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There Goes the Patriot

[The Tipsy Scholar, Pub Room]
A long oak bar meanders down the right side of this wood-paneled pub. Under the bar, a brass footrest invites patrons to "belly up", and over an old wooden barrel, a neatly lettered drink list has been tacked to the wall. Scattered around, a few small tables and chairs are provided to allow people to relax with their pints and drams. A dart board has been nailed to the wall adjacent to the bar, and hanging under the board is a pouch filled with darts and a chalkboard for keeping score. On the wood slates of the floor is a painting. You see a lace-lined silver basket with some stuff in it and Jael. Also here is Severin (seated on a makeshift wooden chair), Shala (seated on a makeshift wooden chair), and Xelian (seated on a makeshift wooden chair).

Ale and beer mingle with the strong odor of the King's own.
The only obvious exit is out.

Severin smiles at you.
Shala glances at you.
Xelian smiles at you.
Xelian waves to you.
You smile ruefully.
You say, "Eve."
You open an embroidered black leather pouch.
Xelian pats a makeshift wooden chair.
Shala smiles hesitantly.
Severin says, "Hail, Tamerlaine. Please, come in. Sit. I'll let you bear me at darts."
Severin says, "Or beat, if you'd rather."
You say, "I can't handle any more throwing things tonight."
You rub your head.
Shala peers at you.
Shala asks, "Are you all right?"
Xelian says, "I'll let ye kiss me upon the cheek, too."
Severin asks, "Jackers give you grief?"
You say, "Well, no."
You say, "Let me have some rum first."
You get a few sovereigns from an embroidered black leather pouch.
Shala gives you a worried look.
You hand Jael some money.
Jael turns to the bar and pours a dram of rum into a tall mug. He hands it over to you and says, "Enjoy, Pal!"
You close an embroidered black leather pouch.
Xelian furrows her brow.
You sit down on a makeshift wooden chair.
Severin says, "Xelian's starving for kisses. She even let me lay my plague-borne lips upon her."
You say, "I ran into Merow up in Never."
Severin opens his mouth as if to say something.
Shala blinks at you.
Shala asks, "What?"
Severin says, "Well, now. That's news."
You say, "Also Shadeark and Khregen."
Shala begins to say something, then hesitates.
Xelian leans forward while sitting on the makeshift wooden chair.
Shala asks, "Did they... is he caught, Jruion?"
Shala clears her throat.
You say, "No. Sceen and I..."
Severin twists a lock of his hair around his finger, watching Jurion intently.
Xelian says, "Don't say they took him in."
Shala gazes at you.
You say, "We tried to make sure they didn't."
Shala nods slowly.
You say, "I don't think they could have, anyhow."
You say, "Merow told them to leave off and carry a message to the Guard."
Xelian clenches her tall thraelware mug.
Shala asks, "What message?"
You say, "Sceen and I got them to listen, I think, and I just now got back with them."
You swallow some dark rum.
The smooth dark rum flows down your throat, warming your body.
Severin asks, "Sceen has sided with Merow?"
Shala asks, "What did he say, Jurion?"
You say, "Sceen and I both owe Merow more than we owe the guards."
You say, "So yes, I think he has."
You say, "That's between Merow and the Guard."
You say, "Although I suspect it will be out soon enough."
Shala blushes slightly.
You swallow some dark rum.
The smooth dark rum flows down your throat, warming your body.
Severin asks, "He didn't tell you?"
You say, "It wasn't meant for me."
Severin chuckles at you.
You act: Jurion slides down farther into his chair.
Shala asks, "What did he say, though?"
Xelian asks, "What else did he say?"
Severin says, "You've a captive audience, Jurion."
You say, "He says he's not going to surrender."
You shrug.
You say, "He says they'll need more men if they want to catch him, and I agree."
Shala asks, "Did he do it?"
Your eyes glaze over momentarily.
You feel a sudden chill.
You lean forward while sitting on the makeshift wooden chair.
You rub your eyes.
You say, "That's Sceen."
Shala gazes uneasily at you.
Severin asks, "Why would Sceen be looking for you?"
Sceen just walked through the door.
Sceen nods.
Severin glances at Sceen.
Sceen glances at Severin.
Severin smiles slightly.
Xelian nods to Sceen.
You say, "Because we share an interest."
Severin says, "Eve, sire."
You say, "Neither of us wants to see Merow on the block, I think."
Severin nods to Sceen.
You say, "Pardon, Sceen, I just got back and I needed some rum."
Sceen nods.
Xelian bites her thumbnail.
You momentarily lose your balance.
Sceen says, "Merow asked for me to come back here..."
You ask, "Why?"
Shala shifts her eyes to Sceen.
Xelian asks, "He's not coming back here?"
Xelian looks worried.
Sceen says, "Share the information of his proclimation... and that Never is going to become worse."
Sceen glances at Xelian.
Sceen says, "No."
Shala furrows her brow.
Shala asks, "What proclamation?"
Sceen glances at you.
Sceen says, "Don't use magic to locate merow."
You say, "If he wants you to spread the word, that's up to you."
Shala asks, "What did he say?"
Severin scratches his neck.
Sceen says, "He will kill a child for each location spell cast upon him."
Shala blinks.
Severin says, "That's a mighty threat."
