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[curseshit]

You broke the curse! Or well, the weird spanish guy doing magic is on that right now, finishing it up, but the group should be fine. Or fine and fine.

The townsfolk is as confused as you are. Some of them have been under the spell for years. The guards are giving up their weapons as they realize they don't want to fight for this guy. It was all for the money. He used them. If you want to question him while he's still alive you better keep him safe inside the church.

[ mission: deal with the post-traumatic stress. ]

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[ladybirdbook]

[ drops the donut. ]

Who is it?

Leave me to be, I want no trouble.

[dices]

[ nods at graham and tilts his head towards the blind woman. she's an old bitter thing, but he's not a guy that's very willing to punch old women, even if they are... really freaking mean ]

We're not here to cause any, don't worry. Are you okay? [ with the whole lifted curse and stuff ] Do you remember your real name?

[ladybirdbook]

[ oh it's the hot deputy guy. remembers his voice. mm-mm! ]

Boy, you are such a sweetheart for worrying over an old thing like me. It's all sorted, old Marge has never been better.

[ leans down to pick up the donut. ]

[wolfsoul]

That's your real name?

[ and she's still going her old ways with the stealing i see. looks at nick over her and raises brows. ]

[dices]

[ slowly making his way up to her ]

So, you're really from here? [ i mean all the trees have been destroyed right the spanish hombre did the thing. with the saplings and whatever ]

[ladybirdbook]

I've been here as long as I can remember. Mayors and dukes come and go but the old Marge stays. It takes no curse to keep me here. Boy, this is my home you see.

[ hums to herself as she steals some pens from the desk. ]

[wolfsoul]

[ that's just shit. half of those don't work. you're stealing rubbish marge. ]

You mean to say you were here when the Duke came around and put up the curse? And did nothing about it?

[dices]

[ isn't worried about her dashing away, she's old and blind anyway ]

You've been here, before the apples? [ slowly narrows eyes. she can't... be the partner in crime can she ]

[ladybirdbook]

[ plot twist. ]

Yes, yes, caused a real ruckus that one. But it was none of Marge's business, no, no, I keep my nose out of it.

[wolfsoul]

[ but she was more than happy to poke her nose into everyone else's business. ]

[dices]

[ lol yeah right kept her nose out of it. the nosiest person of this town. ]

Why weren't you affected by the apple trees, then? [ walks closer. thieving is one thing, being super fishy is another ] Why didn't you forget?

[ladybirdbook]

Don't ask me, boy. I wouldn't know.

[ laughs to herself quietly. maybe she went out of the town or the duke didn't bother. who knows. she's just happy to be here. ]

[wolfsoul]

I don't think she's lying.

She really doesn't know.

[ puts hands on his hips. it bugs him that she did nothing to help the poor people trapped under the curse. ]

[dices]

[ glances at him. u must be new here

doesn't believe she doesn't know but he'll lay off for now ]

What exactly do you know, then, Marge? You're the local gossip girl, so tell us everything.

[ladybirdbook]

Why so curious, boy?

What do you want to know?

[ let's just settle a price. ]

[wolfsoul]

[ oh no now you really got her going. ]

Tell us about the duke. We know he couldn't manage the curse by himself. He had no magic, right?

[dices]

[ the price is once you tell them everything you can go happy klepto on the whole freaking town ]

Someone helped him. [ who was it marge was it One Legged Pete ]

[ladybirdbook]

Oh yes, yes he did.

[ these handcuffs will look great with her new badge. ]

Quite useless by himself that duke. Lucky that he got help. It wouldn't have gone nowhere with him all by himself. No, no...

It was quite something, I tell you that, boys. The first time I've been in the presence of a royal.

[wolfsoul]

A royal?

[ looks at nick like you know what she's going on about? ran into any royals lately? other than the shitty duke of course. ]

[dices]

[ how does she even. she's not blind is she. ]

Keep talking. Who's this royal? Why did he help the Duke?

[ladybirdbook]

The king! Though he's no king of mine.

[ mutters something to herself as she bags her things. pauses to create a dramatic effect. ]

I swear to you as I live and breathe that it was really him. Oi. Couldn't tell you why, but it was him, it sure was. They say he hasn't been seen around these parts since the great war, but it was him.

[wolfsoul]

Are you making this up?

[ it could be just a load of bullshit. ]

[dices]

The King? What King?

[ is it the mercenary boss guy? what the hell. this makes no sense. where's daniel when you need him? someone send him to the library to study this world's history ]

[ladybirdbook]

Ha! You don't the king!

[ psh. hauls the bag to her shoulder and grannyhands past them, shaking her head. ]

Boys these age...

[dices]

Well, we're not from around here. [ steps in front of her so she doesn't go anywhere, but doesn't lay a hand on her ] We have time for a story. You like to gossip, we like to hear it. Win-win.