16.Jul.21, 02:15 PM
Gangleri's face twitched, and then his lips curled up into an amused smirk and then he couldn't help but let out a loud laugh as he was finally called on his bullshit. "Ah, Ullie, I'll have you know I've ruined plenty of things. Give yourself some time and I'm sure you'll ruin your share too. And I really am just here to support a friend so you don't have to worry about me pestering you or bringing anything back to the Hall aside from the usual gossip and possibly a few letters for other people. Really though, you should try to lighten up. Not everything is a conspiracy against you. Let me get you a drink."
He reached over to give the younger man a quick friendly slap to the arm before beckoning him to follow back to the party. "Oh, and I am actually quite fond of my wife. I would appreciate it if you did not include her in your attempts to annoy me. My previous wife, my horse, and my firelizard are still free game. Oh and I suppose Geric if you really wanted to. He's doing well, in case you were curious."
Though that still left the mystery of what Ulliendis was doing out here. He'd run off and become a candidate quite some time ago, before the string of murders had started.
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Before the murders. Was it possible... no, Gangleri dismissed the thought. He didn't think Ulliendis was capable. Some of the murders had clearly required brute strength, and while Ulliendis was good at networking and eavesdropping he was less talented at working as a part of a team. Though it was entirely possible he'd learned and improved that skill since the last time Gangleri had seen him in the Hall. No, at best he thought the younger Harper might know something, but he probably wasn't involved. Unless it was part of a bigger assignment.
He'd have to wait until the young man was in a better mood if he wanted to try to get any honest information out of him. "So, aside from a drink provided by the party, what else can I do to try and get back into your relatively good graces again? Need me to deliver anything back to the Hall?"
He reached over to give the younger man a quick friendly slap to the arm before beckoning him to follow back to the party. "Oh, and I am actually quite fond of my wife. I would appreciate it if you did not include her in your attempts to annoy me. My previous wife, my horse, and my firelizard are still free game. Oh and I suppose Geric if you really wanted to. He's doing well, in case you were curious."
Though that still left the mystery of what Ulliendis was doing out here. He'd run off and become a candidate quite some time ago, before the string of murders had started.
...
Before the murders. Was it possible... no, Gangleri dismissed the thought. He didn't think Ulliendis was capable. Some of the murders had clearly required brute strength, and while Ulliendis was good at networking and eavesdropping he was less talented at working as a part of a team. Though it was entirely possible he'd learned and improved that skill since the last time Gangleri had seen him in the Hall. No, at best he thought the younger Harper might know something, but he probably wasn't involved. Unless it was part of a bigger assignment.
He'd have to wait until the young man was in a better mood if he wanted to try to get any honest information out of him. "So, aside from a drink provided by the party, what else can I do to try and get back into your relatively good graces again? Need me to deliver anything back to the Hall?"