[RPG] [DWI][PeL]The first offer

[Talita CS]

This was all some 20 days ago

==Decision made==

With the sunrise, Nina arrived to Sallowtown. It was a small port
city, compared to Giask, inhabited by less than 100 people. The land
outside the walls was still that of a badlands, but the peasantry
lived a quiet life, slowly growing their food. The city itself was not
very well built, nor clean, but had a comfortable look to it. She was
quickly able to find the ferry informations and learn the schedules,
and directions to a local inn. Undressing the armor and polishing it,
the wench made a decision. She thought Lucy would be pleased, even
though Nina hadn't been able to fix the shield. Trancing her black,
long hair, the hunter smiled. She couldn't say she wasn't doing it for
herself. In a moment, she was out on the streets, once again
searching.

Upon finding a decent scribe, paying him a full gold coin, she started a letter.

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"Grand Imperator Diodorus Exiled, Royal Arbitrator Finegus O'Shea,
High Treasurer Minerva Seraph, and finally, your
Majesty Queen Alanna Anaris of Pian en Luries, also Marshal of the
Golden Host of Porya,

This servant humbly approaches your Highnesses on behalf of her
dearest daughter, who has recently started
travelling this great kingdom as a monster hunter. In her travels, she
has encountered an object that cannot, by any
means, suit a lowly commoner as this servant or her offspring. This
servant isn't worthy of touching it, except for
polishing it, and her daughter has carried it avoiding to the most any
contact with the fine metal.

In our humble and limited mind, yet honourable as far as a servant can
be, such preciousness should not be worn by
anyone lower than yourselves. If any of your Highnesses can do us the
honour to accept it, this servant's daughter,
Tai of Poryatu, will head to a meeting point.

All that a servant such as ourselves could ever expect was to be in
your presence, and receive from your Highnesses'
hands a letter with your signature, showing that this humble family,
lesser among the lesser, has once been of a
little favour to your Highnesses.

Respectfully,
Lucy Grape of Poryatu"
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After a couple of hours, to each of the nobles arrived a messenger
with a parchment of better quality. In it was a partial drawing of a
chain mail vest, beautifully traced, detailed enough for the viewer to
realize the prestige such item would lend its bearer. However, the
drawing was not complete, so as not to show all the beauty of the
item, or the skilled crafting in which it was done, so the viewer
would want to see the item personally.

[[Brilliant Chain Mail of the Maiden]]

It was what Nina thought, at least, while wondering if the messages
had reached their destiny and if Lucy would be mad at her for having
written a new, slightly different, letter in her name.

==Three days later==

After spending a full day hunting in Qubel, Nina finally had some time
to sleep. The Private room she was occupying wasn't the cleanest
possible, but good enough. She washed her face, neck and arms, as
usual, and laid down. After a moment staring at the ceiling, she
thought she might write Lucy about what she had done.

"Lucy,

You remember that shield I showed you? I couldn't fix it yet. A bit
north of Pian en Luries, though, I found
something much more interesting, asked a scribe to rewrite your
letter, and sent it. None of those Highnesses have
answered yet, and actually I think the armour looks very good in me,
such a lowly peasant... Don't worry, Lucy, I'll
be the finest lass you've ever seen, and make you proud. Give dad my love.

Nina"

Sealing the envelope, she left it over the table to send it in the
morning. Closing her eyes, she wondered if those people didn't want to
look important in the eyes of others, something that contradicted all
she knew about nobles, the nice-smelling and well-dressing snobs. In a
moment, she was asleep.