Give Up the Goods

"Give Up the Goods" is a [SEASON NUMBER] thread written on [IRL DATE].
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I’ve inspected your memory of the event thoroughly, even though that damn demon clouded most of it. She was nowhere near the table.
“It doesn’t matter where she was standing. I know better than anyone that people can change places in an instant.” Milae’s mood was already downhill from the first few interrogations of the council members–they had nothing for either Nala or Milae. “I am counting on your presence to make this as painless and truthful as possible.”
The demon rolled her eyes and made a point of walking further ahead of him, making him have to hurry to keep up with her legs that were taller than he was. She doesn’t have it.
“We will find out soon, will we not?”
She sniffed. Deoiridh was coming down the street towards them. Anything less than civil from you and I will inform Chief Grey and I will keep you off this island for good.
Jul 26, 2019
Deoiridh hummed as walked down the street. She kept up her search for an alchemist but it was difficult. She was tethered to the island for all intents and purposes. Stray to far and she wouldn’t be able to maintain the illusion. She was heading to the main hall to get some grub when she frowned seeing Milae. She still didn’t trust that goat. He had his own agenda and or plots and plans. She didn’t know what they were but it put her off. Still she tried to be civil. Without him they’d never have found Sven in time. “Milae.” She said simply as she started to pass.
Jul 26, 2019
She ran straight into his hoof as he grabbed her upper arm, frowning at her. “Not so fast, Deoiridh, we need to speak with you.”
This was off to a great start. Milae, please. The Warden knelt down in front of Deoiridh. I am sorry, we do need to talk to you, but it won’t be more than a minute. Chief’s orders.
Jul 26, 2019
Deo was quick to pull her arm away. “‘Ey! Ye put yer ‘and on me again ye’ll be joinin’ the likes o’ Fiendal.” She threatened. She frowned as she crossed her arms and started tapping her foot. “If ye wanted teh talk ye shoulda jus asked.” Her mind was racing trying to figure out what Grey wanted, and also whether or not this was the real Nala or not.
Jul 26, 2019
I was going to… She scooted the goat half-breed aside a step with her leg, and he stumbled sideways, glaring up at her. Please, we will need to step aside for a moment. 
Jul 26, 2019
She shrugged. “Eh fine, ah wasn’t doing anything too terribly important anyways.” She said as she followed the two wherever they’d lead her
Jul 26, 2019
The three of them approached the outside of the Hall, where there were a few carts resting around the doors from where they’d delivered the ingredients that would go into that day’s meal. The Warden leaned up against one such cart, making it creak a little with her sizable weight, and Milae perched on the wheel of the same cart, using his staff to keep his balance on the wide curved beam of wood. 
“The interrogation has a simple purpose,” he said brusquely. “The Chief has discovered that she does not truly possess the Red Card that we assumed Rhenco had given her. Our suspects for intercepting or stealing the Card, however they may have done so, are limited to the ones who were present at Rhenco’s arrest.”
Nala was staring silently at Deoiridh, porcelain arms folded, trying to gauge her reaction without being overly invasive. She wouldn’t do something like that to Grey. She couldn’t have.
Jul 27, 2019
“Huh.” She said. She didn’t seem angry or anything, just kinda surprised. She hadn’t thought that she would have found out about it so quickly. “In that case ah need teh speak teh Grey immediately.”
Jul 27, 2019
We just need to know if you have it, or know where it is, Nala said softly. She was highly uncomfortable with asking Deoiridh these things, but she knew Milae would do the same, and be much less accommodating about his queries. Then you can go.
Jul 27, 2019
“I’m aware. I just need Grey. Please Nala just trust me.” She said. Deoiridh seemed calm enough, despite what the circumstances were.
Jul 27, 2019
“You are not approaching the Chief if we don’t know you’re clean,” Milae said curtly, hopping down to his feet and planting his staff in the dirt. “Did you take the Red Card, or help someone else steal it?”
You can see Grey, Nala said firmly, glaring at Milae. We are only trying to be careful.
“Is this intentional sabotage?” Milae demanded, looking straight back at the demon. “You only think you know this girl. Someone took that vial, and it could be her.”
