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Post by Leona Redwyne on May 19, 2015 18:24:45 GMT -5
"Thank you. Arthur, see if you can find out more from these men," she said to her brother.
She headed up to see Lady Hightower.
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Post by The Forgotten God on May 19, 2015 18:32:25 GMT -5
Arania is off her throne and looking out the window at the city, about a dozen men about, and a few women. Most of them look like either warriors or diplomats from their dress. She turns. "I hope your family is well, Lady Morgan. I wasn't certain you'd return."
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Post by Leona Redwyne on May 19, 2015 18:46:22 GMT -5
Morgan smiled slightly. "i had to come back, Lady Arania. I consider it my duty to set things right here. My family is as well as can be expected, in the circumstances. I have unfinished business at the Citadel, and I was told you might be in danger too. So I came to you first."
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Post by The Forgotten God on May 19, 2015 18:53:28 GMT -5
Arania nods. "Yes, the maesters are more and more...intransigent." She frowns and her hand clenches momentarily. "But their time is coming. Do you know anything of chemistry?"
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Post by Leona Redwyne on May 19, 2015 19:02:56 GMT -5
"No, nothing. The girls at Hornvale were not taught such things. I might have been able to learn if I'd had the chance to stay at the Citadel. Why do you ask?" She was curious, wondering what Lady Hightower was getting at.
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Post by The Forgotten God on May 19, 2015 19:12:16 GMT -5
"My men keep finding this substance all around," she said. "Some sort of drug. Guess what it is synthesized from? Or don't you'll never get it. I know that because I sure as hell did not." She holds up a vial of red powder. "It's a stimulant. Are you familiar with the concept?"
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Post by Lord Rykker on May 19, 2015 21:39:20 GMT -5
A large man in plate with a greataxe on his back steps into the room from the servants entrance and stands alongside the outside wall of the room. He looks fresh from travel, and his black hair is wild from wearing a helm. Blue-green eyes that seem to shift color rest on a scarred face that stares at Morgan with curiosity. Uhtred will wait for Ariana to finish here before presenting what he'd found on the outskirts of her city.
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Post by The Forgotten God on May 20, 2015 4:55:11 GMT -5
Uhtred notes she is holding a vial of the same stuff he seems to be. Even if hers is a bit different. A bit of black added to it.
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Post by Leona Redwyne on May 20, 2015 10:52:29 GMT -5
"I have never heard of such a thing," Morgan admitted. "I know strong drink can affect a man's mind but I'm sure that's not what you mean at all. So, what exactly is this liquid? Do we know what it's made from? And why is it here in the city?"
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Post by Lord Maekar Tyrell on May 20, 2015 11:07:55 GMT -5
Lord Maekar Tyrell is in his traveling clothes, having arrived earlier from Little Ivy. He was allowed entrance and is currently awaiting his turn to speak to Arania. He leans on his spear off to the side as Lady Brax and the Lady Paramount converse, keeping an eye on the conversation and the large man waiting.
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Post by The Forgotten God on May 20, 2015 12:08:28 GMT -5
Arania frowns. "It is some sort of speed drug. People take it and move faster, think quicker, and then die a few days later," she said. "But I'm not sure what is killing them. The maesters I trust find no signs of real trauma, but this poison is spreading across the city fast as a plague."
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Post by Leona Redwyne on May 20, 2015 12:24:43 GMT -5
"Oh gods. But who is producing this stuff? Who is selling it? We need to know where it came from." She seemed about to say something else, stopped herself suddenly to think for a moment. Then she said "Could the cult within the Citadel be responsible?"
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Post by Lord Rykker on May 20, 2015 12:42:17 GMT -5
The man in back speaks up "it's possible. And further, the drug has spread outside the city as well" He bows to Morgan "Tim Stone, currently in service to Lady Hightower. I found this vial five days ride outside the city, and further found evidence that the maestros had been doing... Some kind of experiment on the villagers in the area." He holds out the Vial for Arania "apologies for the interruption, but it seemed relevant now."
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Post by Leona Redwyne on May 20, 2015 13:20:56 GMT -5
Morgan glanced at the man and nodded politely to him. "So the Citadel is definitely involved? That doesn't bode well for us."
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Post by The Forgotten God on May 20, 2015 13:39:14 GMT -5
Arania looks at the vial with a narrowed eye. "Experiments? What sort?" She compares the two to each other and seems satisfied they are identical. "Finding the distributors or manufacturers of this abomination is of prime importance."
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