The Sundial Inn Part 4

## Episode 24 - The FeyWild West

In Clearwater, the Reaper and The Wanderer in White are planning to break into Risden Newcastle's room at the Sundial Inn. Seline will distract Risden while Talia looks for evidence of Risden’s son. Risden quickly finds Seline, she was concerned at first that the Argent-Grey's took Harmon but then away from the staff of the Sundial Inn and she asks about her contract. After Seline tells Risden she traded her son for help with her business, she doesn't believe it because of how important family is to dragonborns and tries to return to her room. Meanwhile Talia is breaking into Risden's room. The room itself is neat and clean but bereft of anything suggesting that Risden had a son. After searching around she finds a door that has been wallpapered over with a child's room on the other side. The belongings there suggests that the child was 6 to 10. Talia looks through Risden’s writing desk and finds a stack of letters from her sister Relion. The letters have been opened and probably read and placed back in the original envelopes. Risden and her sister correspond regularly and from the letters Talia learns Risden’s son’s name was Corrin. While Talia is returning the letters to the desk, she hears somebody coming up toward the room. Talia dark steps from Risden's room to a shadow in the alley below. Still not believing she had a son, Risden makes her way into her room. Risden’s uncle, the eldest in her family line, told her that if she didn't fix her failing business she would be disowned from the family for dishonoring her father's legacy. As a dragonborn taking over the Sundial Inn when her father died 7 years ago, meant the business must succeed until Risden’s death. Despite Seline's protests, Risden insists on returning to her quarters and Seline follows her to her room. Inside, Risden finds the letters and her son's room. Outside Talia watches as the window in the Corrin's room opens and Risden is getting ready to jump. Talia quickly dark steps behind the Risden and grabs her. Before Talia unlocks the front door and lets Seline in while Risden is crying. After some discussion, Talia asks Seline to open a door to the feywild. Seline is resistant to the idea of opening the door but grudgingly accedes. Talia speaks to the Broker and he says that Corrin could open doors but not to worry. When he is done with Corrin, he will return him in a no worse condition than Adrienne. Talia tells Seline about her conversation with the Broker and Seline is less than pleased with the conversation. Risden seems all but defeated to hear the news. After Risden leaves, Talia asks Seline why she's upset but Seline is not ready to talk about it and Talia decides to go for a walk. Seline set the estate back up and Adrienne comes out and they discuss Harmon before Seline goes inside to check on Jareth and Harmon. Harmon is playing one of the songs he was playing downstairs in the inn. Jareth explains to Seline that Harmon is similar to Adrienne in how much he knows but he's learning quickly. Seline goes to lay down. Talia goes down by the docks and sits for a while until she comes down and recenters herself. When she returns she finds Khan at the Sundial Inn talking to Kitchen staff. Khan is demanding to know where Risden is and why people are coming to him and asking him strange and disrespectful questions. Khan tries to question Talia but Talia makes him go away not too gently. This is the first time that Khan has visited the Sundial Inn in eight months and the last time he was here he acted much the same way. Risden had to take over the business 7 years ago when her father died. Her husband and she had started to take over elements of the business when her father couldn't anymore and the staff convinced her to take it over after his death. In the room, Adrienne and Jareth are there with Harmon playing with Socks, Adrienne's cat. In the estate's master bedroom, Seline seems angry that Talia might be trying to fix Risden’s mistakes.

## Characters

### Players

* Seline Argent-Grey
* Talia Argent-Grey

### NPCs

* Jareth Argent-Grey
* Adrienne Argent-Grey
* Risden Newcastle
* Harmon
* Khan