[RPG] [EI] [Perdan] The meal

[Gareth]

Arin was in Aix. He was there for other business, but had bumped into 
his brother Maelg in the marketplace. Maelg had relayed his worries 
regarding the Queens visit to Aix, and had asked Arin to see if 
everything was ok. He agreed, as he loved his sister-in-law, and would 
never want to see anything done to hurt her. He made his way to the castle.

Slinking past the outer gates of the castle, Arin made his way around to 
the rear where it backed onto the cliff. There were no guards here, as 
this side was virtually impenetrable.

Arin, pulling out some of his special climbing tools, used many times to 
'visit' higher ranking officials who thought they were safely tucked 
inside their castle walls, began to scale the outer wall. He could see 
the windows of one of the upper chambers was lit. As he went to peer 
into the window, it was unexpectedly flung open, almost dislodging Arin 
from his tenuous hold on the wall. There was the stench of cooked 
brocolli, that disgusting odour that reminded him of a horses rear end.

Was he trying to choke the Queen with noxious gases? went through his 
mind as he regained purchase on the wall with his other hand.

He could hear the voices of Screndt and Evangeline, neither seemed too 
stressed, so put the stench down to the Dukes bad diet, and trying to 
diffuse it before it reached the Queens nostrils.

Chancing a look through the opened window, he spotted the Queen and Duke 
making their way up some stairs. Looking up, Arin spied a parapet not 
too far above, and made his way there. Looking over the ledge carefully, 
he noticed it was unoccupied. He climbs onto the ledge and dislodges a 
gargoyle, which crashes to pieces on the ground far below, pulls his 
cloak around him, and takes it's place on the ledge, waiting patiently.