Maisie nods to Marrin.

"As soon as we heard what was happening, we figured we could get you out but that if things were bad, you might need to leave town in a hurry. Emma jumped at the chance to help out and pack your things up."

Olek hustles everyone along towards the Broken Ore, looking back over his shoulder as they move along.

"I say we get the old gang together and teach that mayor a lesson he won't forget," Olek says.

Maisie smiles at her husband and pats his arm. "In time dear. We need to find out how much power he really has first and that will be easier without him trying to breakdown the doors to the inn to get at Ula and her friends."

Hammerdasher sighs. 

"Aye. I'll come with you but if you don't head north, I'll need to get off the ship at the next port and make my way up there." Hammerdasher says. 

Geffroi smiles at Hammerdasher's demeanor. "Well you won't go alone. I would very much like to find out more about the djed, the key stone that will open the hidden vault. Your thief might be my best bet." 

Geffroi then looks at Marrin and Jan "I'll let Bigge know we're leaving as soon as possible. The Lintoll wasn't far from the shore. We could anchor and row the tender to the shore to pick you up."

Hammerdasher looks to the group. "Who's going to the Lintoll and who's coming to the ship?"

"Great, and thank you!"

Marrin says to Ula's parents.

"Just need to change, don't want to be recognized."

She'll flash Jan a smile on hearing she'll be coming as well.

Jan doesn't return Marrin's smile, but takes on the face of younger woman, working class, fancied up as much as she's able, the sort who looks like she just got done with her work for the day and is hurrying to the Lintoll to see what it has to offer.

Avaria looks at her friends and scowls.  "I don't want to separate again.  But I stick out like a sore thumb.  I'd like to head to the lintoll but not like this, can any of you make me invisible again?  If not, I'll head to the ship, I don't want to put any of you in more danger."

Jan shakes her head. "Not until tomorrow, and I don't think we can take the time to recover our reserves."

"I'm tapped too Ava, sorry. We'll be fine, the mayor won't even know we are there."

((If given a chance at the Oar-))

Marrin digs through her bag and pulls out a short, dark green dress.

"Give me just a minute."

A minute later a middle aged, walnut skinned dwarf woman with short brown hair streaked with white emerges in the no longer short dress. She quickly places her old clothes into her bag and hands it off to Ava,

"Ava, would you mind making sure this gets to the Wish?"

At that point she is ready to go and looks to see if Ethel will be coming, otherwise she will head out with Jan.

"I left a dagger in the Klein's basement, anyone have a spare I can borrow?", Jan asks.

Ethel frowns.  But then she sighs and relents, realizing she is unlikely to convince anyone not to split the party.  "If Avaria is heading back to the ship, I will accompany her.  My magics are all but exhausted and I am the most recognizeable and least mobile of our coterie.  If there is a need for fighting or swift retreat...".  She shakes her head.  

Ethel will do a quick inventory of her belongings, making sure nothing is left behind at the Ore, and then go along with Avaria, Hammerdasher, and the others to the ship.

Along the way she speaks with Hammerdasher.  "Even if the destination is the north coast of the sea, we will need to talk with Bigge about how best to get there.   I don't have sailing experience, but it might be in our best interests to follow the coast, around the perimeter of the sea, versus cutting straight across.  This could add time to the journey, but better ensure our eventual safe arrival."

"I don't like it either, but I agree Noon should be read in on this.", Jan replies to Ethel, before addressing Mard and the Stonecasts. "I've got K'oshash invisible and keeping an eye on things at the Mayor's, I'll try leaving them in place as long as possible, but should they have any intel that would be critical for you to know, I'll send them back here with a letter."

"K'oshash is a... friend.", she adds, realizing that introductions haven't been made the full way around.

Dwarrin looks over at Jan,

"The dirt pixy is yours? I kinda figured but I thought you had some sort of bird instead."

She snorts,

"It's not very communicative. Let's go, see you at the Wish."

She'll give the Stonecasts a bow and says in dwarven,

"Thank you both, I hope our paths cross again."

To Mard she says,

"Thanks for the heads up and help, belated though they be. Good luck with the mayor."

Then she's happy to be off.

"One of many forms.", Jan says by was of explanation, gesturing at her and Marrin's faces.

