A Nighttime Escapade

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## Summary

Olwen Edgeworth tries sneaking out but everyone notices aside from Adrian Tanlaial. Xaillen and Flint peek their heads out and ask why they heard thumping. Olwen says she's hunting hobbits and Xaillen mentions he has some info on it. He mentions that a short person wanted Raquel specifically for her magic and it wasn't hard to see why he was looking for her. Olwen thanks him for the info and begins to look around with Xaillen and Flint joining her on the hunt. Xaillen leaps out the window gracefully while Flint lands on his face. Flint's landing wakes up Seven. Seven freaks out because Hoshimi isn't in the room with her and breaks down the door. This gets Sybl's attention and he goes into the hall when Seven doesn't look for a moment. He says he can help her not be afraid and the others are out playing. Seven calms down as Sybl summons his violin to play. They discuss what beauty is.

Xaillen suggests going to Raquel's family home since Hollyhock would likely go after her there. Olwen is used to going from rooftop to rooftop but is okay sticking to the streets. They arrive at the family home to find Pikria Thymos looking in the window. Xaillen decides to talk to her but tells Olwen and Flint to cover him if things go ary. Pikria mentions that many people were here to see if the rumor of her coming home was true and they threw veggies. Pikria makes is clear she wants to leave Kord but needs money to do it. Xaillen mentions that he know that she was the survivor of the three children. Pikria lectures him on how she was tortured by what Raquel did to her friends. She then flips him off and leaves. Flint whines that he didn't get to blow up anything.

Xaillen is interested that Pikria was in the asylum as well. As they get another vantage point, Olwen notes that this is bigger than a bully situation. Xaillen then asks Flint what he does what he does and it turned out that Flint wanted to do what he did because no one else was doing it. He gave an abridged version of his first mission about saving an heirloom and people loved it after a while. It's also why Flint doesn't care much for officers except for Olwen. Flint and Xaillen find common ground in needing to be competent people. Olwen looks up and gets a clear view of Raquel's room. She also notices a white figure ducking behind the building. They try to follow but Xaillen notices that Flint didn't defuse one of his bombs and lets out a scream to get down. Flint tosses the bomb into the air and Olwen drops her ammo and a small firework display happens. They then see a specter with glowing eyes. It repeats the word to each of them *voller* before vanishing. Xaillen pursues with much reluctance with Flint behind her. Olwen gives a small report and flashes her badge before following. Guards pursue them down a few alleyways.

As Seven falls asleep to Sybl's music, the wayang catches a glimpse of the specter. Seven gets up too and doesn't feel fear from the specter. The specter said something else to the gryphon before vanishing. Seven tries to follow it but runs into Olwen, Flint and Xaillen. Adrian wakes up from that arrival but listens in. Sybl said that the specter said 'bullies.' Xaillen and Olwen come to a realization. Xaillen notes that he has to find Pikria and Olwen and Flint agree with him. Hoshimi then arrives groggily and Seven mentions that she wasn't in the room. Hoshimi apologizes because she was probably sleepwalking again. Seven says the spirit wasn't vengeful but Olwen mentions that it is looking for a bully namely Pikria. They head to the poverty district with Flint leading the way.

## Notable events

* Flint, Olwen Edgeworth and Xaillen have an adventure at night.
* Sybl and Seven spend some time together
* Joshscorcher talks about a technique known as follow the expert
* Flint, Olwen, Sybl, Seven and Xaillen have an encounter with a specter