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Meanwhile, in the cold, peasant-infested land of Northwatch..."Karas Sirenna..."Milord.
I have been 'delayed' by bandits known as the Black Arrows. They have taken everything. My mission to kill Ban Yi Soong will take a little longer than anticipated. is it possible to delay him for as long as possible?
Regards
Karas Sirenna
Renart was amused that the Agent he had entrusted earlier with a guard of his own was on a quest to
murder the Selenid scum. The signs were all in his gait, though, but intrigue and amusement were now the signs on his face -- this man had the time to write a letter after being "delayed" by bandits.
An assassin, perhaps?
No, it couldn't be. The usage of hired killers was altogether abolished during the reign of the Iron Queen...or perhaps it was just his memory that failed him. Either this 'Karas' was a mercenary, an assassin with dubious motives (or at least a shady contractor) or a novice in his work -- he signed the letter with his own signature, unmistakably hard to replicate.
Pushing the idea aside to call on a search for the man,
he instead journeyed to Prince Richard's abode to continue training Logistics for the Summer.Days later...It was nearly two weeks. The Marquis noted the day when the meet would be held for the great hunt of the cold drakes plaguing his land -- affirmed that the hunt earlier was of another, smaller pack. His personal guard had replenished itself to full force, due to the stories that the survivors spread about the hunt and the tales wrought by those who heard it.
As he had no word from the King (who may have been...
busy, as far as he heard), he decided to round up the lords under his banner in the next couple of days or so. The hunt wo-
Head to the keep, and speak with Renart
"Milord!"The call came from a woman by the gate of the keep, one of the routine guards. Stranger yet, he saw the man he least expected to meet at the time.
It was Karas, himself.
Renart smiled and welcomed the man warmly, gesturing for the guards to lower their weapons (or to lower them even further to not make hostility apparent).
"Greetings, Agent." he eyed the guards flanking him, giving another gesture.
"I've received your letter. Come, let us speak in my private study where we will not be overheard. I'm sure you would have a lot to say."