The group made their way through the gate and into the Garunam Quarter.
Inside the cramped confines of the quarter, they again saw the rambling houses of heavy timbers. Narrow streets twisting between the buildings, and boards laid down atop the flat roofs allowing passage high above the street.
As noted previously there are few businesses to be seen, the only shops to be found are those dedicated to matters of interest to the Garunam alone, like the god-shops where their idols are carved or the small establishments that sell materials necessary for funerals and weddings..
The rather obese but well muscled Garunam man, Araw to Khutulun, stands at the gate of the compound once more and moves quickly to open the gate.
As the companions entered the House Gate you hear the bustle of cooking from the paon ( kitchen) to the right and the courtyard and bale gede ( work area) ahead of them.
To their left they saw bale daub pavilion, seated within at a small table was Kiwa, she looked up with a sad smile for Khutulun and then stood to greet the rest of you.
" It is good to see you........well?", she said taking in Mals wounds and the others bruises and scrapes.
Khutulun drops to the ground and prostrates herself.
"Mistress. Things they went... wrong. Unfortunately he was waiting for us and is now no more. We have gathered what information we could regardless"she says in a sad, soft tone.
Krikoris raises the wrapped head, "We brought proof. He also as much as admitted to causing much of the unrest in the area, and implied his involvement in the killing."
Khutulun drops to the ground and prostrates herself.
"Mistress. Things they went... wrong. Unfortunately he was waiting for us and is now no more. We have gathered what information we could regardless"she says in a sad, soft tone.
Kiwa looked equal parts elated and concerned, " He is dead? Information? Kakak, did he kill my father?"
Krikoris raises the wrapped head, "We brought proof. He also as much as admitted to causing much of the unrest in the area, and implied his involvement in the killing."
Kiwas nose wrinkled as she saw the blood-soaked cloth, " Gods.....is that?".
She paled noticeably and placed a hand over her mouth.
" He was behind the trouble with the merchants then? Do you have more than implications? If he is dead and it is traced back to me without concrete proof of his crime......there will be .......trouble. He was very popular with the...rabble."
"We warned them to come quietly but I guess they had a different idea on how to conduct business,"replies Cinta, removing her prosthetic and rubbing the sore developing.
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"We warned them to come quietly but I guess they had a different idea on how to conduct business,"replies Cinta, removing her prosthetic and rubbing the sore developing.
Kiwa clapped her hands and sent the old woman that responded off to fetch some balm and oils to assist Cinta.
" I'm sorry, Honoured One.....but who is 'them'? Seto? Or were others killed s well?", she said, obviously troubled. " If others......Were they involved in my fathers murder as well?"
"Forgive me for speaking out of turn, but the papers we have should show his extortion scheme, po."
Kiwa nodded, trying to calm herself visibly.
" So we have evidence of that at least....though I doubt many of my folk will be cheered by that....it should be somewhat well received by the old man".
She leant forward, her eyes constantly flickering to Khutulun.
" I am sorry. I realise you have injured among you but I need to know whether or not I should be packing up my household and fleeing for the hills currently."
" Do you...or do you not....have irrefutable evidence that Seto killed my father? If you do not we all must flee the city as soon as possible."
Krikoris pulls himself to his full height and stands at his most commanding, "You have my word of honor that, even after indicating he'd been involved in your father's death, that we tried to take him alive. He fought us and forced us to take his life."
Cinta gladly accepts the oils and begins to fix herself, arm slumped over the other shoulder.
"I never did catch their name until later but I believe it to be Seto, the stubborn idiot," answers Cinta as she rubs her developing sore with the oils. "Why would you need to run for safety, are you expecting retaliation?"
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Krikoris pulls himself to his full height and stands at his most commanding, "You have my word of honor that, even after indicating he'd been involved in your father's death, that we tried to take him alive. He fought us and forced us to take his life."
Cinta gladly accepts the oils and begins to fix herself, arm slumped over the other shoulder.
"I never did catch their name until later but I believe it to be Seto, the stubborn idiot," answers Cinta as she rubs her developing sore with the oils. "Why would you need to run for safety, are you expecting retaliation?"
" I believe you. Khutulun would never lie to me.", she said smiling gently.
" But, yes, I fear retaliation. From the outside perspective I sent a group of assassins to brutally murder a much beloved figure of my own community, a man who the poor looked up to and relied on. "
" If I can show that he murdered my father then all will be well, my father was not as popular with my people as Seto was but there is still great respect for our elders and to murder one goes against all my people believe."
" Without evidence Isow will have no choice but to throw me into the Maw.....and my ' assassins' along with me."
