"Please excuse Faust, he appears eager to begin, not a fault in itself, but to forgo introductions. I am Xiras and it is a pleasure to meet you and has I stated before, this" he gestures to Faust "is Faust. Kira mentions you would elaborate further on the task once we arrived.
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Smile your day could be worse, so I did smile and it was worse.
I...enjoy eagerness, but yes introductions must be had. Please, gentlemen, have a seat.
She says with a wave of her hand. As she does, seemingly from out of the shadows, infront of her desk form two overstuffed black leather chairs.
The goal of your mission is to capture the man so that information can be gathered about why he is attacking my estate. How you go about subduing him is of little concern to me, just so long as the task is completed with his mind intact.
Before I layout my plan are their any questions or concerns that either of you would like to voice?
Xiras takes the seat on the left and settles in. Its feels good to sit in a comfy chair, the bats may have been fun, but certainly were not comfortable
"No concerns, or questions so far, I'm ready to begin"
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Smile your day could be worse, so I did smile and it was worse.
A crimson shade crosses Faust's face as Xiras felt the need to apologize for him. He had forgotten to give her their names.
He never was, good at talking to people, especially in such a formal environment as this. Perhaps I should just let Xiras do the talking.
He slides down to his seat and tries to appear invisible, shaking his head when Athy asks about any concerns.
As you have been told the attacker is a White Magic user with a fondness for Clerics and that he has been attacking the farms on the outskirts of my Estate. Luckily, for me he started his attacks at the start of Harvest. Most of the crops have been harvested. All that remains are crops to the North.
She points at the area of farm land that she is referring to on the map.
The farmer there has been told to hold off harvesting until the Mage has been taken care of. This is where you two come in. You are going to be sent to his farm house as guards and lie in wait for him to attack. If all goes according to plan he should be easily captured. Do both of you understand what needs to be done?
Excellent. I shall have a coach prepared for your trip out to the farm.
She closes her eyes and whispers something. When she opens them again a smile crosses her face.
In the mean time would the two of you like to dine with me?
Athy says as she stands. She walks over to one of the book cases that line the wall and pulls one of the books and lets it slide back. Once it is back in place thecase that she is standing in front of slides back into the wall and then shifts to the left revealing a hidden dining hall.
Come, let us feast.
Faust was surprised at the hidden dining room, then found that he shouldn't have been so shocked. A big, expensive mansion like this was bound to have secret rooms. He follows their host into the dining room, eagerly awaiting to find out what kind of food rich people ate.
Xiras followed after the other two in the now revealed dining hall. The was surprising not due to the fact it was there but that it was so large, usually a hidden space is for keeping secrets, not entertaining, unless of course entertaining was your secret.
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Inside the dining hall they find many of the people whom they saw outside staring at them as they entered the Manor. Athy leads them towards the head of the largest table. As they travel along they see that the tables are fulled with most delicious food gathered from around the plane. Once they get to the head of the table they find Kira sitting and eating. Athy takes the seat at the very head of the table.
Xiras was suprised to see Kira back here, he expected her to be in Estark still or travelling back by carriage such as the one that pulled up outside Quen's Tavern, which would take longer to arrive than the few hours since they had parted ways. This aroused his curiousity, surely a lady of her status would not travel by bat.
Knowing that the postion next to Lady Athy would be a prestigious position and that it would be presumptuous of him to take it, he decides to take the seat next Kira, this way he can show status but not claim so much as to be arrogant and maybe find out how she got here so quickly. He hopes Faust will not make a blunder at the table like the one before, he seems smart enough just a little naive.
He heads to his selected seat
"Lady Kira, a pleasure to see you again is this seat taken?"
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Faust follows Xiras to the table and looks for an empty seat. Upon seeing one he sits down, and looks to Athy, certain that it would be rude for him to feast before their host does. Seeing Kira there, he wonders whether she had to take the bat here like he and Xiras did, or whether she had a more comfortable means of transport. The sight of such a dignified lady on a bat doing the corkscrew would be a sight he'll pay money to see.
Faust didn't know where to begin. There were so many different kinds of food, some of them he had never even seen before. He opted to try out as many as he can, filling his plate with food that he has never tasted, having fun guessing what they will be like. Roast chicken I can have most days, but caviar? Not gonna pass up the opportunity. Rich people have this all the time, I bet it's delicious. Wonder what it's made of?
He almost forgot he was here on business.
Well...
Faust recalls the aerial stunt that the bat performed, how his world got turned upside down as the wind rushed past his head and the feeling of fear and panic mixed with the adrenaline of excitement gripped him in a whirlwind of emotions until he didn't know which way was up or down. He recalls the threat of gravity, the brief moment where he thought his hand had slipped from the reins, when his legs nearly gave way and he was sure he would plunge from the clouds straight into an earthy doom. It was good.
