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  1. - Top - End - #1981
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    Sumner Kesh
    Sumner dismounts slowly, taking care to keep his cowl up. Flexing a gloved hand, he takes a deep breath and then opens the door to the building...
    If there's nothing out there, then what was that noise?

  2. - Top - End - #1982
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    Draven tied up his "horse" outside the inn, and followed after.
    Draven 'God-Slayer' Kheldravan - Dragon Shaman, healer, tank. "Balls-Driven Brute", officially retired.
    Runa Redgrave
    - Appears to be a Wizard, but looks can deceive. Angst-fueled daughter of immigrants.
    Kali Meliamne - Wild-Elf Monk with a disdain for injustice, clothing.
    Remus Rutgerson - Living perfection turned evil, trapped between revenge and redemption.

  3. - Top - End - #1983
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    Ismal

    Dismounting as well, Ismal follows the gentlemen into the inn. A thought occurs to her.

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    Ur-Jyn, can you find Azakan? I'd like to make sure that it's really him that we're meeting with.
    "We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be." Kurt Vonnegut

  4. - Top - End - #1984
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    Give me a moment... yes, that's him.

    Sumner opens the door and walks in, followed by the rest of you and the old man.
    Inside, the tavern is deserted except for the furthest table. Sitting at the table are three men. On the right is the Dar Ven you saw, with a black shield and a large backpack.
    In the middle is a Davethran wearing a wreath of flowers and a black robe with gold edging, in a foreign cut. He has red eyes. His jet-black hair matches his short black goatee, beneath a mouth that, opened to speak, reveals oversized fangs. While his skin is the normal shade of an Old Davethran, you can just see a few black dots around his eyes and the bottom of his ears. Azakan looks a little bit older than the last time Khorik, Kaleff and Sumner saw him, and a lot more tired.
    On the left sits another hulking Dar Ven, wearing a breastplate covered in runes, and with a huge sword on his back.
    There is a definite stench of decay in this room. The old man wrinkles his nose. He blurts out in his strong accent before any of you get to speak.
    Azakan, what is this about plague in Ral Misari? Is this true?
    Azakan raises one eyebrow. Plague? Interesting. No, there's no plague, the government simply doesn't want people finding out about what I did. You are perfectly safe.
    The man nods. Ah, I see. Very well. I leave you to talk to friends.
    He walks out the door, leaving you in the room alone with Azakan and his guards.
    Well, pull up a chair, says Azakan, waving at the chairs around the room.

  5. - Top - End - #1985
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    Sumner Kesh
    Showing remarkable composure considering the circumstances, Sumner bows deeply and then collects a couple of chairs, setting them down across from Azakan.

    Taking his seat, Sumner unclasps his borrowed cloak and removes it. With a rustle of feathers, his plumage springs back to shape and his emerald skin nearly glows in the secondhand light from the windows. He watches the Darven and Azakan for a reaction.
    If there's nothing out there, then what was that noise?

  6. - Top - End - #1986
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    Azakan's smile dissapears, replaced by a look of shocked horror. He just sits there, staring at Sumner. You... so it's true...
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  7. - Top - End - #1987
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    Ismal

    Filing inside with the others, Ismal tries to stand quietly...and then immediately joins in.

    Then you know what is happening to him.
    "We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be." Kurt Vonnegut

  8. - Top - End - #1988
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    Sumner Kesh
    Sumner rests his hands upon his knees observing Azakan closely.
    "I believe I know what you're thinking, your Lordship. But I am not becoming Gothul reborn."
    If there's nothing out there, then what was that noise?

  9. - Top - End - #1989
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    Azakan leans back, visibly shaken. No, you're not. If it were that simple, I'd just kill you.
    He sighs, head bowed. I thought I'd escape this, but I can't, can I. You're here to ask me to be Emperor, aren't you?

    Kaleff still has his Detect Thoughts spell active, but he finds that he is unable to read the minds of any of these three men.
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  10. - Top - End - #1990
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    Sumner Kesh
    Sumner keeps his gaze low.
    "I'm asking you to accept your duty and your hereditary right. But you needn't decide right now." He lifts his gaze to meet Azakan, reflecting a slightly weary look in his own eyes.
    "I also believe that your rulership would be good for Old Davethra; that you could foster an empire of men, instead of demons."
    Sumner blinks, slowly.
    "You would not create another Gothul or Vander Moross. Think on it, please."
    That said, the youth leans back in his seat, glancing at the Darven guards.
    "But I'm curious...It's been ten years for you since that...fateful day. What have you been doing all this time?"
    If there's nothing out there, then what was that noise?

  11. - Top - End - #1991
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    Azakan stares at Sumner despairingly. You don't have any idea what's going on, do you? Of course I don't have to decide straight away, it's already been decided. I have no alternative. As you say, it's my hereditary duty. My father decided for me. He puts his face in his hands, despairingly.

  12. - Top - End - #1992
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    Sumner Kesh
    Sumner furrows his brow, his relief at Azakan's decision marred a bit by confusion.
    "Perhaps I don't; I've been out of touch for these past ten years, and especially so this past month. We know of a prophecy, but I've learned to be wary of prophecies. What did you do in the capitol?"
    If there's nothing out there, then what was that noise?

  13. - Top - End - #1993
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    Assassinated the King, says Azakan, matter-of-factly, raising his head to look at Sumner again. He did kill my father afterall. I had to take revenge. It is Ne'sha. He laughs at this, sardonically.

  14. - Top - End - #1994
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    Sumner Kesh
    The warrior lifts his eyebrows for a moment, clearly impressed, but then he nods.
    "I see. And you sow chaos in the Kumari empire as well."
    If there's nothing out there, then what was that noise?

  15. - Top - End - #1995
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    Why's that? asks Azakan. More likely the Kumari will invade Khadoth soon, if they find out the King's dead. But I don't really care, to be honest.

    The stench of rotting flesh in here is very strong. You think that it's coming from the backpack of the Dar Ven with the black shield.
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  16. - Top - End - #1996
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    Sumner Kesh
    Sumner looks carefully at his would-be emperor.
    "Then, what did you plan next, before we met?"
    If there's nothing out there, then what was that noise?

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