Would Abathax or Abishai notice anyone acting suspicious or strange? Obviously, the pair know nothing about the conversation with Klapton.

Perception: 14

Klapton nods to Aralia and says 'Will do. I'll keep to myself and make sure that I don't bring anymore attention on me.' 

Meanwhile, downstairs, Abathax and Abishai haven't spotted anyone out of sorts at all. To them, it's just a bumbling, cosy scene of a regular old care home.

"Let's look for the others before dinner, shall we?" Abathax suggest at some point as nothing out of the ordinary is encountered.

Aralia gives Klapton a firm nod, her crimson eyes steady. Without lingering, she turns on her heel and strides toward the door, her movements swift and purposeful. As she steps into the corridor, she exhales slowly, already shifting her focus to the next step—regrouping with the others and getting this information to Qualksander.

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"Let's look for the others before dinner, shall we?" Abathax suggest at some point as nothing out of the ordinary is encountered.

 "Agreed" Abishai says as the pair run into Silvosh. "Hey, we were just going to find the others. Care to join?"

Wendell will go with Aralia to find the others, leaving his raven with Klapton (if he consents)

Klapton is glad to have the raven left with him as some company, and for his safety of course, and then the party manages to regroup, though not without some struggle due to the size of the grounds and your unfamiliarity with it.

"Hey guys. What's up? I'm getting hungry. I think they're serving dinner soon. Should we go there?" Abishai nods to each member he reunites with, looking for guidance on what to do next.

After meeting up with everyone Wendell will quietly speak to them all. "No one go anywhere alone. Always stay in pairs minimum. It's not as safe here as you might think. I need to go warn Qualksander that there is a traitor resident after him. I don't know if we all wish to go, or if some people want to go to dinner and find out if there is anyone absent who might be trying to put their plan in action."

Aralia nods at Wendell’s words, her expression serious. “I think some of us should go to dinner. If a resident is missing or something feels off, we need to know. It might give us a lead on who the traitor is before they make their move.”

Her crimson eyes flick back to Wendell, her decision made. “I’ll go with you to warn Qualksander. I haven’t gotten close to the residents, so I doubt my absence at dinner will be noticed."

Abishai's casual tone shifts to one of concern as Wendell and Aralia talk with the group. "Oh... okay. Are you sure we should split up? If it truly is dangerous here, maybe we should all go to Mr. Lumens together." He thinks for a moment before adding, "Besides, I don't think any of us know the residents here well enough to identify if someone is missing or acting strange."

"What do you mean, a traitor? We are gonna need some more information about what you are talking about here." Abathax says

Aralia explains exactly what happened (unless Wendell wants to) and crosses her arms, thinking for a moment before nodding to Abishai.

"You're right. Hopefully Mr. Lumens will have a better idea how we can go about dealing with this, and we should all be there to hear it."

"Let's see Qualksander together than, and see what he wants us to do." Abathax suggests

The party decides it will be best to all speak to Qualksander together, and find him in his study analysing a map of some elven forest somewhere. He notices you enter and smiles warmly at your presence, descending down to greet you. 'Ah, I did not expect you back so soon! How are you finding things around here, I do hope you're not hear to complain!' He gives a bellowing laugh at this suggestion, not catching the looks of seriousness on all of your faces.

"If only we were here to complain. In fact, after speaking to Klapton, he said he had been doing explosions to warn people of a danger he had registered on his machines. I assumed these were just faulty as you wouldn't put people in danger so I carried out a divination ritual to put him at ease but unfortunately it confirmed his readings. Apparently a traitor resident is summoning their master, and their quarry is you. Anyone who stands in their way is in danger. I couldn't get any additional information at this time but for my ritual to pick it up, it is due to happen in the next 7 days. One thing to note is that it isn't the future, but just a possible future that can be changed by our actions."

Abishai walks into the room with the rest of the party and takes a place leaning against the wall left of the door they walked through. He waits for Wendell and Aralia to explain their interaction with Klapton before asking, "Mr. Lumen, do you have any enemies? Anyone who would profit from your demise?" Abishai then studies the beholder's reaction to the questions.

Insight: 7

Mr Lumens looks shocked at Wendell's news, and his smile falls. He says 'That is a grave situation...whilst I imagine I could hold my own in a fight, we don't know the strength of whatever this traitor is bringing, and I imagine many of the residents are fond of me enough to put themselves in harms way for my sake...or, on reflection, they may just do so as they're eager for action, but still, residents would be at risk if they learnt of this plot. Therefore, I believe we must root out this traitor covertly; please, continue carrying out the business you have been sent here for, but it would be a great service to the Home if you could keep your eyes peeled for any deceitful behaviour, so we can hopefully sabotage this plot before it begins.'

Abishai then asks Qualksander if there is anyone he might be enemies with. He shakes his enormous head and says 'No, I rarely, if ever, leave the confines of the castle, so I'm glad to say I am not well enough travelled to make foes...or so I thought. Never did it cross my mind that one of the adventurers I sought to help would go against me...I haven't seen any malice from any of the people under my care towards me at all, well, apart from the initial shock of my identity....' Abishai watches Qualksander's expressions and wording as he says this, but doesn't pick up on any clues that could confirm or deny his own opinion of things.

Aralia pays careful attention to Qualksander's reaction and words as well, watching for any hint of doubt when he mentions having no enemies.

Insight: 17

Aralia detects no guilt or deceit from Qualksander as he speaks; he seems to be honestly surprised that he has adversaries.