Xiras takes a delicate sip of the wine, enjoying the subtle tones. He enters a state he likes to think of as an eating frenzy, when the world around seems dull in comparison to his food, his fork hunts with predatory focus chasing olives around the plate until they tire and fall graciously onto the fork and into his mouth.
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Smile your day could be worse, so I did smile and it was worse.
Kira replies after taking a long drink from her glass. While they continue to eat another thrull walks up to Athy.
Pardon me, please. I shall be right back.
She says as she cleans her face of any chicken grease with her napkin and gets up. She puts her napkin in front of her plate and walksaway with the thrull.
The thrull reminds Faust of the reason they were here. Sooner or later they had to get down to business. I opt for later.
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I...enjoy eagerness, but yes introductions must be had. Please, gentlemen, have a seat.
She says with a wave of her hand. As she does, seemingly from out of the shadows, infront of her desk form two overstuffed black leather chairs.
The goal of your mission is to capture the man so that information can be gathered about why he is attacking my estate. How you go about subduing him is of little concern to me, just so long as the task is completed with his mind intact.
Before I layout my plan are their any questions or concerns that either of you would like to voice?
"No concerns, or questions so far, I'm ready to begin"
He never was, good at talking to people, especially in such a formal environment as this.
Perhaps I should just let Xiras do the talking.
He slides down to his seat and tries to appear invisible, shaking his head when Athy asks about any concerns.
She says as she pulls out a map of New Engdar.
As you have been told the attacker is a White Magic user with a fondness for Clerics and that he has been attacking the farms on the outskirts of my Estate. Luckily, for me he started his attacks at the start of Harvest. Most of the crops have been harvested. All that remains are crops to the North.
She points at the area of farm land that she is referring to on the map.
The farmer there has been told to hold off harvesting until the Mage has been taken care of. This is where you two come in. You are going to be sent to his farm house as guards and lie in wait for him to attack. If all goes according to plan he should be easily captured. Do both of you understand what needs to be done?
Subtlety and stealth. I can do that.
She closes her eyes and whispers something. When she opens them again a smile crosses her face.
In the mean time would the two of you like to dine with me?
"A meal sounds like just what I need right now, I accept your invitation."
Athy says as she stands. She walks over to one of the book cases that line the wall and pulls one of the books and lets it slide back. Once it is back in place thecase that she is standing in front of slides back into the wall and then shifts to the left revealing a hidden dining hall.
Come, let us feast.
Please sit Mages. Eat and enjoy.
Knowing that the postion next to Lady Athy would be a prestigious position and that it would be presumptuous of him to take it, he decides to take the seat next Kira, this way he can show status but not claim so much as to be arrogant and maybe find out how she got here so quickly. He hopes Faust will not make a blunder at the table like the one before, he seems smart enough just a little naive.
He heads to his selected seat
"Lady Kira, a pleasure to see you again is this seat taken?"
Kira replied. As Kira speaks Athy pulls a drumstick off of a roasted chicken and takes an ear of corn and puts them onto her plate.
Feel free to just dig in gentlemen, formalities need not be followed here.
How was your trip up?
The trip up was grand, it always feels good to be up in the clouds. A rather unconventional mode of transport though.
Xiras bites into a corn cob, then places down to reach for the merlot. He fills his glass, then offers the bottle to Kira
Roast chicken I can have most days, but caviar? Not gonna pass up the opportunity. Rich people have this all the time, I bet it's delicious. Wonder what it's made of?
He almost forgot he was here on business.
Kira said as she takes the bottle from Xiras and fills her glass.
And how was the trip for you Faust?
Faust recalls the aerial stunt that the bat performed, how his world got turned upside down as the wind rushed past his head and the feeling of fear and panic mixed with the adrenaline of excitement gripped him in a whirlwind of emotions until he didn't know which way was up or down. He recalls the threat of gravity, the brief moment where he thought his hand had slipped from the reins, when his legs nearly gave way and he was sure he would plunge from the clouds straight into an earthy doom.
It was good.
Kira replies after taking a long drink from her glass. While they continue to eat another thrull walks up to Athy.
Pardon me, please. I shall be right back.
She says as she cleans her face of any chicken grease with her napkin and gets up. She puts her napkin in front of her plate and walksaway with the thrull.
Xiras purges the thought from his mind, there is time for worrying later, he continues eating.
I opt for later.
He finishes a piece of roast turkey and washes it down with some red wine, then reaches out to grab whatever was left.