Novices of the White Tower IC - Part 1

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Spoiler: OOC

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Sorry, I think I totally missed that Ella woke the lookout up.

And regarding Trace. We'll probably do it case by case if that's alright. Seeing someone once is not enough, but interacting with them for 5 minutes should do it. As general guidelines.

Ella's weave quickly sets about repairing the damage done to the lookout, and as he wakes he glances around groggily. "Wha-what happened?" he mumbles.

The innkeeper is clearly already on edge, and doesn't take kindly to Ella's overtures, but still he recognises the authority of Tar Valon and answers quickly "No mistress, no. Well that one there is a good for nothing lay about. Sam, Sem... something like that. Seen him a couple of times, but I didn't know what his friends were up to. Elinar Sedai will have ma' skin!"

Cirelyn's weave spins out, hovering above the novices for a second before beginning to resonate. Cirelyn feels a tug pulling against her net of Spirit: beyond the courtyard and further into the city. Along with this tugging, Cirelyn begins to feel a sense of eagerness and curiosity that is not her own, tinged with apprehension. Both sensations last briefly, but Cirelyn now knows where to go!

Spoiler: Trace

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Cirelyn senses that Lilleah is about 500 feet away to the South west.

For their part, Lilleah and Nicaene's pursuit is not going to plan. Having leaped into the fray with such zeal earlier, Nicaene is now beginning to flag: the pair of thieves are getting further and further away! Even Lilleah's spirited effort isn't enough; clearly a life in the Tower has not prepared her for chasing through the streets. Luckily though, her trips to the city have helped and Lilleah leads her friend down an alley to the side. Thgough Nicaene is confused Lilleah knows that it is much quicker to head through a few of these streets than the main thoroughfare of the Alindaer Road, which will be packed in such a season.

The pair scurry along and rejoin the main road further down, and as hoped the girls are now in front of the thieves! The roguish men dart down a side street and the girls shadow them, running parallel before finally cutting across into a junction.

They've found themselves in an old part of Tar Valon (well, it's all ancient, but this part looks it and looks like it hasn't seen a caring hand in quite a while). The two men drop their belongings, fear evident on their faces, but they draw their swords anyway. And soon it becomes evident why, the four are not alone in the street as two women in similar rough attire enter down a side street. The older of the two shouts to Nicaene and Lilleah in a coarse voice: "Pretty sure two lovely girls like you shouldn't be here all alone." There's arrogance to the woman's words and she hefts what looks like a pretty weighty cudgel. The girl with her is tall and lanky and lets two knives run through her hands whilst the other woman talks.

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If it comes to combat then you're both going before any of your opponents, so feel free to post your actions.

And here's a map of much lesser quality, but it shows where everyone is standing so hopefully that's alright.

Edit: The thieves are R1 and R2, the older woman with the cudgel is W1 and woman with knives is W2