This is a waste of time. We should not be fighting each other when we have plenty of enemies on the mainland.
“I cannot believe I have to work with you.”
Jul 28, 2019
“Girls please, yer both pretty.” Deoiridh said as she held out her hands trying to stop them from fighting. “Milae, ah understand yer just being diligent and ah appreciate it, but ah promise ah’m not yer enemy.” She turned to Nala.
“Poke around fer a moment.” She said tapping her temple. “Ah promise that ah will not harm her, or do anything to put her in danger.”
Jul 28, 2019
“Please do,” Milae said, looking sourly at Nala.
Sighing, the Warden extended her mind to Deoiridh, but surprisingly, she didn’t invade far. She merely looked for what she wanted to show her, and posed the girl a silent question.
Can I trust you?
Jul 28, 2019
Yes. She replied silently. Yer mah sister, ye know ah would never do anything to hurt anyone on this island.
Jul 28, 2019
I see nothing intending harm towards the Chief, nor evidence of the Red Card being in her possession, the Warden announced evenly, withdrawing from Deoiridh’s mind. Now, cease your pointless safeguarding and we can go and speak with Grey.
Milae’s expression read that he did not entirely believe her, but he had no reason not to, either. He huffed and stalked past Deoiridh, heading for where he knew Grey was at that moment.
Jul 28, 2019
She winced as she heard her say that. Well ah wouldn’t go that far dear. She said to herself in her head, but regardless followed behind the two.
Jul 28, 2019
Brandt watched as his wife paced back and forth in the Great Hall. It had been a while since they spoke to Milae and Nala, and they set out to do the interrogations of those present at Rhenco’s arrest.
“They should be back soon,” Grey suddenly said.
“Just give them some time,” Brandt replied. “I’m sure it’s not as bad as Milae is making it out to be. I mean, we should assume the worst, but some of these people are still family. Do you really think any of them would intend any harm to the Rebellion or the village?”
Before Grey could answer, the doors opened, and she saw Milae, Nala, and…Deoiridh. She couldn’t help but worry once she laid her eyes on the red-head teenager as she had a strange feeling as to what this was about, but at the same time, her past life…would never betray her.
Jul 28, 2019
Deoiridh smiled as she saw Grey. "Hi dear." She said as she came up and hugged her. "I heard ye were lookin' fer the red card." She said as her smile slowly lowered. She took a deep breath and with a wave of her hand the vial was between her fingers. "Now before ye get mad. Let me explain." She said as she placed the glass tube in Grey's hands.
Milae’s staff whistled as it quickly swiped under Deoiridh’s legs and knocked her roughly to the ground. He spun and pointed its blade at her throat while planting a hoof on her chest, his cloak hanging around him as he bared his teeth at the girl. But he only got a second to get out the words, “Chief Grey, get–”
The Warden immediately grabbed him by the chest and lifted him into the air, his legs immediately kicking and striking at her arm with his hooves as he dropped his weapon to the ground, lifting his arms to activate. But the demon saw his movement and immediately snatched up his wrists with her huge hand, and his eyes widened with sudden fear. “L-let me go.”
How dare you, she growled, stepping away from Deoiridh to let her stand. Let her explain. She was reeling at her apparent betrayal but there had to be a good reason. There had to be. Deo, what were you doing with that? What’s going on?
Jul 28, 2019
“Well ye see ah-” she was cut off as she was suddenly swept off her feet, a foot planted on her chest and a blade to her throat. She growled up at him and was about to preform some fantastic maneuver sure to free her from her precarious position, or get her killed, one of the two, when the weight was suddenly removed. She stood, eyes blazing like the sun as she reached out to throttle the goat but restrained herself. Clenching her fist tightly before taking a deep breath, her anger becoming more subdued though still present.
Deoiridh turned back to Grey. “As ah was sayin’ before mr spook-shorts jumped me. Ah created the illusion back at the hotel. Ah was afraid that Rhenco would have used it on all o’ us, so ah made the illusory one, just in case. But ah thought it could be good teh study it also and look fer a cure or somethin’, but ah was afraid ye wouldn’t let me ‘ave it, so ah just let ye go on thinkin’ ye had the real one. Ah also talked to Rhenco and he told me what the stuff’s made of, and that this isn’t the first card he tried.” She held her breath waiting for the retribution to hit. Then she stopped because she couldn’t hold her breath very long.
