[b]Bruce Tamehart[/B]
[Kathar - The Rat Tail >> Kathar - The Rusty Brewer]

The old man's story was cut short when a woman's voice blasted the news of the Empress's death which quickly caused the patrons within the tavern to express shock that eventually turned into panic as they rushed out of the building. The news was a shock to Bruce and he looked at his old gang mates, and current underlings, with concern. "Head to the Palace and inform them I sent you," Bruce said, standing from his seat. "Ask for the captain of the guards and get an assessment of the situation, then report to your immediate superiors."

"Yes, sir!" They exclaimed before walking out of the tavern. Once they were out, Bruce produced the letter he had recieved just after his dine with the Empress and opened it, reading it's contents. A sudden dread washed over him as he crumpled the paper in his fists and walked out of the tavern, a few guards spotted him and turned away. Everyone had heard of the curfew, but he was a general in the army and far outranked any of the city guards. To them, it would seem he was patrolling the streets along with them, and even if they considered him a suspect, they'd have to involve Fingar which he assumed would be too much trouble for them to be bothered with, and so he walked down the main roads towards the Rusty Brewer when he heard shouts of several guards in one of the alleyways.

[i]Perhaps they found themselves a suspect,[/i] he mused as the church's bell rang above him. The loud ringing noise causing his teeth and insides to jitter. He wondered why they had to make the damn bell so loud, it annoyed him and from his distance it might as well ring right next to him. He put a finger to his ear, trying to relieve tha pain as a few guards rushed past him into the alleyway, drawn in by their colleague's voices no doubt. Whatever it was though, he was they were capable enough of handling it, and he hoped it wouldn't require his intervention.

Bruce eventually approached a man smoking his pipe in front of the Rusty Brewer and greeted him with a smile on his face, "hello friend! I'm supposed to be meeting a man who goes by Lukas."

[b]"He's been waitin' for ya. Upstairs first to ya left,"[/b] the man said and Bruce nodded walking past him into the inn and going into the room the man had told him about. Once inside, he noticed four people within, he recognized Cerise and he raised an eyberow in confusion. It made sense to him, however, Cerise was trusted by the Empress and she was one of the closest people he knew to her. Shrugging internally he took a seat that faced the door while at the same time allowing him to glance at the windows and almost immediately started thinking of an exit strategy. [i]Strange habits die hard,[/i] he sighed to himself.