Soon enough, the Pathfinders are out of Deepmarket and Undermarket. The sun is painfully bright after all those hours in darkness and even more darkness. But your eyes adjust quickly and you make your way back to the Lantern Lodge.
Yrishi disappears near the surface but, perhaps to your surprise, she reappears in the midst of the group a few minutes after you've passed into the city proper. Her big eyes blink in the light, which is unsurprising since she's been underground for years.
"You've inspired me to seek out more of the world and learn what I can elsewhere," she explains.
Amara Li is a busy woman so you have to wait for a time. Her pleased expression as she enters fades to one of disappointment as she scans the room for someone.
"You do not have Tseka with you?" she asks.
"She concealed her identity and attacked us." Crowe looks at the floor and shuffles his feet, "Sorry."
The Deepmarket is the kind of place where the Pathfinders carrying a body are approached not once, but twice by people making offers to buy it.
Amara's face twists with disappointment and distaste as she sees the corpse.
"A shame. But she has too much information to leave her in this state. We'll have to expend some resources to question her, now," she says with a shake of her head.
"But in the meantime, did you learn anything else while you were down there?"
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"Lady Amara as my friends tell we get more evidences in our trip, we have a letter of an ex-Pathfinder menber called Makino "the Spider" that join Aspis because he was acussed of murderer, and in our figth versus an alchemist we obtain interest research about a potion of concoction and the process of refination and the way to create kirrises in his notes i think that discovers are interesting for the Society"
Amara Li's expression softens as the team reveals their further information. Although, it's clear by her scowl that she's not pleased by what they're telling her, even if they're giving her good information.
"Of course, I understand that when you're in the field, you have to make hard decisions," she says.
"Makino? I know of him. We wondered what had become of him."
She pauses then nods. "In any case, I thank you for your services. You have done well and done well for the Society."
Crowe has a good long rest until he feels back to his old self again.
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"Madam Li, I feel I have rendered to you faithful service, here and within the tapestry, against the Aspis and others. I have benefited; but I feel I would be neglecting other interests were I to continue in this vein." He pauses and looks around the group. "It is clear to me that there is a conflict brewing with the Consortium, and madam, I am a lover not a fighter. I would regret becoming a mere footsoldier in a gross struggle for power."
He clasps the hands of each of the group, one after another; ruffling Ichio's feathers, polishing the forehead of Grandblade, and embracing Crowe and Kal. Still tingling from a vestige of Kal's chaotic aura, he goes to do embrace Diazepane but hesitates, unwilling to risk triggering any of the alchemist's many volatile reagents. He settles for a handshake.
"Gentlemen, I hear the call of the Inner Sea; I need to travel to old haunts and new, to feel the sea breeze in my hair again. And I need to leave "Pitt", the killer and larcenist, behind. I wish you every success, " he bows deeply, "May your every heist succeed, and the dice be ever loaded in your favour."
And Castinus retreats through the Lodge's double doors, closing them behind him.
Amara Li bows to the departing agent, in turn.
"Master Fulvio, I can say with no exaggeration, that were it not for your bravery, I might not be standing here today. You have done much for my Lantern Lodge and much for the Pathfinder Society in general."
"Though I regret losing your skills and abilities here in Tien, I know that you will be a great asset to all those you travel with and all those who provide you tasks around the Inner Sea."
"I hope that this will not be the last that I see of you and I eagerly await your eventual return."