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"Now, Fair Callista, I know that look," Jervil says. "Don't fix your venom on me. Our 'bargain' was good only as long as the Fair Harvest Inn could function as the site for our operations. And now, seeing that Master Fiskerne is quite dead, and the Inn itself is no more, this site will have to be abandoned and a new one sought. You should feel pleased with your role in this, however; by your own hand, the city watch has suffered a major setback, our escape route from this place will be well-disguised, and it will take some time for anyone to make it down here and hunt down evidence of our misdeeds."

The Rat Man nods, smiling through missing teeth. "Believe me, if I had the choice, I would much rather continue working with you than with the wicked Cat Witch. That's one I'd like to see taken down as much as the High Lady herself. But one of you must go, I'm afraid, and you were the easiest to arrange. You have been a most effective agent of our Lady Maladyne's will. It will sadden her to learn of your... 'betrayal' of our operation, but I'm certain that when you join our other victims with Maladyne, the Sorceress will... recompense you adequately..."

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To answer some questions before they come up, "No, Callista didn't really betray Jervil or the operation. Jervil plans to frame her to Maladyne for his own purposes."

Callista was drawn using stock provided by Natalie Paquette, a.k.a. *fetishfaerie-stock . Thanks, Natalie!

One more quick one here, and then we're off to another locale!

Enjoy!