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Aurelius scoops up the locket and bounces it on his palm before shrugging and slipping it in to his belt pouch for later. He then proceeds to join the others, loot and all. "Got their gear and some coin from their bodies they won't be needing. Also found a pendant that leader was wearing. Off to a good start I think!"
Aurelius plucks the shackles from the air before strolling over to the bandit and stripping him of all of his gear. He set the shackles and dragged the man over to Ahto before turning to relieve the others of their gear one by one, keeping it all with him.
Aurelius whistled Hero to join him and pulled the dog away from the corpses before he could do more than sniff them. "Come on pup. Not for you. Go annoy Sprocket!"
"We have a gawker from the Outpost. Female in her thirties. Human. Reckon she works there. One of you talky types should say something to her. Better you than me."
"Those bandits were going to resort to violence whether Kalima acted or not. There was only one way that situation got resolved." Aurelius straightened from cleaning his blade on the bandits shirt before sheathing it and moving over to Kalima, offering her his arm for support. "Though next time let us make the first move, and keep behind us so you don't get as injured!" He whispered for her ears alone. "Ahto can you call on your God to heal Kalima? Miss Prongs, what about you?"
Aurelius dropped his pack and darted forward, leaping and twisting as his blade lashes out towards the bandits throat.
Aurelius twirls his blade before attempting to bury it as deep and hard in to the bandit as he can.
Sorry I'll get a list up in a bit.
Aurelius picked up his pack, finishing his ale before hanging the mug from his sword hilt. "Aye. Let's make way then. I'm sure we can figure something out!"
When the man invokes his Gods name, Aurelius laughed and pulled his holy symbol from the neck of his shirt, grinning. "Well met brother. I am called Vito. What Company are you and yours with may I ask?"
Aurelius bounces a coin on the palm of his hand, before nodding and approaching the Mercenaries. He had made it back to the Inn and taken Kalimas things, before meeting up with everyone in the morning. Now that they were all back together and on the move again, he felt better. As he approached the Mercenaries he smiled broadly, throwing his arms wide, "Hoi there lads, hows about a mug for me then? I can pay if the price is right!"
"I was not returning to the Inn but to my own room in the city, but I can indeed retrieve your things, come the morning. The night sky makes brave men of craven criminals but daylight is the great deterrent, or so someone once said!" He smiled before taking the key.
Aurelius does not sign the testimony, knowing his name would probably do more harm than good. "Actually, all of my personal belongings are at my own room in the City. I should return home. I would hate for any trouble to find its way back to my family!" He salutes Ahto with a smile, before bowing to the Lady Kalima. "I will return in the morning then. From here I am sure you will all be well!"
Aurelius walks over to the unconscious men and the two who have passed from this world, before beginning to strip them of their possessions and weapons. Once done he does indeed pull off their belts and bind the livings hands, before grabbing them and dragging them over to the man, by the belts at their wrists. "Let's get them all back to the Temple, if that is where we are going!"
Aurelius takes a beat to wipe his blade clean before giving chase.
Aurelius pivots to flank with Paval, taking every help he can, as he lunges with his blade, stabbing towards the thugs throat.
"Except for it is dirty work killing a Noblewoman, even if the guards are not around. The blame could still come back to land on her shoulders. Better instead to simply have Kalima spirited off in the night then have us removed by "street thugs" one by one. But then, that is just what I would do, in her position!" Aurelius shrugged. "You advised caution earlier, I am doing the same now. We need to be careful here, I agree with you!"
"We do not know we will meet the Chelaxians when we go to the Inn Paval, it could be the Taldans for all we know. All we know is she paid the Magistrate off."
"The Inn will be being watched. We can go there but we will be inviting the fight you oh so want to avoid."
Aurelius would be wearing his armor, as it is not flashy, and would be carrying his sword, for sure. All of his travelling gear is in his room at the Orphanage.
Aurelius moves out in front of the group, staying about ten foot ahead of the others as be looks around cautiously. 'To the Orphanage and then to another Inn. We only need to be here another night!"
"You could just marry Paval. Can't be intended to someone else if you belong to another, right?" Aurelius wiggled his eyebrows at the pair. "Paval has the blood and the name. People would think twice about crossing either of you. Maybe some would even see it as a good thing. You could hire me on full time as your guardian!"
"Should we go ask him if he needs any help cutting down a beanstalk or...?"
Aurelius nodded to himself contentedly before turning and hurrying back the way he had come. When he reaches the group he took them to the side again, before beginning to speak in a hushed voice. "I agree with this plan and as a matter of fact... Right now there is a drunk woman with the same general build as Kalima outside the front door. If we can get her around to the service entrance and conduct a swap of clothing, maybe we can get the Lady Kalima out of here unseen. Of course we will have to bribe the woman!"
Aurelius stood near the entrance, glancing around in thought. "Surely one..." DM: Aurelius is looking at the crowds not attending the ball, hoping to spot a woman who looks about the same shape and size as Kalima.
"I knew I liked you for a reason..." Aurelius grinned at Kalima before turning and beginning to weave a path towards the front gate.
Aurelius smiled at Paval politely before inclining his head. "I meant no disrespect. I only pointed out that we all have our secrets and reasons for doing what we do." "Well, I think if we take a path from here towards the Inn first, we can probably lead them there, then perhaps we either hide her in one of the Churches or in the Orphanage I am from!"
