Ewald does his best to assume an unthreatening posture keeping his weapons covered by his cloak but ready to move to restrain the 'boy' if he gets violent
Amunrel quietly glancing at Halsanna before returning his attention to Ewald, Adjunta, Jemiche and his mother.
Smiling he quickly hides his expression before Halsanna notices and notices Vi frowning as she catches his quick change in expression.
Halsanna , Arundel , does this mean you advanced enough to see the scene rather than just hearing it ?
Amunrel wonders what possible reason could have changed Jemiche's viewpoint so suddenly hoping the reason is more benign than his suspicions that he aired to the others earlier.
Vivaeri crossed her arms leaned against the wall nearby, her right foot tucked in and tapping against it. She listened as intently as she could, eventually looking at her sister to see if she could catch her eye and silently mouth, "He sounds like a child!" She knew the man had been called simple, but now...now she knew for certain that she would have felt guilty for pulling the ruse she had planned earlier.
She glanced over again, unsure if Halsanna was paying as much attention to what she thought she may have been. She's just keeping an eye on things in case something starts...that's all. Don't be silly.
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"My companions are anxious to get back to searching I'm afraid," Adjunta says as way of an apology, "this cat has been specially breed and raised and has never been out on it's own before. I don't doubt that you've done a fine job raising him and I'm sorry if all these people are making him nervous, are you feeling nervous Jemiche? Maybe we can have the young lady ask him the questions and my companion here and I will just listen alright? Any detail he might remember will be quite helpful. You like helping people Jemiche? Well today you might be able to help us and a scared little cat."
Adjunta waves Vivaeri over,
"This is Vivaeri," Adjunta says, "she's going to ask you about what you did this morning. Try to tell her everything you remember because any thing might help us. Hopefully we can find our cat before it's killed by a predator."
Ewald steps back and lets Vae through to the door he then leans against the wall seemingly unconcerned with the whole proceedings
"Hmm?" Amunrel ponders as he notices Halsanna with Ewald and begins to wonder if perhaps the wrong sister was being paired up...
Vivaeri wasn't expecting Adjunta to wave her inside, but came in right away just in time to be nudged by her sister. She caught her balance before bumping into Ewald, looking at him up and down with an annoyed expression, as if her "misstep" was somehow his fault even though she was already plotting some form of revenge against Halsanna. Nothing cruel, just petty.
She cleared her throat and approached Jemiche, guilty for having considered lying to him now that she finally saw him. Best to put him at ease...
"Hullo Jemiche." she said with a friendly smile as she sat on the floor and crossed her legs, motioning for Jemiche to do the same. "Yeah, we need some help with a cat! You like cats, huh? That's good! We have a friend who lost a cat today. He lost a bunch of animals actually. They're very special animals too. I don't understand all of it, but they've got a bit of magic in them. Or they can."
She reached back into her pack and pulled out three copper rings, holding them up before Jemiche. "You like magic, don't you?" She asked with a grin as she began to twirl the rings about her fingers, subtly casting a cantrip to make them change color as they did so.
"Do you know anyone that can use magic? Some of them are able to give those special animals good homes. It's a good thing too, because some of those animals aren't very good at taking care of themselves out in the wild. They need people to take care of them."
"Don't worry though! Most of those animals I was talking about are safe! We're just trying to get the cat now. We're definitely going to find him so we can feed him and keep him safe. It's just that we'll be able to do it faster if we know more about what happened today."
"Have you seen a cat today, Jemiche? Have you heard anything about any animals in trouble?" she looked at him with hopeful eyes, as if the safety of all those familiars-to-be depended on him.
Ewald blinks in surprise at the look he gets from Vae..and I thought we had been getting towards actually liking each other he thinks as she moves towards the doorway...and then she turns on her charm full blast at the poor bewildered jemiche and he feels an admiration for her he hasn't felt all day. She seems to be putting the boy at ease..her voice soothing yet still keeping to the point. Ewald realises that his betrothed..for they are that still whether they want it or not...is not the flighty young thing she likes people to think she is...
And that explains why there were no traces of the snake at the scene thinks Ewald as he focuses on the lad's tale
"Ah..." Vivaeri frowned for a split-second. She was going to have to step lightly to avoid hurting the boy. "Your friend? If he could help too, that would be wonderful! He sounds like he knows a lot about animals. But that snake..." Vivaeri shivered. "I'm scared of snakes. Do you remember where you took him? My sister and I have been travelling in the area and I wouldn't want to get too close to where he lived..."
She was eager to find out who was using the boy. I swear when we meet this guy I'm gonna kick him right in the...
Ewald excuses himself and moves downstairs and out of the building to speak to the Sherrif motioning Halsanna to come along
"It would appear the boy was persuaded into this act by a druid named Whapeta, Sherrif..do you know of this man..and if so where might we find him
"Sorry miss , Mister Whapeta took it , he is a druid you know so he does know about animals! I don't know exactly where he is , he does not like towns , you know ! Cats are special animals , their natural envi... place is in town , we should look around the town , I guess..."
