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Post by The Smith on Oct 24, 2007 18:45:07 GMT -5
"Speak if you wish. Many ears will be closed to what you have to say. I will try and see what I can do. I have not the authority to approve this on my own." Qarro smiled, "So how does it go back in Westeros? I hear many interesting and troubling things."
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2007 18:48:20 GMT -5
"Ask the other five to rope in supporters," Elane suggested.
At his question, her face darkened a bit. "Many troubling things. A star fell in three places, crashing in Dorne and the Stormlands. You saw the shining red star fall. Even here every street is bristling with holy men who are crying that our doom is upon us."
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2007 20:16:00 GMT -5
A server entered with a tray of roasted field mice in garlic and onions, giving off a tantalizing smell.
"I will speak for them," Elane said. "And you and my other five partners must do what you can for me. But I shall take this into my hands, and do what I can.
"Meanwhile, I have also pondered opening two more clinics. This city abuts the Dothraki sea, and the wild horsemen bring disease everytime they come here and you pay them off. I would also like to place one more clinic here by the bay, so medicine might be immediately available to sailors."
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Post by The Smith on Oct 24, 2007 20:30:14 GMT -5
Qarro looked at her, "I see... That would be interesting. So you and your husband arrived here just in time to escape the chaos that rose up in Braavos. Remarkably lucky you two are?"
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2007 20:41:50 GMT -5
"I had my reasons for leaving Braavos. An attempt was made on my life, and soon after one of my good friends there was murdered in his own home, and by a Faceless Man. I decided that Braavos was no longer safe for me, and I resigned."
Elane's eyes flashed. "What happened to the Sealord was not only wrong, it was unspeakably foolish. Whoever did it is practically asking for the Stranger to come knocking. The new Sealord - my friends there tell me Sergyo is the favorite so far - will not take that murder lightly."
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Post by The Smith on Oct 24, 2007 20:47:47 GMT -5
Qarro nods, "Already Delinal's agents are fanning out trying to find the men responsible. They have men here in Pentos right now. We are not resisting, but instead trying to turn his focus on the correct perpetrator. Can you offer me any advice or information?"
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2007 20:50:58 GMT -5
Elane sat silent as Qarro was served roasted field mice. "I wish I could, but I am as in the dark as you are." She smiled.
"Tell me about Delinal. I scarcely knew him in Braavos. What is he like?"
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Post by The Smith on Oct 24, 2007 21:06:35 GMT -5
Qarro laughs, "In westeros you name your lords for animals. You have Lion, Woves and Bears. Well if Delinal was an animal it would be the eel. And not the kind that you buy for a pittance at the market. The wild kind, that are sometimes brought up from the depths. They are angry, and hateful, yet so slippery and quick they take off your hand before you can react."
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2007 22:19:18 GMT -5
Elane smiled grimly. "Then I pity the former Sealord's murderer, if Delinal should catch him. My friends say it is quite certain that he will be voted in. I know Lys is allied with Braavos; I played a part in that. Is Pentos allied with him as well?"
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Post by The Smith on Oct 24, 2007 22:31:09 GMT -5
Qarro shook his head, "No not officially. I have had some dealings with the man though. I served Pentos in Braavos for several years. It is rumored one of the Six was used to kill the Sea Lord. Clearly only a great power could afford that."
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2007 22:32:31 GMT -5
"One of the Six?" Elane said. "I had understood a Faceless Man was used."
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Post by The Smith on Oct 24, 2007 22:51:58 GMT -5
"Oh no," Qarro shook his head, "Faceless men have an arrangement with Braavos. No Sea Lord has ever been murdered by one. It would have to be an outside assassin. And the task was carried out so well I think one of the six was used."
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2007 23:18:09 GMT -5
"Ah," Elane said, remembering a shadowy meeting in Braavos. "Who are the Six, then?"
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Post by The Smith on Oct 24, 2007 23:28:04 GMT -5
Qarro looked startled, "The Brothers of Six you have never heard of them. I would have thought their legend would spread even that far to the west. They were the priemere assassins of Valyria, and when the end came they disappeared with the city. For hundreds of years there was no record of them, then mysteriously they reappeared."
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2007 23:34:42 GMT -5
Elane frowned. "Much knowledge of Valyria is lost to us, including these Six. When did they reappear, and where?"
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Hope you all are well and happy.