The Gambler
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Post by The Gambler on May 7, 2018 17:53:34 GMT
The garbled screeches turn to panicked gargling as with one last triumphant push, Vex buries the dagger to the hilt in Alyn's throat, Redhands clawing at her weakly as he drowns in his own blood. After a few moments, the smell of his bowels voiding permeates the camp, an unwelcome portent for whoever decided to don the decidedly unlucky suit of plate armor next.
(Vex rolls a 100 and gains +3 Small Blades. Alyn is slain)
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Barley
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Post by Barley on May 7, 2018 18:03:40 GMT
"The King is dead" Barley said, looking over Alyn's corpse, "Long live the Queen" She didn't sound particularly jubilant, more just like... resigned and tired. She leant over for her supplies and looked at Vex's light wound. "Want me to look at that?"
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Post by Tim of Raventree on May 7, 2018 18:15:55 GMT
"I'll take the last watch," Tim offered. "I'm not as tired as I should be, after all."
They'd seen so much death in less than a day, he really felt that sleep would not come. Seven hells, he thought, he'd be glad to be off the island at the earliest opportunity, and hopefully back to civilisation and the pleasures of ale and flesh.
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Vex
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Post by Vex on May 7, 2018 18:29:31 GMT
"First things first," said Vex to Barley, even though she appreciated the offer, and proceeded to sever the rest of Alyn's neck. When she was done decapitating the corpse, she rose, holding the dripping head by its hair, and looked around for something to store it in.
She nodded to Tim and went to Alyn's horse, unceremoniously dumping the head in a sack she found among his possessions after some shuffling around. She noticed Donal's chain and took that, too, and transported all that stuff to her own horse.
"If anyone wants the plate, feel free," she said. "And another horse has just been vacated."
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Post by Tim of Raventree on May 7, 2018 18:44:41 GMT
"I'll take the horse," Tim said quickly. "But I've no use for plate. Seems like it's as good as cursed, anyhow."
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Harlan
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Post by Harlan on May 7, 2018 19:29:13 GMT
“What’s our plan, Bandit Queen?” Asked Harlan, his voice riddled with sarcasm. He leaned over the headless corpse of Alyn Redhands and started stripping him of Loninch’s armor. He was happy to be so close to a river, as the plate was heavily soiled; so much so, that Harlan was confused as to how Alyn has kept himself so well fed.
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Vex
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Post by Vex on May 7, 2018 19:40:47 GMT
"Lord Harroway's Town for salt, recruits and the fence," said Vex, ignoring his tone and thinking pretty much the same as Harlan, looking to the corpse. The man had been up most night and couldn't have bothered to shit?
"Then we go to Bracken and cash in on him." She waited in case there was any input.
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Barley
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Post by Barley on May 7, 2018 19:41:14 GMT
Barley wrinkled her nose at the idea of the soiled armour, but put in a demand for his chain should she need it, better to have it.
“Come along then” she said and made about healing Vex, again.
medical 71
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The Gambler
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Post by The Gambler on May 7, 2018 20:03:38 GMT
The gash on her stomach is superficial, really just needing to be disinfected, which Barley does with no difficulty.
(+1 Healing. Vex is fully healed.)
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Vex
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Post by Vex on May 7, 2018 20:06:41 GMT
"Thank you," said Vex with a nod, making a mental note to avoid Harlan patching her up again in the future because, boy, had Alyn's wound looked bad or what. She even raised a hand to Barley's arm in a gesture of gratitude, but realized shortly it was covered in blood and dropped it.
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Post by Tim of Raventree on May 7, 2018 20:51:30 GMT
"Let's get movin' as soon as we can," Tim suggested. "This place ain't no good, an' we got goods to sell."
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Vex
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Post by Vex on May 7, 2018 21:29:28 GMT
Vex cleaned herself up in the river and washed the bits of Donal out from the chain as best as she could. Once they'd packed up the camp and the loot, she procured a leather satchel large enough to fit Alyn's head in it, and tied it to her saddle. She took his lute, too.
To avoid any unpleasant run-ins in her hometown, she covered herself with a hooded cloak.
Then, they presumably left for Lord Harroway's Town.
(41 Stealth..Disguise for later scenes, if necessary)
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