switzerland ♔ the words tightening around my throat

[silverguardian]

WHO || Nyna, Cara, Felicity, Stiles
WHAT || The Knights are sent to hear about a prospective job from an art collector
WHERE || Bern, Switzerland
WHEN || April 13th, 2015
HOW || Actionspam

The streets of Bern swell with the myriad sights and scents of its industry: the wood and polish of carpenters' shops, tantalizing aromas wafting from dozens of bakeries, and the heavy oil scent of artists.  Meanwhile, hundreds of rich colors give the district an appearance of a holiday festival.  The townhouse of Asheron Coyl comes into view, perched on a small rise that overlooks the street.  A low fence covered in vines abuts the street.  A gate opens onto a flagstone path that wends past frozen flower beds, fountains, and sculpted shrubs to the front doors.  A bell hangs next to the gate, reading "Please ring bell" in several languages.  With an 11 disguise check, Nyna didn't really bother to dress all fancy, opting instead for her paladin armor, sorry guys.   She can be the sexy bodyguard.  

Comments

[trebond]

[ At Gus' nudging, Alanna glances over at his phone, skims the messages, and nods, letting some of her sour expression melt away, but not any of the mistrust she maintains towards dickweed up there. ]

[behindcloseddoors]

[ even he'll be quiet lmao. good job stiles. SO OFF THEY GO... to actually head back home??? wynn asks them to bring imron to the downtown office to speak with him, rather than inviting him to the castle. just in case. he takes the man upstairs for a private chat, leaving the team all alone for a bit to talk without him. ]

[trebond]

This is a mistake.

[ Alanna hisses the words at Stiles as soon as the door is shut. ]

Look at what he's done with the power that he already has; what more could he do with the power afforded to the Knighthood? He's an unrepentant monster.

[killingtodeath]

Look. [The second the crazy guy is out of earshot, Stiles feels like he can finally breath. He sags with the weight of keeping the peace long enough to get him in the room with Wynn.]

I don't want him to join up. That's not what this has been about. But he was going to roast us back there. We already lost one teammate on this mission. It got bad enough that they needed to send in reinforcements.

And Wynn agreed with me, so you can tell him what a mistake he made if you want.

[He's tired. He's irritable. And he feels entirely responsible for what happened to Nyna because she was trying to save his ass.]

[allmydreams]

[Felicity reaches over and gives Stiles' shoulder a squeeze because she can see how worn out he is.]

He made a call that got us out of there without dying, and it's not like we promised him anything but a meeting with Wynn. I doubt Wynn's going to actually let the guy in.

[Probably. This guy does not seem overtly persuasive.]

[trebond]

Maybe not. But it could point him in our direction once he's loose.

[mordsith]

[Cara is often the one that simply follows along. She's used to being there to be the muscle, to provide protection and perhaps an eyeroll. She knows that this plan has essentially brought a monster into their home -- but their home also has a lot of people that can help stop him should matters escalate.]

Perhaps someone will accidentally turn him into a small creature. [She shrugs. It could happen. Maybe?] If not, we will simply have to hope that Wynn will be able to handle him.

[allmydreams]

There's an idea.

[She glances over to Gus.]

Do you think that spell you did on the dog will work on him?

[druidisms]

I wouldn't be that cruel to an animal. [ the implication being that animals they are better than this fuck. ]

And I'd need to sleep on it.

[killingtodeath]

I want you to teach me how to do that, by the way. [Stiles tosses at Gus. He wants to learn how to do all the magic, tbh]

[druidisms]

You're gonna need to take a level in magic, kid. [ gus only learned it a few years ago, okay. ]

[killingtodeath]

I've been studying some in my free time, actually. [Mostly that fast food spell but shhhh]

[druidisms]

It's an advanced spell, call me when you pass your Defense Against the Dark Arts OWL and I'll give you some lessons.

[wynn]

[ at that point... wynn emerges, the door falling quietly closed behind him, as he stands and surveys them all silently for a bit ] ... I've spoken with the man.

[trebond]

[ disregarding Stiles and Gus' bonding, Alanna surges forward: ] And?

[ the question is asked in earnest, to the tune of diD YOU MURDER HIM. ]

[wynn]

The man is beyond reasoning with.

He has been restrained. I'll be contacting the police about seeking special means of holding him.

[allmydreams]

[Well, that is a sigh of relief. She feels like Archerus should be punished too in some way, but maybe his friends being dead will be punishment enough.]

Do you need us to stay and give a statement, or can we go and see Sir Dilant?

[there's one last bit of things and Felicity still needs to see that through.]

[wynn]

You'll likely need to grant a statement to the authorities, but it can wait for now. This mission has been a trial enough for you all. While I'm glad it doesn't need to end with another life lost, even that of a man with no regard for the lives of others, I will not see him escape the justice he deserves.

[trebond]

I'm just glad we could stop him. [ She looks to Gus. ] We can see Nyna back to Sir Solace in the meantime.

[druidisms]

Let's go. [ he looks to felicity, stiles, and cara. ] Clean yourselves up, nothing's gonna happen for a while. Don't worry.

[ you won't miss anything. he nods to alanna. let's roll out, bae. ]

[allmydreams]

[Felicity nods in agreement, before reaching for Stiles' shoulders again to pull him towards the door.]

C'mon. I'll drive.

[killingtodeath]

[The realization of Nyna's condition comes slamming back into him now that there's nothing else left to worry about. Stiles nods mutely when Felicity guides him towards the door, content to remain quiet all the way back to the castle.]