Day 52

The Tale of Enaerixer and Froadaelo

It was a cold, spring morning, and the party of heroes, who would one day rise up to the positions of deities, had been travelling throughout the night. They came to the gates of a town just as the morning watch was starting their duty. As usual, Traezaras was the one to knock on the viewing window to be spoken to, so that she may request entry into the town. And as usual, the doors opened shortly after her conversation with the guard.

The party found themselves at the end of a grand looking road, bearing no reflection to the muddy path they had been walking along outside the perimeter of the walls.
"Beautiful," commented Lait as they made their way along the street in search of an inn to rest in. The others, apart from Roo, murmured their agreements.


That evening the group visited the theatre district of the town to enjoy a play put on by a travelling band of performers. They had seen this band perform before in one of the larger cities of men, but this play was new. At least it had a title that they had not heard before. But as so many plays had the same themes, the party found this particular play predictable and dull. Some found it so uninspiring that they left early and went in search of more interesting pass times to occupy the evening. Those to leave were C'nin, Enan, Lait, M'do, Vel and Traezaras. This left Enaerixer, Froadaelo and Roo watching the play, and it is with these three that the story continues.

When the performers saw people leaving early it put them off balance. Certainly, it was almost unheard of for so many people to walk out midway through. One of the men on stage, having forgotten his line, instead drew attention to the three who remained. He had banter with them, amusing the rest of the audience at their expense, before inviting them onto the stage to join in the play.

Feeling pressured into obliging after their friends had insulted the actors, they got up and took positions on the stage. The play skipped a few scenes to the exciting battle against the evil monsters. Without subtlety in what they were trying to convey, the actors killed each monster played by Enaerixer, Froadaelo and Roo in horrific and embarrassing ways.
The play concluded with the three feeling shamed on behalf of their associates, and they walked back to the inn through the crowds of the emptying theatre with their heads hanging.


The next morning there was a loud banging on the door to Enaerixer's and Froadaelo's room in the inn. Barely dressed, Enaerixer opened the door to be greeted by an angry looking guard captain. Without explanation he arrested Enaerixer and Froadaelo, and another member of the guard could be heard arresting Roo further down the corridor.

They were to be charged with the murder of the band of performers! It was unthinkable that they had been involved in any murder, but they made no fuss. They would be given a trial before sentencing, and that was when the siblings planned to escape. They planned to win the trial, showing the town that they were innocent, and be free to walk away...