Jul 29, 2019
“You’re right,” Grey said sadly. “I wouldn’t have let you have it.” Despite the circumstances, she was relieved that her reincarnated brother…or sister…wasn’t turning against her. Ever since she and Greg met, they had always been a team. They might’ve disagreed on things, but…they were still family and never turned on each other. “But why didn’t you just talk to me after the fact? If you had explained that to me before, I could’ve helped you. We’ve always been a good team.”
Jul 29, 2019
“Ah told ye.” She lamented. “Ye would ‘ave made me give up the red card before I had mah chance to do mah research.” She paused for a second. “Actually, thinkin’ aboot it how did ye know the red card was missin’ anyways?”
Jul 29, 2019
“I didn’t realize it until today,” Grey said as she sat down gesturing for Deoiridh to sit next to her. “I was talking to Malak, one of Rhenco’s men, and he told me that he and his family had been kidnapped years ago and had been held captive in that hotel and basically forced to work for him. He told me that one of his sons was the strongest out of all of them and was suddenly the opposite of what he once was…a valiant knight who cared about others. Now he’s become someone who…eats people, and it got me thinking about a possible cure for this.”
Jul 29, 2019
She scrunched her brow together. “Okay, but what has that got to do with the red card?” She asked.
Jul 29, 2019
“Think about it, Deoiridh,” Grey began. “The Red Card makes you essentially become the opposite of yourself, and that’s exactly what happened to Malak’s son. Rhenco used it on him when he kidnapped Malak and his family, and when I heard that, it got me thinking that maybe…just maybe what if the Red Card could reverse its effects on the victim?” 
Jul 29, 2019
“…Are ye kiddin’ meh?” She asked. “Ah mean ah believe ye but damn. Ah had thought of that but thought it was too simple.” She grinned. “This is actually really good. Ah mean, we know about the cure now, like yay, but ah also got Rhenco teh tell me how teh make more of the shite.” She paused. “Granted it would mean we’d ‘ave to catch the bastard again.”
Jul 29, 2019
“It is just a theory,” Grey said holding up her hands to calm the young girl in front her. “Although…considering that Rhenco…literally tried to strangle me or rip my neck open,” she touched her neck feeling the small indentations in her skin, “I think that’s a safe bet, but I don’t know how we’re going to find him.”
Jul 29, 2019
“I could find him,” Milae said in a slightly-strangled voice, “but…to make more Red Card…Chief, that is more opportunity for it to fall into the wrong hands. That is more timelines with more Red Card that will be too dangerous for me to visit.” The Warden could feel his heart thumping rapidly in her hands. 
Let me get this straight. Rhenco tried to kill you for attempting this cure? the Warden said aloud, thinking rapidly. That sounds like solid evidence that this is what we must do. But as much as I disagree with him– she shook Milae slightly and he looked incredibly miffed –I do agree that this would be something very dangerous to attempt. What do we need to create more?
Jul 29, 2019
“Well first off let me set the record straight.” She said turning back towards the demon and the goat Half-breed. “Ah agree with Milae. We don’t need to make more. Not right now at least while we have so much of it.” She pointed at the vial in Grey’s hand. “But so ah’m not the only one who knows. He said we needed…” Her brow scrunched up again as she thought back. “We need… Rhenco’s essence…water from the deepest place you can find…not the ocean. Crimson bone powder, an alchemic circle of fairly high complication and…a sacrifice.” She recounted.
Jul 30, 2019
“Okay,” Brandt nodded, “and just where are we supposed to get those?”
“Plus, how can we make this without being infected ourselves?” Grey asked. “I tried to cure Malak’s son, and he said that just by opening the vial, I would’ve infected everybody in the prison.”
Jul 30, 2019
“…Did ye even listen teh me. Ah’m saying we don’t. We have all we need fer now. If we need more we’ll burn that bridge when we get teh it.” She said firmly.
Jul 30, 2019
“First of all, you’ve become more cranky in your reincarnation,” Grey said holding up a finger to Deoiridh, “and second of all, I heard what you said. But think of this…what if there are other victims of the Red Card out there? Plus, if we save Malak’s son, we need to know how to use it.”
