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New Beginnings, Forging Relations
We hastily returned to Ailbhafair by ship and had our horse and cart returned promptly. From there we made quick work returning to Kraberkai, even so far as ignoring the new nest of a chimera, nestled into the old abandoned quarry the Albans has been mining just weeks before. Approaching from the north we saw that the old church of Paracelcus was gone, yet not our marker. The town was seemingly deserted, and all of the Alban structures had benn updated, save for the tavern and the statue of Linneaus, which stood empty with no Eir. We readily knew that more was amiss than usual, and quietly made our way to the tavern. We met with Yngvild the tavernkeep who was practically chained to her brewing cellar, hastily brewing all the ale she could. By conversing with her we learned that the city was on lockdown and that the alchemist we had helped before had also attempted to murder Jane with the poisonous materials. Upon seeing that there was no change in power we did not know how to proceed (not knowing Rieta's location nor condition), we decided to stealthily circle near the keep and temple to see if we could glean more information, but to no avail. All we learned is that the guards were scarce and that the herbalist had been killed swiftly. We returned to the tavern after deciding that we would lay low and assist Yngvild and Thyri as we awaited more information.
Floran stayed to help Yngvild brew the alcohol that had been "commissioned" by Jane and Skamos and I went to help Thyri hunt. It was tough to find her out in the western forest, but we bagged a considerable amount of game while we looked. We eventually ran into her and made our way back to the tavern. Apparently Floran had told quite the yarn by the time we arrived, and Yngvild looked quite relieved of her duties as compared to when we had left her. After regaling us with his tale, our conversation turned to Floran's artistic abilities. Probably to save himself some embarrassment, Skamos retreated to the bar overhead once he had forked over the drawing Floran had made in Ailbhafair. Apparently we had been a little too jovial as we had attracted the attention of a sole patrol. Yngvild and Thyri shook them from our scent and we became more serious as we all shared what we had learned. Thyri had informed us on our return that she had spotted Rieta entering the Temple of Masamune days before, but with no return and no change in appearances or operation -- we were now going to have to rescue her from Jane.
As a group we decided that we would go in the cover of night to avoid being stopped by the patrol. We made our way to the temple with no incident, and approached the temple doors. Upon opening them we saw it was pitch-black, magical darkness. After a few moments of banter with Jane we entered and learned that she was indeed keeping Rieta here, and that Rieta had in fact attempted on Jane's life as well, with more success than the herbalist. Given that Jane knew of Skamos's new station, she offered that we fight her as part of religious combat. We agreed after confirming that the terms were witnessed by a third party and honored. We waited outside for the witnesses to appear and readied ourselves for a mean battle. Jane brought out Rieta and pinned her up to a wall from a custom gibbet for her to (supposedly) watch her brother's combat. It was a long and hard battle. Floran tipped the tides in our favor by goading Jane with her pride, and Skamos dealt the final blow and cleaved her handmade horns from the rest of her skull. Skamos made his proclamation of the victory and what it meant for Kraberkai -- and the lord clapped in response as we worked to free Rieta from her bonds. As we were summoned to the keep, we were allowed to pass and the Albans were allowed to bury their dead.
We heard from the Lord of Kraberkai that Jane had sold off his daughter (the one we were supposed to help) and that we had apparently killed his one good lead. We also did not know where Eir was being kept. I also asked the Lord if he would be able to clarify the Albans' place within the city, of which he obliged. For finding his daughter he offered us anything and all he could within his power, including knighthood. Despite our differences, we agreed to the matter and promised to start our search that morning after daybreak. After some terse words I doubled back to the temple to try and find out more from Jane's store, but instead came across an emaciated Eir locked in a storage crate in the dining hall of the temple. Floran caught up with me and we carried the poor priest to the tavern, where a party was ensuing. Yngvild took Eir from us into her care and we were allowed to engage with the party, where we saw Thyri invite Skamos to her table. As I was downing my third ale I heard the strangest thing. After some hushed words, a woman barked the loudest "Hey Cain, you bitch," to which I (understandably) tersely replied "What the fuck" only to turn around and see my own sister, Kaitlyn, in the flesh. I was in such a shock, all I managed was a very surprised and confused "shit" as I dropped my drink.
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