The marketplace is alive with the scent of jasmine and roasted meats, but the rising sun catches something sharper than a merchant's knife.
Raph
Too much tension for a simple morning trade. Someone is looking for blood.
TmntBeth
Your house has insulted my father for the last time. Draw your blade or yield your title.
The woman in the ragged peasant shawl steps forward, her movements fluid and lethal, belying her common disguise.
Raph
That stance. She is trained, but she is fighting like a woman with nothing to lose.
TmntBeth
Well. I am waiting.
Raph
If I intervene, I mark myself as an enemy to both sides, but if I stay back, I watch a slaughter.
+ Scene Quest Added
Intervene in the marketplace confrontation
“i attack her”
SUCCESS (Great Hand-to-Hand Combat, rolled +3)
Raph
Too much talk. Let's see if those hands match the ego.
Raph
Your father's honor isn't going to be restored by bullying a merchant, girl.
Raph lunges, closing the distance before she can blink. He sweeps his leg, aiming to unbalance her before she can even draw.
TmntBeth
He is fast. Too fast.
With a precise strike, Raph catches her wrist mid-motion. The momentum sends her stumbling back against a display of silk, pinning her against the fabric.
TmntBeth
You... you fight with the strength of a master, but you have no right to interfere.
Raph
She is trembling. Do I end this now and walk away, or do I find out who really ordered this hit?
Quest Complete
Intervene in the marketplace confrontation
+ Story Quest Added
Find out who ordered the hit on the merchant