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In Which Korvosans Rally & The Dead Envy The Living
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That's the problem with Hellknights - or - one of the many problems with Hellknights. They never ask before they go all Judge Dredd on whatever fragile thing the Guard managed to set up.

She has - had - three Liason Officers in Citadel Vraid and no one ever told them shit.

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You'll have to arrest me too!

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Okay.

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Don't think that I'll come quietly. 

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You'll take and keep your hands off the hilt of that sword if you know what's good for you.

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If you draw steel here that is a hanging offense.

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And they'll try you for it posthumously.

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If this comes to blows, we're on his side.

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And we're against.

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I see, I see.

But which side are you on, of the battle map?

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EVERYONE! STAND! DOWN!

The world is ending, where are your priorities?

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He knows that voice.

Toff sprints past the silent image - hair wild, eyes wild, flowing beard in disarray -

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Lord Ornelos! You won't believe how happy I am to see -

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I PREPARED MAGE'S MAGNIFICENT MANSION ON YOUR REQUEST, CRESSIDA KROFT.

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ON YOUR REQUEST.

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...I'm sorry?

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Thank you.

That's all that he wanted.

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In file behind Toff Ornelos, four armed guards enter the room. 

(It's getting pretty crowded in there!)

Knowledge (local) or (nobility) will identify a handful of them as fairly notable in their own right. They shout and shove for peons to make way - to make way for Lord Glorio Arkona!

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There's standing room only, I hope he won't mind.

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You can tell your grandchildren of the glorious day that goons from House Arkona graciously grabbed your chair and gallantly flung you forth from of it.

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Enter Lord Arkona.

There's... exactly one empty chair, apparently.

He pulls it out and offers it to his cousin with a smile.

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Melyia Arkona will regally flounce into the offered chair.

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Glorio Arkona will climb on the table and sit cross-legged. 

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To a discerning eye - and the greatest pupil of Vencarlo Orisini has a discerning eye from its white to its iris - it's obvious from their casual movements and resting posture, even from the movement of their eyes, that Glorio and his cousin Melyia are deadly fighters.

It's not something you can fake, and it's very hard to conceal.

She couldn't put a number on it, but - 

Glorio Arkona has at least 6 BAB.

Melyia has thirteen.

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