[open] march catch-all

[leicesters]

🧙 WHO: Claude and you!
⚔️️ WHAT: Quests, being a nerd, and dumb happenings
🕒 WHEN: Throughout March
🗺️ WHERE: Camelot, the Red Springs and the Broceliande
⚠️ WARNINGS: Nothing yet.

1. RUN SNAGGLEFOOT RUN (QUEST)

[Apprehending thieves is nothing new to Claude, even if he's more accustomed to battling dangerous, heavily-armed bandits than just chasing down someone harmless yet sticky-fingered. Somehow the latter is proving much more elusive, however, and he's chased his target all the way from Camelot on horseback to try and catch up to him before he can make his escape.

Initially he'd managed to hit the thief with a curse to try and slow him down, but Snagglefoot managed to give him the slip when his curse wasn't quite what he wanted: hitting him with a binding curse only managed to immobilise one of his arms rather than his full body.

By the time Claude dismounts his horse at the springs and runs after him, he realises someone has already beaten him to the punch and -- intentionally or otherwise -- is blocking the doorway to the inn the thief had just tried to flee inside. Claude puffs, out of breath, hands on his knees.]

Grab that guy for me... would you...?

[If they hesitate for even a second, the thief might just get away again.]

2. LIBRARY

[Claude's not thrilled about being hurled into another world, what with everything resting on his shoulders at home, but it's also not the first time he's had to adjust quickly to a completely new land. His reaction in this case is to handle things just the same as he first did in Fodlan: get as much information and then some, as quickly as possible, so he can make up for any disadvantage he has in knowledge.

... Maybe he's overdoing it a little, though. It's getting close to closing hours in one of Camelot's libraries, and he still has a huge pile of unfinished books on the reading desk he's seated at, covering subjects as broad as history, magic, flora and fauna, geography, and more.

He yawns, and his familiar, a small cat-sized white wyvern, headbutts his arm -- either for attention, or just to make sure he stays awake. He pets her absently.]

We'll leave soon, just let me finish this chapter first. [He stifles another yawn. He should call it here, but he's also dreading the idea of lugging lots of heavy books back to his room.]

3. BROCELIANDE

[For anyone who might be wandering in the Broceliande, you might hear a voice complaining and cursing through the trees. Follow it to its source and you'll find Claude, who seems to be... kneeling by a stream and... crying? At the very least, there's tears streaming town his cheeks, but on a closer examination he looks more exasperated than upset.]

Ouch ouch ouch...

[He splashes his face with water to try and rinse his stinging eyes, his wyvern keeping a lookout as he does so.]

Owww. I knew I should've left that flower alone. [The wyvern trills in what sounds like agreement, or maybe because she just spotted someone approaching. Hello friend!!]

4. WILDCARD

[Choose your own prompt! If you want to plot anything out, feel free to hit me up via PM or at moonsilver.]

Comments

[leicesters]

[Claude's a little awestruck by just how much gold and jewellery the man is wearing -- he's either some kind of ruler or just insanely wealthy, he thinks. Not that he has much time to dwell on the matter, when Set is drawing his blade and pointing it at the thief.]

W-whoa, hold on now! [Claude takes a step forward, then thinks better of it, just in case the sparkly stranger takes a dislike to sudden movements.] He hasn't actually hurt anyone, so there's no need to kill him.

[suetekh]

Where I come from, stealing can cost you your life. [At that, the color in the thief's face drains and he starts shaking his head and pleading. Set doesn't seem all that moved and then the thief is looking at Claude, begging not to let this man kill him.]

And as king, I wouldn't let somebody like this get away with his deeds.

[leicesters]

Is that so? [Claude's eyes flick from the thief and back to the stranger, the wheels in his head turning. He doesn't see the point in arguing with a stubborn king, so instead he gestures to Snagglefoot.]

Why don't I take him off your hands and deal with him myself, Your Majesty? [He pats his own sword sheathed at his hip.] That way, you don't have to dirty your blade, and I'll complete the job I set out to do.

[suetekh]

He got away from you once so it's clear you can't handle him. [Set isn't trying to be rude, really, he's just blunt. If Snagglefoot had gotten away from Claude before then he could again. That just seemed obvious?

And there was a reward for this thief that Set wanted as well.

Set's not good at critical thinking but he's been trying to get better at it. This person had been after the thief and he did make him run right into Set.]

We'll both handle him. I don't mind killing a thief but I don't have authority here. [He's already gotten in trouble for some attempted murders. Oops.]

[leicesters]

[He was hoping to dupe him into believing Claude would do the killing himself while quietly sneaking away with the guy and sparing him, but this solution actually works better, even if it means splitting the reward. He nods.]

Your lack of faith hurts, but fine, I don't mind working with you. Let's escort him back together.

[And since Set is so convinced he can't be trusted to do it, Claude will let him deal with actually handling the guy as they head from the inn.]

[suetekh]

[At least this person isn't an idiot, Set thinks. He doesn't mind handling the thief either although the man is still shaking in his grip.]

If you try to escape then I will kill you. Keep that in mind.

[That isn't helping the shaking any but Set puts away his sword. Looking at Claude, he nods ahead.]

You should stand in front. If he does try to get away then one way is blocked.

[leicesters]

Or he can attack me from behind?

[Claude's just whining at this point, it's unlikely the thief will get away. Still, he goes out in front at a healthy distance, so he at least has some forewarning and time to react if Snagglefoot were to suddenly run at him.]

[suetekh]

This thief will know better than to attack you because he will die.

[Claude is safe and really, even Set doesn't have his usual strength, he's still impressively strong right now for a human body.]

I'll warn you if he does but a thief is an idiot anyway.