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Two Crows Watch from the Gallows Tree (cont'd)



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Sun Jul 18, 2021 11:52 pm
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Ah, there it was. Gaius leaned back, raising an eyebrow. "You see why that might be a problem, surely. I'm in the middle of a war; hiring new people is something of a risk." Was this fellow one of Tomhas's attempts to infiltrate? So soon in the war?
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Sun Jul 18, 2021 11:57 pm
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“Yes, sir.” Aleth bobbed his head, but it hurt so he stopped and grimaced instead. “I… I understand. But I promise that if you take a risk on me, I won’t disappoint you. I owe you my life. I won’t forget it.”

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"Many have told me that over the years." Gaius would have to get a message to Roland and tell him to talk to Pratik about this fellow. Perhaps one of them would have insight. "You may remain here until you're well enough to travel, at the very least. We will revisit hiring at a later date." Very bold of him to come right out and ask for a job. "Do you have family?"
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“No, sir,” Aleth answered. That much was true. He didn’t know where his father was, but with any luck the bastard was dead by now. If he wasn’t, Aleth didn’t want anything to do with him. “I’m afraid I don’t.”

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"I'm sorry to hear that." Gaius tapped his cane again. "Which region of the North are you from?"
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Mon Jul 19, 2021 12:07 am
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“Thank you,” Aleth said, dipping his head. “I’m from Pawholm. Arrell.”

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"Ah, Barraster territory." More cause for concern, if that was true. The Barrasters were aligned with Tomhas. "And how long have you been a slave?
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Mon Jul 19, 2021 12:41 am
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“About two years, sir,” Aleth answered, increasingly anxious that he wasn’t selling the story well with all these suspicious questions he was getting. “Give or take. I’m not quite sure what month it is at the moment.”

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Mon Jul 19, 2021 12:45 am
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(Gonna make me drag up my Jordheim calendar huh? I'll insert a date asap)

"Mm. It's the fourteenth of Horsinn." Gaius nodded slightly. "Sera mentioned you had some old scars. Older than two years, from what she said, and not many other wounds than that until these more recent injuries."
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Mon Jul 19, 2021 12:48 am
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(Haha I’m just winging this)

It wasn’t a question. And yet he knew he’d have to give a response if he didn’t want to raise suspicions. “I kept my head low during my time with my master, sir… the more recent ones are from the slavers…” he paused a bit too long, not wanting to admit the rest. But, finally, “The older ones are from my father.”

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Ah, that much was true for certain. Gaius could see that right away. He was curious as to how bad they were--did his own scars compare?
"You must have had a very kind master indeed," he said skeptically.
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“Well… bruises don’t leave scars…sir.” Aleth answered. “So I was fortunate.”

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"It certainly seems so." Gaius still had a long way to go before he was convinced of any of this; something about this man was rubbing him the wrong way. "How long did the slavers have you?"
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“It’s hard to say,” Aleth said. “The days all blend together.”

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"Longer than three weeks, not including your escape?"
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