[Game Thread] Chapter 1: The Dark City

[SirDaemos]

Daeron and Aegro "Both of you will accompany me to Feric's manor. If I sense anything from either of you, you will be left in the street more than likely dead. Now follow me and keep a low profile." With that she walked out the door.

Gestiil Taking Gestiil's queue, "Of course my good man, but let's test it my shop, these busy streets are not place to test that." He turned and walked into an alley close by.

Katar "I am your savior, without me you would be on your way back to your father. He hired two goons to get you home by any means necessary and you felt the result of those means. Lucky for you, nobody of your lineage gets in or out of this city without me knowing." He was staring unblinking at Katar a pleasant gentle smile never leaving his face. "You will find out soon enough who I am really am and why you are here, for now eat. I suggest you drink that vial next to your wine, you will feel a lot better." With that he stood and started walking to a door to his right.

Nar'estahl The man's eyes narrowed, "I already told you, it is the man standing behind you and I refuse to say anymore with him around to hear."

[ManicMonky]

Gestiil hands the gadget to the shopkeeper with a smile and follows him down the ally to his store.

[Foxtrot]

Katar watched as the man started to leave. It made sense. The caller really was in a foreign world society-wise. It would have been foolish to think that he could have just shown up in town and stay in an expensive room at the inn would go unnoticed by those in the know. A lesson he would remember for the future. As it was he had two choices. He could eat his meal and wait to see what happens next with his mysterious savior or he could try to escape by fighting his way past a rather large Ronso. Katar took a bite of the food. Now was not the time to fight. Not if he wanted some answers. Plus it was far easier to let things play out before taking action if he was to take the proper action that was.

[SirDaemos]

Gestiil The engineer took the first door to his right heading down the alley. As Gestiil stepped into the room he saw a fairly bare room with a workbench set up in the corner with a few tools and parts strewn about. "This is not my actual shop but a friend of mine lets me use this space for quick fixes and tweaks while I sell my goods." He walked up to the bench and opened one of the drawers. He pulled out a piece of paper and a writing utensil. He began to draw on the piece of paper. "Here is a quick map of where I need you to go instructions about the part.” It only took him a minute before he handed Gestiil the piece of paper. The map and the drawings on it were all very neatly done even with the speed at which they were drawn. ”You will also need this.” He handed Gestiil an adjustable wrench. “Bring me that part and I will tell you all I know, any questions?”

Katar   Katar could feel the cool liquid running down his throat into his stomach. From there it spread throughout his body revitalizing him. His grogginess began to fade and his dull headache began to disappear. Within a matter of moments he felt as good as new, as if he had never been hurt at all.

[ManicMonky]

"And what should happen if I were to get caught," Gestiil asked as he looked at the map that was handed to him. "I highly doubt it would be good for you if I were to tell them why I was there. Is this place well guarded? Or perhaps there is a time of day or night that things are unguarded?" Gestiil was a gambler through and through of course, but even he knew that luck could only carry someone so far. He preferred to 'stack his deck' as others would say.

After the engineers' reply, Gestiil continued, "How long do I have to complete this task for you? I am a busy man and had planned on leaving the city come sunrise tomorrow."

[silversed]

Thinking on this, Nar'estahl turned to the red haired man, shrugged and said quietly, "Looks like he's a bit timid with you here, would you be willing to let me talk to 'em a bit more, by myself?" He gave a subtle glare, and with this, a living glow of energy came to life in the Nu Mou's eyes.

[Sprodric]

Without a word, Aegro threw the hood of his cloak up and hid his sword in its folds. He signaled Rift to heel at his side with a quick gesture of his hand. With that he walked out the door, feeling alone with his brooding thoughts.

[Foxtrot]

With nothing more to do than wait Katar continued to eat the meal laid out for him. The caller took the strange vial laid out for him and examined it for a moment. So far his benefactor had shown no intention of harming him. On the contrary, he had been more than generous in his attempts to help the young man. Katar took a drink of the vial and soon found himself drinking the entire vial. Soon all of his fatigue and pain began to disappear. In fact Katar felt as good as new all of the sudden.

