Party: Fir, Egil, Detho, Rachel and Vholanthus Sumquaes.
The group meets up with Rachel, who had stayed back at the Temple of the Order of the Scorched Oath.
A magnificent place in its own right, with a high domed ceiling and various portal-shaped rings on the outer wall, this place of worship is illuminated by a massive bonfire, ever fueled by acolytes of the God Scorchwyn.
Within the sturdy outer wall, in front of the altar where the chief priest would make his devotions, Rachel is studying the crystal vases that are used to donate the blessings of the Scorched Oath to those in need of light and warmth.
The group rejoices at being reunited with their friend and introduce Louix to another member of his 'guard'. They then proceed to meet Gerard, a devoted knight of the order, and the Abbot.
Measuring their worth, the Abbot allows the group to spend the night in the safety of the Temple's storage room.
As the Temple is devoid of windows and entertainment, paired watches are set to avoid nightly ambushes.
Fir and Detho decide to spend some time tightening the bonds of their friendship by exchanging stories, while Egil and Vholanthis attempt (and fail) to come up with a way to allow Egil access into the ranks of the Varangian Guard of the Emperor.
The night passes uneventfully and come morning, the weary warriors suspect an ambush might be likely.
They send out Gerard with a ruse, in full plate, to check if all is well before setting out themselves.
Sadly enough, this backfires as the noise of a fully armoured brute tromping through the streets set all the watchers on edge.
The moment the party is outside of the Temple and heads into the backstreets, arrows rain down and battle is joined. Proving height is not strictly an advantage when one possesses the powers of flaming wings, a combat capable monkey attached to said wings and a magically charged goblin, the ambushers are dispatched and the group moves on, Louix safely in their midst.
They bump into a drunken noble on their way, whom Vholanthus recognises as Robert Sumquaes, a fact he handily files away together with the coin on the man's person.
The group then heads, well in time, to the Court of the Lady of the Scales where the defense of their friend/ally/patron Louix is to take place.
As they do, they still ask Louix for more information on what he is to reveal that is so important it has led to their lives being endangered so oft. Louix eventually reveals that he has concrete evidence that Beiro Benotti, son of the lord Evaris Benotti, was not the cause of pregnancy for the lady Arretta Du Calle, as Beiro was at that time visiting the Empress herself on a personal request of that esteemed person. He, on behalf of lord Fabian L'Equichant, intercedes now and brings his testimony to avoid the marriage between the houses Benotti and Du Calle. Satisfied with this, the group escorts Louix to the Hall of Hearing, where the court will take its seat.
When the Primo Giudice Iulius Sumquaes asks for the group to leave the courtroom, Vholanthus interjects with a bit of useful information on a family member and the combined pleading of the others, allowing the group to be present as curtains fall over the windows and assassins follow shortly after.
Again melee is joined and again it is the blades of Fir that slice down the foes, while wolfjaw and goblin fire combine with the might of Freicove's traditional bladesmanship and the hardy shield of Detho to lay low those lack the wits to run from the might of these warriors.
Pleased that his testimony not only was heard, but that his life was saved a multitude of times, Louix rewards the party grandly, though their attention seems to be more focused on a note in the pocket of one of their aggressors.
It offers the sum of 650 gold to the party (whose names are convincingly signed at the bottom of the note) for the murder of Lord Marshall Durant Du Calle.
Iulius Sumquaes has gotten a good view of the groups talents and also offers his thanks and discretion.
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