Ava grabs the bag from Marrin and gives both her and Jan and bear hug that about cracks a rib.  "You both be careful and don't take too long.  See you on the Wish"

Turning to the Stonecasts, "Catch the mayor unawares, he is way too comfortable in the manor of his.  When you do take care of him and his men, do it away from there.  And be careful."  She gives Maisie a hug as well, though much more proper, and shakes Olek's hand.  "C'mon, lets help Bigge get things moving."

((Jan would have made sure to hand off her other stuff to Ava or the boys to take to the boat.))

Maisie and Olek smile sadly at the group as they prepare to leave.

“We’ll see you all soon.”

Avaria, Ula, Ethel, Hammerdasher and Geffroi gather the groups belongings, quickly say goodbye to Ula’s family and make their way along a circuitous route Maisie suggests in case anyone is watching. Rather than head straight to the Xanthe’s Wish, the group passes many of the same businesses some of you did when you first came to Spandeliyon: Kester’s Leather Goods, the Mariner’s Guildhall, and Jooge’s Barbershop, laughter echoing out into the night air from the later.

Soon the warm glow of lights from the Broken Ore are nowhere to be seen and the group get to the docks and the Xanthe’s Wish.

Bigge greets them from the main deck.

“I hear you’ve been stirring up trouble,” Bigge calls down. Then he shouts at a couple of new faces – some of his new crew. “Don’t just stand there. Help them with their geer.

He pauses then looks back towards town.

“Where are the other three?”

Chainmail can be heard jogging up the gangplank and Ula then says, “I’m right here.”

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Jan and Marrin, freshly disguised, slip through town without issue and make it to the Lintoll entrance.

No one is entering and a few people are leaving. It looks like the Lintoll is shutting down for the night.

A couple of Lintoll Brigade guards flank the entrance, with a diminutive goblin wishing everyone leaving a good night. She punctuates each farewell with a dusting of magic, either with a tinkle of invisible bells, a bloom of flower petals in the air, or sparks of miniature fireworks.

When she sees Jan and Marrin she smiles.

“I’m sorry but we’re closing for the evening. Please come back tomorrow.”

Dwarrin looks visibly deflated,

"Ah, no they already picked the queen or king!?"

She'll flash her black card and say more quietly,

"We need to speak to Noon. It's about the safety of the Lintoll."

She projects images of the mayor and guard's violence.

She'll then ask at her normal volume,

"Who was crowned?"

The goblin ignores Dwarrin for a moment and as she ushers out a couple of tipsy Spandeliyons. "Hurry back." she calls.

"Some high pitched teen singer," the goblin says in answer to the last question.

Then with the last guests gone, she moves quickly to get closer to Dwarrin.

"What's this about the safety of the Lintoll?" she asks as she takes the card and examines it closely. She then hands it back to Dwarrin and ushers the pair through the gates but flashing a quick hand signal to the two Brigade guards who remain at the entrance.

"How imminent a threat?"

"Not certain. Though if a move were to be made sooner rather than later, while the Lintoll is shutting down and the populace of Spandeliyon is sleeping happily would be the time." 

Jan's alter ego of the moment replies.

The trio move quickly down a much quieter main street of the Lintoll. Most of the tents are closed up now. After a couple of turns, they get to the plaza with the carousel and Noon's travelers caravan.

Noon stands in the center of a group of the Lintoll 'carnies' thanking them for a wonderful day and urges them not to celebrate too much tonight as tomorrow will come soon enough and that he expects they'll be even busier than they were.

Noon spots the trio coming into the plaza. He furrows his brow for a moment but then eventually smiles at the disguised Jan and Marrin.

"You should have been born one of us." Noon says. Then he turns to the larger group and bids them goodnight. He ushers Jan and Marrin into his wagon, exchanging a quick set of hand gestures and a deep look with the goblin. "Now what's this about?"

"Crap."

Dwarrin looks mildly annoyed at the announcement that a lesser talent took the crown.

She'll take her card back and nod along with Jan's explanation adding,

"I would wager the Lintoll will have people nosing around that have a habit of conducting state sanctioned kidnapping and violence by tomorrow, at the latest."