From: John Constable (john_at_kript.net)
Date: Sun Jul 06 2003 - 14:07:47 BST
On Sunday, July 6, 2003, at 02:38 am, Naron wrote:
>
> "This morning when I went to tend to Shalamar I found fitted
> over Shalamar’s long face this mask carved from an exquisite wood,
> perhaps Myrtle. Shalamar seemed unconcerned by the mask but I took it
> off quickly and carefully, its carving fashioned into the cadaverous
> face of a skeletal horse."
>
> "I have spoken to Soll, the nightwatch, a solid human who you are
> well familiar with, only to be told that noone entered or left the
> barn that night after myself. Searching provides no indication of
> how anyone may have entered. I have just left the barn and come
> straight here. I am concerned especially after that ghost man that
> we encountered. Does anyone know anything about this? I feel like
> someone is either watching us or after us and it is making me > nervous".
"Given your experiences to date, it is more likely that someone is
following *you*, my dear", remarks Pean with a slight smile.
"However, we should now spread out, and head through the town. Kaleb,
if you would be so kind as to give us a list of people with whom you do
business, we will be able to find those merchants who have had dealings
with someone they only think is Kaleb. In the meantime, I will
investigate to see if there are any other magicians in the area."
>
> "Bah. Surely just kids. You concern yourself too much with
> trivialities Shalandra. It is a piece of wood. Nothing more nothing
> less. Mind you, a well trained craftsmen made that mask, perhaps it
> is designed to give you an edge in battle and has been placed there fy
> Ferrock. Who knows! Do you think it connected to the silk thief?"
> Kaleb talks to Shalandra in a gruff manner but you note that his eyes
> do not shift from Temorya as he spirits around the room.
>
"The fact that we do not know how it got there is enough to be
concerned with, I feel. let us see what our investigations turn up"
Pean gets up as if to go...
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