Who Would Have Thouth?|Mentis

[Devon]

Sage, Ryo, Kento, Rowen, and Cye along with Kyss reached the outside of Mentis. Kento let out a loud sigh of relief. "Finally a place we can rest while you take care of your business." Cye nodded in agreement, "I bet they are all really nice here." Ryo shook his head, "Focus you two."

Sage smiled and walked forward into Mentis. Once in side he looked around for a priest or someone who could help him.

[Kender Bard]

The priests milled about as they usually did. One finally spotted Sage and wandered over - but when seeing his robes, blanched, and tried to run away.

[Devon]

"Wait! I need to speak with your high priest," Sage called out. "I'm from Etaf this is really important."

[Kender Bard]

"Yes, I bet it is!" the Thuothian priest yelped and ran faster, though his old body wasn't carrying him very far. He ducked behind a bookcase and hoped Sage would go away. All the other priests and patrons were just staring at the outburst oddly. Someone 'shhh'ed loudly.

[Devon]

Sage walked around to the side of the bookcase so he could see the priest who was hiding. Kento and Rowen covered the other side of the bookcase and Ryo and Cye moved to block off the priest from escaping from a third direction. "Go get your High Priest," Sage started. "I need to talk to him right now. And why in the world are you hiding from me?"

[Kender Bard]

The priest quivered and pressed against the bookshelf. "Y-you're not here for r-r-revenge?" he quavered.

[Devon]

"I take it you know what happened to Aida," Sage commented. "And no I'm not here for revenge, go get your High Priest, then you can tell me about what happened to Aida."

[Kender Bard]

The priest sincerely hoped Sage would forget that last detail as he scurried off. Soon he returned with a younger man than himself, about middle age.

The man bowed to Sage. "What is it that you require?"

[Devon]

Sage bowed to the man as well, "I come bearing a warning and I also seek information. First I'd like to know what happened to Aida. Second comes my warning, someone is going around kidnapping the High Priests of the Forces. I haven't figured out who yet, but if your information is what I think it is, then they already have Aida." Sage took out his scroll and handed it to the priest so he could read the vision for himself.

[Kender Bard]

The priest glanced at it but only just barely. He looked very sad instead. "Aye, we know of the face of one individual who has taken Aida. I am very sorry to you and your kind that we didn't do more to save her. However, the precious books of Mentis were at stake as the man was threatening to set the library aflame if he wasn't allowed a clean escape with her."

The high priest bowed low. "Had I been there, perhaps the outcome would have been different." He handed the scroll back, with reluctance.

[Devon]

Sage's brows furrowed, he snatched the scroll back angrily. "You didn't try to help her because you wanted to keep your damned books safe!" He was seething mad he would have lunged for the man if Kento and Rowen hadn't have grabbed him by the shoulders. "We just came to warn you that the same people may come back," Ryo said. "Who was the man who took Aida?" he asked next.

[Kender Bard]

The high priest kept his cool, calm demeanor though the priest near him had jumped in fright.

"I suppose you wouldn't understand," the man murmured, shaking his head sadly. More clearly he described Flamestrike. "He had been around the temple for quite some time, showing all the signs of being an avid student, seeking the answers to his questions. His abrupt change in demeanor came as quite a surprise."

[Devon]

Sage calmed down some, but he was still upset with the ordeal. Straightening out his robes once Kento and Rowen let him go he continued the conversation. "So its possible there are people hiding in each of the temples just waiting for a chance to snatch one of the priests? Did this Flamestrike mention where he was from or where he was going?"

[Kender Bard]

The priests both shook their head.

"We don't know anything more than we've told," the high priest said. "I assure you, if we knew more, we would tell you."

[Devon]

Sage nodded, "I understand. Thank you for your help." Cye poked his head in the conversation, "Do you mind if we stay here for the night before we leave?"