"I wonder who E might be?"  Clay was pensive as he read the note. "From context I think they know and they know that E warned G, which puts them on the list with us.  Before we go, let's search this room for clues about who did this, where they went and more importantly who WE are. Which might give us a clue about the why of it?"

"Do not disturb Gorion and mind the blood I'd say. Let's search quickly, then we'll have to get to Reevor quickly and inform him of all of this, show him the two letters, collect our money, and head for the Friendly Arms to see these two people. We'll need money too. Get Gorion's purse, he has no use of it any more. This is very bad! We also need to stay together!"

"What of Imoen? Should we see her and at the very least say goodbye? Or take her along?"
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"Well this is a grim sight indeed. We best not tarry, lest someone appear and accuse us of this heinous crime. Take what might prove useful, but leave anything that is a personal belonging of our foster father, may he rest in peace."

Xalten returns to the doorway to watch for anyone coming.

Clay considers and answers Max's question.  "I'm not sure about Imoen.  She isn't on the list and perhaps that means we should, at the very least, avoid her as if she were carrying some fell plague out of the depths of the Underdark."  His expression may or may not hint at what he means by 'at the very least'.

"Then we should leave a letter for her saying goodbye then. It would be cruel to just disappear." Max replies in reference to their 'little sister'.

NIall was visibly upset with the revelations. On top of that, there was obviously a plot that involved themselves and Gorion. I agree, we should leave her out of this. No sense in getting her involved if she is not mentioned and is not a possible target. We should hasten to leave however, I am not sure leaving a note is a good idea. We don't want to leave anything that could tie her to us, or make her an eventual target. I know a letter doesn't seem like that, but if she were to share it, people might want to ask her what she knew, and when she knew it, and then she becomes ensnared.

"Perhaps you are right. When we see Reevor, we can have him say goodbye for us, then there is no connection. When we gather our gear, we need to go in pairs at the least, we can not do anything alone while we are still here. Or everyone travels to each room, just in case there is a waiting assassin. We need to hurry, the enemy is already here. Wait! Where's Benedict?"


In our search, did we find anything else?
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The magic-user had been unusually pensive since they had left the sewer, his thoughts drifting to this and that as he tried to decipher the days events. When they reached Gorion’s chambers, and the grisly sight within, he moved to stand beside the older man. Malus was not a religious man, he believed far more in himself than the gods- for they were as mercurial, cruel, and uncaring in his experience as any of mankind. But seeing his foster father there, he sent a quick prayer to whoever Gorion had believed in to honor the man in the afterlife. He had been fair, honest, and a good teacher and had encouraged Malus in his studies of the arcane.

His attention slowly turned back to what his ‘siblings’ spoke of and he listened thoughtfully before speaking. “I concur with your latter thought, Max. I think we should all travel wherever it is we need to go together, as a group. Between the assassins in the sewer, and now poor Gorion, the fewer we are in number the bigger targets we become.”

Clay considers and then nods.  "So we find Reevor, ask him to say our goodbyes for us and then we disappear as a group.  We decide where and how after we have left him."

"Agreed, after we leave the Friendly Arms Inn, we decide what to do next. We done searching? Let's collect our traveling gear and then find Reevor."


Time to let the others catch up and post their thoughts.

 Enigma had to swallow bile when Gorion was found on the ground.  "Son of a...!"

 She shakes away the horror, and says to her 'kin', "Y-yeah... That sounds like a good idea.  Maybe there's magic in the area..." As she speaks, she focuses...  "Better to be thorough.  The more we know now, the more they can prevent later."

Detect magic!

Through the windows Enigma can see the familiar aura of magic surrounding the keep, like a faint cloud enveloping it's outer walls. You've all heard that the keep is warded from scrying, teleportation and magical attacks. As Enigma looks around the room she can see one item starting to glow, a ring lying in plain sight on top of the sturdy desk.

Other than the ring it seems Gorion had only mundane items and a quick search reveal nothing but a small selection of travelling gear, rations and the like. Your foster fathers sturdy staff, while beautifully carved, seem to be mundane.

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Great, so you're going to see Reevor? It'd help me if you explitically state your actions rather than imply them through conversation. It'll be less chance of misunderstandings that way.

Clay makes me last search for hidden compartments, particularly in the desk where papers might be hidden. Only them does he.nod and pack up, making sure he's ready and then, if nobody objects before leading the group to Reevor.

"I think we should all go together, room to room, to each of our rooms, and gather our gear for adventuring. We should start by going to collect Benedict since he chose not to go into the storerooms and sewers with us. What do you think everyone? Let's take his staff and ring." He adds to his 'family'.

 Enigma licks her lips.  "There's a ring... Enchanted, or so it seems." She retrieves it.  "But, at least we can say for almost certain that the killers didn't... ensorcel him and then kill him." She clicks her tongue.

 She nods to Maximillian.  "Yeah, let's." She absconds to her room, doing her best to NOT look like she is trying to keep abreast of anyone trying to kill her next.

Going to my room!  ...to retrieve supplies, not because I'm in trouble.

"We stay together Enigma! If we're alone, someone might be waiting for us. We stick together. We can start with you, but next we HAVE to get Benedict, he doesn't know what is happening and needs warned!" He tells her and the others.

Clay nods and hauls the hood of his cloak over his head, he watches out, ready to ambush any would-be ambushers

As suggested, let's just go room to room and gather everyone's stuff, then move on he said. It was wise to stay together.

Max leads the way to Enigma's room so she could collect her gear for the road. He kept his sword sheathed, with his hand on the hilt. He didn't wish to alarm the staff of the library, but had to be ready. "Last out, lock the door for Reevor so no one wanders in and gives the alarm."

You wander the library and attract very curious looks from the librarians. Even though it is late evening the library is never completely empty. You go from room to room collecting everyones things until you finally run in to Tethoril, the friendly castellan, in a corridor on the ground floor. He looks like he's been awakened. "Are you well, children?" He asks. "I have been told you sneak around the ke..." he pauses when he casts an eye on Max and Nialls hastily bandaged injuries. "Whatever happened to you?"

Clay moved as quietly as he could to see Tethoril from behind.  He looked down upon Tethoril's hand before saying, "Is Benedict okay?  We were attacked but he wasn't with us so we're not sure what happened to him."

Xalten said nothing, though he was uninjured. He did not want to draw any attention and rather hoped the conversation ended quickly.
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"Where is Reevor? Have you seen him? Get us to him quick if you can." Max says in a calm low voice to keep from drawing more attention.

Tethoril scratches his beard and his forehead creases in worry. "Actually I wanted to ask you the same about Benedict. I haven't seen him all day and he was supposed to read with one of the lecturers today. No one has seen him since yesterday. Attacked you say? By whom? And why?"

He blinks at Max's question. "Reevor? I think he's on the wall, you may find him there I'm sure."

"Thank you Tethoril. We must leave, we hope to see you someday soon old friend. Take care, we will leave details with Reevor, he'll tell you what happened. Good bye. Let's find him on the wall friends, we must hurry. If you see Benedict, tell him to meet us at the Friendly Arm Inn. If he doesn't find us there, we're sorry, but he'll be left behind." He sets off for the wall when the others are ready.