Liandra heads back to her friends.
"I have an idea on how to get in. Just act official, like we're s'posed to be here and follow my lead. If it goes south hit hard and run."
Leading the imposing group Liandra marches towards the crowd, bellowing in her most authoritarian tone.
"Ignorant peasants. Do you understand you speak treason? If one guard is harmed I will personally see this spot stained with your filthy blood. Move aside and let those who truly serve Korvosa go about their work."
She looks to the nearest guard and guestures, "You there, stop cowering from rabble and let my unit through. We have information for Her Majesty's ears only."
"If I told you we'd both be dead. What part of Her Majesty's ears only do you incompetent @#$%*s not understand?"
Liandra comes over to the guard and whispers, "Look, allI can tell you is it might connect the missing brooch to the death of the King. Anything more would be too much trouble for both of us."
Skazz stand right behind Li and glares menacingly at the remaining guards, doing his best to look official.
"Oh! That's gonna be a problem!
"Our weapons will be peacebonded, a contingent of guards can surround us, we will maintain a distance of 20 paces from the Royal Person. We will not be unarmed. Who ever killed the king had access to the palace. There are enemies of the crown about and I do not mean to be caught unawares."
Liandra stares directly into the guards eyes as she speaks.
Liandra glares at the guard for a moment, then proceed to disarm herself taking her time adding to the pile as she withdraws the numerous knives hidden on her person. She looks over her shoulder at Corvin and winks.
"Ward our stuff against interference will you? Make it a good one." She looks at the guard, no offense but cant be too careful these days.
"The bag comes with us. It's evidence."
Algret slowly places her shield on the ground and with a brief word to Torag, places her hammer atop of it.
Yes.
Yes
Yes
Skazz ignores the woman and points at her sword. He addresses the rest of the group.
"How come SHE gets to keep her sword!?"
"I think Her Majesty's bodyguard would be exempt. Yes we do we also have evidence of the perpetrators."
Algret takes a deep relaxing breath.
"I am Skazzgrakk Stormborn, last of the Six Bears tribe, known as dwarfdoom by some; goblinzbane by many. At your service."
Liandra Nightwind.
Algret Durthane, Priestess of Torag.
Goburn, Son of Ogrun, The Rotund Ranger of Redcave.
Skazz feels a little intimidated by the obvious power residing here and bows before the Queen.
Going to one knee, while maintaining eye contact, Liandra begins to speak.
"Your Majesty, my group and I recieved information of suspicious activity by goblins within the less desireable parts of the city. We followed our leads and found amongst other things, that they were removing all poster of the theft of your brooch.
When we investigated further, we found a hive of the filthy vermin that had been butchering locals. We proceeded to sanitize the region, of which we have evidence of the leaders."
Liandra guestures to the bag held by Skazz.
"In the midst of the carnage I believe we located your brooch. If you will permit me, I will present it for your inspection, My Lady."
"Then forgive me any impropriety My Queen," Liandra says as she begins to unfasten the buckles on the upper portion of her armor, "I only wished to ensure it's safe delivery."
With continued eye contact and a small smile, she continues to remove the top half of her clothing leaving her upper body bare. Reaching behind her she unfastens the ties of the pouch wound around her body multiple times.
Her upper armor still on the floor Liandra drops to one knee, drawing one arm almost demurely acrosss her chest and holding the brooch forth with the other, maintaining eye contact the entire time.
"If it pleases my Queen, shall I approach?"
Liandra slowly walks towards the throne and presents the brooch with both hands and a tiny smile. "It is a pleasure to serve my Lady."
Liandra buckles her armor back on and stands,"Well, what do you guys think? that's quite the offer."
Her eyes go to the bodyguard to see if she has anything to say.
"I believe that the Church of Torag would be well served to have a represntitive in the Guard. Even in a specialist capacity"
"Skazz aint to sure about this. It makes me feel a bit restricted...if you know what I mean. How much freedom will we stil have? I ain't used to this sort of ...control. But, if it's what the group wants to do, then i'll bow to the majority. And anyway, you never know, I might even get into another fight! And we might get paid! And we might get rich! OK I'm convinced!"
"Heh,one of the many reasons I like you Skazz. Look at it this way, we agreed to help the city anyway. what better way to do it than from inside."
She lowers her voice and looks at Vex, "Besides, I've got a feeling the guard could use cleaning up, and there's some pretty rotten stuff up here in the high society. I wanna help the people."
"That doesn't also mean there aren't some people I'd love to see again while wearing a badge." She grins wickedly.