[SirDaemos]

Aegro and Daeron As they navigated the streets, the surrounding buildings started getting more and more expensive looking. They passed through an alley and walked out to a residential street. A block away a group of guards were walking in their direction. One of the guards eyed them suspiciously and then shouted “Hey! Stop right there!” With that Aria took off down the street in the opposite direction, “follow me closely” she shouted back at Aegro and Daeron.   They turned into the next nearest alley. She jumped a couple crates, Aegro and Rift close behind easily clearing the obstacles. Daeron made to leap but tripped and into the crates creating a lot of noise. The ruckus lead the guards right to him. Aria did not stop moving for a second.   They kept running until there were no more signs that the guards were following them. The guards seemed to be satisfied with catching one of them because the pursuit had seemed to end there. Aria stuck to the alleyways for another half an hour or so and eventually emerged into the residential area with many large mansions around them. Aria lead Aegro to one such mansion, past the guards at the gate and up to the entrance. She knocked at the door and a small slot opened, 2 eyes peering out. The slot slammed closed and the door swung open. She walked Aegro into a large dining room with a bored looking Ronso watching a young man at a table with far too much food for one person. “Looks like you are in time for something to eat. Griff, watch over this one as well if you wouldn’t mind,” she turned to Aegro, “Ferric will call on you soon. Please stay here and be polite, Griff is far less lenient than I.” With that she started to head towards the door.

Nar’estahl “Fine by me, but since you can’t really be trusted yet, I will have to lock you in here with him.” He leaned closer to Nar’estahl in order to whisper something to him, “when you are finished push on the rock under the sconce by the door that has a small runic symbol on it. You will be here alone with him until then.” He stepped out the passageway without waiting for an answer and the door started to close, sealing Nar’estahl in with the spy.

Gestiil “Just so happens that he is out of town on business. He has a guard but the man is a drunkard, if he is even there he will probably be passed out in a few hours, if not already. Be wary though, if the man is awake he is quite a terror with a sword, even while drunk. Other than the guard, his place is pretty locked down but his cellar entrance lock has been in a terrible state for years, a solid whack with that wrench would be enough to dislodge it more likely than not. From there you could get up into the main shop through the trap door. After I am done peddling my wares for the day, I will return here to spend the night.”

Katar   OOC Depending on what Aegro does your part may change, I will update as soon as possible. If he decides to follow Aria the whole way, you may start up conversation right away if you would like.

[ManicMonky]

Gestiil bowed and said, "Very well. I shall depart at once." He left the little shop they had been in and set out for his new destination. It didn't take long to reach the place. He looked around to see if anyone was watching as he got closer to the building. He was hoping to sneak around the back to the cellar door with out being noticed.

Once he got to the cellar he was able to see that the lock indeed was in quite a bad state and would easily break. He took the wrench out and gave the lock a solid hit.

[Sprodric]

Aegro eyed Griff appraisingly. Deciding to make the best of the situation he had been forced into, Aegro walked over to the table and popped a couple pieces of cheese into his mouth, grabbed a goblet and poured himself some wine. After taking a whiff he sipped at the wine. "A good vintage eh Griff? Hope you don't mind if Rift joins us at the table, he has a taste for fine cheeses."

Aegro made a quick hand gesture, and Rift jumped up onto the table and began feasting noisily.

[Foxtrot]

Katar looked up at the newcomer and his... pet? For lack of a better word considering that a wolf was not a standard companion for most people. He took another bite of food and the realization that he was no longer in a civilized setting took hold. After all, no one let's there animals climb upon the table during a meal. It was uncouth to say the least. The woman who had brought this ruffian mentioned the name Ferric. So that was the name of his mysterious host. At least he assumed it was.

"Perhaps you can get your dog off the table," Katar spoke up, "It really is rude toward both the guests and the host."

[silversed]

Nar'estahl watched as the door closed and turned to address the captive. "Now, we've got some privacy. Let's have it then. Our situations are not dissimilar, the difference being the place where our loyalties lie. You were brought here because you were snooping around, as was I, albeit for different reasons. Also like you, I am not entirely at liberty to walk out of here on my own volition. You could work with me to get out of this mess or, I could leave here and then you're back at the mercy of our host." At this, he gestured towards the door and shrugged. "What will it be good sir?"