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Post by redcoat on Jun 30, 2022 9:40:43 GMT -5
Si reached out, putting her hand over Tobias's. "So, we're both being hunted. It's... a shitty thing to have in common, but..." She shrugged.
"We've got each other, by some fucking miracle."
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Post by Ancelas on Jun 30, 2022 16:47:26 GMT -5
Tobias looked over at his sister's hand and felt an old pain stirred to life, alongside the warmth of their reunion. He turned his hand over to give her hand a squeeze and looked up at her.
"We did. And there's so much to catch up on. In... time. We should probably sort out our immediate tasks so we can figure out how to avoid losing one another again."
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Post by redcoat on Jun 30, 2022 19:08:18 GMT -5
She frowned deeply, nodding. "Honestly, my entire to do list is built around getting ready to run. Ket is here, Brynna is here. It'd be a matter of time before they found me. I bought myself some time, getting Brynna arrested, but..."
She sighed.
"She'll be sprung soon. She's the head of the Valkyries, and the best of us."
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Post by Ancelas on Jun 30, 2022 19:15:30 GMT -5
Tobias was quiet for a long moment before speaking. "Can you tell me a little more about Ket and Brynna? Their names keep coming up..."
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Post by redcoat on Jun 30, 2022 20:43:24 GMT -5
"Brynna is the head of the Valkyries. Tough, stern. Very strict, very by the books. She doesn't question orders, she follows them. She's... a goddamn bloodhound."
Si pulled her hand back and rubbed it over her face.
"Ket is her little sister. A bit more flexible. Fantastic at illusion magic- she changes faces nearly as well a I do. I heard she started working for House Medani recently, which feels very on brand for her. "
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Post by Ancelas on Jul 1, 2022 10:33:38 GMT -5
"Ket kept that part quiet," Tobias murmured quietly. "We met her on the train. My companions tried very hard to bring her into the fold... they... seem to do that a lot. Brynna also saved Porter from some things years ago, so between him, Ket, and my own mission, they're invested in Brynna's wellbeing."
Tobias raised a hand and rubbed his temples in a very similar gesture to his sister. "This is a perfect example of why you shouldn't try to make friends with every single damn person you meet on the street," he muttered, "coincidences be damned.
"I was given a mission by some very dangerous people in Sharn to free Brynna and bring her back to them. I don't know what Ket's plans are... We thought you were Ket because Pheuse was tracking a particular ring she had. Which I'm guessing you have on your person."
He let his hand drop, his brow furrowing. "I need Brynna to keep people safe, but... I don't want to expose you to more danger. The situation with the Valkyries sounds... complicated."
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Post by redcoat on Jul 1, 2022 10:44:28 GMT -5
"Ket is careful with the truth. She rarely lies, but... she's a bit like those stories Papa used to read us. She taught me it's often easier to hide in the truth than in a lie."
She sighed a bit.
"They aren't bad. They aren't even wrong. If the tables were turned, if it was someone else, I'd be on the hunt with them. The evidence against me is... damning."
She thought for a moment, blinking a couple times before groaning.
"Brynna didn't save your warforged friend."
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Post by Ancelas on Jul 1, 2022 13:18:18 GMT -5
"...Elaborate? On the part with Porter. I believe the rest."
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Post by redcoat on Jul 1, 2022 13:55:25 GMT -5
She watched him, taking him in for a long moment before apparently deciding... something.
"I didn't... immediately give up on clearing my name after the war. I tracked rumors and hunted ghosts, anything to find a shred of evidence. There was a rumor that there was a mercenary in a town called Dragonroost who would get drunk and tell very tall tales about Forstwatch. When I got there, I found out that he'd been spooked when a person of high rank asked about him, and he ran south. I followed."
She frowned deeply, her concentration on her hands.
"Found my possible informant, smashed to bits and already stinking at the bottom of a steep cliffside. Found a warforged there too- somehow still alive. It... hit me harder, than death usually does. Maybe the age of the body, maybe just because he was... vaguely familiar."
"I must have taken Brynna's face, honestly, it gets a bit hazy. The warforged was still clinging to life, so I dragged him the rest of the way to Quesk. Smuggled us onto... a few? Cargo caravans. I know I went to Sharn. I may have delivered him to House Cannith."
"My memories of Sharn are functionally non-existent. The first real thing I remember is about a month later coming to in Starilaskur Station. I just kept hopping lightning rails until I got back here."
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Post by Ancelas on Jul 1, 2022 14:18:04 GMT -5
Tobias watched and listened, having already expected the answer. "That's a long time for things to be hazy," he observed. "Taking Brynna's face... and you said he was spooked when a person of high rank asked after him? I'm guessing you used a different persona for your inquiries?"
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Post by redcoat on Jul 1, 2022 14:31:11 GMT -5
"I did- I definitely wasn't the one that spooked him, he was gone by the time I got there. No clue who the ranking person was though."
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Post by Ancelas on Jul 1, 2022 15:23:23 GMT -5
Tobias ran a hand through his hair. There was more to the story, but... he didn't want to press. "Alright. So Ket is in town. I'm here to free Brynna and bring her home - which means Ket may be coming along. That you're in town... does Brynna know? You mentioned something about how she ended up in prison..."
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Post by redcoat on Jul 1, 2022 15:27:24 GMT -5
"I think she knows I was here or am here- clearly she's been tracking me down." She sighed, leaning back in her chair. She almost looked a little... relieved? At his decision not to press.
"I put her in jail, yes. I planted a vial of blood gin on her- she's looking at about a month? Of hard labor. I figured it'd buy me a few days to escape. I don't think she spotted me, but she's not stupid either."
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Post by Ancelas on Jul 1, 2022 16:02:33 GMT -5
Tobias visibly winced. "Well. That's... going to make it a little harder to get her out, but.. alright."
He sighed heavily and leaned forward. "I... want to help you, but I need to get her to Sharn. I don't want to loose you so soon after finding you. The thought... Soveriegn and six, the thought of it makes me physically ill. Granted, if Brynna and Ket find out who I am - who I really am - they may want me dead as much as you. I inadvertently put you in this situation - I'd like to help get you out of it. I need to see this mission through, though."
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Post by redcoat on Jul 1, 2022 16:13:15 GMT -5
"The Dreadhold is surprisingly corrupt. I bought days, not weeks." She said, tilting her head back as she thought.
"Couple options, really. We can try to hide me right under her nose. I come with you, new identity, and your group would have to keep quiet about it. Second option is that as much as it sucks... we say goodbye here. You give me my day's head start, and we arrange a meeting after your business with her is done. ... Not sure how I feel about either of those, honestly."
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