SilverHeart

((OOC: I apologize, this is another short post because I am busy with school. Finals are next week and I have to do a lot of classwork to get caught up. Once school is over I will make better posts.)) Scribblegroove Mirror Image @@Golbez, Mirror walked out behind Cherry. Her mane was pulled into a large braid that draped itself over the right side oh her neck and shoulder. She was wearing her mask and a matching purple dress with golden trimming. Unlike the latest in fashion, Mirror was wearing full sleeves that covered the full length of her legs and then some. The sleeves flared out at the end and trailed on the ground. In response to Cherry's question, Mirror nodded. IT had been a stressful fifteen minutes, but they were finally ready. Hopefully, Mr. Cask would be forgiving of their tardiness. "I'm ready when you are." Mirror replied. "Let's try to hurry." Story @@Scribblegroove,@, @@Windbreaker, @@Evilshy, @@Midnight Scribbler, @@Gloomfury, At the gate Red Cask is waiting for you. He is still wearing the same clothes as he was when you met him earlier that day. He nods his head as each of you arrive.

The only good that had come out of Cherry's panic attack was that she had prevented Mirror from panicking. Mirror hadn't been expecting a towel to be thrown at her, much less hit her in the face. The initial shock wore off very quickly after that. Instead of panicking Mirror just pushed the towel off and onto the floor. They still needed to clean themselves up. Their few encounters with Mr. Cask and his mistresses led her to believe that showing up late would be bad, but showing up late and unprepared for the dinner would be worse. Mirror searched the bottom of the tub for the plug with her forehooves. She eventually found it and began draining the bath water. While Cherry may have shaken herself freed from most of the water and the soap, what remained would only make her coat and mane sticky and unmanageable. The mare pulled the lever to turn on the shower and carefully crawled out of the tub to go get Cherry. It was slow going, since the wooden floors were slick with soap and water but she soon made it to do the door. Mirror approached her panicking friend, she could only think of a couple ways to end Cherry's panic attack, though only one had a chance of more immediately calming her down. The mare walked up to her panic stricken friend and tenderly wrapped her forehooves around the mares neck to embrace her. Mirror squeezed her tight before whispering into her ear, "I know we're late but we can't panic right now, If we're late and not ready they won't be very happy....they might even fire us." Mirror moved her head back so that she could look into Cherry's eyes, "First, we need to rinse off and get dressed and ready. If we hurry, we should be fine. Please, I can't do this without you right now...." The last sentence came out sounding bitter. It was directed more at herself than Cherry.....

STORY ADVANCEMENT @@Midnight Scribbler,@@Golbez, @@Scribblegroove, @@Windbreaker, @, @@Evilshy,@@Gloomfury, The deep and sorrowful sound of a bell washes over the town, its sound so loud that your ears are ringing. It came without warning, even the residents of the town around you wince in pain. A glance to the sky reveals that Celestia's Sun has begun to set. The only reason that you can think of for the bell to ring now is to alert everyone that it is time to gather at the gates of the mansion.

@@Golbez, "Oh...well they sound...very interesting." Mirror replied while she turned her back to Cherry. ""I'm not sure if he does, but I don't think it would hurt anypony if Mr. Cask," Mirror stressed his name in a subtle attempt to correct her, "didn't know. He's kind of strict." Mirror waited for Cherry to finish helping her before leaning backwards into Cherry with a faint smile. "Do you really think there will be a proposal? That would be kind of nice to see. It would be exciting." However her smile quickly turned into a frown. "Maybe not. It would be kind of sad if they were turned down...." Mirror raised a hoof up to her face to brush off some of the soap. "The bubble bath is unexpected fly nice. I haven't had one in years. I always thought they were a little foolish...Do you want me to wash il your back?"

