Post by The Smith on May 2, 2008 12:15:17 GMT -5
When the merchant ship landed at Dragonstone, Laurence was quick to meet with the man he had been told of. There was a septon on board, or at least that is the way he dressed. He gave his name as Norm, and wore the white robes well.
Laurence shook the mans hand and gave him a smile.
The man whispered, "You are friend of my friend Gerold?".
Laurence nodded, "Yes, but here is not the best place to talk. Let us find someplace more quiet."
Norm nodded and followed Laurence towards a sept that protruded from horizon of the city. The sept was a goodly sized one, and old too, having been constructed during the rain of King Edric Baratheon I.
When they were in a more secure location, they resumed their discussion.
"So, did you bring the necessary resources?", Laurence said, referring to manpower.
"I did", Norm said without a smile, "But they aren't in the most obvious of disguises." He smiled then as he turned to wave to a group of four septons who had only just ventured towards the sept.
One of the men gave a slight nod and when they passed each other Norm slipped him a note. The man accepted it with all subtlety and sat at a bench further in front of them.
Laurence laughed a little, but Norm was quick to silence him. "Please, let us continue if you're familiar enough with the plan?"
Laurence nodded.
"Good", Norm said, as he began to whisper the rest of the plan most discretely to his young associate.
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The following morning, Lady Claera Barclay and her children sat in their cells at Dragonstone. They were given all due courtesies of nobility but were essentially hostages, free to do with as Prince Avery wished.
A knock came at Lady Barclay's door at an early hour and it was one of Dragonstone's septons... offering her a short visit to the sept. She was not a particularly pious woman, but she recognized this man, and so she accepted in front of the guards posted outside her door.
She was given only enought time to gather her children as she followed the septon down flights of stairs, guarded all the while by two Dragonstone house guards she hadn't seen before. They came across the sept which stood nearby the harbor within a short time of walking, and they all filed in.
The guards watched the front entrance while Lady Barclay and her children prayed. Following this, Lady Barclay informed the septon and subsequently the guards that her son Lyreon needed to relieve himself, but praying would continue afterwards. The guards allowed her this brief courtesy, and the septon led Lady Barclay and her kids to a backchamber of the sept while they began preparing for step two of the plan.
The septons had found a blonde baseborn woman of similar age and appearance to Lady Barclay and two small kids (an easier task) of similar. Lord Gerold had paid them well to act as proper as possible. For them it was not much to ask for in exchange for enough coin to eat for a year.
The real cloaked Lady Barclay was given a change of clothes while her double was given the clothes she wore before. All in a short period of time this occurred, and as Lady Barclay finished changing herself and her kids, the septons (who were in the employ of House Barclay and Dondarrion) led them out to the harbor where a ship had been waiting.
The real Lady Barclay and her kids were almost at the harbor, when their doubles returned to the main room of the sept and continued praying. They were given orders to keep praying for an hour if possible, or as long as they could.
The real Lady Barclay, cloaked and in peasant clothes followed her kids, who were being held by the septons, to the harbor not far away where they boarded a merchant vessel already set to depart. By the time the fake Lady Barclay was done with praying, the real one was already at sea, and with her kids.
A few hours later "Lady Barclay" was revealed to be a double and the search went out on Dragonstone to find her, but the merchant ship had already sailed swiftly out into the sea.
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Lady Barclay and her children arrived with Lord Gerold's agents at King's Landing in early morning a few days later. They were tired of the sea voyage but overjoyed to be out of the custody of Prince Avery. They were sent directly to Blackhold, where Lord Gerold awaited them, and the guard had been raised.
Results:
Lady Barclay and her children escape from Dragonstone
Lord Gerold Kellington improves towards grandmaster espionage
Laurence shook the mans hand and gave him a smile.
The man whispered, "You are friend of my friend Gerold?".
Laurence nodded, "Yes, but here is not the best place to talk. Let us find someplace more quiet."
Norm nodded and followed Laurence towards a sept that protruded from horizon of the city. The sept was a goodly sized one, and old too, having been constructed during the rain of King Edric Baratheon I.
When they were in a more secure location, they resumed their discussion.
"So, did you bring the necessary resources?", Laurence said, referring to manpower.
"I did", Norm said without a smile, "But they aren't in the most obvious of disguises." He smiled then as he turned to wave to a group of four septons who had only just ventured towards the sept.
One of the men gave a slight nod and when they passed each other Norm slipped him a note. The man accepted it with all subtlety and sat at a bench further in front of them.
Laurence laughed a little, but Norm was quick to silence him. "Please, let us continue if you're familiar enough with the plan?"
Laurence nodded.
"Good", Norm said, as he began to whisper the rest of the plan most discretely to his young associate.
/////////////////////
The following morning, Lady Claera Barclay and her children sat in their cells at Dragonstone. They were given all due courtesies of nobility but were essentially hostages, free to do with as Prince Avery wished.
A knock came at Lady Barclay's door at an early hour and it was one of Dragonstone's septons... offering her a short visit to the sept. She was not a particularly pious woman, but she recognized this man, and so she accepted in front of the guards posted outside her door.
She was given only enought time to gather her children as she followed the septon down flights of stairs, guarded all the while by two Dragonstone house guards she hadn't seen before. They came across the sept which stood nearby the harbor within a short time of walking, and they all filed in.
The guards watched the front entrance while Lady Barclay and her children prayed. Following this, Lady Barclay informed the septon and subsequently the guards that her son Lyreon needed to relieve himself, but praying would continue afterwards. The guards allowed her this brief courtesy, and the septon led Lady Barclay and her kids to a backchamber of the sept while they began preparing for step two of the plan.
The septons had found a blonde baseborn woman of similar age and appearance to Lady Barclay and two small kids (an easier task) of similar. Lord Gerold had paid them well to act as proper as possible. For them it was not much to ask for in exchange for enough coin to eat for a year.
The real cloaked Lady Barclay was given a change of clothes while her double was given the clothes she wore before. All in a short period of time this occurred, and as Lady Barclay finished changing herself and her kids, the septons (who were in the employ of House Barclay and Dondarrion) led them out to the harbor where a ship had been waiting.
The real Lady Barclay and her kids were almost at the harbor, when their doubles returned to the main room of the sept and continued praying. They were given orders to keep praying for an hour if possible, or as long as they could.
The real Lady Barclay, cloaked and in peasant clothes followed her kids, who were being held by the septons, to the harbor not far away where they boarded a merchant vessel already set to depart. By the time the fake Lady Barclay was done with praying, the real one was already at sea, and with her kids.
A few hours later "Lady Barclay" was revealed to be a double and the search went out on Dragonstone to find her, but the merchant ship had already sailed swiftly out into the sea.
////////////
Lady Barclay and her children arrived with Lord Gerold's agents at King's Landing in early morning a few days later. They were tired of the sea voyage but overjoyed to be out of the custody of Prince Avery. They were sent directly to Blackhold, where Lord Gerold awaited them, and the guard had been raised.
Results:
Lady Barclay and her children escape from Dragonstone
Lord Gerold Kellington improves towards grandmaster espionage