Turning to Quinn and Reiko, Harsk whispers. "She didn't seem to worried about us. Not even concerned about our weapons. Keep an eye on her, she's hiding something."
Crossing his arms, Harsk turns to Rhiannon Sarvio. "Hmph. I don't care much for noble gratitude, but I don't like wanton murder in the middle of a graveyard. We'll help you get what's yours if you can guide us there, or point in the right direction."
Quinn nods his head at Harsk, agreeing that something is fishy, but not sure what it is.
"What is the item you want us to retrieve?" Hayato asks as they begin to move out.
"And how do we know if it is really yours?" Seoni chimes in
Yes, I could say anything is mine but have it be the truth is a different matter entirely.
Murder? Who?
That was really bad acting
That old Tullivor once stole a platinum cup from our house. The cup now rests with him, but victory would be sweet if someone were to claim it for me.
That mausoleum there, is his. Every night at sunset it stands in the shade of this... she points at the Sarvios mausoleum with the obelisk-like structure splendid monument. Quite fitting, don't you think?
Indeed, with dusk approaching, the shadow of the obelisk on the Sarvios monument will cover a large portion of the Tullivor mausoleum.
There's a hawk hidden among the statuary on the roof of the Servos monument.
Quinn thinks she's just nervous.
"A platinum cup you say? What if we find more than one? How will we know which one is yours?"
Reiko slides up next to Hayato's shoulder. Gently tapping, she points very subtly from the Sarvios woman and then to the dead body in front of the tomb.
Why, it bears the family insignia, of course.
"You must've been deep in prayer. Not one hundred feet from here, some nobleman with a badger's crest was recently slain. No guards around here, either."
The badger is the animal of house Tullivor. Serves him right.
The bust there said "When the last son falls upon this spot, receive my thanks"
The adventurers are sure it read "sun" not "son", but she must've thought differently.
"Miss, are you suggesting that YOU killed that young man, just to see what some prophecy might show, written on a headstone??"
Quinn is ready to pound on her after that last comment.
Perhaps I saw Northis slaughtered by a pack of tomb raiders, dressed identically to yourselves. The testimony of a Sarvio would outrank your version of events. Let us be pragmatic, and see what riches hide inside that tomb.
Hayato seems disturbed by the way this conversation is going, but seems unable to decipher the woman's intent.
He does see Reiko's motioning to the body.
He frowns deeply, unsure what to do.
"Unbelievable. First murder, now blackmail. This is why I stick to the woods..." Harsk shakes his head before resigning to his fate. "Let's go and get this over with we need a guide, anyway."
"I, for one, think we should arrest this woman and turn her in to the proper authorities for the murder she has obviously committed. I'm sure a cleric could make her tell the truth about the whole thing, if need be."
Yes, perhaps the proper authorities can figure all this out. Will you come peacefully or will my friends need to convince you to do so?
And has anyone noticed the hawk? Kyra points out its location hidden among the statuary on the roof of the Servos monument.
Shame you had to come here and get yourself involved in this. she says, as she whistles on her fingers and a trotting sound emerges from the north side of the cemetery.
The woman draws her sword...
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Hakon
Harsk
Kyra
Quinn
Seoni
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Hawk
Horse
Sarvios
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Reiko
Hayato
"Nobles, they think they can do everything they want" Seoni mumbles under her breath as she casts a spell
"For food or survival. Those are the only reasons to draw blood. A shame you never learned that. Beautiful hawk, by the way."
Quinn will move up next to Harsk and drink an extract of shield.
"We fight! For the glory of our ancestors!" Hakon inspires his comrades as he draws his weapon.
The party moves into position, and the hawk, ready to swoop down, already takes a bad hit from Seoni's magic missile.
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Hakon
Harsk
Kyra
Quinn
Seoni
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Hawk (2)
Horse
Sarvios
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Reiko
Hayato
Kyra shakes her head as the fight begins. She then casts Bless.
