Dame Olyra’s final breath leaves her hand slack in Silas’s grasp. Brother Caldus bows his head, then gently draws the death-shroud across her stern face.
Brother Caldus
Her confession is heard. Come, Sir Silas. The proof lies where her shield was kept.
Caldus leads Silas into the shield vault. Five adult heirs stand among the racks: three men and two women in travel-worn finery, weapons drawn but lowered.
Olyra’s opened shield rests on a stone table. Beside it lie an altered draught, a marked scrap of ledger, and concealed proof wrapped in oilcloth.
Silas Mori
I demand death’s judgment for the murder of Dame Olyra.
the eldest heir
You presume much, Death’s servant. That shield contains family property, not a verdict.
From the courtyard, blue bells thunder in alarm as hospice guardians answer Caldus’s summons. The five heirs tighten their grips, and the eldest steps between Silas and the evidence.
✓ Quest Accepted
Protect Bellflower Hospice from the heirs
✓ Quest Accepted
Secure Olyra’s concealed proof
“Anyine who attenpts to stand between me and justice will meet my god sooner than expected”
SUCCESS (Great Willpower, rolled +3)
Silas Mori
Anyone who attempts to stand between me and justice will meet my god sooner than expected.
Silas’s warning settles beneath the thunderous bells. The altered draught and marked ledger remain plainly visible, while the five heirs face the judgment already spoken.
the eldest heir
You would threaten Olyra’s blood beneath her own roof?
The eldest heir’s bravado falters as blue-robed hospice guardians, adult human men and women with sturdy builds, stern faces, and leather belts securing their drawn staves enter with drawn staves. The other heirs lower their weapons fully and retreat from the stone table.
Brother Caldus
Stand aside. Dame Olyra named the deed, and the evidence confirms her confession. No inheritance is worth another death.
The eldest heir steps away at last, leaving the opened shield and concealed proof exposed to Caldus and the guardians. Justice has a clear path through the vault.
the eldest heir
Take the evidence, then. But do not pretend this ends with a dead woman’s accusation.
Quest Complete
Protect Bellflower Hospice from the heirs
“It is not an accusation. With her kast breath she named Garran as the murderer.”
SUCCESS (Legendary Diplomacy, rolled +1)
Silas Mori
It is not an accusation. With her last breath, Dame Olyra named Garran as her murderer.
The vault falls silent beneath the ringing bells. Caldus looks from Silas to the eldest heir, while the guardians tighten their formation around the evidence.
Brother Caldus
I heard her confession. She named Garran plainly, and the altered draught gives those words weight beyond grief or suspicion.
Garran
She was dying. A failing mind can turn a family wound into a murderer’s name.
One guardian lifts the marked ledger from the table and compares its ink with the altered draught’s sealed label. The matching household mark leaves Garran’s denial hollow.
Brother Caldus
Garran, the confession and proof stand together. You will answer for Dame Olyra before the hospice council and the lawful courts.
The guardians close around Garran without striking him. His siblings retreat toward the walls, their inheritance claim eclipsed by the name spoken at Olyra’s final breath.
“"The judgment of the sacred skull condemns him to death. And i must oblige to this" i say as i stab Garran through the heart, killing him”
SUCCESS (Good Melee Weapons, rolled +2)
Silas Mori
The judgment of the Sacred Skull condemns him to death, and I must oblige to this.
Silas drives his blade through Garran’s heart. The heir’s denial ends in a short gasp, and the guardians catch him as his knees give way, preventing a violent fall.
Garran
Then... let the Skull... weigh us both.
Garran dies before the stone table, while the altered draught and ledger remain untouched beside him. A guardian’s stave strikes Silas’s ribs as the formation closes, leaving a deep, breath-stealing bruise.
Brother Caldus
You have delivered death beneath hospice bells, Sir Silas. I will not deny the confession, but the council must judge the manner of it.
the eldest heir
Murderer! You call yourself death’s servant while spilling blood before witnesses!
The guardians force the surviving heirs back from Garran’s body and bar the vault doors. Outside, the blue bells continue ringing as Caldus reaches for the evidence and the council is summoned.
Quest Complete
Deliver judgment unto Garran
Attribute Upgrade: Strength Great→Superb
