Tue 21st Sep 2021 02:15

Visits in the Cloudtops

by Nepheri

Alhura and Kima indeed are excellent hosts. I haven't even heard of some of these dishes. Seriously, who thought of stuffing something into a tiny bird? How are you even supposed to eat that? It tasted nice enough, though, and their staff was really friendly.
 
Dworik always seems able to handle situations like these, but I'm not sure the food agreed with him. In any case, we brought up the whole dragon plan and possibilities of getting closer to Cedery, and they seemed to think it was a good idea. Especially the laxative part. We even got Kima to agree to join us for the endeavour. She seems more than capable, which will be helpful if we're to fight another dragon.
 
After dinner, we headed to Cedery's home to better understand what we were up against. It's easily twice the size of Fate Manor back home and has a large garden at the front, which might make it difficult to enter unnoticed. What's worse is that every entrance has runes that will alert someone inside to one's presence along with a vision. Not great for us. Even at this hour, several lights were burning in the windows, indicating people being awake and active. The fact that a couple of guests, likely students, left while we were there probably provides at least a partial explanation for it. They weren't the only ones leaving — a girl, maybe five or so years younger than I, snuck out not-so-stealthily. She met up with some friends. I know some of the people I met while I was a teenager, the ones who had proper homes, sometimes did this. The great thing with those people was that they often had things like gold or alcohol to waste and could be made to provide for me. Provided they were given the right motivation, at least. Maybe the same tactics might provide us with an advantage here?

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  1. Business...
    11th of Uktar, 1489
  2. I'm ready for you, Raven Queen
    2nd Uktar, 1489
  3. You killed my father, now prepare to die
    2nd Uktar, 1489
  4. Dust to Dust
    1st of Uktar, 1489 DR
  5. Redbrands I
  6. Arrival at Phandalin
  7. Daddy Dearest
    1st of Uktar
  8. Day after
    30 Marpenoth, 1489 DR
  9. Lawful Stupid
    29 Marpenoth, 1489 DR
  10. Saving private Rupert
    29 Marpenoth, 1489 DR
  11. Dead to me
    29 Marpenoth, 1489 DR
  12. Close to Harvest
    28 Marpenoth, 1489 DR
  13. Recovery
  14. Insane Plans
  15. By the Book
  16. Dead feelings
  17. Disposed
  18. Dead Necromancers are the Best Necromancers
  19. Catching up
  20. Shipping
  21. Friendly or Not
  22. Unexpected Meetings
  23. Worlds Collide
  24. A very different city
  25. Festive Thornhold
  26. Thank you, my Queen
  27. Friends. Right.
  28. This is awkward....
  29. Landslide
  30. Dangerous Gnoll-age (sorry... the puns are spreading...)
  31. Cenceptions
  32. Seduction
  33. Wave Echo Cave II
  34. Wave Echo Cave
  35. Return to Phandalin
  36. Rest in peace, Declan...
  37. Crisis of Faith
  38. Thundertree II
  39. Thundertree I
  40. Path to Thundertree
  41. Orc hunting
  42. Redbrands III
  43. Redbrands II
  44. Far From Home
    ?? ?? ???
  45. Cold
    Tal'dorei, day 2
  46. Life, interrupted
  47. Hot and Cold
  48. The Dragon's Lair
  49. In the afternoon, we plan!
  50. A Song of Ice and Fire
  51. Celebration
  52. Relief is one hell of a drug
  53. Flight and Flutter
  54. Freedom of Movement
  55. At dusk we... do something?
  56. Pray for a quick end to our deception
  57. Catching up
  58. Fall
  59. Lizards in a hole
  60. Not Today
  61. Released
  62. A broken soul
  63. Skyfall
  64. Acid Falls
  65. Roped in
  66. Faith in Friends
  67. Insight into Emon
  68. A Calling
  69. Hypothetical 1: Healer (Ginny Di video)
  70. Hypothetical 3: Matchmaker (Ginny Di video)
  71. Hypothetical 2: Villain (Ginny Di video)
  72. For my Beating Heart
  73. Hypothetical 4: Prison guard (Ginny Di video)
  74. Hypothetical 5: Bard (Ginny Di video)
  75. Plagued Possibilities
  76. Visits in the Cloudtops