"You say she comes from afar and is suspicious yet you claim to be from here and to be a Noble, but you use a commoners name and only choose to reveal your blood tonight? Paval, do you not see the irony in that?" Aurelius grinned at the man before nodding to Ahto. "My suggestion for bait was that we leave here and make our way openly to another location. We will be tracked so any location we move to now will be compromised. We lure out those who tail us and make note of them, or take them out, before we spirit the Lady and us away to a more private location. Wherever we go from here we will be followed, so we will need to confront those who follow us one way or another!"
"That is true Miss Prongs, but the longer we stay here the greater the chances we leave here and end up walking in to an army of people waiting for us, instead of what is hopefully just two men. We have to leave here eventually and sooner is always better!"
"I know a place we can take her. But first we need to confront these men. I suggest we take a walk and see what we can catch with our lovely Noble bait!"
"Let us find Ahto and Miss Prongs then, she has a legitimate tie to the Inn, we can send her back there for your things, if she is willing. I can take you to the orphanage, the Clerics there will take you in, they do follow Cayden after all!" He nodded before taking her arm gently and beginning to walk through the crowd, towards where he saw Ahto last.
Aurelius glanced at Kalima before nodding, his hand resting lightly on the pommel of his blade. "I can get Ahto to join us or I can take you out of here by nyself. Two may be less likely to be noticed. We can not return to the same Inn now, if they know where you are! What do you wish to do?"
Aurelius took up a position near to the edge of the hall, standing staring at the crowd, eyes glazed over, mind adrift with utter boredom. This was too bland for him, too quiet and focused on pompous a%$@+!~s being pompous a&#@!*~s. He needed excitement, fun, maybe some blood.
Aurelius takes a glass of wine and begins to slip on it idly, glancing around with a bored expression on his face.
Aurelius stops at the man and inclined his head to him, before beginning to speak. "I'm nobody. Just an escort. Announce the Lady Kalima and I will escort her through. I am merely here to bask in the presence of the Lady, and of Lord Paval here."
Aurelius glances at the Gnome before smiling and nodding. "Why Miss Prong I would love to. I had just been taking in some sun. Ale would be lovely!"
Aurelius returned to the orphanage only long enough to grab a clean set of clothing, freshening up and promising to try work it so the left overs from the party make its way in the right direction. Before it is too much later, Aurelius finds himself sitting on a barrel outside of the inn, munching on an apple, waiting for the rest of the group.
I'm caught in assignment doldrums. I'll be free in a day or so.
"Seems likely the Chelaxian b&!$~ will be the same pale haired tart we will be meeting tonight, no?"
Aurelius signs without another word, turning and leaving the room, without looking back.
Aurelius snorts undelicately and downs his glass of water, as if it were harder stuff. "It is easy for you all to take of crime in such a damming manner when you all have not faced the desperation that has driven men to steal since the beginning of time. Yes violent crime is a disgusting thing, rape is unforgivable but petty theft is usually a means to allow the thief to live another day. It is wrong aye, but indentured labour is more than punishment enough for petty theft, more than. And if someone has to dish out justice I feel Ahto is the man to do It!"
Aurelius smiled and tipped his head to the Gnome woman. He found the request odd, he assumed the Mayor had someone to take notes himself, but it was not a bad thing, showing that they were invested in the whole venture and willing to be proactive when it came to the whole thing. "I will have some water, if I may?" 'Good, act like a sober competent man for once!'
Aurelius takes a seat slowly, pushing back his cloak to let his arms free, as he relaxes back at the table.
"Eras, Metus, Zano," As Aurelius said each name, his grin became darker, more forced. "Oh it seems like we are to have a full dance card tonight girl!" He laughed sharply, patting the blade on his hip as he watched them leave. "See you tonight you cockless f$+@ers!" With that he turned, moving up after Ahto, keeping an even closer eye on his surroundings now he knew the whore of Asmodeus was near.
Aurelius ignores the guards and hops up on to the stage, walking over to Ahto and watching him work. "So, hunting down bandits? Sounds like your line of work. I have a mind to travel the Stolen Lands a bit. I feel we can work well together friend. Do you agree? Can you get us a meeting with the Mayor himself?"
Aurelius frowned and tapped his lips in thought. 'I wonder what it would take for me to become a leader of these expeditions. I bet I could get to talk to the Mayor if I tried!'
Aurelius watches the display with a bored, removed expression on his face, his mind already focused on the possibilities this announcement brought forth. To travel to the Stolen Lands, to meet out some justice and explore a place that is, unto now, here to unexplored? The possibilities were endless. He just needed to make sure he was part of that expedition. It would be good to leave the city for good this time.
As dawn breaks over the city, Aurelius strolls through the streets, chewing on an apple and frowning in thought to himself. He had caught a handful of hours of sleep back at his single cell in the orphanage, before he had arisen, nightmares plaguing his waking moments. He sighed and moved through the city, sword bare on his hip, a challenge against those who watched from the shadows, the drunk and the desperate. He bared them no ill will but neither did he wish to trade blows this morning. The blade saw to that. He had wandered the city for a couple of hours, till he naturally gravitated towards the Mayors Office, shouldering through the crowd to the front, waiting with the rest of the city to hear what the big announcement would be.
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