QUIET MOUNDS - STEF HEART

[abardacttofollow]

You find yourself in a stone room that looks like some sort of medieval dungeon. There are (thankfully), no torture instruments, but there is a man strung up here. One large manacle is around his neck, chaining him stiffly to the door. His hands are free, but each foot is manacled to the matching bottom corner of the doorframe. There is a visible lock on each of the three manacles.

It's Stefen, and there's a knife in his chest. Despite that, he's alive, apparently alert, and doesn't look to be in pain, perhaps due to the lulling, sense-dulling music that seems to be coming from nowhere at all—in fact, if you were in pain before you entered, it's gone here. His wound is bleeding, but only a little, and he smiles his usual bright smile at you.

Behind him, but in front of the closed door he's bound to, you can see three double sets of strings running vertically. Where they meet the floor, they are fastened, and then each runs across the floor to the three doors on the opposite wall, then under them.

There is nothing else in this room.

((OOC: Here's how this will work! Since we're doing individual runs, rather than me putting up individual top levels for areas, just jump the post itself, and I'll run everything for you within your one thread. If you're wanting to do a run with someone else, just stay in the same thread together.))

Comments

Re: Composition 3

[ahorseforgood]

:Why?:

Re: Composition 3

[abardacttofollow]

"Why? It's... what this music is for."

Re: Composition 3

[ahorseforgood]

[tilts her head a bit more, stare even more intense, if possible]

:That's what music is for? To use for others, and the Crown...?:

Re: Composition 3

[abardacttofollow]

"To uplift others and give them joy, but also... I can only say what he knows of me, you know."

Re: Composition 3

[ahorseforgood]

[slightly amused again]

:Yes, I know. I was testing you -- wondering what your answer might show about the time in his life that he's remembering, in fact. I apologize.:

Re: Composition 3

[abardacttofollow]

"Ah. Well." She looks awkward. "No harm done."

Re: Composition 3

[ahorseforgood]

[nods to the set]

:Since we've, ah, peered behind the curtain now, I hope I can ask... is it the Stefen from the last room you need? And what can be done for the both of them?:

Re: Composition 3

[abardacttofollow]

"It's a Stefen I need," she says. "If you'll bring him. What can be done? Bardic can be done, for him."

Re: Composition 3

[ahorseforgood]

[nods to her again]

:Please excuse me for a moment.:

[time to TRY AND SEE WHAT ELSE SHE CAN FIND IN THE GARBAGE, patient and thorough]

Re: Composition 3

[abardacttofollow]

You can find a little more mostly-rotten food that's probably partly edible, and one rusted knife, but otherwise it's even worse here than where he was begging.

Lynnell offers you the key. "If you can find him for me."

Re: Composition 3

[ahorseforgood]

:Of course I will bring him, but do you have good coin or food on you?:

Re: Composition 3

[abardacttofollow]

"I have some coin. Why?"

Re: Composition 3

[ahorseforgood]

:Because I do not wish to leave him with the impression that I'm dragging him to a bordel, memories aside. If you please?:

Re: Composition 3

[abardacttofollow]

"All right," she says, confused. She offers a small bag of coinage.

Re: Composition 3

[ahorseforgood]

[takes it with a little nod of thanks and steps back into the second room!]

Re: Composition 3

[abardacttofollow]

Stefen looks up again.

Re: Composition 3

[ahorseforgood]

:Hello again. I'm sorry, I'll just be one moment...:

[drops an extra coin by his hand and then returns to the first room :X]

Re: Composition 3

[abardacttofollow]

Still there, still begging.

Re: Composition 3

[ahorseforgood]

:Hello, my dear. I said I would try to be back.:

[drops the bag in :'|]

Re: Composition 3

[abardacttofollow]

The old lady opens it and gasps. SO MUCH money.

Re: Composition 3

[ahorseforgood]

[puts her head down next to little Stefen, so she can look at him better]

:I hope that helps. Young one, I wanted to ask you... do you like to sing, as well as play?:

Re: Composition 3

[abardacttofollow]

"I, I... do like music."

Re: Composition 3

[ahorseforgood]

:If you'll allow me to give you a word of advice... security can be found in things you like and love, as well as coin, if you can find the trick of it. Don't give up on that. Consider this my investment.:

Re: Composition 3

[abardacttofollow]

He flushes a little and nods, looking down. "If that ever happens, I guess."

Re: Composition 3

[ahorseforgood]

:I believe you will get there. Good luck, child.:

[heads back through to older!Stefen!]