Walter's mansion
Once lunch is over, the group splits up, with Lurue not participating in this mission and going to settle down in the room. Fenrya was chosen as the one who will infiltrate the mansion, given her tabaxi nature, it is easier for her to sneak in, even if she is not an assassin. Sanryu is Lysandra, they will investigate the city, asking some civilians.
"Lysandra, I know this isn't exactly the right time, but you could tell me about your country, you can tell me everything that's on your mind." Sanryu and Lysandra begin to investigate various citizens, but the pause that is created between one chat and another, Sanryu wants to hear more information about the Sephila region. where Lysandra is from.
"It's not a problem, in fact I'm happy that someone wants to know more about my land." Lysandra is very happy to talk about her homeland. "Sephila is a kingdom that dates back longer than Alterac, at least a thousand years ago, and is much larger than this region. It has many lush lands, from which you can hunt game, but also many agricultural fields, in fact Sephila it is a kingdom that possesses almost everything, without needing to trade to purchase the necessary goods. It is governed by a triumvirate, therefore it has no royal reigns, but it has not always been like this, once upon a time Sephila was led by kings and queens, but due to a tragic event in our past, it was decided to move on to a triumvirate. But not for this reason, Sephila is devoid of noble families, indeed there are many, but they do not have such decision-making power as here in Alterac. Sephila is inhabited by every type of race that wants to contribute to the growth of the region, not prohibiting entry to anyone, as long as they do not bring trouble into the region. Over the years Sephila has conquered the neighboring regions, incorporating them into its territory, but has always left the people of the conquered lands will be able to continue to venerate their gods and enjoy their customs and traditions. He never started to invade by force, before invading, he would send a decision to the neighboring region, if that region would surrender without a fight, a war would not break out. But if that region refused, then Sephila would have come to arms, unfortunately the world is like this, the humans who control their own kingdoms always try to expand as much as possible, but there are those who do it in one way and those in another other. Sephila is at war with only one nation, this feud has lasted for years, the nation in question is Upholon, a militarized nation, which has no other purpose than to conquer all the regions adjacent to their borders, by force. And even a larger region than Sephila, but not for that, we are weaker, we defend ourselves well. "Lysandra explained a lot about her region.
"Regions larger than Alterac, they will be gigantic. And about the crusaders, what can you tell me?" Sanryu is also curious about this Argent Crusade.
"The Silver Crusade dates back to a few centuries after the foundation of Sephila, after an event caused by evil forces, the rulers of Sephila, which was still led by a king, decided to found a faction dedicated only to countering such forces. Some of the gods I learned about this idea, it seemed like a good idea to them, they decided to give their contribution. The first gods who helped in the foundation of the Silver Crusade were; Torm, who you already know and also my patron , Elpìs goddess of hope and of light, Dike goddess of justice, Lathander god of dawn and of birth, and finally we have Helm god of guardians and of protection. Each of these five gods chose their own champion, who would be those who they would have founded the Silver Crusade, in the future other gods joined the crusade, but the five of them were the first. Thanks to this foundation, the evil in the Sephila region decreased dramatically, and as time passed, other paladins were educated in the path of light, being able to carry the will of the gods, even to other lands." Sanryu is excited to hear these stories of heroes and champions, who long ago fought the evil that was much more widespread in those days, but not for this reason, the boy aspires to become a hero, it is not his destiny, it is you know well.
"The history of your region is very fascinating, I would like to know more, but we must continue with our mission, otherwise we will not be able to solve the problem that Strath has." Sanryu would like to know more about other regions of the world, but this is not the most appropriate time, they have a mission to complete.
"Well said, once we finish, there will be plenty of time to talk about Ethia, it's regions of him." Lysandra has no problem telling more, but first she would like to chase away the evil that dwells in this city.
From the investigations that the two are carrying out, most of the people have seen the arrival of the survivors of Deria, but they have not been able to ask anything, since the city guards have formed a wall between the survivors and the citizens of Strath. Some citizens who had confidences with the guards tried to ask something, but the guards could not reveal anything, orders from above.
Some citizens who spoke to Sanryu is Lysandra, they were also relatives of the kidnapped people, telling them that they have lost track of their loved ones for some time, and the guards seem to be very slow in finding them, curious fact.
"If the Marquis is responsible for all this, he did an excellent job of covering it up, in this case, we can only hope that Fenrya finds out something." Sanryu says to Lysandra, as they finish talking to the last citizen.
"You're right, only she can find concrete clues...I just hope she gets away with it." Lysandra doesn't want anything to happen to a girl she just met because of her crusade mission.
"Don't worry, Fenrya is as strong as she is cunning, she will definitely get away with it." Sanryu reassures Lysandra. 'Right, Fenrya?' But deep down he too hopes for the best.
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Fenrya is located near the Marquis' mansion, she had to wait for nightfall, hidden in an alley. 'And now.' The tabaxi goes into action, some time after the sun goes down, running furtively in the darkness of the houses.
