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 The party head to the White Horse, where some of the Graves retainers are arguing with the Darrish retainers. Arcus calms them down by buying them drinks. Talking to the patrons they find out that shady individuals did visit the establishment asking about Molly, a servant of the Graves who drank they about nineteen years ago before being sent away by the family. The party begin to speculate about whether Molly may have been pregnant just before she left, which is consistent with what the patrons remember. The party head back to Castle Blacktorn for an evenings rest and are forced to pass through some of the seedier parts of town. They are assailed on their way they by a group of shady individual but these turn out to be regular thieves. Gina makes enquiries with the Graves estates and finds out Molly left to [[resources:place:thys|Thys]]. In the morning the party discuss their next step over a sumptuous breakfast. They decide to try and hire a boat to Thys and search for Molly.
-On the way to the docks the party are met by a group of cloaked individuals, who ask them to abandon their mission. Arcus recognises their leader as a poorly disguised Antonio Graves and persuades him to talk with him. Arcus explains he understands his predicament. Antonio fills him in on the rest of the details. Nineteen years ago with his wife failing to give him an heir he slept with his servant Molly. Molly gave birth to twins at the same time his wife gave birth to another stillborn child. He confirms that Rosamind's death was indeed in chilbirth. He exchanged the male twin with Rosamind's dead son and raised him as his heir, claiming that Eduardo was his legitimate child. The female twin was left with her mother and they both went to Thys. He reveals that somehow the Royalist conspiracy has found out about this and is attempting to blackmail him to support their cause.
+On the way to the docks the party are met by a group of cloaked individuals, who ask them to abandon their mission. Arcus recognises their leader as a poorly disguised Antonio Graves and persuades him to talk with him. Arcus explains he understands his predicament. Antonio fills him in on the rest of the details. Nineteen years ago with his wife failing to give him an heir he slept with his servant Molly. Molly gave birth to twins at the same time his wife gave birth to another stillborn child. He confirms that Rosamind's death was indeed in chilbirth. He exchanged the male twin with Rosamind's dead son and raised him as his heir, claiming that Eduardo was his legitimate child. The female twin was left with her mother and they both went to Thys. He reveals that somehow the Royalist conspiracy has found out about this and is attempting to blackmail him to support their cause. Arcus and the rest of the party agree to help Antonio cover up his indiscretion, framing his boot polisher for the theft from his offices, if Antonio will help them lay a trap to capture the Royalists.
-{{tag>"many a winding turn" adventure duke_corlo_graves antonio_graves eduardo_graves the_archivist henry_haldrad lady_rosemile geoffry_weathers gina_weathers arcus_blackthorn}}
+The party lay their trap and they ambush the scarred woman and the woman who resembles Eduardo as they meet with Antonio. Eduardo's sister shows evidence of having the Leader's favour. The party capture both the scarred woman and the Eduardo lookalike. They hand the Graves bastard over to her father after questioning her. She reveals that she is resentful to her father for having "thrown her away" and denied her her birthright but longs for they day when Acryn's true leader will rise. Arcus takes in the scarred woman to be dealt with along with the man.
+The party return to Corlo Graves and support Antonio's story that it was the boot polisher who committed the robbery. They are paid the 50 Acra they were promised. The boot polisher, despite his protestations of innocence, is taken in by the City Watch to stand trial. With the word of upstanding citizens of Acryn he is swiftly punished with a jail term. Antonio invites the party to a sumptuous dinner at his house and along with the desert course they are presented with a further 25 Acra, as his thanks for their discretion. Arcus throws a party to celebrate the rediscovery of his Duchy, at which Lady Rosemile is invited to be guest of honour. Gina starts running interference on any attempts by Arcus to woo Lady Rosemile and subtly tries to express her disapproval of the match.
+Arcus questions the two captured individual but other than that they are minor Cargan he is unable to gain very much from them. He hands them over to [[resources:npc:chiara_walker|Chiara Walker]] for further questioning. Henry leverages his status as a hero of the city to find out Arcus has handed the prisoners over to Chara Walker but neither have been able to get very much from them. He correctly deduces that the scars might pertain to wounding magic and talking to a mage at the College of Stars he finds out the scars would match those that would appear on someone if they had had some of their memories willing extracted.
+Hugo receives an offer of a position at castle Blackthorn. In the meantime Arcus sends some of his men at arms to Thys to retrieve Molly (OOC: due to the length and difficulty of the journey he can assume this will take some time). He uses Molly as leverage to blackmail Antonio in to convincing his brother to throw the Graves family's weight behind certain council motions.
+Henry returns to the Archivist, who reveals that his analysis of his "essence" suggests the kingliness he tasted was a raw primal thing, probably brought on by a divine connection, but that Henry himself is quite common.
+Lady Rosemile and her servants enjoy a delightful afternoon tea.
+{{tag>"many a winding turn" adventure duke_corlo_graves antonio_graves eduardo_graves the_archivist henry_haldrad lady_rosemile geoffry_weathers gina_weathers arcus_blackthorn sister_patience elizabeth_graves}}

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