Will You Take This Hand?

*Will You Take This Hand?* is the title of the sixth episode of the eighth season of S.H.A.D.O.W. and the ninetieth session of the entire game.

This session was played on February 14th, 2021

## Will You Take This Hand?

### Writer

Jonny Christie, Matt Christie, Rob Christie

## Synopsis

The Obsidian Fang is flying towards Aethel. Riding on him is Jenella and they arrive at the Silver Throne. She approaches a terrified Butler and asks where Hezekiah is. He doesn’t answer her so she asks him to let the Silvergleam know she’s looking for him and notices a coin in Butler’s hand. She requests to see it and he shows her, she cuts off his hand and demands he stop lying to her. Hezekiah has returned to the top of the mountain where a portal opens and Singula appears. He is curious about what she wants and she tells him he needs to return to the mainland. He leaves his Berserkers on the island to defend the dying Dragon and teleports away. He arrives in the city of Stoneclaw and goes to the Saint. He starts talking out of turn and Wroth has him pull a card. The mountain on the island begins to crumble and turn into a second castle. He now has a new throne, The Golden One. Wroth accepts that it wasn’t a negative and allows Hezekiah to go about his business. This time. Jenella arrives at Meaurt and speaks from outside the barrier to Sirobe who informs her that he is not there. She reminds him that they will all parish if they screw up. She leaves, hovering over the city as a reminder of the dragons. He speaks with Tadal and the druid takes this as an opportunity. Perhaps Hezekiah has defected and could be an ally. Hezekiah spots Nompel airborne over the tattered remains of Pentropolis and tritons his way up. They have a brief discussion about Butler and how it was “so easy” to find her. She tells him that he’s lucky the mute doesn’t speak otherwise he’d have given her less fuss. As redemption for his butler, he cuts off her hand in retaliation. She takes this as a marriage proposal and accepts, thinking they are now engaged as her hand begins to grow back. He leaves to look for the Prota tribe.

Banshee and Aurora enter the city of Santis, expecting serious damage. However, there is no debris. Banshee determines that it must have been illusion magic. His suspicions are correct as they find a street urchin telling the tale of the “battle for Aethel”, highlighting the late King Vargas. He claims to know that not only is the King still alive, but where he is. Aurora approaches him, willing to pay for this information. He leads them both into his hut and they strong arm him into admitting his fraud. They even determine that he isn’t even an elf, but a human. A true con-man. Banshee places his hat on the man for his disobedience.

Vargas is running through the woods, having narrowly escaped the S.W.A.R.M. Archers. He looks back quickly, not paying attention and slams into a tree. A hooded figure drops down and drags him into the brush nearby. Banshee and Aurora arrive at the S.I.L.E.N.C.E. ship and Banshee boards, Aurora handing him “proof”. He brings it forth to the Saint. It is a finger of the Drow from the tournament. Banshee quickly pieces a story together and convinces Ibis that the problem has been solved. The Saint invites them onto the ship, heading towards Tradesman’s Bay. The hooded figure gets Vargas out of sight and inspects the rifle for a few moments before a few soldiers start closing in. They think fast and pull their cloak over the two of them, camouflaging so well that they appear to become the terrain.

## Cast

### Main

* Vargas de Orion Highstar
* Sirobe
* Hezekiah Silvergleam
* Aurora Lightblade
* Banshee Black
* Amarel Jenella
* Mayon of the North
* Saint Wroth

### Supporting

* Tadal
* Nompel the Obsidian Fang
* Singula
* Butler
* Vomenos the Sapphire Strike

### Guest

* Saint Ibis
* The Great Dorcan

## Trivia

* This session was played on Valentine's day 2021. Ironically, it is the episode where Hezekiah accidently proposes to Jenella.
* Richie Maynard and Eric Rios did not attend this session, though they are still apart of the cast.