'And full of guards...many more than those in Deria's mansion.' Fenrya notices a large number of guards protecting the mansion, almost more than double the number that were in the Floga mansion. 'But it won't be a problem for me.' Fenrya is not discouraged, and thanks to her agility and dexterity, combined with her stealth, she manages to evade the guards outside the mansion, managing to enter the building through a window opened by a maid.
"What was that?" The maid hears a small noise behind her, but she didn't see anything, and she decides to go back to her chores. "I guess I can close the window now, the air in the room has changed quite a bit."
Fenrya entered a room, she quickly hid under the bed, not being noticed by the maid. 'I managed to get in, now all that remains is to find the marquis's office, or even the marquis himself.' Fenrya must try to reach the Marquis's location, but she must first locate his whereabouts.
Fenrya begins to search the mansion, shrewdly, without attracting attention, until the sight of her catches someone interesting. 'But isn't that the girl from that noble family of Deria?' The girl who notices Fenrya, is none other than Zaria. Zaria is currently sitting on a bench in the center of an internal garden of the mansion, staring into space. 'Why not, let's try it.' Fenrya comes up with an idea.
Fenrya sneaks up on Zaria, positioning herself behind the girl, hiding in some bushes. "Hey, you, you're the daughter of that Marquis of Floga, aren't you?"
"But what?!" Taking Zaria by surprise, a voice comes from behind her, causing a reaction from the girl.
"Shhh, calm down! I'm not here to hurt you, I have a mission to accomplish, and you could help me." Fenrya tells Zaria to stay calm, and don't get excited.
"How can I stay calm? First of all, tell me who you are and what are you doing hidden in Marquis Walter's mansion? And how can you be so sure that I will help you?" Zaria can only recognize that the hidden figure is a woman, but nothing else, how can she trust a stranger?
"Sanryu." Zaria's eyes widen upon hearing that name, it's her heart, she skips a beat.
"How do you know Sanryu?" Zaria becomes more wary of the figure, but she maintains her composed position, still sitting on the bench, not letting the infiltrator see her as weak.
"Let's say I'm...his friend, you can say that. An adventure companion, perhaps? I'm very close to him right now, that's all you need to know. But well he told me a lot about you, it's how much he was worried about your safety." Zaria is surprised to hear these words, so Sanryu thinks about her a lot, but can he trust her hidden figure? "Let me introduce myself, my name is Fenrya, and I'm one of those tabaxis you saw in your father's mansion..." Fenrya decides to speak honestly.
"Tabaxi...you were there to assassinate my father!" The joy that Zaria felt in her heart, in hearing about Sanryu, is pushed aside from her, is in her place, a growing anger rises from the depths of her heart. "Even more so, now I don't want to help you...in fact I should kill you in the summer, to avenge my father." Zaria is about to get up and use her magic.
"I advise you against doing so, I am much stronger than you, and your revenge will be useless, seeing as I wasn't the one who killed your father...he's not even my tabaxi companion. The skaven, it's them you must direct the your fury...but I can understand your hatred, in the end, my intent was to murder your father." Zaria stops, trying to control her emotions, and continues to listen to Fenrya. "Now, I'm on an espionage mission, Sanryu on the other hand is seeking information from the citizens of Strath, there is something in this city that stinks, and we have evidence that shows that rot is spreading throughout Strath. But to get deeper In this matter, we need your help, we hypothesize that the Marquis of this city is responsible for this evil." Zaria's eyes widen upon hearing this news.
'Is Marquis Walter up to something shady? Of course, he doesn't look like a good person, his behavior is proof of that, but even doing something like this to his city... can he go that far?' Zaria thinks about the figure of the marquis, and doesn't think that he is an innocent person. "Tell me the details, and then I'll decide whether to help or not." Zaria wants to know details about the matter.
"Okay, so today..." Fenrya tells everything that happened in the sewers and Lysandra's liberation, and about her imprisonment as soon as she arrived in this city. "And this is all." Fenrya finishes the explanation.
"Lysandra. Lysandra ah yes! I remember, she was a crusader who was a guest in our mansion for a few days. If you know her too, I can't find any other reason to doubt you, even if I still have my doubts it's above all , I still feel hatred towards you, don't think I have forgiven you." Zaria remembers Lysandra, it is with Fenrya's explanation, she cannot fully doubt the tabaxi. "I will help you, my instinct is telling me I have to do it, explain to me what we should do." Zaria decides to lend a hand, also because she doesn't like Marquis Walter very much, and if there is evidence to frame him, then he could get an escape route from the marriage into which they forced her.
"So we agree." Fenrya is now 100% sure that she can do it, thanks to the help of this noble girl. "You have to guide me to the location of the Marquis, can you tell me where she is right now?"
"The marquis is in his study at this time, usually he is always there. But there are several guards at the door, so you can't get in so easily. I will distract the guards, so I can open a way in for you, but only for a short time, then it will all depend on you." Zaria can create a chance for Fenrya, but then she has to fend for herself.
"And whatever I need, let's go." Fenrya doesn't need anything else, she is not wanting to wait any longer, the two begin to walk towards the Marquis's office.