Chris:   No, they're not. 

John:    Besides him, we have to speak to somebody that is close to the
         king. We have some information for him.  We have come from far. 

Larry:   Well, you're going to have to pay the toll here. 

Andrew:  Which is? 

Larry:   "It's, uh, ".-- he looks at us. 

John:    I throw 10 gold pieces at him in a bag. 

Larry:   He say it's 10 apiece. 

Tony:    I give him 10. 

Geoff:   Give him 10. 

Anthony: 10. 

John:    Give him an extra 10 and I say, "Who do I contact to try to get an
         audience with the king? 

Chris:   Give him 100 copper pieces.  You count it, you bag of shit. 

Larry:   Since now there's a festival -- that's good, Chris there's a
         festival going on at the palace, so I doubt you�ll see the king. 

John:    Today. 

Larry:   The usual is a couple of weeks. 

John:    Okay. 

Larry:   But it's gonna be even a little longer since he's having this
         festival. 

Tony:    We'll see. 

John:    Well, I'll wait in the city. 

Andrew:  Is there a good inn we can stay in? 

Larry:   Yeah, he --

John:    Recommends one? 

Larry:   He gives you directions to some of the inns. He says, this is a
         nice, quiet town --

John:    Yeah, we look kind of rowdy, eh? 

[?]:     Not all of us. 

Geoff:   I say, I'm looking for a rest. 

Larry:   There are many guards in this town, and we like to keep it quiet. 

John:    No problem. 

Larry:   They push open the gates so you can get the horses through. You're
         in Rauxes. 

Andrew:  Go in the direction of the inn, I guess?  In case we're being
         checked out. 

John:    Oh, yeah. 

Tony:    Yeah, it's almost guaranteed. 

Chris:   Let's go in to the inn, settle down, get our shit together. 

Tony:    Look, the guard's probably getting paid by the innkeeper to send
         people there. 

Larry:   On your way to the inn, you see numerous guards on horses. They
         have distinctive uniforms.  And they all look like they know what
         their job is ... You get to the inn.  Most of the buildings here
         in Rauxes are made of stone cause a couple of years ago a lot of
         them were burnt down ... [The inn] is quite quiet. 

John:    Walk up to the desk. 

Larry:   Yeah. 

Chris:   We'd like a room. 

John:    I say, me and my companions -- start laughing a bit -- we'd like to
         have the best.  Money is no object.  We want the best. 

Larry:   The best. 

John:    If we don't get the best, you're in a mess. He says, �If you don't
         believe me --" and he puts down one gem. A 1000 gold piece gem. 

Larry:   He says, "You've come to the right place.  Royalty has stayed at
         this inn, and I'm going to give you people the room usually
         reserved for them."  He gives you the keys.  How much is this gem
         worth? 

John:    1000 gold. 

Geoff:   I ask him where the register is to sign in. 

Larry:   There's no sign-in. 

John:    If you have to know, I say, my name is Scrag from the Bone March. 

Larry:	 From the Bone March? 

John:    A veteran of many wars. 

Larry:   I see ... he doesn't say anything.  You notice he just shuts up
         right there. 

Geoff:   I am Prince Theodor of the Plains of the Paynims. 

Larry:   Ahhh. 

John:    Animals will be no problem, right? 

Larry:   Of course not ... he gives you this large key, tells you where the
         room is. Now in this central room of the inn where you are right
         now, there are some long benches, there's a fireplace. There's a
         few people sitting at the tables. 

Andrew:  It's a half-decent looking place, I guess. 

Larry:   Yeah, it is. 

Andrew:  Okay, what about the horses, what was done with them? 

Larry:   You can leave them outside if you want or you can bring them to the
         stables. There's a stable very close. 

John:    Everything has to be emptied out before you handle the horses. 

Anthony: Nothing.  Nothing's on the horse. 

John:    How long do you want to wait?  Do you want to do this fast or do
         you want to do this --

Andrew:  Make it look like we're waiting.  You know, put the horses in the
         stables --

Anthony: Yeah.  We're more important than the king, cause we got something
         he wants, he comes to us. 

Andrew:  Make it look like we're gonna be staying for a while. 

Tony:    Yeah, you can bet that it's already been reported that we're here.

Anthony: Well, he shut up when he mentioned the Bone March. 

Tony:    I didn't mean him.  I meant the guards at the gates. 

John:    The paladin's warhorse.  If anybody starts fucking with that horse
         ... [?] ... will attack and make noise, you know? 

Larry:   Sure. 

John:    Just to let you know. 

