It had been a long day for the group, leaving the ship, dealing with the officials had taken to lunchtime. Then had come the seemingly endless trek around the jewelers to obtain the best prices for the gems. Which had paled into insignificance compared to the time that the guardians spent on choosing their new weaponry and items. Poor Cairn seemed to spend half her time retrieving her Magus from every little nook and cranny that seemed interesting to him without bothering to tell the others he was moving off.<br/><br/>So it was as the sun began to sink over the horizon that the party made its way through the town to meet their contact. Not that meeting her would be a problem at night. A Temple dedicated the Moon Goddess would naturally perform its rituals and devotions under the Moon.<br/><br/>It was strange though that walk, so different from many a city they had been in. People where hurrying past almost as if they where scared to be out when the sun was gone. And those that naturally did their business at night where strange too. The prostitutes huddled in-groups with their pimps, the guard marched past in-groups fully armored ready for a fight. It seemed that even the local thugs and thieves where going around in pairs or more.<br/><br/>It was Mausen that alerted Cairn to the fact that Aodh had slipped down a side alley. His barking, snarling and then the whimper of a dog in pain came seemingly one after another. Retracing their steps with speed all that met their eyes was an empty alleyway, Mausen laying on his side, a pool of blood rapidly spreading from his ripped out throat.<br/><br/>From where the alley turned a corner came the sound of iron hitting stone and then silence.<br/>