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Kyaren: “What is that red line?”
Sir Quillan: “The seed fall parade route.”
Kyaren: “And the dotted lines?”
Faraine: “Where to go first? Hmmm…”
Tyto: “Go to the markets, last.”
Kyaren: “Why go shopping last?”
Tyto: “We got to carry all that stuff around!”
Kyaren: “Oh, how much can we possibly buy?”
Tyto: “Of course the princess says that.”
Sir Quillan: “Princess this city is different than Serenias.”
Faraine: “We can just take a few extra attendants.”
Tyto: “Of course the princess says that.”
Sir Quillan: “Princess this city is different than Serenias.”
Faraine: “Using the old security excuse. Fine, we go shopping last.”
Sir Quillan: “Also lunch will be provided by the embassy.”
Faraine: folds her arms and pouts.
Faraine: “I will get to try seedfall pudding, eventually..”
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Kyaren: “They seem to be making ornaments?”
Kyaren: “Strange, I figured they would be making glass for equipment.”
Greyside: “Before their national obsession with constructs, seedfall was a holiday.”
Greyside: “They harvested the seeds and ground them for oil.”
Tyto: “That is an honest, and repetitive way to make a living.”
Greyside: “Now they use the oil to lubricate all their gears, hence the parade.”
Faraine: “And now the parade is earlier, just as I show up.”
Tyto: “So those lords are going to just prance through the streets?”
Greyside: “If only, they ride their massive war machines.”
Tyto: “What? Through the streets?”
Kyaren: “Typical, a blatant show of strength.”
Faraine: “Trying to scare me, nothing new there.”
Greyside: “As well covering themselves politically.”
Tyto: “Oh I get it, look big before the vote happens.”
Faraine: “Winner gets more political prestige apparently.”
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Tyto: “It’s all so clunky.”
Kyaren: “Yes, they could not have made the constructs.”
Faraine: “What is the point?”
Faraine: “It all seems so impractical.”
Kyaren: “You have to figure out impractical-to make it practical.”
Tyto: “So making it all a competition, motivates them?”
Kyaren: “It should, pride gets in the way though.”
Greyside: “If they gave up their pride, they could solve more problems.”
Greyside: “So, of course that would never happen.”
Tyto: “blah blah metaphor, the falling seeds of nature’s bounty.”
Tyto: “Ground into the gears of the state. Just an excuse really.”
Tyto: “Pride, I bet that is why they do it to begin with.”
Faraine: “Let us head off to the markets.”
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Tyto: “Kyaren, what is your budget looking like?”
Kyaren: “120 lyli.”
Tyto: “Better than me I got 87 lyli.”
Faraine: “What are these shiny things?”
Tyto: “Faraine have not seen money before!?”
Faraine: “YES, I have!”
Faraine: “In fact I even have some here.”
Tyto: “That is 500 Lyli!”
Kyaren: “Wow gem denominations.”
Kyaren: “Royalty is disgustingly rich.”
Faraine: “We are not disgusting.”
Tyto: “If you have more of those coins you totally are.”
Faraine: darts her eyes around evasively.
Faraine: “Look at that vase designs they are very, elaborate.”
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Greyside: “Quillan is watching me like a hawk.”
Faraine: “So?”
Greyside: “I need to get away for a while.”
Faraine: “Just because you did not get to testify.”
Greyside: “Not doing a runner, taking care of the headache.”
Faraine: “… right, I understand.”
Faraine: gives Greyside a wink.
Greyside: “Subtle, very subtle.”
Faraine: “Sir Quillan, did you see that man over there?”
Sir Quillan: “The man by the stand?”
Faraine: “No, the one behind him.”
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Greyside: “Hmm, so they use posters as markers here.”
Greyside: “Suppose such direct advertising cant hurt.”
Greyside: “Bit close to the main markets here, aren’t you?”
Shady Broker: “No one needs an excuse to go shopping.”
Greyside: “True…, I need to place an order.”
Shady Broker: “Oh, not even bothering to bargain.”
Greyside: “It’s highly specific order.”
Greyside: “You probably do not have it.”
Shady Broker: “Why come looking here then?”
Greyside: “I am sure you can tell me where to find it.”
Shady Broker: “Tracking orders take a few days at least”
Greyside: “That’s fine, I need a good pair of boots.”
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???: “Please I need to.”
Sir Quillan: “Step back at once!”
Gerald: “Any further and I will use force!”
Faraine: “Who is this?”
???: “I mean no harm.”
Old Gregor: “My name is Gregory Lastaff, people call me old Gregor.”
Clayton: “State your business, Old Gregor.”
Old Gregor: “Rumours spread quickly. The testimony at the assembly…”
Old Gregor: “You found bodies I need to know, is one of them my niece?”
Faraine: “Your niece?”
Faraine: “Let us take a seat over in the shade.”
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Old Gregor: “I am just one of the normal folks.”
Old Gregor: “I don’t have much to offer, I just want my niece back.”
Old Gregor: “Raised her like my own after her mother died.”
Old Gregor: “It happened 10 or was it 11 years ago.”
Old Gregor: “She always had a cheeky grin, that shone through her messy hair.”
Old Gregor: “My niece Laisa, she and a small group of friends.”
Old Gregor: “They started their own firm, raised a few eyebrows!”
Old Gregor: “They started getting finances from a new backer.”
Old Gregor: “Then they…”
Faraine: “Then they what exactly?”
Old Gregor: “Vanished.”
Faraine: “and you think they ended up in Scendall?”
Old Gregor: “Last thing she told me, she found a big job outside of Neiijart.”
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Faraine: “Gregory, we found bones, I cannot tell you, whose they are.”
Old Gregor: “She, Laisa broke her left leg as a child.”
Old Gregor: “If you look at them you can check.”
Faraine: “I will send word back, they will look for this injury.”
Old Gregor: “I can talk to the others.” His eyes light up with hope. ”
Old Gregor: “I can get you details of the rest of the Scrapper Eight.”
Tyto: “Eight? I am guessing there were eight of them all together.”
Old Gregor: “Yes, they scavenged together from the scrapyard as kids.”
Tyto: “We only found 6 skeletons.”
Old Gregor: “No, that does not make any sense, why would there only be 6.”
Tyto: “We never searched the entire facility.”
Faraine: “Dam it, we should have.”
Old Gregor: “What did lord Hyroux say about this?”
Faraine: “She did not comment about the number of skeletons.”
Old Gregor: “How, but, why? She oversaw the investigation!”
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???: “So, Renata was it?”
Renata: “Obviously it is a working name.”
???: “My guess is this plan, nets you something of value?”
Renata: “I have an outstanding contract.”
Renata: “This understanding, will help me fulfil it.”
???: “Why would I want to take up your treacherous offer?”
Renata: “I have been inside; You will not be able to breach it.”
???: “What makes you think I want to go inside?”
Renata: “You don’t, I did my research.”
Renata: “Combined with the facts of the testimony.”
Renata: “I have figured out your goal.”
Renata: “With my help an extraction will work.”
???: “hmmmm, somewhat rushed, very well we have a deal.”
???: “My associates will provide the necessary catalysts.”
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