Silver Heart @@Golbez, @@Scribblegroove, @@Evilshy, Silver, satisfied that Cherry would try not to breathe any of the drug in, fed more power into the flame under the bowl. As the flame grew stronger the small cube began to sweat and bubble forming a pool of reddish-brown liquid in the bowl. Cherry Bomb is an...interesting name, she had never met a pony that had been named after an explosive before. Apparently, Pegasi really did go for more military-minded names. Well some Unicorns do the same thing, so it really wasn't that off-putting. "Ch-Cherry Bomb huh? That's a pretty name...." Silver Heart replied while remaining as motionless as she could. For the current state she was in, she was doing a pretty good job too. There was only an occasional wobble or twitch. The medic nodded lightly in response, just so Cherry knew she had heard her. Silver clenched her eyes shut and readied herself for whatever Cherry was about to do. It hurt, it hurt a lot. When Cherry pulled the bandage tight, something bad happened. The flame beneath the bowl flickered and vanished. To keep from yelling out, Silver clenched her teeth. The bandage felt sticky and wet. It felt like her eye had burst. Even with the anesthesia she would have blacked out if that happened. It just hurt like Tartarus. Several moments went by before Silver realized that Cherry was even apologizing. "It's okay...just let me rest for a few minutes." Silver laid down in front of the bowl and conjured another flame beneath it. The flame was weaker than before but was still strong enough to do its job. The small brick had fully melted and all that was left was a dark and murky liquid. Silver propped her head up on her hooves and began to breathe in the fumes of the bubbling liquid. @@Golbez, @@Golbez, @@Evilshy,

Mirror watched as Cherry energetically submerged herself under the soapy water. When she didn't immediately resurface the magician began to wonder if Cherry was going to play a joke by popping up when she least expected it. That thought didn't last long as Cherry breached the layer of bubbles and smiled at the unicorn. Since Cherry had already washed her mane it was her own turn now. Mirror mimicked Cherry and placed a hood over her muzzle and slowly lowered herself under the water. The faint tingling sensation of the mint was now tickling her face.... well the half she could feel at least. After waiting a little longer than Cherry did, Mirror raised her head above the water just in time for some water to be flicked into her face. She opened her eyes, it seemed like more of an accident Han any attempt at playing around. Cherry was a little closer now and her back was facing Mirror. "Oh..." Mirror's ears folded back against her head. It was a good thing Cherry wasn't looking at her. "I...just spent the time practicing....it's part of the contract I signed. Nothing too eventful until you came." Mirror bit her lower lip, it would be better to change the topic. "Um...how was the carriage ride?" She asked as she scooched close enough to Cherry to touch her. She stopped just a little short and leaned her head against the side of the tub.

Silver Heart @@Golbez, "Thanks...." Silver replied while she waited patiently for the mare to finish wrapping the bandages around her head. "Make it as tight as you can, the tighter the better." It was kind of irritating that there wasn't anything for her to lean against. but laying down would only make this process take longer, assuming the mare even knew how to properly bandage the head. Most ponies didn't. Still, she was the only one besides the Unicorn stallion that stayed behind, which was kind. "It's okay....there really isn't anything dangerous left above us....You can take your time." Silver Heart winced at Cherry's movements. The pain was definitely coming back now. "H-hold on, just a moment please..." Silver said as she very lightly held up a hoof to hold Cherry back. The injured mare pulled a small iron bowl out of her saddlebags which was followed by a little black brick. She placed the brick into the bowl and conjured a small magical flame beneath it. "Sorry, you can continue...try not to breathe too much of that in...." She said while keeping an eye on the brick."So....what are your names?"

@@FortyTwo42,@@Windbreaker, @@Gloomfury, The hall that you entered is much like the one your cells were in. It's long, made of stone, and there are four iron doors along the sides leading into different rooms. Unlike the hall you were just in, the doors lead in to actual rooms and not into cells. A quick glance inside suggests that each of these rooms were barracks for the dungeon's guards, since there are three beds in each of the rooms. The armory must be further ahead. At the end of the hall, you can see a stairwell leading up to the next level. In the middle of the hall are the corpses of three ponies. Two of them are lacking their coats, their skin is dry and leathery looking. Beneath the two of them, you notice that their blood is in the middle of congealing. The third pony still has his coat and mane, though it looks like he's been dead for a few weeks. The broken bones and injuries suggest he was trampled to death. Silver Heart @@Evilshy, @@Golbez, Silver allowed the red mare to help her to her hooves. The bat-winged pony had already ran off down the hallway. "It's nothing we really need to worry about....so long as no pony opens the door.... Thank you though." She muttered, talking was beginning to become difficult. Even with the drugs she had taken, the pain was beginning to bleed through the otherwise blissful haze on her mind. She leaned against the red mare, mostly for support. At least one pony seemed to be thankful that she had come down to help them. All the other ungrateful bastards had run off. The injured mare looked up to the other unicorn, "Getting out is easy. Just follow the hallway. It's a straight line out. There's not really any safe place in the city that I know of...." Silver Heart glanced back at her saddlebag, "We should probably try to catch up with the others....or we can strike it out on our own. They seemed pretty quick to leave...." She finished her sentence with a wince. "Before that could one of you use one of my bandages to wrap around my eye?" A hoof pointed at her bleeding eye "Please, it's very...distracting." @@Golbez, (OOC: Sorry for the short post, but I ran out of time.)