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"Welcome back Mal"
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"That was messy," comments Cinta.
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( So splitting up to report to different people or all going to one place first? Also Mal has 1 hp so don't bump into any sharp corners.)
Krikoris would be heading towards the noblewoman who hired us.
Mal looks around and says weakly, "Did we make it? Oh, good." He'll opt to walk under his own power, and starts following Krikoris.
( I'll take that as everyone is going to Kiwa )
The group made their way through the gate and into the Garunam Quarter.
Inside the cramped confines of the quarter, they again saw the rambling houses of heavy timbers. Narrow streets twisting between the buildings, and boards laid down atop the flat roofs allowing passage high above the street.
As noted previously there are few businesses to be seen, the only shops to be found are those dedicated to matters of interest to the Garunam alone, like the god-shops where their idols are carved or the small establishments that sell materials necessary for funerals and weddings..
The rather obese but well muscled Garunam man, Araw to Khutulun, stands at the gate of the compound once more and moves quickly to open the gate.
As the companions entered the House Gate you hear the bustle of cooking from the paon ( kitchen) to the right and the courtyard and bale gede ( work area) ahead of them.
To their left they saw bale daub pavilion, seated within at a small table was Kiwa, she looked up with a sad smile for Khutulun and then stood to greet the rest of you.
" It is good to see you........well?", she said taking in Mals wounds and the others bruises and scrapes.
Khutulun drops to the ground and prostrates herself.
"Mistress. Things they went... wrong. Unfortunately he was waiting for us and is now no more. We have gathered what information we could regardless" she says in a sad, soft tone.
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"We did warn them," replies Cinta.
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Uce nods when Cinta speaks.
I have an intelligence of six, I know what I'm doing.
Krikoris raises the wrapped head, "We brought proof. He also as much as admitted to causing much of the unrest in the area, and implied his involvement in the killing."
"And we have papers to prove it, po!" Mal coughs.
Kiwa looked equal parts elated and concerned, " He is dead? Information? Kakak, did he kill my father?"
Kiwa frowned, " Warn who? Sorry, can you tell me what occured?"
Kiwas nose wrinkled as she saw the blood-soaked cloth, " Gods.....is that?".
She paled noticeably and placed a hand over her mouth.
" He was behind the trouble with the merchants then? Do you have more than implications? If he is dead and it is traced back to me without concrete proof of his crime......there will be .......trouble. He was very popular with the...rabble."
" To prove the extortion? Or the murder? Sorry.....this is....I....I didn't know it would be like this..."
"We warned them to come quietly but I guess they had a different idea on how to conduct business," replies Cinta, removing her prosthetic and rubbing the sore developing.
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"Forgive me for speaking out of turn, but the papers we have should show his extortion scheme, po."
Kiwa clapped her hands and sent the old woman that responded off to fetch some balm and oils to assist Cinta.
" I'm sorry, Honoured One.....but who is 'them'? Seto? Or were others killed s well?", she said, obviously troubled. " If others......Were they involved in my fathers murder as well?"
Kiwa nodded, trying to calm herself visibly.
" So we have evidence of that at least....though I doubt many of my folk will be cheered by that....it should be somewhat well received by the old man".
She leant forward, her eyes constantly flickering to Khutulun.
" I am sorry. I realise you have injured among you but I need to know whether or not I should be packing up my household and fleeing for the hills currently."
" Do you...or do you not....have irrefutable evidence that Seto killed my father? If you do not we all must flee the city as soon as possible."
Uce's eyes widened. "Evidence?"
I have an intelligence of six, I know what I'm doing.
Krikoris pulls himself to his full height and stands at his most commanding, "You have my word of honor that, even after indicating he'd been involved in your father's death, that we tried to take him alive. He fought us and forced us to take his life."
Cinta gladly accepts the oils and begins to fix herself, arm slumped over the other shoulder.
"I never did catch their name until later but I believe it to be Seto, the stubborn idiot," answers Cinta as she rubs her developing sore with the oils. "Why would you need to run for safety, are you expecting retaliation?"
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" I believe you. Khutulun would never lie to me.", she said smiling gently.
" But, yes, I fear retaliation. From the outside perspective I sent a group of assassins to brutally murder a much beloved figure of my own community, a man who the poor looked up to and relied on. "
" If I can show that he murdered my father then all will be well, my father was not as popular with my people as Seto was but there is still great respect for our elders and to murder one goes against all my people believe."
" Without evidence Isow will have no choice but to throw me into the Maw.....and my ' assassins' along with me."