Session 37

While at the archery tournament Siegbert and Siegward got to chat with Petra. Siegbert inquired about being her guest to the Garden Party. Petra insinuated she liked the new earrings in Kirsa Nessler jewellers before walking away. Herbert won the archery tournament and was awarded 5 gold 9 silver for winning. Back in the college Ava attempted to impress Marianne Bedien again with her spell. Channelling the magic Marianne warned Ava that she had better pull this off just before Ava cast the spell flawlessly. Impressed Marianne offered Ava a spot in the black pool of illusion and instructed her to follow Ysamberts lead. Ysambert allowed ava to copy down the spell being used for the Black Pool Illusion. After class she ran off to the Ogres Gut Plate waiting on the others. Siegward travelled to a barber surgeons and learned that there was a scrap in the Templars Arms with knights of the white wolf and clerics of Sigmar. He also learned there would be some gesture that important members in the cults would demonstrate. Siegbert was able to buy Petras earrings with some patronage from Herbert.

Back at the Ogres, the group reconviend and filled Ava in on the details. She paid for the rest of their stay during the festival. Luigi soon arrived for Herberts session and after putting him under Herbert could head voices to kill him and another pleading for his life. He recognised the one trying to save him as Ernst. Then water rushed in and woke him up. Luigi was quite surprised and remarked Herberts memory might be missing due to magic, Ava was unable to determine the truth of this. She asked Luigi for an entry to the party and he gladly offered his plus one. Reluctantly she left the inn with Luigi. Herbert travelled with Kaspar to the Showboat where Kaspar left him for the gardens. Being led inside Herbert was walked around the corner to a private booth to discover Ernst sitting enjoying a meal. Ernst was eager to have a conversation with Herbert to talk casually but Herbert needed answers. Ernst let him know he had nothing but his best interests in mind. He also told Herbert he didn't work for the Purple Hand or the Red Crown, but rather acting as a freelancers between the cults to further his own aims. He asked Herbert what mattered most to him and pleaded for the comman man. He told Herbert he cares mostly about the poor and wanted their interests in mind. What if the rich could be taxed and the poor aided. He also told him he wanted to hire him as an archer bodyguard. Herbert wanted more information about his past but Ernst told him to wait, that information would come in time. Herbert told Ernst about Kastor and Ernst gave him advice on avoiding the Hand. He left the booth, telling Herbert to wait ten minutes. Herbert was unconvinced but relented when Ernst promised he'd remove the job offer if he didn't. After waiting Herbert left to find the bill paid and Ernst had tipped every waitstaff in the building on Herberts behalf, each one stopping him to thank him in turn.

At the palance Ava ran into the Commander of the Watch Ulrich Schutzmann. From there she and Luigi wandered down to the gardens where Luigi promptly spiked the punch. It wasn't long before Ava got a sharp rebuke from the Deputy Wizard Janna Blitzen demanding to know why she was here in her robes. The High Wizard, Albrecht Helseher interjected telling Blitzen to relax and enjoy the punch. Before she could retort Luigi interupted and complimented her on her clothes and the herbs in her ingredients pouch which he could smell. It wasn't long before he had whisked her away. Left with the High Wizard Ava began to chat to him and he offered to show her around the gardens pointing out the important people in Middenheim. Seigward spyed his sister through all this but stayed with Kristen as her body guard. They spotted Siegbert and Kirsten led Siegbert to Petra. Kaspar spoke briefly to Rallane and Allavandrel and felt a coldness from Rallane. Rallane also told Kaspar of a new song he was writing about an elf hero named Hervertia who slew a minotaur with his bow before Allavandrel pointed out that Kaspar knew who Herbert actually was.

Siegbert presented Petra with the earrings and she thanked him in a condescending manor before indulging in his interest in the court. As they walked to get drinks Siegbert told Petra of what he knew and who had votes but Petra pointed out that not all people are influential with the Graff. She told him of those who actually had the graffs ear and hinted at a secret other. Siegbert pushed the issue and Petra revealed that the Graff had a paramour. Sieigbert continued to push and Petra proposed a game, if Siegbert could guess the paramour correctly she would give him additional information, if he got it wrong he would have to cause a scene and pour his drink over the Knight Eternal. Siegbert weighed his options carefully before guessing that Emmanuel was the graffs paramour. Impressed Petra confirmed he was right before excusing herself to chat to others. As she was leaving she leaned in close to Siegberts ear and whispered

"She's having an affair with the Ar-Ulric".