Silver Heart @@FortyTwo42, "I'm sorry, you'll have to learn...I did, if it helps. But...I won't tell you how to leave Canterlot," Silver Heart looked up at you, while her expression didn't change much, her voice did sound regretful, there was even a little bit of shame. "You're a batpony. Your cities are very iso-" Silver Heart was however caught off guard as the prisoner walked up to the doors and attempt to kick it open before grabbing her and lifting her up.. @@Gloomfury, You look back at the door. Despite the impressive strength of your kick the iron door did not budge. It is then that you notice the hinges are on this side of the door. It can only be pulled open, not pushed. The mare was just too weak to pull open such a heavy door. @@FortyTwo42,@@Gloomfury, Silver Heart squirmed in the forehooves of the stallion, despite her lack of strength it was obvious that she didn't like this situation. "Why in tartarus would you even do that you stupid git?!" She muttered before renewing her attempts to wiggle out of his grasp. Her efforts were not in vain whether he dropped her or she actually managed to force her way out didn't matter. She rolled out of his grasp and onto the floor. The sound she made as she hit the ground was reminiscent of a sack of flour being carelessly tossed onto the floor. Somehow she managed to take the fall without hurting herself too much more. She didn't waste any time recovering from her fall, instead she glared up at at Gloomfury "You may not rely on sneaking around but I certainly do. Every single one of them probably heard that." The wounded medic looked back at the door, a mixture of anger and sorrow. The mare slumped down next to the door. "It really would be suicide now....I probably wouldn't even get to the first cell..." @@Gloomfury,@@FortyTwo42, @@Golbez, @@Windbreaker, @@Evilshy, In the brief silence that followed, a subtle scratching sound began to come from the otherside of the door. It was difficult to tell but the sound was suspiciously like hooves scraping over stone. Silver Heart let out a shallow sigh. "Is there anything else you want.?" ((OOC: I'm not trying to rush y'all for a post. I just didn't want to have to respond to everyone at once again. It's a lot of writing.))

Mirror flinched when Cherry grabbed her face, she did however let her guide her face up. It was a gesture she had grown used to over the last two weeks as Cherry would do it often. At first she probably flinched every time Cherry touched her. Now, it was only when she was caught off-guard. Soon enough it probably wouldn't happen at all. Mirror grinned back at Cherry, her friend had understood what she had wanted. And it didn't seem to be a problem with her. Cherry ended it all with a quick kiss to Mirror's nose, which only renewed the intensity of Mirror's blushing face. Even after the disappointment from the news that they would need to be quick wasn't enough to damper Mirror's mood....though it was disapointing that any real intimacy with Cherry would have to wait until later. Cherry's moans and groans certainly weren't helping but Cherry was naive enough that she probably didn't intend for it to come off that way. Probably. It was such a shame. The mood was perfect for it too. "Mirror walked up to the tub and carefully climbed over the side. She sighed as she lowered herself into the bubbly water. The mint soap kind of burned. It was almost painful but not altogether unpleasant. She actually liked the tingling sensations, she had never had a bath like this. She slid her way across the tub as close as she was willing to get to Cherry. She didn't want Cherry to be uncomfortable. This was a big step, at least Mirror thought it was. She didn't want to ruin it for the both of them. "We should probably wash our manes first."

