etter knowing that Ta

feet. They nodded to one another one last time, and then Garrett turned

, " Dolf

es

bout you een Xori

, Dolf.

gating something. He also wondered why he needed to take care in Xorinth; the city guards, well versed mages, were known for being solid men and women, b

women selling wares from gazebos were making their last calls while closing

. Wavering shadows created by the errant flames brought a sense of uneasiness,

Willem opened the door, he poked hi

ings,

est said with a wave of the ha

nds, I s

th barring the door. It took

e asked while patting

n parading around Talsador, trying to

illem int

know, " Garret

emple's foyer remained still, and the cold stonework was as poor

bled, " the pr

a fierce look, which shocked the old m

litician, " Willem sa

ack market dealings, backdoor deals, which leave the populace in a poor state, da

. He didn't make eye contact during the exchange of words,

do with your previous conc

he first time in years by the mercenary leader, t

re than a political figurehead; he was first a priest of Thaud, God of Knowledge, who then influenced the people in the town of Longmarch by initiating false claims of bandits attacking their out

ty work…he wants this goblin trinket…this thing reeks of Lag

wards bettering their town; through the practices of knowledge he bestowed upon Longmarch new technology, and new magick, but shortly after, as the town grew into a city, he began making secret pacts and deals with merce

there…and he still might; he's a powerful merchant of rather virtuous

es to attack neighboring farms in order to buy up the land, poisoning crops and livestock to force n

hundred years ago, " he countered. "How cou

n elf, and probably a high elf, if his magick is as powerful as I've heard, or perhaps he is not one person, b