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Thernous

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His staff rose momentarily and landed upon the backside of Erwin's head, "You idiot... Next time make sure everyone is on your side before you do something brash, and make sure it's awake, what you said is true but the way you went about the situation is wrong. These people are civilians for the most part, they do not trust you or the way you do things. While I am classified under you, and understand your reasoning, while you did the right thing, you wouldn't have done much" he looked around at the group. "No one else here does, not even the one person you love. The creature might have been doing wrong, but make sure you can win outright... Also, that it isn't a magical creature twice your size, I know that is hard for you, everyone we have encountered I told you what they were."

With that another whack followed, "But... the fact you deducted it was something else, but also listen to those around you, reading on everyone here is the reason why you and Louise are here, to learn, and gain insight, since you can't use magic like most of those here... including here." he said his hand out towards Louise, "your equalizer is that gun which you need to clean now... that can kill a mage better than any bow, and something like that if you have the right materials as your ammunition, they are easy to kill, but knowing you you don't read or wait for that matter."

Several more whacks continued before he placed hand on the mans shoulders, and any internal injury or bruising would be healed. "Now, everyone get to bed... But you Erwin, you're on watch, and try not to shoot anything else..."

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Erwin

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He nodded some as he smiled over at Varya, "yes, only things gone are a few bruises and a loss of faith. But, I thank you for your concern friend." Then a brutal onslaught of words, and whacks came.

Erwin after a barrage of whacks to the head from a walking stick, stared at his grandfather, he would have retorted, but he just crouched down to get his musket before raising it up in his hands. "Grandfather... they are here with the same purpose as us, they should step forward to duty since they are tasked with this mission. Those that live here are trying to protect their home, and that thing could have caused something beyond this kingdom's capabilities."

"But more importantly... she knew the creature, and said nothing about it?" he said looking over towards Jaz, "I told you... if there is any reason for me not to shoot the man with my sound logic, tell me... and after I shot him, you tell me his name. You could have said, Oh, I know this person, or some piece of evidence that went against my judgement and said nothing."

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Erwin

Easily having enough time from the shot to get into a defensive posture, but he did get pushed back several feet but kept to his feet as he stared at everyone in disbelief as if they were crazy. He stared at the creature, "I care not for what you are, I care for what your purpose is that you told us... the way you are headed would break the law, I have no quarrel with you, but with what you are doing for it is treason. While you are in the Lands of Kindaence, you must follow our laws, I was hoping that I was cordial in my investigation, but you seem to have taken offense to questions I would ask anyone. But yes, I do have lethal intent with your current course, it would bring war upon this nation, and I would not wish to see the prosperity undone."

He smiled at Solomon who was there more or less to catch him, and his head bowed for a moment in thanks as he looked back towards the creature, sword still raise in posture, he was thankful his armor wasn't on for the small amounts of extra mobility he had, and was thankful he still had the padding on.

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Thernous

He stared at the creature whacking his grandson, and he sighed as he picked up his staff, as the creature departed he was thankful, "Oh I am fine... his type tend to stay away from me for a reason. If anything, I would say we should be closer to assist my grandson. I may be old, but I am far from defenseless." he said to the woman, with a smile, climbing down as he held his hand up towards her, "Now... shall we go to the over zealous fool?"

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Erwin

With that, Erwin wished he had dressed appropriately and that Thernous was awake with fire. But he slowly drew his sword, and he let the rifle drop to his side as he stood in front of Jaz defensively. Both hands on the handle, he stared at the creature in front of him, "Next time... please do not give someone I am fixing to shoot a warning."

He looked at Rose and Lily, and wanted to facepalm, "he is obviously not a legitimate merchant if you look at him now. If you use basic deductive reasoning, you would have figured you were being played for fools, and have some form of demonic creature in front of you. It is my job to point out and deal with situations, and finding out if someone is who they are is relatively easy. I did not expect this, but for my people I will do anything to protect them from creatures such as this."

Thernous

The old man finally awoke and slowly stood stretching due to a loud noise, "oh not another one... Fire... just burn it you brash idiot or do I have to come over there and deal with it again?"

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Erwin

Erwin looked at the man, "five seconds she-elf." he said before pulling the trigger. His finger slowly wrapped from the padding of his forefinger to middle crease as he breathed out slowly through his mouth. The mechanism pulled forward, and released the hammer, flint flew forward on the lever and struck a small spark of metal lining the pan as it ignited the powder within, leading down into the barrel as sparks fizzled from both the small pan, and out with a cloud of smoke and flame came the ball towards the man.

His eyes closed as he moved the weapon down to his side, and moved it to his left hand where it was beside his sword, as his right went to hold the underside of the barrel should he have missed or other action caused the shot to miss.

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Erwin

Erwin stared at the man, and he stared at everyone else, "Do no one else see that this man is a spy? He is heading towards hostile area's that either give a side a declaration of war, or is illegal and gives more right for those around us to declare war? Our traders may have free stakes, but, this man is smuggling goods to either a warlike people, or people that hate us and want a reason to declare war."