@@Golbez,@@FortyTwo42, @@Windbreaker, @@Gloomfury, @@Evilshy, Silver Heart continued to limp towards the door, despite the many questions that had been lobbied at her. The mare might not have even heard the questions for all the intent she showed to answering them. It wasn't until she had reached the door at the end of the hall that she even looked back. Her expression was unreadable in the dim lighting of the hallways, not that it would have been easy to see it behind the wounds, blood, and dirt anyway. Turning back towards the door, Silver Heart placed her hoof on the door's handle and pulled. The door didn't open. "Well I guess I can take a small break to try to explain the situation...since I can't open that thrice damned door." The mare responded as she hesitantly lowered herself to the stone floor. "So...I'll be honest, I don't really have too much time to spare....that uh, that's probably pretty obvious." Silver Heart said, her voice was barely above a whisper, though that didn't seem intentional on her part. "No pony is very sure about what's going on. Almost over night the curse...or disease spread throughout the entire city, despite all the steps we took to prevent that from happening. There are all sorts of rumors about it n-" Silver fell into silence, raised her hoof, and turned her head to the side. Seconds later she began violently coughing. This went on for several seconds before she stopped. A fresh layer of blood covered her mouth. Silver Heart stared at the ground next to her for several seconds. The frown on her face indicated she wasn't very pleased with what she was looking at. "So...the curse..um...it also began to act faster than before. Either that or some ponies are more resistant to it. Whether that's a good thing or not, I don't know. Most of Canterlot...or possibly Equestria might as well be gone." It looked like she was wincing with every word spoken now. "The cursed ponies will try to murder any ponies that are still sane. Thankfully most ponies weren't fighters before. As long as you are careful they're only dangerous in groups." "I got separated from my family a few weeks ago and I haven't been able to find them since. I decided that instead of just hanging myself or jumping off the city walls I could try to do something nice and free some of the prisoners. Not everypony in here deserves to die...as I'm sure you'd agree. I wouldn't want to starve to death if I were locked in here." Silver laid her head down on the stones and rolled onto her side. She positioned her head so that she could still see you out of the corner of her vision." ."The armory is....somewhere in that direction." Despite what she said she neither raised her head nor used her hooves to point in any direction. "I don't remember, its not hard to find. Unless you follow me downward, it will be mostly safe. Noiw can one of you come over here and open the door for me? I'd like to clear the first level before...before...my wounds get the best of me." @@FortyTwo42,

Mirror Image @@Golbez, Mirror returned Cherry's smile with her own. She leaned her head forward so that she could nuzzle the tip of Cherry's nose. "I think I'll be fine...but...uh..." Mirror turned her head to the side, hiding her scars in the process, and looked down at the ground. The magician's cheeks were steadily adopting a reddish tinge. "If you...if you want t-to." Mirror tried to swallow the lump in her throat. She began to circle one of her hooves against the ground. "I mean w-we could both take a bath...." She looked up from the ground, searching Cherry's face and making eye contact before looking away again. "....together. If you want to. You don't have to," Rosewood @@Evilshy, "Oh well, I've only ever seen him once when he first arrived. Rye's met him quite a few times when Mr. Cask didn't cook for His Higness. My Rye is the only real cook in this town." Rosewood smiled at Bellinda, if she had noticed Belinda's uneasy expression she certainly didn't show it. "He doesn't leave the Mansion much, if at all. The only ponies that regularly meet with the Prince are Miss Gemma and Miss Lapis." The way she said those last two names gives you the feeling she doesn't particularly like those two ponies. "They hang all over him. Absolutely shameless. Once those two harpies sink their teeth into a toy they don't let go." Rosewood, once again looks toward the kitchen but unlike the last few times, she's not keeping watch. It almost looks like she's looking past the kitchen, its obvious that she's deep in thought. Judging by her attitude towards these ponies, it seems there might be something else to her anger, other than disgust towards their actions.

