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The Reclamation Bureau Field Office was set in a back alleyway of the Shifting Emporium. The dusty canvas tent matched its neighbors in wear and tear, but even so the denizens of the Emporium subconsciously avoided it when they could.
Inside were three desks haphazardly pushed to the edges to make room for the makeshift jail cell. Andy paces back and forth, sending worrying glances to the front of the tent and hoping Cat escaped safely.
The flap bursts open as an imperial strides in, bearing the vibrant skeleton markings of a Reclamation Bureau officer. Over the standard-issue coat, she wears black armor scratched from fights long past.
Following behind was the eager young mirror from earlier, now subdued with nervous looks at the imperial who was clearly his boss.
Without any ceremony, the imperial slams down a sheet of paper in front of Andy. "Where is this artifact?" she demands.
Andy looks at the paper, with a perfect sketch of Artifact 3-12. "I've never seen that before in my life," she lies, keeping the attention on her rather than on the missing Cat. "Unless I saw the paper over at that art supply tent five rows up, but even then I've never seen that drawing before, Captain Serious Face."
The imperial leans in front of her. "I don't think you understand your position here, Andraste. I am Commander Mirshann, and your evasion of the law has been impinging on my honor. Now, you will tell me where this artifact is hidden, otherwise my agents will not be as... gentle with your friend as they were with you. Do we have an understanding here?"
Andy starts to giggle, which morphs into a full on belly laugh. "You, you actually thing you can catch
Cat? Wow, I didn't think the Captain– excuse me,
Commander of the Rec Bureau was a comedian." She wipes at a tear forming in her eye. She looks at Mirshann with a cruel grin she had learned from a former coworker. "Nobody can even
find Cat if she doesn't want to be found, much less catch her. Not even you."
Unless you choose something to eat you won’t get anything out of him. Nothing here looks good at all. Finally, you choose a candied scorpion at random and begrudgingly hand over the money.
He’s willing to hear you out. “Enzul? Never heard of him. But you should talk to Carrok, he keeps an eye out.” He nods to a sleepy looking Fae in the corner and leaves you to check on another customer.
You head over to Carrock. It takes a lot of vigorous shaking for him to even start to stir. When he finally opens his eyes, he glares up at you. “Whatchu wan’ then?”
After you tell him, his suspicion only seems to increase. “I migh’ know a guy by tha’ name. Unfortunately, my memory is a little fuzzy and I ain’t got time to remember because I gotta head down to the market. Perhaps if someone else was to go pick up my package for me, then I might be able remember it.” He shoves a paper with written directions into your hand.
These guys are really giving you the runaround. You turn and walk out the door. Should you even get the fae’s package? It’s not like the other guy was any help even after you gave into his demand to buy food.
You're walking down the thankfully empty street when it comes onto you. A low prickling ache that starts in your arm, and crawls across your chest and up your throat. It builds up fast, going from an ache to sharp pain. It feels like you're too large for your skin.
As the feeling recedes as quickly as it came, you're left standing dizzily in the street. Looking down at yourself, you can see that you're tattoo has spread and now fully covers your chest. Static is clinging to your skin.
A) Head to the market and get the package.
B) Forget it. You're going to figure something else out.
Cotriona's bio has been unlocked!
(Please excuse the lack of formatting, I’ll dress it up properly later.)