The hawk swoops down on Seoni, retaliating with sharp talon for the magic missile that ruffled its feathers
The noblewoman fires her crossbow as her mount moves towards her, then mounts her horse.
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Reiko
Hayato
Hakon
Harsk
Kyra
Quinn
Seoni
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Hawk (2)
Horse
Sarvios
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"Get it off me!" Seoni shouts as she takes a step back and then casts another magic missile at the hawk.
Quinn will move up to the woman and attempt to cut down her horse with his sword cane, knowing that strategically she has a huge advantage while riding it.
Seen steps back and lets fly another magic missile, this time overpowering the hawk. It falls from the air like a brick, and remains unmoving on the floor.
Quinn takes a stab at the horse, and manages to strike it with his sword cane.
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Reiko
Hayato
Hakon
Harsk
Kyra
Quinn
Seoni
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Hawk - Dead
Horse
Sarvios
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Harsk takes the long way around the noblewoman, trying to flank her with Quinn. He puts away his crossbow and pulls out his Battleaxe.
Hakon closes the distance between he and the noblewoman.
Kyra moves forward and tries to hit the woman with a sling bullet!
Harsk and Reiko try to find their position, while Kyra simply tries to find a way through with a sling bullet - and actually manages to hit! The noblewoman scorns the cleric as the stone hits. How dare you attack a scion of house Sarvios!
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Reiko
Hayato
Hakon
Harsk
Kyra
Quinn
Seoni
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Hawk - Dead
Horse (3)
Sarvios (3)
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Hayato draws his katana and brings it down on the nearest head.
Hayato's katana hits the horse's neck, causing a gush of warm blood to seep out.
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Reiko
Hayato
Hakon
Harsk
Kyra
Quinn
Seoni
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Hawk - Dead
Horse (7)
Sarvios (3)
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Reiko stays slightly back, letting her more martial companions have at her. She does not, however, remain inactive.
Reiko tries to trip up the horse, and though he makes a decent attempt, he soon realises that horses are just damn hard to take off-balance.
The noblewoman spurs the horse and carefully moves away ()
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Reiko
Hayato
Hakon
Harsk
Kyra
Quinn
Seoni
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Hawk - Dead
Horse (7)
Sarvios (3)
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Quinn, heedless of his own safety, will accept Hakon's inspired rage this round and will charge the woman on her horse, attacking her.
(+2 charge, +1 raging song)
Unfortunately, he misses pretty wildly.
Hayato, far from the rest of the combat, now moves to flank the enemy.
Kyra moves up and tries again!
Hakon follows the woman and flanks her.
"Give up, lady. I'd rather not hurt the horse any more, but you are under arrest."
Seoni waits for the reply of the woman to Harsk. If it is hostile she casts another magic missile at the woman.
Quinn is quite the sight, charging the mounted noble armed with nothing but his sharp wits and sharper sword cane. Inevitably, he misses. Hakon moves around to the other side to flank the woman, and Hayato closes in as well. Kara's sling stone flies awfully wide, in contrast with Seoni's magic missile, which strikes its target true as the woman shows no sign of surrendering. Never! She screams no Servos will yield this day! Ha! as she gives the horse another spur.
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Reiko
Hayato
Hakon
Harsk
Kyra
Quinn
Seoni
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Hawk - Dead
Horse (7)
Sarvios (8)
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"As you wish. This horse will pay for your arrogance."
Reiko races up behind the horse and rider, whirling her chain in an attempt to unseat Sarvios.
This time, Reiko is successful in tripping up the horse. She looks on in glee as the noblewoman falls off the back and tries to keep her footing, and manages too!
Cornered, she drops her cross bow, draws her sword and attacks the ninja, while the horse gets back up and runs away ()
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Reiko
Hayato
Hakon
Harsk
Kyra
Quinn
Seoni
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Hawk - Dead
Horse - Trip
Sarvios (8)
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Seoni fires her last magic missile at the noble woman