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Henry looks at Morgrym, "It seems that we are "missing" Morgrym. Perhaps after we sift through these ciphers you can pay a visit to Mr. Ian Johnson and see what, if anything else, he has uncovered". "Have you a table to spread these documents on? With your help and the help of Miles I hope we can translate them all this evening. We should not stay here long, our foes may come looking for you here and it would be best if we caught them, not if they caught us".
Henry palms one of the daggers they retained from their first night as, well, whatever they were, and heads to the door with Morgrym. He tries to stay out of sight behind the door if possible.
Henry turns to Morgrym, "Are you expecting someone?" Looking back at Billy he shakes his head, "Make it quick Billy but painful, I tire of Sir Richard's condescending tone".
Henry shrugs, "So you have no great insights or at least none you wish to share. You believe us as untrustworthy as you and your dark hearted allies are. If we are, we are what you have turned us into. Well except William, I rather think Billy would have slain you if it benefitted him before the change. You have set your own fate. It is now out of my hands, I leave it in the hands of William as to what to do with you". Henry turns to Miles and Morgrym. "Shall we head upstairs and continue to decipher these writings? Moonlight is burning and we need answers quickly". He starts to gather the paperwork together compiling those that have been translated and those yet to be translated into separate piles.
Henry looks back as Sir Richard speaks, "We do not know why we were selected. Please enlighten us Sir Richard. You need not be slain. By aiding us you can save your own skin, your friends of course, will need to be out to the torch for what they have done..."
"I can read them but its less effort if you do it. You make a good point though we do not need you, Billy, he's all yours". Henry turns back to begin reading the notes yet again.
"What exactly is it that you want from me at this point?" "We want you to translate all of these messages and once that is done answer our questions regarding them. Failure to do so will most assuredly result in an unpleasant end but cooperation will result in our gratitude. How we express that gratitude of course, will depend on what steps we need to take next..."
"There is plenty of correspondence here. You can either make yourself useful or useless. I would suggest the former as the latter would feel like a slap in the face of four very desperate men..."
Henry stands up and stretches blinking his eyes and turns to their new friend, "Ah Sir Richard you are awake. You've been a naughty boy. I remember specifically stating that I thought you had missives with your allies regarding Gamma House and the Dragons. You told me of course I would not but here we are surrounded by paperwork to the contrary. I wonder, is it worth it to you to read them to us now that you know we know? Certainly you can refuse but I implore you to be sensible. After all, Billy here really wants to explore new ways to hurt people and you are the only one here that we currently deem suitable for the role..."
Henry replies to Morgan, "You may well have experienced worse had we not been in the right place at the right time..."
Henry looks up from the notes at Morgrym's cheerful demeanor, "I find myself impressed with your hardiness Morgrym. We were not so possessed of good cheer when we woke up, then again we woke up to a much more horrific scene to be sure. Our plan tonight is the same as it has been for the past few nights. Discover who did, whatever it is they did to us and either get them to reverse the process or seek vengeance upon them for doing so. As to our conditions, your guess is as good as ours. The sun fills us with excruciating pain. Food is ash and drink bile to our mouths it seems only the taste of blood satisfies our cravings. By night we wake by day we sleep. What manner of... thing that is I do not know. Perhaps you have some insight?" Henry turns to Billy , "Would you be so good as to wake Sir Richard, he has been a naughty boy and he has some explaining to do..."
Henry wakes up and continues the deciphering of the scrolls... Intelligence + Academics .
Henry sighs and reads the letter out loud. "I'll need more time with these tomorrow. Agreed Morgrym, that seems like a solid plan. Miles, William, any objections?"
Henry nods to Morgrym and he sits on the floor spreading out all of the paperwork in an attempt to get a better sense of how to decipher the cipher Sir Richard was utilizing. Intelligence + Academics
"My friends can you tie him up tight? We do not want him escaping or calling out for help while we sleep. Morgrym, have you a place where we can hide from the sun by day? You will need to sit with us there as well if my suspicions about your black out are correct. In the meantime, I will try to decipher these notes..."
Intelligence + Streetwise +
Henry shrugs as they begin to load the cart. "It has been some time since I had to move a cart myself but I say let's go get to where we need to be as quickly as we can. These ciphers will not sort themselves out. Say Morgrym have you stout rope to tie up this chap when we arrive at our destination? We went through the bother to gather him so we don;t want him just walking out by day while we sleep..."
Henry considers their options. "Morgrym, is there a way to get there, wherever there is of course, by avoiding the main parts of the city, we don;t want anyone asking about our friend here..."
Henry frowns, "I knew this bastard was lying to us! It'll take some time to decipher." Henry will gather all such papers with these cyphers and anything that seems related and stuff them in a sack or satchel. "Miles, see if you can locate any valuables we can sell and have Billy's friends out side fence them for us. We will need to secure a place to keep Sir Richard here and I do not believe staying here by day will be safe for us. I am welcome to hear any thoughts you have chums. Morgrym, we have a strong suspicion as to what has happened to you and highly recommend that you come with us. Unless of course you have someplace else to be?"
