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Post by Eameia (Zarius unavailable) on Oct 15, 2022 20:23:50 GMT -5
"It sounds like you had a rough time 'out in the woods'. I am sorry to inform you that towns and cities are not much easier to live in for those who do not fit in with the typical societal circles. That said, you should be able to find plenty of others with unique skills if you know where to look and have the right connections." He says as they walk down the alleyway.
The tiefling keeps a keen eye out for any wandering folk who may take notice of them. He pauses at corners and glances around them to ensure they are clear before waving for Gerhart to follow. Leading Gerhart along, they skirt past a few buildings, always ducking into alleys when they can.
He chuckles. "I am no assassin, though if you are interested in learning that bloody trade I do know one who is exceptionally skilled."
Zarius holds out his arm to stop Gerhart for a moment and holds up a finger to his lips in a shhh gesture. He pushes himself up against a wall and carefully leans out to peer around a corner. His eyes narrow and he mutters something in a strange language under his breath. From around the corner and down the street a way there is a sudden clattering noise as if something has fallen over.[1] Two voices closer to them suddenly speak up.
"What was that?"
"Maybe a cat?"
"Could be trouble. Let's go look."
Zarius waits and watches for a few seconds then waves Gerhart to follow him quickly across to the next alley. Glancing down that way of the noise, Gerhart catches sight of the backs of two town guards going to investigate the noise.
"Anyway, to answer your question, I am a collector of information. Sometimes you have to get your hands dirty from time to time but I try to avoid killing if I can help it." He explains as they continue to sneak about.
[1] Minor Trickery
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Post by Ser Gerhart Stanislav on Oct 15, 2022 20:37:27 GMT -5
"That is unfortunate cause I think I'm pretty far outside the typical circles." He grins wider as he follows along. While he is far from the master of stealth that Zarius is, he does have the barest of knowledge to not draw too much attention as they walk. He is careful not to jostle the man too much lest they risk waking him up and ruining this budding friendship by screwing up the job further.
"I don't think assassin work is exactly for me. Bit too big a mouth as you've quickly found out." Gerhart moves back and hugs a wall as well when Zarius motions. He draws in a breath and holds it to quiet himself further. When it finally passes he lets it out slowly before continuing to follow Zarius.
"You know it's strange I come to the city and the first person I actually meet is like my dad." Another little chuckle before he explains further. "Tiefling, just like you, trades in information as well, but as a bard rather than a brawler....Speaking of if not assassin skills, can you teach me how to punch the hell outta someone? Those first few jabs still sting, it's so wild."
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Post by Eameia (Zarius unavailable) on Oct 15, 2022 21:36:43 GMT -5
"Your father, huh?" He looks at Gerhart and eyes him up and down. Nope. Too old to be Cantio's, he's basically the same age as that tiefling bard from what he can tell.
He leads Gerhart to a back door to a small non-descript building which he opens and goes through. The room seems to be some sort of storage room with a few boxes and some chairs stacked up in the corner. There is another door which leads to some other room in the building and there is a single window high up on the far wall. Zarius closes the door behind Gerhart then pulls one of the chairs off the stack.
"You can just set him there." He says as he rummages through the room and pulls out some rope to tie the man to the chair.
"I have not really taught anyone how to fight myself. I learned from my father. But you know, there is a guild with a Minotaur who punches much harder than I do. He is a good honest person and it would be a good place to pick up some other skills. He actually invited me before, I just have not had much time for it yet."
He thinks for a moment.
"You know, I would vouch for you. Consider it a uhm...offer to smooth over this whole unpleasant situation."
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Post by Ser Gerhart Stanislav on Oct 15, 2022 23:15:26 GMT -5
Gerhart dumps the man rather uncerimonously into the chair with a huff. He places a hand on the shoulder where he carried the man, rolling it to stretch it out. "Ginma's blessings somehow he kept getting heavier, heavier than some of the bears I've hunted." He took a seat on some boxes, wiping the sweat from his brow.
He smiles when Zarius pitches out the offer. About 15 minutes ago he was sure the tiefling was going to kill him and now he was offering to help. "I can't imagine you thought this was how this day was gonna go. Funny how some accidents turn out to be not so bad in the long run......Can't say I've ever met a minotaur, but meeting people who know to fight is the entire reason I came here. It wouldn't make much sense to turn down someone offering exactly that."
Once rope is acquired, Gerhart hops off the boxes to help finish tying the guy up. "So, what's this guy's deal anyways? Some big merchant who's actually a bad guy? Slave trader? Exotic animal poacher?"
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Post by Eameia (Zarius unavailable) on Oct 16, 2022 9:09:15 GMT -5
"You show a lot of promise and Shaa gets along with my brother so I suspect you will get along with Shaa as well." The tiefling drags over a a second chair and puts it in front of the tied up man, facing him and leaving a five foot gap between. He leans on the back of the chair.
"Oh, no, nothing like that. He is a middle man. A ehm...fence specifically. Theives sell him things he sells those things to smugglers." Zarius explains, gesturing to the man. "A thief recently got their hands on something of interest to me and it is possible he knows where I can find either the thief or what they stole. Course he played the 'client confientiality' card and well that is when you showed up and he decided lying and stabbing me was his best option."
"Anyway, best you make yourself scarce before he wakes up otherwise that could cause problems for you. I do not believe the 'client confidentiality' clause extends to you." He nods to the door, then looks at Gerhart with a toothy grin. "I will find you later and take you to the guild when I am done here. Thank you for your assistance."
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Post by Ser Gerhart Stanislav on Oct 16, 2022 9:53:03 GMT -5
"I'll see what I can find out about this guild as well." Gerhart stretches trying to loosen up the tight muscles from the fight. His ribs and leg seemed to be easing, but it would still be awhile till he had full feeling back in them. This guy must be one of those monks who trains and finds pressure points or something, a useful move to ask about later.
"As far as I know unless there's a written contract, client confidentiality isn't worth much." He grins and laughs gently. "Plus from what I've seen honor among thieves isn't exactly the steadfast bond they make it out to be.....I'll double back and pass the alley we fought in and make sure no one is snooping around. If I come running back, that means someone's sniffing around and if not, then we are in the clear."
Gerhart peers out a window for a moment to make sure there's not a lot of foot traffic so he can slip out relatively unnoticed. Zarius is given a two finger salute before the young adventurer slips out into the streets. Once again his mind wanders to how weird of a situation this was, but things were likely only going to get weirder as he adventured.
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