Side activities (Atrax au)
Sparrow sifts through His meticulously catalog and organized collection of alchemy ingredients running a finger over the labels of various plants, insects secretions and concoctions but finding exactly none of what he is looking for. Much to his dismay polymorphene was impossible to manufacture without it.
“Damn”
Sparrow commentates to a mostly empty room as his daughter cleans the safer glassware while reading the formula for a very basic medical ointment.
“...Marina, have you seen the Sava root?”Sparrow asks His daughter who sighs and shakes her head.
“The silent treatment will not make your punishment go by any faster” Sparrow says he thought he had more of the stuff but This was his third time looking normally such problems would be one visit to a local alchemy store away the problem was that sava root only grew in the western coastline of the roan continent and only one person was vetted enough to be his supplier
“Hmmm looks like I may have to go on a mission.”Sparrow commentates while shifting through a significantly less organized desk for the right orb to slot into the reader a strange astrolabe like device that allowed people to use and orb without magic
“... sorry kiddo but this contact is jumpy and doesn't know who you are. Can I trust you do be in the other room”
Marinas only response was an annoyed grunt which causes sparrow to sigh and walk over towards her before pulling her into a hug.
“It hurts doesn't it…I know that hurt,the feeling of powerless of not being able to do things, not being able to help when you see something wrong. But Marina I'm not confineing you because I enjoy seeing you feel powerless. I'm confining you. Because you almost got yourself killed and if you did what you did in peak hours you could have potentially killed hundreds of people. I love you and want to see you safe and happy. I want to build a world we're you don't have to feel what I suspect you are feeling right now.”
Sparrow breaks from the hug holding Marina by the shoulders. She ultimately knows what she did was very reckless; she is just frustrated that someone is within the city kneecapping the best chance the world has at being free and no one seems to care and those that do seem powerless to stop it and here she is thinking this place was safe…
“You deserve a world where you don't have to worry about the things you are worrying about. But I have to work in order to give those things to you I have to work…tell you what I do. I need someone to watch you while I work and you need a break from everything I'll see about getting you an aide du camp role with a pyroclast.”
Marina eyes brighten somewhat
“And after that I'll take you forging”
There was a tiny smile on Marina's lips.
“You promise”
“Haven't broken one yet have I” Marina departs leaving him to make the call he needs to. The meeting with a contact went surprisingly well and turns out the favor they want is surprisingly easy to achieve. Their clinic was short staffed and they needed someone to cover the both legal and illegal sides of their operation for at least 2 days; he even managed to convince them to let Sparrow bring pyroclasts. He would prefer not to but all of his people were busy so he just files it under “Mutual cooperation”
It Is while he is putting the notice out for a deep cover mission into paladin territory but he receives a message from Commander Sharp on his radio.
“Sparrow it's finally starting to happen It was like pulling teeth but I finally able to convince most of the other kasmir factions from mutual meeting they are planning on holding the conference in ithacar but. There is a small problem Rivamars family”
“The Dead collaborators I don't see why that would be a problem” Sparrow replies incredulously.
“Well it's less that they died it's more how and that ithacar still doesn't know who killed them. The problem is someone can sneak into a presumably guarded noble estate and kill everyone there. What's stopping a paladin assassin from doing the same to our conference…” Commander Sharp clarifies
“So you don't want me to solve the murders You just want me to find out how they did it”Sparrow responds
“Exactly and take the ending with you is rather useful when delving into the past.” sharp ads
“got it…May have to wait till after I get done with my supply run” Sparrow says, already getting things put together for his trip.
“As long as it gets done” Commander Sharp insists
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