OOC: [Planning] Fallen Canterlot [Title Pending] (An Adventure/Action/Possibly Dark RP) - Everfree Empire Planning & OOC Discussion - MLP Forums @@Gloomfury, @@FortyTwo42, @@Windbreaker, @@Evilshy, @@Golbez, The Canterlot dungeons exemplify everything you've heard about Unicornian hospitality to prisoners. The cells are cramped, filthy, and Ill-equipped for stays of any duration. There are no beds or cots, at least not in the traditional sense. Your beds are a mixture of straw and hay that have been piled in a corner of the cell, sadly it also seems to be your sole source of food. It would explain why half the cell was filled A small trough on the opposite end of the cell trickles just enough water so you won't die of dehydration...at least not anytime soon. The walls of the cells are stone and the thick iron doors have resisted all attempts at opening them. The thickness of the doors also prevent you from communicating with one another. The only light in the dungeon comes from a glowing fungus that grows on the ceiling and walls of the cells. The guards would carry torches with their magic. None of the guards have come by the cells in quite a while. Instead of being taken to a refugee camp that was placed built somewhere on the outskirts of Canterlot you were brought here. You were told that this was just temporary and you would be taken to the camp soon. Unfortunately that never happened, you've been left to rot in your cells for weeks. No guards have come by since the first or second day. The hay in your cell running low. One by one a knock followed by the clicking of a lock comes from the other side of your cell door. Once you leave your cell you'll unlocking the other cells, even empty ones. There's a trail of bloody hoofprints and bloodsplatters on the ground leading up to the mare. Her once pristine ashen grey coat is now stained crimson. Her mane isn't in a better condition, it's frazzled and one part looks singed from flames. The light from her horn illuminates her face more than the ceiling fungus ever could. Her left eye is simply...broken, it doesn't follow anything in particular, it just twitches every few seconds before resting in the same position. Blood is slowly flowing out of the socket and down her face. The mare doesn't say anything or even look at you until she finishes unlocking all the doors. Eventually she turns around, leaning her weight against the stone walls of the prison. The mare takes in a deep breath before slowly wheezing it out. "Hey there," she smiles at the five of you, her teeth are covered in blood. "You probably don't recognize me anymore. I'm Silver Heart, I was one of the ponies that was ordered to watch after you....Well you're all still alive, so that's nice..." You vaguely remember her, a rather bright and cheery mare that examined each of you before you were put into the cells. You only saw her twice after that, when she came to let you know how much longer it would be before you were to be transported. Silver Heart traces her hoof over the stone floor. "A lot has happened but I don't think I have the time to explain...I need to try to unlock the rest of the cells. I left the armory unlocked. Try to get some weapons there....Canterlot isn't very safe anymore." She paused to wheeze a little more. She paused to grimace. The paing of talking was apparantly too much for her. "Just get out and find someone friendly to tell you what's going on. Try to be quiet, I think I cleared the way...but I'm not too sure. Well...good luck.." The nurse said. As she turned around you caught a glimpse of her Cutie Mark, a heart with some sort of green medical symbol in front of it. Surrounding her Cutie Mark was a thick black circle. It was the curse, the same thing that each of you were captured for, only yours was much thinner.

Rosewood shook her head, "Oh no, that's a pretty new development. Well kind of. His Highness' only recently arrived here. He inherited the township from his Farher, and he from his Father's Father. And so on and so forth all the way back to when Lord Bloodwell was alive. We haven't had a proper Lord for our town in at least..." Rose pauses and looks up at the ceiling counting invisible numbers. "Four, maybe five generations." She llowered her gaze back down to you. "Bloodwell is a Servants town. The town was built around the mansion so that servants could live here and take care of the Mansion. It's been that way since it was built....well until now that is." "Prince Blueblood showed up around a month ago and told us that the town would be turned into a resort and if any of us had a problem with that we could leave. Naturally we all stayed." Rosewood shrugged. The waitress looked over at the door once more before returning her gaze to Bellinda. She smiled widely at Bellinda "Ooh this is fun, I haven't had anypony new to talk to before. What else do you want to know?"

Mirror nodded as Cherry forced her into their bathroom. "Are you sure you're okay? That's what happened to me....though I guess you know that." Mirror replied while Cherry...prepared whatever she planned to do, Mirror reached into the tub and turned the faucet on to allow the water to warm up. In the meantime sat down next tor he tub and watched Cherry.

There wasn't much in the way of decorations to the room. Or furniture. There was only a bed, adequately large enough for one pony, but barely had the room for two. In addition to that there was one antique wicked chair and a small dresser that had a candle on top. The room was further cramped by being half the size of the other rooms on the second floor. On the far side of the bed was the only window for the room that provided a scenic view of the dilapidated building across the street. Mirror leansd against the door to their bathroom and shows. The fur on her hoof was stained a light red. "I can't even use my magic to open doors now." Mirror lamented; she finished her sentence by not so gently knocking her head against the wall. If she had noticed Cherry's temporary speech impediment she didn't show it. She reached a good up to the bathroom door and pushed it open but didn't immediately walk in. "I don't see why any of this has to be happening now...my whole career could depend on how I do here...." She still hadn't looked back at Cherry, seemingly content to complain to the wall without looking at her friend. The only other noise that came from her was a sleep sigh before she walked into the bathroom. Moments later the sound of the running shower could be heard. Mirror poked her head back theough the door. She was still wearing her mask and cape. Just like her leg the end of her muzzle was a faint red. "Cherry, can you help me with my cape and mask? I dknt want t-" She paused as she looked at Cherry fro the first time since use entered the room. "What happened to your nose?"

