>>5569317Wise idea, very wise idea with great potential to create chaos.
>>5569427>>5569497>>5569563>>5569669>>5570048I took into account the first 3 rolls of Intrigue and you passed them ! Congratulations !
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You decided to try to defuse the situation by changing the subject. You explained the sergeant.
-Hey, you there brave man, I do not know your name but don't you think that you should be more preoccupied by those who sell our people into slavery at our majesty's expense than by a man who has simply maybe drank too much ?
-What do you mean ?
Said the Guelph who looked at you with hostility.
-I mean, that I fought Kobolds today and one of them carried a book with the names of their clients to whom they sold slaves and amongst these clients it said that there were local noblemen.
There was a moment of silence and the Guelph frowned.
-What do you m...
You showed him the book, still closed and he came to your table and opened it, everyone was watching at him now and Isnott seemed completely unhappy about the situation.
-I can't read it, it is written in the dark tongue.
Told the Guelph and you were amazed to see a literate sergeant. He then continued to say.
-I should take I...
You put your hand on his arm and looked at him. The bastard was taller than you but thinner and you clearly were the strongest.
-No way, I need it. But once traduced it will be given to you. I simply need it for my personal use. After this I will give it to your superiors.
-You have no right ! I am a justiciar of the queen and...
-And you have two armed men, well one of them is a woman so she counts for half and they seem so thin and malnourished that I wonder how they carry their armors while I have twenty good men. Let us not fight, I should give it to your superiors, you could come with me at this moment so you could say that you participated in retrieving it from me.
You had perfectly nailed the man who probably simply wanted a promotion by saying that he found the book and bringing it to a dusty archive where queen's legists would use it against noblemen that displeased her. But you needed it against your own enemies, after this the count would use it in his turn and then you would give it to the queen's agents. You found it, you kept it. The Guelph looked at his comrades, they seemed unhappy by being called malnourished, and in truth you had seen guelphs like your soldier actually still in local, Gardasil, compensating their lack of strength by astonishing speed so your criticism was a bit unfair but two of them could never beat twenty of your men. The leading sergeant nodded and released the book.
-Very well then, I shall come for you when you will the book to my superiors.
He then regained his politeness and added.
-My lord.
