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The sight of his old home brought forth a flood of memories. From when he first took residence, to when he boarded it up when he left for Riparia. That seemed like a lifetime ago, and to be truthful it was. By the time Lucian arrived in the city he had survived an attack by some sort of demon, and then there was the attack at the AFCL where he met the demonslayer, then the fall of the AFCL and the Rise of the Coven of Twilight. So much had happened since he left this building.
He stood back as Korgar barreled through the ajar door. There was nothing subtle about the dwarf, he would not be a prime canadate for a thieves guild. But Lucian had greater plans for him, and for the maiden also. He stepped back as the pair of cats darted through his legs, his arm darting protectively infront of the elf. He grinned over his shoulder at Ly'san'a at the sort of akward moment of over reaction.
'Yes Korgar it will need quite a bit of work, if you two are willing we can get to it in the morn.' He looked to the falling suns, seeing the shadows starting to grow longer on the streets. The words of the elf hung in his ear, and he smiled as she stiffled a yawn.
'With the suns setting, these streets are not the place for strangers in this city. Now I know the condition we can start to plan some things. Lets head to the Noble District, find an Inn there.' He said taking Ly'san'a's arm once more. It would be another paced walk to get to that side of town before dusk fell.
As they walked Lucian continued to talk, to keep the group informed. 'In the following cycle or so a portion of the Coven will arrive. In the next few days I plan to met up with some of my old uhm... 'aquantinces'. I will be looking to secure some work for us, in what ever areas I can find. If you two have suggestions let me know, even to what type of work you would like to do.' He looked over at the dwarf, to be sure they did not leave him behind once more. As the shadows were growing, and he was still new to the city.
'To let you know a bit of the folks that will be arriving, there will be two of my crew captians. Usually there are three, but the two have running the gang while I have been about. One may head back to Riparia to keep an eye there with the small crew that is staying. So if we add a few more to the gang I may need another captian.' He mentioned for either to know that the organization was growing and if they wished they could work into a more leadership role.
'It is not much further,' Lucian thought he could hear the dwarf's breath increasing. 'Ohh as for tomorrow. I hope to get the home cleaned up, and go by the old Forge. We can get some more armour for you two, and they may have a spot open. It could be a good recruiting spot...' subtly dropping the hint, thinking he remembered the dwarf mentioning doing some time at Ka-Zaar's Armour in PG. 'Also I will visit the Aedile to check on the status of any 'official' work that could be needed, and then check in with an old Katta knife master I used to know.'
Finally they entered the Noble District, the increased patrols and cleaner streets and homes marked it as such. It would take a bit of looking but they were sure to find a proper Inn for a meal and place to sleep.
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