| Ekokoko: How fabulous that you made it back safe, Player Name! Your return couldn't have been more timely--Gilgamesh's ship has only just docked. Gilgamesh: So you're Player Name, eh? I've 'eard much 'bout ya. Ekokoko: Let's get the small matter of the Mandragora dewdrops out of the way first. Here you go. Gilgamesh: Aye, this be just what we ordered. Now a little tit-fer-tat... Ekokoko: Always too kind, Gilgamesh. Here, Player Name--one for you, too. Gilgamesh: Suppose we'd best get down t' business. Player Name, might come as a bit of a surprise to hear this, but I'm a pirate known for roamin' the Bastore Sea. The oceans ta the west have been a bit stormier'n usual of late, an' me crew an' I came across a small vessel adrift upon the tides. So 'course I say to meself, who'd'a thunk that such a delicate rowboat could stay whole in such a terrible brew...an' then the whole thin' started flashin' red. Being the curious sailor I am, I went an' investigated. Lo and behold, there was a pretty young lass lyin' prone along the deck. I've always had quite the fondness fer the color red. Figurin' it must be a sign from Altana herself, I took her on board and brought her back with me ta Norg. When she came to, the first words from those pale lips of hers were yer name. So I want ya ta come back ta Norg with us. She was quite insistent on meetin' ya. Ya see, she's gone on a bit of a...hunger strike. The ship's docked at port waitin' ta take you whenever ya've got yer affairs in order here. I just remembered a bit of a pressin' engagement I've gotta attend to, but I'll catch up with ya there. Ekokoko: A-ahem. One last thing before you go. Please, please breathe no word to the citizens about me abetting a known pirate. They might not all understand that a port town is only looking out for its best interests when it ensures that those less on the...up-and-up remain happy. When push comes to shove, aren't we all just looking out for each other? And while I'm not biting the hand that feeds me, I'd like to inform you that the token I have just offered is highly valued here in Mhaura. I can only hope that you appreciate its value. | |