[Mkguild] Followup Scene to Chrysanthemum, Cockatrice

[Christof M. Bradford]

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I've decided to write a followup to the short story that LurkingWolf wrote a
couple months ago.  This is what happened when Shane escorted Norbert home.
 It still needs to be fleshed out, but I am a little over-eager to share.

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"Escorting Norbert"



The cockatrice weaved unsteadily as he lead Officer Shane to Keeptowne's
mercantile district.  He stopped under the sign of a peacock wearing fine
silks and daintily eating some kind of small fruit.  "Here we are, Ossifer.
Home, Sweet *hic* Home."  He rummaged through the pouches on each side of
his body where feathers gave way to scales. "Seem to have left m' keys at
th' Mule."  He began scratching at the thick oaken door with his talons and
wing-claws.  "Richard! 'S me, let me in!"

Some moments later, the cool glow of a mage-light could be seen moving
through the darkened shop.  The door opened to show a toothed beak and
wattles before it was slammed shut when the Keeper inside spied Shane.

Shane pounded on the door with the handle of his dagger, "Open up, in the
name of the Watch!"

The door was soon opened again, revealing another cockatrice.  He, whom
Shane presumed was the "Richard" the fellow that he was escorting had called
out to, was wearing a dark silken veil over his eyes. "Forgive me, Officer.
I had to cover my eyes. For your safety." Richard drew the drunken
cockatrice inside. "Thank you for bringing him home safely, Officer. We laid
our first eggs today, and Norbert here decided to celebrate.  He, uh she?"
he said with a questioning glance at Norbert.

"He is fine, fine is me!"  Norbert said with another drunken cackle.

"No, Norb, you are *not* 'fine'," Richard said with a disapproving cluck.
"He seems to have forgotten that we don't handle wine and spirits very
well.  Give us but a single pint of lager, and we'd be as besotted as a
normal man deep in his cups."



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I have an old tome.  A tome bound of flesh and scribed in blood.  It
holds many secrets, secrets for you to reveal.
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