Erika, the inquisitor looked into the face of the one standing before her. The onion knight stood between her and the drow as if the sorceress was in danger. She rolled her eyes and finally the orc spoke. She looked to him and nodded. "It is the Chalice of Silence. A fitting artifact for the god of the undead. The reaper Nerull. The enchantment is as the name suggests. It cancels out all magic making undead very difficult to defeat unless you carry a magical weapon or holy one at that. Very dangerous in the wrong hands." She said. She knew what it was and what it could do. Knowledge was power and the Order guards it well. "Makes sense with why the Mages guild would want it. Especially if it is in league with a Vampire. Again as said my companion here told me a few names belonging to residents in the city. All of them with ties to this said Vampire." As she spoke her gaze turned back to the woman in armor before her. "I have been hunting for this Vampire for six long years and I am getting close to finishing it. Once more I will say this, the orc and the drow are no concern to me. That artifact will be taken by me one way or another and destroyed." She drew forth her sword and repeating crossbow. "You got two choices, the first one is I will buy it off of you for forty thousand gold and you will hand it over no questions asked.... or I kill all three of you right here and now. The funny thing is,... no one would question a Inquisitor who has slain a orc, a drow, and a human conspirator. However, I wish not to spill your blood. Only that of the Vampire and his thrawls. Mind you the only way your getting out of this monastery alive is the first option." "The next thing is you will be employed by the order. I know it sounds weird for a inquisitor to convert over a drow and a orc but it is the duty of all who follow Pelinor. Repent and your sins will be forgiven, you have repented therefore all is forgiven." She said. She then handed her weapons over to Elleonora. "Take these,... I am in no threat and neither are they." She showed herself the better and handed her weapons off. Was she harmless and without defense... no. Inquisitors were armed with more then just the weapons they carried but with the word of their god granting them holy powers. Even without a sword or her crossbow she was deadly. She then took her brimmed hat and placed it on that of the head of the onion knight. She then pushed around the woman and sat on the bed right next to Vivian. "I think we all can be civil with this." She said pulling out a parchment and a pen. She began to write down on that parchment. It was a order of acquisition of payment from the monastery onto the three adventurers. Nothing too fancy, she signed it at the bottom and then handed it to Vivian. "Hand that to the monastery's treasurer and he will pay you the amount I stated. You three can split however you like." She then pulled out another parchment. That of enlistment. "Only I have the power to keep the monastery from burning you alive and hanging the other two. With this you will not only be under my protection but of that of the order. You can ask the orc,... My word is treated as that of the leader of our Order himself and of our god. The monastery will obey it or be charged with heresy and damned to the nine hells." She ended it with that and sat back handing the parchment to the woman in the armor. "You three will sign the paper and then I will sign afterwards. You will be under my service until I dismiss thy three. That wont happen until the vampire in charge of this damned desert is dead along with those under him." She looked to the orc once more. "Get some rest,... all of you. You will need it." With that Erika stood up from her position and walked around the knight once more and then took her weapons from Elle and put them back in place. She was about to leave when she remembered something. She turned and removed her brimmed hat from Catarina's head and then proceeded out. "Parum,... we found three more people. The witch hunt will begin in the morning. Any of you want to sleep too go ahead." ------------------------------- Vivian felt the slap and rather then feel anger a smirk grew on her face. Her hand moving to press upon her cheek. Catarina passed her little test. It hurt but it felt better to know Catarina was going to be her ally. Malkai on the other hand... gold was likely the only thing on his mind. She was about to say something when the door opened in the middle of Catarina's rant and a inquisitor stood within the door way. Her eyes widened with fear,... this was it. This was the moment they were going to die. She felt it,... the end was close and she could feel it. Then suddenly the inquisitors words rang through her ears. She did not wish them harm,... This was still yet to be undetermined and now Catarina stood between her and the woman in black armor to protect them. The Inquisitor was named Erika and she began to speak to the halfling at her side about how much the chalice was worth. She then proceeded to give out price and their options. To be honest,... they really had no options. They either accepted the payment and the job proposal or they died in here. She had no plans of dying here. She made that clear earlier. When the inquisitor sat beside her,... she could deny that she was nervous. It could be seen. Even unarmed the woman was dangerous. She began writing on some kind of parchment and signed it. It was that of proof of purchase to be turned it. They would get forty thousand between the three of them and the chalice taken and destroyed. Next came the document of their employment that they would sign. The payment was handed to her and the contract handed to Catarina. Vivian already accepted both of them. She did not care if the inquisitor was just lying or not. Right now any chance of life would be taken. She was right anyways. She could kill all three of them and no one would ask questions.... "Well I don't speak for my companion or my friend here but I will accept your proposal." She said. Who knows perhaps a job with the order was the kind of thing she needed to be given a name around here. "Question?..." She said and Erika turned around her brow perked. "Even with these signed... how will the city guard or monastery guards know we are in your service.. we wont always be at your side." She asked. Erika nodded and pulled forth from a pouch in her back pocket three amulets. She proceed to toss one to Vivian and then one to Catarina. "Here, these will be proof enough..." The red haired woman said. She then proceeded to toss the final one to Malkai.