"I'd like to meet this druid, being an elf and all, far from home it would be nice to meet someone practicing the old faith, say I wonder what he looks like?" Amunrel whispers casually glancing only once at Vi.
Vivaeri caught her uncle's meaning quickly. "Yes, your friend sounds like he cares a lot about animals. I wish I could meet him. What is he like?" She continued to perform minor tricks and illusions, hoping to keep the boy entertained and helpful.
She had doubts about the goodness of Jemiche's friend. It was hard to assume the best about someone who would use someone of the boy's nature such as this.
~Hmm, if this person is a druid why just take the viper, I can't imagine that bedecked fool of a mage would dress down for the occasion but what if he charmed the lad and gave him a simple excuse to explain things... still that would also mean the people where Jemiche works should have seen him~, Amunrel mentally thinks to himself.
~But who else had reason or cause to commit this?~ Amunrel mentally ponders.
[oo]Using "~" to differentiate between spoken and uunspoken comments[/ooc]
"My betr..my friend is trying to get one just now Sir. she seems to have established a rapport with jemiche hopefully he will tell us what we need to know."
Ewald curses inwardly at his slip of the tounge
Ewald turns to 'sanna and grins...
"Looks like we might have some action soon."
He settles his weapons and tightens the buckles on his armour
"We don't know who or what we are facing ..there may be others involved in this..just stay alert and watch you back...and your sisters. I'll look after the others...though I wish your father had not had to leave so soon..another blade would have been useful
Ewald stares perhaps a little too long after the attractive fighting maid then pulls himself together and leans back against the door jamb she has vacated
Vivaeri smiled eagerly and stood up, holding out her hand for Jemiche to take. "Well, then surely he will help us! Could you introduce us? If it's alright with your mother, that is!" she added as an afterthought.
Under Vivaeris gentle questioning , Jemiche reveal to you he does not where his friend lives , he just knows he lives in the forest ...
He only met him twice after all : once at the inn where he worked before where the druid explained to him that using animals was wrong and then this morning responding to a meeting the druid had given him in order to begin the liberation of the animals !
Jemiche's mother is aghast at all this but does not quite dare interrupt you
[ooc] For your informations , none of your sense motives rolls were sufficient to determine if Jemiche is charmed or not . Now , go on with your further questions ...
"Cough, cough... does this friend have a name?" Amunrel whispers raising a hand to his face.
Ewald waits outside his eyes watching the sun as it heads towards the horizon..though there is a fair bit of daylight left..it is Midsommer after all he does not relish going after a Druid on his home ground at night
Ewald waits outside his eyes watching the sun as it heads towards the horizon..though there is a fair bit of daylight left..it is Midsommer after all he does not relish going after a Druid on his home ground at night
"I wonder where Jemiche first met his friend?" Amunrel whispers as he mentally kicks himself for forgetting the name Jemiche first mentioned wondering what was getting into him today...
Seeing Jemiche's mother's reaction and rethinking what could happen if Jemiche were to see his "friend" outed as a troublemaker, Vivaeri stopped in her tracks. "You know, actually, it's getting very late. Maybe it would be best if you stayed at home. Your mother would probably be worried sick if we kept you away. Maybe we can talk again tomorrow! I'm sure the cat will be fine until then! He's a tough one!"
She tried to give the man's mother a look to suggest that she not worry, and that they should probably speak later in order to explain matters.
Does knowing this druid lives in the nearby forest narrow it down enough for a ranger to track him down? [/ooc]
"I don't suppose Jemiche could give a description of him especially where he first saw him in case we need his friend's help finding that lost cat, Hmm?" Amunrel whispers to Vi.
"I guess we really ought to see if we can find this friend of yours and see if he can tell us more about what he's preaching," Amunrel sighs as he keeps his tone light and polite without hidden meaning.
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Adjunta smiles . . . although few could tell. They weren't likely to get much more out of the boy but the pieces of the puzzle were coming together. The likely viper thief was a probably a wizard, probably someone somewhat familiar to the area, and undoubtedly someone who knew there was a shipment of familiars due. There was one person in town that fit that description . . . but that would be too obvious. There was no reason to make the same mistake he'd made with the sheriff. There was no reason to jump to conclusions.
"One last question," Adjunta whispers to Vivaeri, "ask him if he knows a man named Estorion or has seen anyone with a beautiful quarterstaff that has a red gem on the top."
Vivaeri nodded with a smile. She thought she could see where the priest was going with this...
"Oh, Jemiche! I just had one more question. I am sorry to take so much of your time!" She bowed apologetically. "Have you ever met anyone named Estorian? Or anyone with...well, what did it look like...ah, a really, really nice staff, with a big red gem on the top?"