by Matt » Mon Aug 07, 2006 1:15 pm
Fasha says nothing while the group dresses, and she looks on with a slight smirk as Laenvan waters the courtyard. When finished, she says, “If you are to succeed in your mission Lord Igon, then you must at least know the players. The Earl of Olokand is none other than the King of Kaldor, and I’m sure His Grace would take it amiss to have his regal dignity overlooked, much less the bestowal of his earldom on Sir Maldan. For yes, I know you traveled down the Kald with the sheriff of Meselyneshire - how else would I know you were in the city? Sir Maldan went straight to the King and informed him of your news from the north before you were even settled in the temple. He is no friend of yours.”
“As to trusting me - I wouldn’t, were I you. You’ve already reposed too much trust in one man, and that has not helped your cause. As to my masters, it would not be worth your lives were I to reveal that, but I can tell you they are not of Tharda. You will have to judge for yourself if what I say is true, but I’m not so naïve as to think you would blindly trust me. Of agents, there are many in Tashal, as there are in any capital, and there are those who plan at this moment to kill you - if they can. I cannot help you stop them, but I can tell you who they are. I do not know what they plan, for they have only just learned of your presence in the city as I have. But I know they will try. For the Jarin, they hate you, do they not?