Rosewood @@Evilshy, "Well..." Rosewood looked behind her, making sure that Rye wasn't in listening distance. "...Yeah. It's common enough that until His Highness returned, Bloodwell was probably going to die in a generation or two." The mare gave one last look behind her before making a motion with her hoof to one of the tables. "Let's move over there. It's a bit more comfortable than standing." Rosewood didn't speak while she walked to the table. She sat down facing the door behind the counter. "Most of us don't have the money to move to another town and even if we did I don't know if anypony's ever just walked through the forest." "The animals have gotten bold there are so few of us left. That's supposed to change now though with the town being turned into a resort. Hopefully that means we can get some protection at night too. That might be a while though."

Rosewood @@Evilshy, Rosewood gave Belinda a slightly curious but ultimately apathetic look, "Well...I guess somepony already told you about that. I didn't think they would tell you about that. It probably isn't good for business for a resort....but I guess they'll resolve the issue by the time we open." She began while leaning forward on to the counter, "Let's see, there are Timber Wolves and the occasional Manticore...some other things that like to hide in the shadows. I've never really gotten a good look at them. I stick inside at night, as does nearly everypony else." "You should too. Ponies that wander out at night have a habit of getting hurt or eaten." Rosewood finished, "But enough of that doom and gloom Mirror Image @@Midnight Scribbler, @@FortyTwo42, @@Golbez, @@Gloomfury, "Oh, um thank you. It was my mothers." Mirror said, she made eye contact with Sunset for only a few seconds before looking away. "My name is Mirror Image. It's...nice to meet you." Her gaze seemed to drift from the floor to Cherry before finally settling on the door that she and Cherry were next to. "If you'll excuse me...I really need to get ready for the dinner tonight." Mirror excused herself before reaching a hoof up and gently brushing Cherry's wing. "Cherry, I'm going to get the bath ready. Don't be long..." The masked mare turned around with her horn barely glowing, and walked face first into the still shut door before falling onto her flank. Immediately, she scrambled to open the door with a hoof while holding her muzzle with the other. As soon as she opened the door she hurried in before slamming it shut behind her. Bittersweet @everyone Bittersweet quietly walked past everyone and into her room. For whatever reason, she was almost unnoticeable and the room she entered unseen by anyone. In just a few days time, it would prove difficult to prove that she existed, if she ever existed at all. Bittersweet is gone.

@@Windbreaker,@@Scribblegroove, (OOC: Feel free to take your time getting to the docks, this post is just for whenever you two get there.)) Just like much of the rest of Bloodwell the docks themselves are in the midst of being renovated. The map that was given to you suggested that there was a building here, however all you can see is a pavilion with a few piers beyond it. Beneath the pavilion you can see barrels, nets, fishing supplies, a table, and three overturned rowboats. Past the pavilion, next to the pier, an earth pony mare was tugging at a net, trying to pull it out of the lake. Whatever was inside the net, you couldn't quite tell. Her turquoise coat and mane almost allowed her to blend in with the lake's water. You're too far away to make out any more of her features. To her right were the docks, to the left a rocky beach that stretched until it met a group of trees a short distance away. The piers aren't in very good shape, in fact only one looked even remotely usable. The wood of the piers was gray and white. Some of the piers had even rotted to the point they were submerged by the lake. Mirror Image @@Golbez,@@Gloomfury, Mirror, still blushing from Cherry's joke, awkwardly stood behind Cherry watching Belle. Meeting ponies was never one of her strong suits. It would be better if she just let Cherry do the talking. Thankfully it seemed that Cherry was trying to end the conversation so the two of them could clean up.

Silne Veras @,@@Windbreaker, @, "Well, I thought that if we just took them without paying him anything, he could have called the guards. I don't know if we have as much authority here as we do on the mainland...." Silne trailed off. Maybe she was wrong, it definitely would have been cheaper to just take them. "Maybe you're right. It's a little late now though. Hunter Tathla will know whether they're fake or not. If they're fake...well we'll just give them back." Silne waited with Alice until Aaren rejoined the pair. "I did show him mercy. I gave him all that I had. If Hunter Eitan knew that we hadn't executed him, he would....well let's just hope that Hunter Tathla is more forgiving than Eitan is." Silne said as she looked throughout the crowd. Hunter Tathla wasn't very difficult to spot standing near the entrance to the tavern. "I'm going to go talk to Hunter Tathla about what we have."

I don't really believe in firearms, nor do I have any real experience with them (which means that I'm more likely to miss or, somehow, even hurt myself more than my opponent) so I'd have to go with any of the weapons in my room. But since we're inside, only two or three of them are practical for such confined spaces (specifically, the dagger, the club, and ironically enough my zweihander [think real big sword], which I would use like a spear.)