Jul 30, 2019
She huffed as she called her cranky. “Grey the more we make, the more our enemies have to use against us if they ever got their hands on them. God forbid this ever happen but they could infect the whole island. Plus we can always make more. Once we have the shite we can’t just get rid of it.”
Jul 30, 2019
Grey sighed as she leaned back in her chair. Her brother’s reincarnation was right. If they did make more of the Red Card...that could cause more trouble with their enemies...especially with High Central. She stroked her chin in thought. While it would be ideal to find Rhenco and make more, there were some dangers that needed to be taken into consideration. 
She couldn’t help but wonder what her predecessor Hroar and King Haddock would do if either of them had the opportunity. 
There was a short lull in the conversation, and Milae, impatient and on the edge of mild hysteria, knocked his hooves against her arms again. “Put. Me. Down.” His pupils were contracted with fear. 
Nala was shaken from her thoughts and she squinted at him dangerously. Stay here.
“That was the plan.”
She lowered him to the ground and slowly released his arms, and he snatched up his staff from the ground and stepped back from her, moving closer to Grey’s side. The Warden, in turn, stood protectively behind Deoiridh. “We should have Farris consume this quickly, by the proper hands, so that we no longer face its threat,” Milae said, his breathing sounding a little too strangled and rapid. 
Aug 2, 2019
“I can’t believe I’m saying this,” Brandt began, “but I agree with the goat. The quicker we get rid of it the better.”
“Okay,” Grey said standing up, “but it’s going to be hard to do that when we can’t give it to him without us getting infected. The only logical explanation would be to find the one person who won’t be infected.”
Aug 2, 2019
“Rhenco won’t do it.” Deo said mater-of-factly. “He ran away cuz we figured this shite out. I bet he’d rather us burn him over and over than to ‘elp undo his ‘good work’.” She thought. “ We… Could use the Ericson children. Kettil has wind magic, so he’d be able to contain it and direct it where it needs to go. And Jari has some experience dealing with dangerous chemicals.”
Aug 2, 2019
That seems like a risk, the Warden noted, already uneased at the thought of including the young ones in such a dangerous experiment. At the very least I will be present, as I cannot be infected and I can provide a sharper reaction time to those handling the Red Card.
Aug 2, 2019
Thinking a moment she suddenly started to run her hands through her hair. “OH! OH ah’m thick! Ah’m old and thick! ‘eads too full o’ stuff ah need a bigger ‘ead!” After her outburst she said. “We need the family! Each o’ them is sick with the shite. If we get all o’ them together and have ‘em take it, there’s no danger cuz they’d be gettin’ better anyways!” She said excitedly.
Aug 2, 2019
“From what Malak has told me, only Farris was infected,” Grey said shaking her head. Suddenly an idea came to her. “What if you used one of your illusions to help Nala give him the Red Card?” 
Aug 2, 2019
She blinked. “Ye what now?” She said. After a pause she says. “How… How would that work?”
Aug 5, 2019
“I…” she stopped and sighed in exasperation. “I don’t know, I thought that maybe you could make an illusion of a person that could…give the Red Card to Farris without being infected. You know, I never really understood those illusion powers of yours anyway.” She sighed in frustration as she placed her face in her hands. 
Aug 5, 2019
She shakes her head. “Not like that.” She said simply. “Best bet then would be Nala as she won’t be affected, but ah’d talk to Malak first. It’s his kid after all.”
Aug 8, 2019
I can do my best to handle the vial. In the meantime, it should be absolutely secured safely, as we no longer have a certain location for Rhenco, and he may try something rash in vengeance for ruining his plans.
Aug 8, 2019
“We can keep it in my house,” Grey replied quickly. “I kept the fake in a special place, where Brandt and I could keep an eye on it.” She then moved to stand up from her seat. “In the meantime, we should talk to Malak. Let him know what’s going on, and we may have to clear the prison.”
Category:BOTGD 2
Category:Act I
Category:Events
Category:The Warden
Category:Deoiridh Tuathanach
Category:Grey Bergman
Category:Yun Milae