Cheshire is asleep, and growls when you stroke her. You open the door and nearly was blinded. The light was much brighter on the other side, and it hurt your eyes. Slowly, though, the light faded away. You discover that you were in a room that was a cross between a throne room and a meeting room. A huge marble table occupied the middle of the room, and one end was raised, and on the raised end there was a throne. There were other people in the room in small groups, talking to each other in hushed voices. You then discover than on the throne at the raised end of the table there was someone lounging on the throne, and they seemed to be watching you. However, their face was in shadow so you couldn't clearly see their face.

Link: https://www.sylestia.com/forums/?thread=56176&page=22#216 Author: Aphelion Time Posted: 1/13/2018 at 7:03 PM You press up against the door and it freaks a bit. Whoever was talking inside suddenly froze, then somebody said, "... was wind." There was some huffing and a sigh, and the other person continued on. "... help ... them... murder many more... stop."

Micah winced when the door creaked, and breathed a sigh of relief as the people inside dismissed it. This conversation was getting curiourser and curiouser. Were tgey helping to commit the murders, or trying to help stop them? The word stop sounded promising though.

The door suddenly opened, throwing you to the side. Fortunately, the door opened in a way that blocked you from whoever was inside's sight. The suspicious man from before poked his head out and glanced around, before looking back and saying, "My lord, the coast is clear. Nobody's out here yet." As he said this, he held open the door wider, nearly squishing you behind it. He emerged, and another man came out, dressed in a long coat and a fancy top hat. The fancy-coat man nodded briskly and they both headed down the street away from the plaza you'd just come from.

Link: https://www.sylestia.com/forums/?thread=56176&page=24#233 Author: Aphelion Time Posted: 1/13/2018 at 10:54 PM The door suddenly opened, throwing you to the side. Fortunately, the door opened in a way that blocked you from whoever was inside's sight. The suspicious man from before poked his head out and glanced around, before looking back and saying, "My lord, the coast is clear. Nobody's out here yet." As he said this, he held open the door wider, nearly squishing you behind it. He emerged, and another man came out, dressed in a long coat and a fancy top hat. The fancy-coat man nodded briskly and they both headed down the street away from the plaza you'd just come from.

Micah barely stopped himself from letting out a yelp of pain and surprise as the two came out. He quickly jumped to his feet as they left, dusting himself off. He promptly determined to follow them, his curiously piqued. He made his way eargrly after them, barely keeping himself to a brisk walk.

At intervals, the companion of the fancy-hat man looked around quickly as if looking for followers. You were able to avoid his gaze though, and you followed them down the streets. The fancy-hat man was talking. "There's been murders going on, and I don't know how we'll solve them. We need help from somebody, and that somebody can't be from this place."
"Ah, yes yes, my Lord." The smaller man stuttered, running to keep up with the one he called Lord. "We'll find a way. The thing is, everybody I know is form this place."
"You will find someone, I trust." The taller man said in a menacing voice, and the smaller one nodded. The two turned a street.

Link: https://www.sylestia.com/forums/?thread=56176&page=24#235 Author: Aphelion Time Posted: 1/13/2018 at 11:00 PM At intervals, the companion of the fancy-hat man looked around quickly as if looking for followers. You were able to avoid his gaze though, and you followed them down the streets. The fancy-hat man was talking. "There's been murders going on, and I don't know how we'll solve them. We need help from somebody, and that somebody can't be from this place." "Ah, yes yes, my Lord." The smaller man stuttered, running to keep up with the one he called Lord. "We'll find a way. The thing is, everybody I know is form this place." "You will find someone, I trust." The taller man said in a menacing voice, and the smaller one nodded. The two turned a street.

Alright, so they were trying to solve the murders. Good. He wondered why the smaller man kept referring to the fancy-coat man as Lord. If he was a Lord, why was he being secretive?
Besides that, they wanted help from someone who wasnt from here. He fit the description perfectly. But he needed to be discreet, well as discreet as he could be. As he rounded the corner after them he called out, Hey, can anyone help me? Im not from here and I need directions. Yep, highly discreet.

You could see the smaller man jump as you yelled, and he turned around to see you before whispering something to the fancy-hat man. They stopped, and walked towards you.
"You see, he's not form here!" The shorter man was saying, gesturing towards you. The fancy-hat man didn't seem to buy it.
"How do we know he isn't a spy, though?" He muttered, but the smaller man had run up to you.
"Uh, hey! I take it you're not from around here?" He said kindly.

Link: https://www.sylestia.com/forums/?thread=56176&page=24#237 Author: Aphelion Time Posted: 1/13/2018 at 11:09 PM You could see the smaller man jump as you yelled, and he turned around to see you before whispering something to the fancy-hat man. They stopped, and walked towards you. "You see, he's not form here!" The shorter man was saying, gesturing towards you. The fancy-hat man didn't seem to buy it. "How do we know he isn't a spy, though?" He muttered, but the smaller man had run up to you. "Uh, hey! I take it you're not from around here?" He said kindly.

Score! Micah could barely contain a grin, Nope, I come from prerty far away from here. He nodded as if he had given some sort of official statement.

(3 lines please!)

The fancy-hat man raised an eyebrow.
"So, where do you need to go?" The smaller man asked you. "You said something about needing directions."
"Xan, we need to get to the mansion. Be quick with this." The fancy-hat man warned.

Link: https://www.sylestia.com/forums/?thread=56176&page=24#239 Author: Aphelion Time Posted: 1/13/2018 at 11:16 PM (3 lines please!) The fancy-hat man raised an eyebrow. "So, where do you need to go?" The smaller man asked you. "You said something about needing directions." "Xan, we need to get to the mansion. Be quick with this." The fancy-hat man warned.

(My bad, sorry! Three lines on a mobile divice are different from a computer)
And the fatal mistake... I, uh, he scratched the back of his head, racking his mind for ideas. If he was a stranger, what would he need... ah, yes! Oh, yes, I needed to find the local inn. I arrived here recently and plan on staying overnight. He tried to smile innocently.