"Indeed Billy, you are right. I bet this was no coincidence".
Henry calls down to the newcomer, "Come on upstairs, I am sure the master of the house has something you can wear. Then we can have a little chat!"
Henry blinks and calls down to Miles, "Bring the chap in then! He can take some clothing from Sir Richard. I wonder if a naked man wandering the streets at this house is a coincidence..." Henry turns back to Billy, "Before we go, let's check his papers shall we?" Henry will start to look through Sir Richard's paperwork to see if there is anything written down that he was trying to hide.
Henry turns to Billy, "Shall we bring him with us? He may still be useful". Henry turns to the glasses of his own blood that he filled and begins to drink them back. "Best not to leave this evidence behind eh?"
Henry pauses and turns to Miles, "See if it is Sir Richard's friends eh? Take the gun my boy in case you need it". Henry looks back down at Sir Richard, "As you wanted to sample my blood, so have I sampled yours. While I find it mentally repugnant, physically it is, exhilarating. If you would wish that my experiment come to an end, talk..."
This close to fresh blood, the likes of which Henry has never tasted, his canines involuntarily slide down in preparation of bloodletting. "Oh, then you do have something further to say then? Outside of horrific screams of course..."
Henry approaches the Nobleman and sniffs at his neck, "You fellows seemed to gain strength from drinking the blood of a man, perhaps it is high time I tried to do the same thing? What do you think Sir Richard, shall we experiment on you now to ascertain what sensations you feel as the blood courses out of your veins?"
"Because you agreed all too readily to betray those you are allied with. Now, we know there is much you have not told us, tell us now and we can know that you can be trusted, fail to do so and I cannot be certain how my companion here will treat you..." Henry's eyes turn to Billy once he finishes his statement.
Henry steps back to block the door. "Now then let's have it, fill in those gaps we know you left missing before we get really rough with you chap!"
Henry steps back relinquishing the gun to the younger Miles. "Upon further consideration we find your answers unsatisfactory sir!" Henry throws a punch to emphasize his statement. Dexterity
Henry opts for the weapon on the table, Henry lunges trying to grab for it. Dexterity+Athletics
Henry nods in agreement to Miles' assessment, "William, if you would do the honors of leading us in this combat?"
Henry nods, "Miles, thoughts?"
Henry steps into the hallway with Miles and Billy closing the door behind him. He heads down the stairs and stops looking back at both of them. "He knows more than he is telling. I doubt we can trust him. Tell me Billy, does it make sense to head back up there right now and accost him, perhaps tied up and facing a knife to his throat he will be a bit less smug?"
Henry turns to Billy and Miles, "Before we depart, I would like my companions to ask any questions that they may have. Of course, a further meeting I think would be fruitful for all parties involved..."
Henry pauses, "So far you have been of little use. It would seem that we will need to work more closely with you to find those responsible for what has happened to us. Perhaps some correspondence between you and these others could be useful to review, have you any on hand?"
Henry fills yet another glass he begins to feel the hunger more acutely than ever before, "Where can we find this Order? What city, we need names as well..."
Henry fills another glass as his vision begins to become a bit blurred at the edges, "You were saying they wanted to include only benefits and exclude only drawbacks eh? What did they seek to gain and what did they seek to limit?"
Henry opens the drawer and finds the knife, he winces as he cuts himself and is surprised how little pain he actually feels. He fills the glass halfway and pauses. "We are dead and you are not, I believe that the gunshot will cause one of us a bad day and end yours. For my next question, who are these people who wished to perform such an experiment upon us. Be specific now a generic response will be met with extreme dissatisfaction". Henry practically snarls his next question as he feels himself becoming more angry since the blood drained from his system...
Henry pauses for a minute and lets out a breath even though he does not need to do so. "Perhaps we should start by lowering all of our weapons. After all Sir Richard, if you have any inkling of what we have become then you should know that a gun shot will certainly be more fatal to you than to one of us. If you are dead how can your experiments continue? As a sign of good faith, I shall fill the first glass while you explain whet exactly took place and your role in all of it". Henry heads over to the glasses and picks one up. He grimaces as he considers just how the hell he is going to fill one.
Henry cocks his head, "You speak as if motives were of no import. Motives are always important, they lead you to understand the party that you are negotiating with better. Humor me in this line of inquiry and then my companions and I can make an informed decision as to whether we agree to these terms you have proposed or whether we wish to haggle for different terms altogether".
Henry turns to the glasses and then turns back to Sir Richard, "Why on Earth would you want that?"
Henry enters the room as the confrontation unfolds, "I see we are at the perfect time for a negotiator to enter the picture. How do you do Sir Richard? We find ourselves as do you in quite a quandary. You have information we want and you I am sure wish to be left alone, what to do what to do...?"
Hearing the sound of a discussion Henry heads up the stairs cautiously.
Henry stands near Rory waiting. After a few tense moments he turns to him, "Wait here and alert us if anyone comes". Henry then heads in himself and up the stairs...
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