Right Under Your Nose

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## Summary

Adrian Tanlaial next asks about the feeling of being followed and Arpolian is surprised that not only he's feeling it but the entire city. Meanwhile Abigail continues to look over the tiefling mage. The mage eventually wakes up with Olwen Edgeworth and Flint joining to check on her. The mage mutters on how it was a terrible job as Olwen recognizes her as Levycra Devland, a criminal wanted for identity theft and grand larceny. Levycra called Olwen ash face so Flint tells her to hold her tongue before it's ripped off. Ray goes into the workshop to get the money for the job while also making some tea. Hoshimi gives up the 50 gold while taking the rest for herself (150 gold).

As Ray returns with the tea and gold, Princess Abigail asks Levycra why she's like this. Levycra responds by saying people will always see a tiefling no matter what so there's no point in hiding it. Flint is about to take Levycra's money for the medical bills for jokes as Olwen mentions how she relates to Levycra's situation. Olwen mentions that she decided to get sanctified to help get to her goal and see herself in a better light. Levycra refuses to listen though and Princess Abigail goes in the front to cry so Raymond tries to comfort her. He tells her that she can lean on people her care for her during these troubling times. Olwen hauls Levycra off to jail as Princess Abigail wishes her brother was here. She mentions he's currently in Fenerath getting married but Raymond notices that she's lying and doesn't question her on it. When Abigail mentions that she wants to also see Faerthurin as she's currently looking for the party so Ray tells him to write a letter or get transdimensional mail.

As Olwen returns, Adrian lets out a scream so everyone goes into the back to investigate. Adrian has completed the cipher and it red that Asmodeus was not the disaster. Some people are confused so Abigail tells them about the events surrounding Ravvas Arkanen and Asmodeus. Adrian compared his notes with the cipher and realized that the disaster that Bizarre warned about was not Asmodeus rising to mega-godhood. Arpolion goes white and then realizes that he won't die a normal death.

He confesses that he knows how Nicholas Hollyhock keeps everyone in line and if they don't obey then end up how Achillon died. As Arpolion speaks, a small shadow flies out of him. He explains that Raquel is in the shadow plane and that one of the advanced shadowwalk runes is under directian castle. He mentioned how the Grootslang showed him the demonic goddess and that he is one of her heralds (emphasis on one). Adrian brings up the primordial runes and Arpolian mentions that the silver death in the 474 stanza was the one that killed Achillon and what now awaits him. He mentioned how Hollyhock experimented on the spell using orphans in Cora Treecreak's group.

Arpolian wants his death to be a peaceful one but knows it is impossible. Adrian then apologizes to Arpolian saying that he became a better man thanks to his constantly wanting to one-up him. Hoshimi then ends him with a radiant blast to make it a quick death. Olwen marks down the time of death as Seven grows worried that the same thing will happen to Adrian, Olwen and Flint. Olwen gathers up the ashes that remain of Arpolian and gives them to Ray to give to Foxtrot. Hoshimi then warns the party not to talk about Yuuto's true form especially Princess Abigail. She hands the princess something which surprises her. Hoshimi calls it mutual respect for mutual power as everyone goes to bed.

## Notable events

* The mage that recovers is revealed to be a criminal that hates sanctified tieflings
* Bizarre was revealed to have predicted a disaster other than Asmodeus' demon army
* Arpolion dies after confessing what he knows to everyone.
* Adrian unlocks repository of knowledge for translating the cipher