Act 2: Upheaval II - Revelations and search

"Not yet, anyway."

Konrad focuses on the pattern of the magic as it dissipates. "Neat trick, very handy. Might make one myself, if I figure out how."

He pulls out his threadbare jail tunic to wipe his face and hands, and holds it out.

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what kind of magic is that?

"Cool! I'm telling Zelk about t-t-t-blurg!" Steve finishes emptying his stomach and then spits a few times. "Ugh, there goes lunch."

Mihai starts to get annoyed with the stench, and wipes the gore off his face.

Konrad:

"No," she says to Mihai. "It's something I've had made for myself. It'll scramble the results of any scanning spells if the Defenders try to cast one." She turns to Steve, worried. "Are you okay?"

Fluffle continues to pat the back of Steve's neck. Florolf is now sitting a few meters away, far away from the stench.

"No, but I'll be better after a hot shower and a change of clothes. Maybe some dinner? Anyway, let's get out of here." Steve musters his dignity and straightens up as best he can. He's still pale but he at least looks ready to walk around again.

Konrad tosses the tunic in the dumpster and offers a waterskin to Steve.

Steve gratefully takes the watersking and uses the water to wash his mouth out. He spits it into the dumpster and then takes a long drink. He hands it back with a nod.

With the bottle in one hand, Konrad firmly secures the cork onto the waterskin in in the other as he takes another sip of rum, and falls in with the others. "This Avatar certainly thought of everything to prepare you. We can respect them for that much, whatever they may be up to here."

Nadzieja seems annoyed for some reason and she opens her mouth to say something, but refrains herself from doing so. Instead she sighs and starts walking down the alleyway.

"I think we're done here," she says.

Mihai follows suit and walks alongside - "There are Defenders patrolling this perimeter?"

"Of course," she replies.

Florolf hurries to the monk's side.

Steve follows along as best he can, happy to be out of the alley.

"We have to go follow some leads on the string of kidnappings that've been going on. But we should reconvene before long to talk about some things."

She glances at Mihai. "You're investigating the kidnappings?"

Meanwhile, Fluffle sits down on Steve's shoulder and keeps himself balanced by holding onto his ear.

"Yeah, we went to City Hall to try and get some information about the Werewolf's victims, and things just fell into place with the Administrator. We agreed to follow up on those once we were done here."

He's silent for a moment, before adding - "Other than that, we're bone dry on leads about Fedler and Breeze."

A note of fatigue escapes in his tone.

"Maybe so. I don't know. We really only had two ideas of where they might be and the Tournament seemed the more likely. Maybe we beat them here?"

Mihai almost says something, but can't seem to find the words. All that comes out is a deep troubled sigh and a frown.

"Well, we can rest at least. And continue to keep an eye out for them."

Nadzieja ponders in silence for a moment before she speaks again. "I'll ask my people to search for your companions."

Mihai hesitates to speak up, but he finally makes up his mind - "Thank you, but... there are some things you need to know beforehand. A lot more than we can talk about in the open."

The young woman raises an eyebrow but says nothing. She nods and keeps walking down a narrow alleyway. Thirty seconds later, the party reaches one of the main streets. The streetlamps illuminate the empty road before them, allowing Steve to deactivate his ring of light if he wishes to. Nadzieja spots a group of armed warriors at the end of the street; she crosses her arms and waits for them to approach.

"....."