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Laura: “Excuse me, your majesty?!”
Titus: “As unbound your majesty we can’t take an apology from our king.”
King Korloc: “…Think nothing of it. “
King Korloc: “Please speak candidly.”
Laura: “We apologise for our daughter’s involvement.”
Faraine: “Yes, we have always raised her to be a good person.”
King Korloc: “Yes, yes I must also apologise for my daughter’s actions.”
King Korloc: “I understand my daughter has caused you all a great deal of trouble.”
Tyto: “But.”
Lilith: “Tyto, quiet.”
King Korloc: “The crown will cover your community’s losses from the bandits.”
Lilith: “Oh, thank you, your majesty.”
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Lilith: “Wait, the crown will compensate us for the bandit’s actions?”
King Korloc: “My daughter put your children in danger...”
King Korloc: “Their escape from the bandits destroyed the stolen goods.”
King Korloc: “Your community should not be punished.”
Lilith: “Oh yes the flaming cowpat stampede.”
Faraine: fails to hide her snickers of laughter.
King Korloc: “Faraine. Do you have something to add?”
Faraine: “hmmm to be fair, it was Tyto’s idea.”
Tyto: tries to keep a straight face.
Tyto: “I could not have done it without Kyaren.”
Kyaren: “The smell was awful….”
Faraine: “ha-ha we are lucky it did not splatter on us.”
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Tyto: “Raining POOP ha-ha-ha.”
Kyaren: “Imagine if it got caught in our hair!”
Faraine: “Disgusting Bahahaha.”
Queen Tamiko: “Faraine! Please this is serious.”
Faraine: “Yes mother.”
Queen Tamiko: “Faraine, perhaps you should take on friends on a tour.”
Queen Tamiko: “We adults have important matters to discuss.”
King Korloc: “I am afraid I need to ask something of you, as parents.”
Titus: “Of course your majesty.”
Laura: “I beg your pardon your majesty how could we possibly be of use to the crown?”
King Korloc: “It is a rather complicated matter.”
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Faraine: “Hmm a different uniform it looks much better on you.”
Kyaren: “Oh thank you…. Different? This is the current one.”
Faraine: “Oh, so it is.”
Kyaren: “Yes, you did not know?”
Faraine: “I may, have gotten expelled from the academy.”
Tyto: “Hmm you, getting in trouble, neveeerrrr.”
Faraine: “I admit, I do make a habit of that activity.”
Tyto: “My gut says our little misadventure was above the norm.”
Faraine: “Yes, all presents confiscated, I am grounded, so forth.”
Tyto: “You don’t seem to mind your punishment?”
Faraine: “hmm It was a fair trade to me.”
Kyaren: “Faraine, how are your eyes?”
Faraine: “I was ordered to not use my gift for a few days.”
Faraine: “Otherwise, I am well.”
Kyaren: “Summoning us just for an apology seems like a bit much.”
Faraine: “Oh that is just father being polite.”
Faraine: “The audience is about war with Arjen.”
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Kyaren: “WAR!?”
Tyto: “By the blood of the gods.”
Faraine: “Perhaps, I am being too pessimistic.”
Faraine: “Remember those constructs…”
Faraine: “Being discovered inside of Scendall is a violation of the peace treaty.”
Faraine: “Of course the Arjen Government denies any involvement.”
Tyto: “How? There was a dozen of those things!?”
Tyto: “What more proof do you need?”
Faraine: “Scendall is not willing to share the evidence with Arjen.”
Tyto: “What! Why?”
Kyaren: “They are too advanced!”
Kyaren: “Arjen has never built anything close to those constructs.”
Tyto: “So we are stuck then… which leads to war….”
Faraine: “Not quite, the treaty does have several clauses for arbitration.”
Kyaren: “AH! The audience is to ask our parents’ permission.”
Faraine: “Correct again, guess who is going to Arjen.”
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Faraine: “Also Tyto, I have not forgotten our deal.”
Kyaren: “Yes the strange man!”
Kyaren: “You could trace him back to where he came from!”
Faraine: “About that, as soon as the eyepatch came off my father let me look into it.”
Kyaren: “Really?”
Faraine: “My father always said, I should use my gift for the people.”
Kyaren: “And?”
Faraine: “It is fascinating, I saw both of you at the faire…”
Faraine: “Eating meat skewers, enjoying your drinks…”
Faraine: “I saw Tyto react to his arm being grabbed.”
Faraine: “…. He was not there… it was like nothingness grabbed you.”
Kyaren: “How?! Even your eyes could not see him?”
Faraine: “I am sorry, also there is one more problem.”
Faraine: “I asked the spymaster’s office to look into the remains.”
Tyto: “Let me guess; his body is dust.”
Faraine: “How did you know?”
Tyto: “My turn for a story.”
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Kyaren: “So, he came to you in a dream??”
Tyto: “I know it sounds insane.”
Tyto: “Been having that dream every night.”
Tyto: "Each time I remember a little bit more.”
Tyto:“Or perhaps I ‘m forgetting less of the dream each time.”
Faraine: “Very deep Tyto.”
Kyaren: “I feel like we are forgetting something.”
storyteller: the three of them stood there in silence.
Tyto: “Greyside?”
Kyaren: “Him!”
Faraine: “Right…. that…”
Faraine: “My father upheld my bargain with him…”
Faraine: “He was not executed.”
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Greyside: “I am such a fool.”
Greyside: “….”
Greyside: “SOOO are you going to finish me off.”
Greyside: “Or are you going stand outside my cell all day.”
???: “Impressive, you knew I was here.”
Greyside: “These cells are so quiet, it’s like I am the only one here.”
???: “You are the only one here.”
Greyside: “How can I be the only one here?”
???: “A just king has no enemies to lock up.”
Greyside: “Except for me of course.”
???: “HAHAH, yes, well this was your own doing.”
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Greyside: “Teasing me huh, is that a good sign?”
Wenaltes: “Yes, it is. I am Wenaltes. Spymaster to the King.”
Wenaltes: “I am here to offer you a deal.”
Greyside: “hmmm...”
Greyside: “Do I get my freedom?”
Wenaltes: “Yes, it is certainly necessary for this job.”
Greyside: “Well not like I have anything better to do.”
Greyside: “Strange, though...”
Greyside: “The spymaster himself offering a job to a lowly bandit like me.”
Wenaltes: “I have spoken to the princess.”
Wenaltes: “I have done my research.”
Wenaltes: “I have a very good idea, who you really are.”
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Wenaltes: “Sir Quillan, make sure he gets cleaned up.”
Wenaltes: “A merchant room would suffice.”
Wenaltes: “He will be staying; temporarily.”
Sir Quillan: “Spymaster! I must object.”
Sir Quillan: “Allowing this Knave to live, let alone stay in the castle.”
Wenaltes: “He will not be staying in the inner gates.”
Sir Quillan: “He is a security risk.”
Wenaltes: “Your objects are noted.”
Wenaltes: “However Greyside here is to be of service to the crown.”
Sir Quillan: “Understood, spymaster.”
Sir Quillan: “You will be kept on a tight leash!”
Greyside: “From knave to dog, I guess.”
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