Sep 30, 2009 18:53
July and the first tournament in Tyra seemed a long time ago. Alanna's performance had, of course, been excellent and the Tyran King had invited her to stay on for the second tournament he planned to hold this month. It gave them time and a reason to stay, mingle and learn more about who might have been involved in the plot to kill King Jonathan.
Alanna and Charlie had done well in keeping up the appearance that they could barely stand each other. Publicly, they needed each other. A noble needed a manservant and as the rumor had spread amongst the other servants and squires, Kawalsky was an indentured servant and thus obligated to stay and work for his noble despite the tension. It worked well. The other men of his station who served other tournament entrants had eventually welcomed him. He wasn't fully in the know of all that went on, but it was a start and he had a place to listen now.
But the ruse was tiring and sometimes it was nice to kick back in the company of Ansel Medard who was a wealthy merchant in Tyra and a trusted friend of Sir Myles, Alanna's adoptive father. When Alanna and Charlie came to visit, they could relax in private and let down their guard slightly for the night, safe in the knowledge that what was spoken of in Ansel's house stayed in Ansel's house.
[OOC: For the King's Champion and the convenient NPC.]
assassination plot,
ansel medard,
plotty mcplotterson,
tyra,
in ur castle killin ur king,
alanna