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: "Oh please, I never shut up unless I'm working."

Harlan punched a nearby wall.

: "These friends of yours like to play hardball, don't they? Let's get back to the others; you can tell me more about this temple and this artifact on the way."

With Harold in tow, the thief returned to the house.

: "Hmm, a puzzle then. How troubling." He did not, however, sound the least bit troubled or even frustrated. "Your memory may return in time, but until then you should probably not be off on your own in case the memory loss grows worse. I will speak with Lord Heston and see if he would be willing to allow you to stay here for a time. He might even take you on as a retainer; vampire, half-vampire, or simple human, your skill with a blade cannot be denied."

: "No, it's light magic." She looked at the cover of the tome, and hesitated. "...although this one is called Lightning..."

: "Well, part of that sounds like a normal Ritual, like the one I took. But the part about the boar...it sounds as though you were already badly wounded when it occurred, possibly dying. Usually the new vampire-to-be is in sound health to maximize his or her chance of surviving the experience. I wonder if that had something to do with your condition...I will have to do some research back at the castle."

: "In any case, it sounds as though your Ritual was relatively recent. That would explain your...rather extreme reaction to killing the necromancer. Is there anything else you can remember? Where you are from, perhaps?"

: "Well I...I suppose if you want to put it that way..." Though she did share his excitement over the thought of meeting a living Old God, so she warmed up to the man a little. "Are you a follower of the Old Gods as well, Mr Beryn?"

Amberly, who had never heard a confession in her life (and certainly nothing like that!), turned bright pink.

: "I-I-I see. A-a-anyway, w-we are g-going to the Greater P-Pleiades, t-to find the tomb of D-Demua. H-hopefully."

Under her veil, the nun grimaced. Physical contact was...not exactly prohibited the House of Scholars, but it wasn't really allowed either. This was a tricky situation. She decided to gloss over that part.

: "...I have had better days," she responded diplomatically, still aware of Aiesha nearby. "I am sorry that you lost your contest and were injured. Will you be okay?"