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Episode 2, Scene 5 Sneak Peek #2

Added 2022-04-13 15:21:06 +0000 UTC

Scene 5 is moving along! The text in this preview assumes that the player punched Quirinus after the gala and also selects option #3 at the end.

“There was a wager, you know,” he says after a moment, keeping his back to you.

You pause. “About what?”

“Whether you would return or not. After that delightful display with the Grand Archsage, some were certain you had left to hang your head in shame… or the archon had ordered your execution.”

“My head’s fine. Firmly on my shoulders.”

He glances over his shoulder, an amused smile on his lips. “As it should be. I’d hate to see anything else.” A pause. His eyes flicker over you. “You certainly know how to make an impression, $firstname. Mahanin won’t soon forget you.”

“I doubt that,” you reply, drawing up beside him and resting your hands on the balustrade. The pavilions are still. Quiet. Dark. It’s strange to see them like this, after the raucous revelry you witnessed only a few hours ago. “Give it a week and some new scandal is bound to draw their attention.”

“You underestimate Velantian nobility. Give it a week and some poor playwright will be contracted into putting your exploits to the stage, immortalized forever.”

1. “I seriously doubt it’s worth the effort.”
2. “…what? They really do that?”
[CHOICE] 3. “Noted. Always wanted to be immortal.”

Melchior chuckles, an unrestrained grin spreading across his face. “Careful. Such wishes should be handled with care.”

You raise an eyebrow. “Speaking from experience?”

The smile disappears. He turns, the angular features of his face stark in the terrace lights, and regards you with a calculating look. “Needless to say, I won the wager, of course,” he says. “Your night has not gone as expected—has it?”