The next day the group meets at the shop area. Latsol sits and leans against the wagon wheel. He listens to the group talk about what has been taken. All of the items seemed of interest but not really something he had need of. Though he knew a kender had to be at the heart of the issue. There were too many items taken for a normal thief to have done this. He sits there cleaning his nails with a short dagger while they continue talking waiting for a pause in the conversation.
“You do realise a kender or two is behind this. I mean the number of items gone missing means that unless there are six thieves out there or one kender. As you know it was not I. You lot have not left me alone the whole time we have been in this town.” He says while still cleaning out the last of the dirt. They all look at him like he has grown a second head. “How do you figure this Latsol?” Sunny asks. “Well, look at it logically for a moment. The items all went missing in a few hours. All of those whom had items taken did not even know that they were gone till they were in need of said items.” he says. “I wonder if the little hooded person is a kender.”
They think for a moment and realise what he is saying.``You think they would bring a kender into this place and not keep a close eye on them? That would be a big mistake to make.” Annoce says. “We will need to keep an eye out for today. Did everyone lock their rooms before leaving?” They all nod. David sighs softly, “Well I need to start on these orders. Sunny can stay with me to work. The rest of you can spread out and look around. I would do this in pairs.” “One other thing is to tie your purses to the inside of your tunic. This way the thief can not take them. I will stay with Annoce today if no one has an objection to this.” Latsol says. They all nod to this and do as he suggested with the coin purses.
They head out as David starts the fire from the coal that are left. Sunny sits at the grinder to work on the orders. She finishes one of the arrow heads when a customer walks up. She puts it aside and goes to him. “How may I be of service to you good sir?” He looks at the table and sighs, “I had hoped to buy some dwarven goods but it seems you are all out. Do you know if you will have more or are you done selling here?” “What are you looking for? We are making small orders if we have the needed materials here. If not then we would wait until we made it home to make the order.” She says with a smile. He thinks for a moment, “I am looking for a dagger that is able to skin whatever I need. It would not dull for over a year. Does this dwarf make something like that?”
She looks closely at the man before her. Watching how he looks around and does not stop. Never looking her in the eye when he is talking to her. “I know of the dagger type you speak of, however we did not bring the ore needed to make one. If you would like we could do an order for one. However this would need to wait until we make it home.” She says calmly. He looks at her for the first time in the conversation and sneers. “No, I need this today. If you can not do what I need I will look elsewhere.” He turns and walks away.
She turns and walks over to David whom had just finished another order. Seeing her concern he puts it next to the other ones. “What is wrong, Sunny?” “A man wanted an assassin's dagger. Though he did not come out and say this.” she says with a frown. He looked at the man's back “I want you to go to the other dwarven stalls and show them this token. Tell them not to sell to that man. He is up to something that is of no good.”
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She nods before taking the token and heads to the first stall. This one is only a few spots down from theirs. She does as David said to and shows the dwarf the token. He pales at seeing it. “May I ask how someone like you ended up with that token?” “It is my fathers token. He asked me to tell you not to sale to a man asking for a dagger that can cut anything easily and does not dull for a year.” She says softly. He nods, “I will do as you say. It is rare to see what you have shown me outside of the mines.” “Is there any others selling dwarven goods?” “There is one other stall besides yours. Head to the other side of this area and go down six stalls and you will find them. Please take care when you do go there. They do not trust anyone who is not a dwarf.” She nods and bows to him before taking her leave of them.
She heads to the last stall. Slowly she approaches them. They eye her as if she will cut them where they stand. As the other dwarf said they do not trust or like other kinds. “May I speak with the person in charge?” She asks calmly. The one eyes her sideways before turning and saying to the one at the forge in dwarven “Someone wants to speak with you. She looks like an elf but not an elf at the same time.” Sunny raises an eyebrow at him but says nothing.
Ragonier finishes the dagger he is working on. Speaking in dwarven, “I will only speak with her if she can speak our language. Otherwise she is a waste of my time. I have too many orders to fill to stop and chat.” She sighs and says “I speak dwarven just fine. I am a half elf so now that is clear. I have a request to make.” They all stop what they are doing and stare at her as if a baby dragon landed on her shoulder.
She raises an eyebrow at them. He steps away from the forge and slowly walks towards her. “How do you speak as if you are one of us? No outsider has ever spoken as clearly as you have.” He says while glaring at her. “I see you are the one in charge here. I am to show you this and ask you not to sell to the man asking for a dagger that cuts anything with easy and does not dull for a year.” As she is saying this she shows him the token David asked her to. Upon seeing the token he tries to take it from her hand.
She pulls her hand out of his reach in the blink of an eye. “I was to show you. Not allow you to take this. My father would not be happy for this to go missing.” “Who is your father elf kin? You are half human and not a half dwarf. How did this end up in your hands? No outsider is to ever touch this.” He almost yells. He is angered by her having the token. “If you wish to see my father he is here and working in the shop called Dragons Breath. You may ask him yourself. I have done as I was asked and I will be heading back to him now.” She turns and leaves after saying her piece.
The group of dwarves look at one another. He growls under his breath. “Stay and mind the stall. If you can Dare please do some of the orders. Leave the dagger one for now. I do not want that man picking it up until I know what is going on. Understood?” They nod their head and he leaves following her. Once he sees she has not lied about the name of the shop stall he stays back a bit to watch whom she is meeting there.
Sunny comes back and David can see that she is angered over something. “Did all go well with what I asked you to do?” She shakes her head and says, “You may wish to keep an eye out for a dwarf named Ragonier. He did not wish to believe what I had to say.” He nods to her. “We will keep an eye out. If he is whom I think he is then we may have more trouble on our hands than I wish.” She looked at him with a question in her eyes but said nothing before handing the token to him. She picks up another order and begins to sharpen the blade.
David looks around and spots him. After seeing him he simply gestures with his hand at the dwarf he once called his brother before turning and starting on a new order. Seeing that he knows now who her father is and walks over. “How the bloody hell did you survive that mine? We all thought you were crushed under the roof of that tunnel.” Ragonier says. “The floor fell out from under me. I fell around twenty one feet. Thought I had died only to wake and slowly make my way out through a tunnel we knew was nothing about. At the end I found a babe whom I took and raised as my own. I was done with our people and the games of war they play.”