Sceen says, "I help him to help the children."
Sceen sighs.
Xelian gawks.
Shala begins to say something, then hesitates.
Xelian stands up.
Sceen says, "He has no choice."
Xelian scowls.
Shala glances at Xelian.
Sceen says, "Please.... understand."
You say, "One wonders if one should believe everything one hears."
Xelian says, "That..."
Sceen glances at Xelian.
Shala asks, "How?"
Shala asks, "How to understand that?"
Xelian shakes her head vigorously.
Sceen says, "Calm down."
Severin looks lost in thought.
Severin says, "Let's all be reasonable and calm."
Sceen says, "Xelian... anger will do no good."
Severin says, "Let's not jump to conclusions. Let's hear Sceen out."
Shala buries her face in her hands.
Sceen says, "I do not know merow's intentions."
Sceen says, "But i know one thing... he is serious... but he is not stupid."
You say, "We don't know if he plans to carry this out, or if it's a ploy to gain time."
Sceen says, "Leave him be and he will not harm anyone..."
Sceen says, "And i will make sure none cause him trouble."
Shala closes her eyes.
Xelian says, "If ye spread that around, it will turn more against him."
Shala opens her eyes.
Sceen asks, "As opposed to someone accidently locating him?"
Sceen glances at Xelian.
Xelian furrows her brow.
Shala says, "No, Xelian. They have to tell."
Severin says, "Good point."
Sceen says, "I can no longer locate him."
Shala says, "The sooner the better."
You say, "They can always find him physically."
Sceen says, "And i do not want to kill people who do not know the cost of their actions."
Xelian clenches her tall thraelware mug.
Sceen nods slowly.
Shala gazes at Xelian.
Severin says, "Raeh must know first. She'd suffer much torment if she took to seeking him out."
Sceen says, "If people plan on taking merow."
Xelian gulps down some honey mead.
Xelian drains her tall thraelware mug dry!
Seeing that it's empty, Xelian sets her tall thraelware mug aside.
Sceen says, "They better do it the first time."
Sceen says, "Because if they don't catch merow."
Shala glances at Severin.
Shala winces.
Sceen sighs.
Sceen says, "Much blood shed."
Sceen says, "And i don't just mean the blood of those attacking him."
Xelian says, "I need to walk. I'll be back."
Xelian walks out.
Sceen sighs.
Sceen says, "I asked merow to kill them quickly..."
Sceen says, "If he kills a child."
Shala gazes at Sceen.
Shala asks, "Do you think he did it?"
Sceen asks, "Did what?"
Sceen glances at Shala.
Severin says, "Sally..."
Shala says, "Betrayed Kaezar."
Severin rubs his nose.
Sceen shrugs.
You say, "Everyone is very quick to believe that hoyden Vo's statement."
Sceen says, "I've stopped asking that."
You say, "Everyone is very quick to condemn Merow, who's always been straight as an arrow."
Shala says, "I'm asking what you think."
Sceen says, "I made that mistake with Jayden."
Shala gazes intently at Sceen.
Sceen says, "I do not care if he did or not."
Shala asks, "What do you feel after talking to him?"
Sceen says, "When he dies, he will see the cost."
Shala mumbles some obscenities.
Severin rubs Shala gently.
Shala says, "When he dies."
Shala mumbles some obscenities.
Shala stands up.
Sceen shrugs.
Shala walks out.
Severin asks, "Can we just drop this and go back to talking about breasts?"
You say, "There goes the patriot."
Severin rolls his eyes.
Severin stands up.
You swallow some dark rum.
The smooth dark rum flows down your throat, warming your body.
Severin glances at you.
Severin smiles slightly.
Severin walks out.
Sceen sighs.
You ask, "Are you going back to Never?"
Sceen says, "I wonder how long until i become a threat to the crown and get tagged for treason."
Sceen says, "No.... I have people to talk to."
You say, "Don't look forward to it, it's not as entertaining as it sounds."
Sceen says, "I might be able to recruit some..."
Sceen glances out the door.
Sceen says, "With more logical minds."
You say, "You know my feelings."
You shrug.
Sceen says, "I've been blamed for treason once before, it's nothing big."
Sceen says, "Either way."
You say, "I have yet heard no firm evidence against Merow, despite his confession."
Sceen says, "I do not condone Merow's actions."
Sceen says, "But i will not let people do things to cause death to the children."
Sceen says, "I cannot take merow... and i will not try to... i do what i do to keep the children alive..."
Sceen shrugs.
You say, "You'd best go and spread the word, then."
Sceen nods slowly.
You say, "Khregen and Shadeark will have reported by now, or at least talked about it in Breen's."
Sceen says, "Merow is saying something big will happen in Never soon."
You say, "Pity. Just when I'd settled on moving there."
Sceen says, "Something messy i'm guessing."
Sceen says, "I predict invasion... what fun."
You swallow some dark rum.
The smooth dark rum flows down your throat, warming your body.
Sceen sighs.
Sceen nods to you.
Sceen says, "Don't let people do rash things, like try to find him."
You nod to Sceen.
Sceen says, "He's dead serious, he has nothing to lose and doesn't see that there are worse things than death."
Sceen sighs.
Sceen waves.
Sceen walks out.
You swallow some dark rum.
The dark rum soothes and refreshes you. You can feel the tension drain away.

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