Larry:   Meanwhile, the festival, the celebration at the palace, is
         beginning right now. 

John:    Okay. Good. That's all I need to know. 

Anthony: Send a messenger to the king. 


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John:    We're in the room? We don't talk too much, like we just talk about
         ordinary things. I pass a paper around. On the paper it states
         that Azuraz and Lazarus will take care of any robed figures --

Geoff:   To the best of our capabilities. 

John:    -- to the best of their capabilities; if they need help, well,
         we'll just help them, but I'd like to try to keep us 3, that is,
         Silent Thunder, Rugrat, and Silvaticus, -- and Marlenus -- to take
         care of the fighters, while Blackstar tries to maneuver his way
         into the king.  Okay? He has the best capability of hitting him
         from behind. And killing him in one shot ... [?]

Tony:    I could take the sacrifice ... I don't know if he can. But it
         would eliminate [?] ... you can't dispel that. 

John:    And also note: the way we get out of here is we just go downstairs
         and we tell the innkeeper that we're just going to look for some
         good women. We grab our horses, and we'll head toward the gates. 

Andrew:  Okay, I'll go out too.  Come on guys, we're gonna go out for a run.
         Ask him if it's alright if I bring them out, to run around in the
         streets, just for exercise. 

Larry:   You asking the barkeep? 

Andrew:  No, the guy at the desk. 

Larry:   He says there's no law, against it but --

John:    Keep them under control. 

Andrew:  They won't eat anybody. 

Larry:   Sure will attract attention. 

John:    It will. Anyway ... so, we will go toward the gates. Also on the
         paper it states that I don't want to waste any time in case we are
         being looked upon or spied upon.  I don't want any word getting
         back to [?].  Okay, we walk downstairs, laughing, and go up to the
         desk and say, got any suggestions where we can find great women? 

Larry:   He names a street. 

Chris:   Great. 

John:    No problem.  "We'll be back."  We gather up our horses and we take
         a [?] toward the gates of the palace. 

Andrew:  How far is it from the inn to the castle? 

Larry:   From the inn to the castle is ... 

Andrew:  Walking time, say. 

Larry:   15 minutes. 

Andrew:  Okay. 

Larry:   It's not far at all. 

John:    They stare at us, I don't give a shit. 

Andrew:  [?] with my doggies.  Bring then for a walk. 

John:    Go to the gates. 

Andrew:  Going towards the general area. 

Chris:   How are we getting there, horseback or on foot? 

John:    Huh?  Horseback. 

Chris:   Horseback. 

John:    I'm on horse. 

Chris:   [?]

Larry:   You get up to the gates of the wall around the palace. 

John:    Okay. Larry, you put hide alignment on me. Within the time that we
         get to the gate just in case somebody checks my alignment. 

Larry:   Okay. 

John:    How many guards are out there? 

Larry:   Two. 

John:    Two ... "Excuse me, sirs?� 

Andrew:  Act drunk. 

Larry:   They have halberds and when you approach the gate they lower them
         down. 

Geoff:   Stay on the far right. 

Larry:   Your right or their right? 

Geoff:   Mine. 

Larry:   Yeah. 

John:    "My fine sirs, I would like to speak to someone in charge. I have
         a very important message." 

Larry:   "What is your business?" 

John:    "My business is to bring a present to the king." 

Larry:   "A present?" 

John:    "Yes.  A very valuable present." 

Larry:   "What is your name?" 

John:    "My name is Scrag from the Bone March. I'm a mercenary and these
         are my mercenary companions." 

Larry:   "Your name is not on the list for the celebration tonight." 

John:    "Sir, if the king, if he finds out what I have as his present, will
         be very pleased, and will make the festivities even more enriched."

Larry:   Maybe you could give me a hint?" 

Anthony: Show him the head. 

John:    "You remember 3 years ago, when the countrysides were pillaged by
         a pirate named Trigog?" 

Larry:   "Oh, yes." 

John:    "He is wanted by the king, is he not?  I have his head, and I'm
         here for the reward.  Now: can I speak to somebody in charge?" 

Larry:   "There is 1,000,000 gold pieces on Trigog's head." 

John:    "Yeah.  And I want to collect it." 

Larry:   "Of course, there is a toll to get into the castle. 

John:    I give him 100 gold pieces. 

Larry:   He says, "Very well. You�ll be allowed in. You must see the Captain
         of the Guard." 

John:    "Thank you." 

Larry:   "Okay? If he's at the celebration, you'll have to see one of his
         lieutenants. The Captain of the Guard is just beyond the fountain. 

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