Alone

[Brian]

After parting ways with those who are heading to the tower, Nathan finds Alec rejoining him, swiftly journeying to the hated prison and execution chamber.

[Rezantis]

Nathan walks quietly towards the prison.

"So, what're your thoughts on our new arrivals?" he queries Alec as they walk.

[Brian]

"Never seen a beastie like that," Alec says after a moment, glancing over his shoulder, where the light glints off of a shoulder.  "Didn't pay much attention to the old guys, though."  He shrugs.

After descending a spiral staircase, you reach the door leading to the prison area.

[Rezantis]

"Quite a piece of engineering, it is."

Rez knocks, then opens the door and steps into the prison area.

[Brian]

The guards look up from their table again.  "Can we help you?" one of them asks.

[Rezantis]

"I want to speak to the Priestess Lindsey, then to Paul Durant," Rez answers simply.

[Brian]

"There shouldn't be a problem with that," the guard says amiably.  "This way for the priestess."

He ambles across the room with a bit of a limp -- looks like an old wound -- and unlocks a loudly protesting door.

The cell is pretty small, and has a rough bed on the far wall.  The floor is strewn with straw, and there's a blanket on the pallet ... but entire area is actually fairly warm.

Lindsey looks at you expectantly, sitting on the edge of her cot and raising an eyebrow.  "Yes?" she asks, while the guard limps a short distance away, giving you enough privacy to speak, but not enough for Lindsey to try and escape.

[Brian]

Before Nathan can formulate a response, the doors to the execution chamber open again, and Bjorn strides in.

[Rezantis]

Rez looks around, sees that it's just Bjorn, then turns back to Lindsey.

"You'll be let out of here pretty soon," Rez says without preamble, "We found evidence of treachery in Dorian's quarters, which means that you're off the hook.  Durant, however, is still mixed up in it.  Anyway, for completeness' sake, can you tell me exactly what happened leading up to the whole mess?"

[Brian]

Lindsey eyes Bjorn as he enters the room.  "Well," she says somewhat doubtfully.  "As I said to Bjorn when he asked me the same questions:

"I was watching Durant to help him find out who this 'Fletcher' was.  Dorian came to the alcove where Durant was hiding -- I was invisible -- and stabbed him, quickly leaving him for dead.  I healed Durant, and then we chased after Dorian, trying to catch up with him while invisible."

Bjorn enters earshot, and she continues, "When we caught up to him on the tower, he was trying to shoot arrows at Serril.  And Parthipan.  Anyway, Durant and I attacked him.  Dorian shoved me off the tower, from what I saw, Durant slit Dorian's throat, and then Liandral caught me.

"Then the guards hauled us away."  She shrugs.  "That's really it."

[Bjorn]

"My apologies for that," Bjorn says.  "I was fairly confident that Durant was safe from Fletcher.   I obviously misjudged that situation."

He sighs.  "If Sir Shuker hasn't already told you, you're free -- or will be, as soon as the official order comes down.  One mess cleaned up.  Two left."

Then, he frowns.  "Or... maybe three," he says, slowly.  "Your other two friends, in the South.  Could you tell me their names?  They might have just arrived."

[Brian]

"Jack Merrick and Scott Lewis," she answers.  "But I'm sure if they were arrived Serril or Liandral would ask after them."

[Bjorn]

Bjorn exchanges a glance with Nathan.  "Then it seems we have two wild cards on our hands," he murmurs.  "An alchemist and a golem-maker."

[Brian]

"Ah," Lindsey says, relaxing a bit.  "The independants.  What is their affiliation?"

[Rezantis]

"Serril didn't seem to know them, no, so that was my assumption.  Liandral mentioned two independents in here before we got back to the keep."

Nathan turns back to Lindsey.  "Know anything in particular about them?"