He looked at Jaz, and moved closer towards her, "The man, is travelling in the middle of the night when horses should be resting, he is several miles from a town we passed, which means he was likely waiting for us. I came over here to confirm it, and I just did because while he answered the questions, his reasoning would still go against the realm and it's laws of safety he is doing something illegal and punishable by almost every court in these lands and that reckless endangerment of the realm through allowing a provocation of war. There are always three questions you ask, who are you and do you have the authority to do such a thing, what goods do you have, and where are you going. He is going to pass through an area where his wares are illegal or through an area that is a warzone that likely wants to invade this land. Would you let that happen if you were me? Would you let that happen to your home that you want to do everything to protect?"

With that, and with the man now on his cart and in a nice elevated sight picture, he slowly placed his hand upon the trigger, "If you have any reason for me not to do this, tell me right in the next five seconds while I aim." If no answer was given or if nothing got in his way, he would fire for the man's back.

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Erwin

Erwin looked at the woman at his side, and he pressed his lips together as he just stood there, he had no trust in the woman in front of him, nor the trader trying to make his hasty escape. He just slowly looked at the Jaz as if she was an idiot, and pressed his lips together for a moment before composing himself and looking at the man in the cart.

"I don't mind if ya sleep here, I just wonder why you approach a camp at the middle of the night to sell things." he said looking at the man, "It is more or less my role to my uncle to keep his lands safe, to keep his people from harm, even from those whom he has allowed relative ease of access to travel. I am thankful my grandfather and his bookkeeping has some form of civility to my uncle's plans."

"But... again, it is not wise to push goods at night... some consider that peddling, and on private crownland is something else. But, I know you aren't who we are looking for, just... someone with some odd wares, again I ask that you stay to the south. Other lords, and squires, specially puritans like myself do not take things lightly further north close to the border due to how fragile it is there with the warring parties. The stock of mana I would suggest selling around the capital before heading north, or wholesale it to someone there in case you run into any other sherrifs, tax collectors, or diplomatic and or trade envoys. Also, I suggest finding a boat around Meche and Tregador. Your goods will get you killed in Meche, and in Tregador, well... You are more likely to be arrested at the border before you reach it with your current goods no matter how lesser the magical imbuement."

His vision went over to the woman, and he pressed his lips together before he held his rifle about still hung to his chest slanted down.

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Erwin

He looked at the woman, and raised his eyes, "Not shopping, working... Don't forget that we are looking for those who are trading, contraband from the war to the north..." he said sighing a bit before he took a few steps away, and just sat there staring at them.

He made sure his rifle was in his hands, as he just looked at those in front of him, "But he is cleared by me... His things seem legit, only thing that concerns me is his spare stock of mana potions and the direction he is travelling. If we were a larger group, I would saw we split off some to escort him to his trade and back south once he was done, but... since we need all those here to head to the pass we need the full company."

He hoped the woman would be smart enough to play along with him and his the few falsehoods he told, but so far he did not have faith in that seeing as how everyone was acting he did not believe that anyone would be competent enough to investigate.

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Erwin

Ignoring the bares for a moment, he smiled at them and went back to looking at the merchant.

"But those wares aren't from a dangerous area are they, it's a short boat trip to get them here, relatively inexpensive process. But, that isn't twenty percent, that is more like forty or fifty depending on where you got them. Those didn't come from Meche or Tregador, they came from slightly farther, but far more peaceful and tame.

"But still, I am sure they are not that expensive." he said looking at him, "And to the northeast towards the passes to Tregador, then heading west word to each of the other passes. Hopefully, we can catch someone coming over the border, going either way. We don't want anything going to or from that place so war isn't declared. But, the border towns are our first areas to the East."

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Erwin

Erwin wouldn't have handed anything out to the man and would keep Louise from doing the same.

He looked at the man, and nodded some, "It's my role... For five years, making sure that traders are true, and that when we trade outside of our nation those individuals are protected. But, again, stay to the south, peddlers aren't well-liked at the moment due to certain individuals peddling magical wares, and war trophies taken from our neighbor to the north. And definitely do not do them at night, it is extremely shady, and unprovoked to those who might be trying to sleep. You caught the sheriff's prison wagon going North, Northeast to the passes to see if we can find this band of petty crooks, and peddlers."

"Right now... Tregador is a problem with the turmoil up there, and the amount of magical goods about is... not good, but also putting a halt to trade past our northern border as well. We can't fuel the conflicts there in case if one of them decides to turn south. Might I ask where you were going with mana potions? Also, I believe those prices regardless are a little steep... for items, that are relatively mundane, and magical, most of them would only be... twenty to thirty, those are the prices for things that aren't mundane."

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Erwin

Erwin looked to the woman as she clung to his side, and he nodded as he looked at her, then the brooch, then back at the man as he looked at him.

"And what is it that you were looking at?" he asked looking at her, "plus wouldn't it be better to look at it in the morning when it's light out?"

"He might have something that catches your eye then." he said with a relative smile as he slowly moved his other hand to her head and rubbed it gently. He slowly took her close and started towards the cart of the man, hoping to get a peek at whatever it is the man might have. "So do you know what all he sells?"