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20th Descending Wood
Some discussion is had among the mismatched party as they awaken. This discussion now includes Phinnae who can now actually, mysteriously, suddenly, speak High Realm. No one seems phased by this.
The Jadeborn decides he would be better off if he retrieved his belongings from Madame Wu, thus saving on fees. He goes for a morning walk through the steaming city with Phinnae by his side. They walk in silence for the couple of hours necessary. Upon retrieving his small collection of goods (mostly scrolls, books, paper, ink, brushes and chisels) Phinnae offers to help carry some to help him. Jade Wisdom is a bit perplexed by the idea of an Exalt helping him, or maybe it's her thick western accent. He says thankyou and gives her two exquisite feather quills to carry, not wishing to impose upon her generosity, but also unsure as to her intent, nor willing to risk her displeasure by refusing her aid.
Phinnae also seems a bit bemused by these quills.
Together they travel back to the Warehouse.
Further discussions are held as to what the day will bring, and the conversation turns to the mysterious people who appear to be following members of the party at various times. A plan is formulated to let the Jadeborn and the Solar wander to a market, while the two Lunars follow behind discretely to spot anyone else trying to follow.
This plan gets kinda boring as the markets are miles away, and no one seems to follow them. Sigh. At the markets Jade and Scarred make use of the time to begin organizing travel to Sijan, and then as the day gets longer, they start to head back. Then Jade Wisdom spots the face of one of the people who had been spotted trailing them!
The imposing armoured Jadeborn pounces onto the hapless mortal and holds him in a fierce, intimidating grip. Some questioning by the party reveals he (Pirule Kugimo) has been paid to make notes about their travels - who they talk to, where they go each day, etc - and drop the note into a tavern, where the barkeep forwards the note onto a mysterious (there's that word again) Dynast. Thinking this tavern would be close by, the party decides to follow the guy there.
Some hours later Jade Wisdom, Savvy and Phinnae arrive at the tavern with the guy. Scarred is long lost. Savvy flirts with the barkeep and uncovers some information, such as what the Dynast kinda looks like, and the regular daily visits made to get the collected notes from many people around Nexus.
- Dynastic dude:
- Looks wealthy and foppish
- Dark haired
- Comes to the Tavern alone
- Each day
- Irregular times
Aaaand... that's about it. Mystery upon mystery...
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