' not 'find the m'. Though I suppose if someone were using a coded message as such, there could be double meanings. I do not know."
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"Do you have any leads as to where we might look first?" She asks.
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Haldrivar walks through the door that he entered from. At that moment, Weatherby walks back into the room. "Lord Haldrivar said you might need someone to lead you back out of the castle. It is rather large, isn't it? Well, follow me, follow me."
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"Ay' this place is huge. I don' think I could figure out where I was if I go' lost."
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Weatherby nods at a nearby doorway, and there is a slight movement in the shadows as someone shifts positions restlessly. "Lord Haldrivar wishes you to speak with his investigator; the one who was assigned to the rumors of strange behavior. His name is David. I'll be going now."
A tall man in a wide-brimmed hat and a long leather coat steps forward. He's got a five o'clock shadow, a very strong jawline, and handsome features. His eyes, however, have a disquieting look. Like there's nothing there. No emotion, no concern, no pity. You immediately get the feeling that this is a very dangerous man. "Howdy. Name's David. Please, walk with me."
David strolls down the stairs of Haldrivar's castle, not looking to see if the group is following. Weatherby gives the party a wave as he re-enters the castle.
"I hear Haldrivar is assigning you to investigate the rumors," David says in a conversational tone. "Been there. Didn't find squat."
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She follows him gracefully, her lips pursed to break her silence.
"I suspected as much," She says thickly; "To where are we going now?"
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David's empty eyes glance down at Ulrich's flasks of alcohol. "Maybe you should stop hitting the ale so hard. Then you'd be able to reason out these simple things."
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