A Lesson in Fire
It was a matter of about a week for Grobbik to even start coming to terms with the prospect of taking the necklace. He was no thief, nor did he have the necessary skills to start imitating them. Still, he was smart enough to study the lay of the land without attracting too much attention. Honest with his lack of skill with following, he instead take the long route, though it chafes his sense of adventure, at some points openly studying in a hallway nook, other times concealing himself in the shadows by the Provost's Office. Over several days, Grobbik managed to find the provost's quarters (truth be told he had never thought about them much) but had also fairly well learned his schedule. Up somewhere around 6AM, he would ready himself for the day and make the unchanging route to his office, where he would spend at least an hour, though after that things became a bit more random. Perhaps he would spend the whole day in his office, or perhaps he would scuttle about the College, meeting with the brothers or local authorities or nobles who came to call. Given that Grobbik had his own responsibilities during the day, his information was often incomplete, though Grobbik's impression was that the Baron's schedule was highly fickle through the daytime hours. Likewise, the hour he returned to his chambers was not fixed, though he was certain of one thing. Once the Provost was in his rooms he did not leave but stayed there the entire night until he started his cycle again the next morning.
It was not much to go on, but at least it was a start. On top of that, he had gleaned something of the security... The Office did not seem to be locked at any point during the day or night, though his chambers seemed to be locked at all times, Grobbik having tried them both at night after the Baron slept as well as during the day while he was out. Schedule and accessibility would have to be a sizable portion of his plan. Despite his best efforts though, Grobbik had yet to lay his eyes on the necklace itself.
It was late on a school night when Grobbik returned to his bed in the Hall of Soldiers, tired though hopeful in the prospects of his mission. It seemed as much as ever that the roomates had drifted apart, with both Judoc and Indrid sleeping soundly, neither having wasted the thought or sleep to wonder where their roommate was spending his time. Though when he settles down onto his bed to remove his shoes, he notices something different at his desk, a scrap of paper, and a small key that is not his...
This may help you in your pursuits. Grobbik has barely finished a sentence before he can start to smell the note smolder and he sees a wisp of smoke curl up from a single corner. It seems you would come to the same conclusions based on the late hour of your endeavors tonight, but now may be around the right time of day to make your move lest he wear the object during the day... The potion is almost ready"
By the time he has finished reading, the flames are already engulfing the small note, and as he lets if fall out of his hands, the fire reduces it to ash, floating a few feet away from his bed... Luckily it seemed no one in his room had seen the small blink of fire.
OOC: Sorry for the lag, though hopefully all the busyness has died down at this point and we should be able to continue as you are ready. Don't feel you have to respond directly to this post, it is more of a status update than anything else. You've about exhausted your skill of making obvious notes without putting yourself in a compromising position. You certainly can look to get more information, but it will likely entail either trying to A. Break into his office B. Break into his chambers or C. Engage the provost in some sort of conversation. Any of those will need to be roleplayed. Feel free to jump to whatever point you feel may be necessary if you want to take any of those actions. Conversely, if you feel that there is something that you likely would have learned that I haven't covered you can ask it in OOC at any point. Let me know where you want to go from here and we can move forward at your convenience.
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