A few days had past and the leads that Nathaniel had picked up at the party were coming up empty. It was frustrating beyond measure, especially after the pair had discussed some of the nobles they remembered from childhood. A few of them were known to be troublemakers, most of all those that had been close friends with Rendon Howe. Passing through Amaranthine they decided to check up on one last lead and it was not without reward. The information they picked up leads them to a farm not far from the Keep which they agree to investigate later that night.

Eris slips out of her room once the Keep had quieted and creeps down the hall to Nathaniel's room. She started to turn the handle when the door was yanked open and she fell forward into Nathaniel. He caught her around the waist and a devilish smile turned up the corners of his lips.

"Why in the Maker did you do that for?" Eris snaps at him, "I could have fallen and made a ruckus."
"Not if I caught you, which I did," Nathaniel states, "So are we going or are we going to stand like this the entire night?"

She pulls out of his arms and disappears around the corner of the door muttering quietly. Chuckling to himself he follows behind her as they sneak out of the Keep and off to the farm. When they reach the farm, lights from inside the house can be seen from their spot in the bushes. Taking care to not be noticed by the unit of guards outside, they steal across the fields and kneel under a window. A faint conversation can be heard through the thin walls and she risks a pick inside but the faces are masked in shadows.

"Dammit, can you hear anything?" Eris says under her breath.

Nathaniel holds up a finger as he listens intently with his ear pressed up against the wall. She keeps watch as the minutes tick by before he grabs her hand and pulls her back to their previous hiding spot in the bushes.

"I couldn't make out who was talking exactly but I know what they're planning and when," Nathaniel says, "Come on, let's get back and I'll tell you about it."


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