Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-5824038-20151119155453/@comment-5824038-20151122103723

The men slowed their pace ever so slightly. One of them could be heard to say 'I don't think anyone's following us. And we don't want to arouse too much suspicion, so we'd best slow our pace.'

The others followed his example, and soon they were walking at a slightly-above-average speed.

'When are we going to do it, then? At the festival?'

'That's what the big guy asked. He said, "Do it when the whole world can observe you. Let their be no doubt in their minds". Kind of mysterious, isn't it?'

'Does it really matter? We're getting paid good money. Who cares if the guy seemed a little suspicious?'

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Talyaras was not enjoying the evening. Her family could be ever so boring sometimes. They just sat there, complimenting the silly old elf on his works, while he boasted about his fight for independene. How very hypocritical of them.

'Oh, that sounds marvellous!' her grandfather commented. 'You know, I've always had the greatest respect for a man who is willing to fight back oppression!'

She could take it no longer. 'That's a lie,' she burst out. Everybody fell silent and stared at her. 'You don't have any respect for them at all. Meledran was doing just what you are commending this man for, but you always hated him for it!'

The Lord of Arenthia's face hardened in anger. 'Talyaras, be quiet. My son was nothing like this man. The Empire was not something he should have been fighting against, whereas everybody knows how badly Samarkand dominated Morrowind's people. Now hush, child, before you embarrass your family again.'

'I don't even need to speak for that to happen!' she snapped back.

'Talyaras, be quiet this instant!' her mother commanded.

'No! I won't just sit here and listen as you lie through your teeth to make this pompous fool feel special!' With that she stood up, knocking back her chair violently, and stormed off out of the building. She could hear her mother trying to apologise, claiming that the brandy had gone to her head.

Somebody tried asking her what was wrong as she left the inn, but she ignored them. The sooner she got out of that viper's nest, the better.