Saillune

[Merc]

The huge man, while not in werewolf form, was still an intimidating presence. At his gutteral growl, but lack of inaction against Kylen, the guard begins to feel a bit...nervous about the man in front of him, in spite of his polite demeanor.

Still, the guard now has the information he needed, and as such he nods in reply, stating, "Very well, I shall inform my superiors. If you could please wait here with the..."

He pauses, looking again at the apparently captured bandit, before continuing, "...prisoner, I'll bring some guard escort and chains as well."

[Carthrat]

"Now, now. You're going to be a good boy and do everything the guards ask you to," whispers Kylen. "Maybe they'll even give you a bone as a reward! Wouldn't that be nice?"

[Merc]

The werewolf shoots him a dirty look, though it's cut off as the guard arrives back quickly, with five other men behind him. The look is replaced with one of trepidation.

"The captain has gone on to pass on the news to the prince. We can take care of the prisoner now," he states, looking from Kylen to the werewolf, the other guards approaching the werewolf carefully with manacles. Some care was needed when handling captured bandits, no matter how 'tame' they might act.

[Carthrat]

"Make sure you give him very explicit orders," states Kylen. "He's a bit thick that way."

[Merc]

Having no problems 'subduing' the werewolf, the guards shrug but nod at Kylen. They then begin to pull the growling, but relatively complacent captive away. "Thank you for your gracious help in capturing an, err...'dangerous' criminal," they state before they vanish with a smirk in their faces.

The guard that Kylen met first remains however, as his post is still not over. Before Kylen can leave and go about his business, he asks, "Will you be staying around Saillune for a while, traveller?"

[Carthrat]

"I havn't yet decided," replies Kylen, shrugging.

[Merc]

"I would recommend that you do so. If he's from any large or notorious gang, there could be a reward for helping Saillune to mantain justice within its borders," the guard explains with a smile. "Besides, if you've never been here before, it's always a wonderful place to explore and learn from. It is the capital of white magic, after all."

[Carthrat]

"I appreciate that," replies Kylen, chuckling. "But how will I know if there's a reward to be collected?"

[Merc]

"If you leave an address where you can be contacted, that would work. However, you can also just go to the castle in a few days. Ask for the captain, he'll be able to answer your que..." he explains before being interrupted by loud galloping and a war cry.

"FOR JUSTICE!!!" shouts forth an imposingly large figure with an arm stretched out forward while riding on a white horse speedily moving through the city and out the city gates, ignoring his surroundings as some people find themselves leaping out of the horse's path.

"Your highness, wait!" a voice shouts from the city. Another man, armored, chases after him also on horseback. He gives a brief look at Kylen, shaking his head, before continuing after his target. "I haven't finished the report!"

Both figures quickly vanish, one last cry of "JUSTICE WAITS FOR NO ONE!" sounding through the air.

"Perhaps you should leave an address," the guard hastily corrects, while shaking his head.

[Carthrat]

"I don't have one," replies Kylen, shrugging. "How about you take the report for me, and I'll come back to you in a few days?"

[Merc]

"Oh? Won't you be staying at any of the local inns?" he asks somewhat puzzled before shrugging. "Well, in any case, I don't see why not. Sure, I'll have information on the matter for you within a few days."

[Carthrat]

Kylen nods. "My thanks. Could you direct me to the library?"

[Merc]

"Of course. Just head down that road..." he says, pausing to point over his shoulder to the main road where some people are still dusting themselves after their jumps out of Prince Phil's horse's path and an occasional person was finding himself arguing with a merchant over the fruit splatters on their clothing.

"...It'll take you straight towards the castle, if you want to have a closer look, but you'll be wanting to take a left turn just before that to get to the library. Turn when you see the sculpture of a sword wedged in a stone and an owl resting on the handle. You can't miss it once you're down that street."

[Carthrat]

Kylen nods. "Thanks. See you," he replies, heading in the aforementioned direction.

If there wasn't a cure here.. well, vampiric goth parties did have their morbid appeal..

[Merc]

Kylen walks at a leisurely pace through the market-side road when his superior hearing catches sounds causing him to whip his eyes to the right side of the road and some distance farther ahead.

There, he notices two unfamiliar looking women walking out of a building. Despite their unfamiliar looks however, it is their voices which he recognizes and makes him wince somewhat.

He doesn't have much of a chance to react in any way to their presence though. Something else suddenly occurs to distract him even more, as his sense of hearing is horribly assaulted.

***

Earlier...

The merchant made a satisfied noise as he finished through the meal. His two guests made a similar noise before their expressions turn more serious.

The man near them nods at seeing their expressions and adopts a similar business expression. "Ah, yes, to business then?"

The two women nod and the trio then launch into a two-hour long discussion on their abilities, possible jobs, and finally... money. The money alone part took nearly an hour of the discussion. Still, the merchant grudgingly gives in at the minimum payment Caelena was willing to accept as the discussion comes to an end.

"Very well," the merchant states. "Let's go over this again, yes? You two will hunt for the bandits that attacked my wagon a few days ago. What you do with them is your business, but you will regain the Isanura Jewel, no matter what.

"If possible, recover the rest of the wagon's cargo as well. When you return, you will be paid the amount we discussed, as well as a bonus for any additional parts of the cargo you were able to recover. Are we in agreement?"

The two nod, and take the list with the wagon's cargo while shaking the merchant's hand. Departing, the two begin to discuss their plan of action, not noticing a figure freeze at their voice in the crowd.

They cannot miss the loud booming explosion and combination of smoke and fire rising into the air some distance ahead and to the left.

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OOC: basic area diagram -

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Yeah, there are side streets and stuff, but those are like the big space areas, so just drawing them >_>