En Route To Ribcage

[*Krayt]

She flipped the blade with a dexterious floating forceless move with her fingers so that the point became downward and the pommel skyward. Piercing his shoulder Before she spoke.

"How long can you afford to stall us if you tried I wonder?" Yanking out the blade and poised it to make another hole in his body. "The complete amount of saith ore. That is the first demand. Methinks you have a vast hoard of other valubles hidden hereat which you no longer need. Now! please my ears for your kind aught to be the masters of dealmaking and it would please me to hear it formed"

[*Selebius]

"Harrggnnn....."

The flesh sizzles and burns as the holy energies spread in the hole the weapon ripped, the devil spasming in pain.

"It is in the crates. The wagon. FG I to FG IX. This should be all. Really."

[*Krayt]

"That shall no longer be one of your burdens. It will go with us. But I belive there be more at your hand to barter with."

She made a grasping handmovment in the air and jabbed a thumb pointed at the cippled devil gesturing for Ganatog to seize him. Then returned her hand to the hilt quickly.

"Who is your second in command hereat?" Turning her head to the gathered guards. "Step forth!"

[*Selebius]

The fiend does not dare to move and the mercs watch warily, staying silent a bit before one of them steps up .

"Lady Emerra is the second in command. She is in not in town however so that would leave me. Captain of the household guards, Jerrev."

[*Mander]

Backing up warily, he reaches the Abishai and holsters the axe on it's backsling. He takes hold of the abishai by the base of it's tail and the back of it's neck, easily holding it up in front of him in case it gets second thoughts and tries to use it's claws or teeth.

[*Krayt]

She turned towards the guardsmen as Ganatog seized the Devil she switched role with him her focus laid on the warriors infront of her. She eyed the commander wary of any tricks.

"Mayhap chance has ordained it so promotion was gained this day? " She said with a subtile temptation in her purring playful tone. Fluxing to harsh and threatening- "Cast any thoughts of folly aside it will not avail you!"

"What else is stored here? What be the devil worth to you? I shall tell you. If the secret came out you will all die for it. Better to seal a deal that benefits us and you."

[*Selebius]

The woulnded devil does not try to struggle against the venerable jotun's grip and the guards mumble to each other behind ther leader's back as they hear Maed's proposal.

Of course they know that they are in a dangerous position and being exposed to Lord Paracs and the local authorities will have dire consequences.

"I have no idea what is stored down here....", the leader looks at the devil before going on. "... and it looks like our contract is running out."

[*Krayt]

Turning her head briefly so that her nose was ppointed at her shoulder she hissed a short command at the cripled devil. "That be an answer for you to give us. A good deal is what may save you. Naught else." Turning back to the men before her and their commander she spoke more diplomatic.

"That will benefit you. The fate of this ore is decided it comes with us. This devil will be removed without it's shadow cast on you. The scale is evenly balanced and awaits that final weight to set."

Her wound gradually closed as the healing properties on her armour regenerated her flesh slowly.

"We may be able to work together in the future. Part with a few of these crates aside from the ore as a reconciliation and you will be rid of the devil and of us."

[*Selebius]

The leader of the soldiers gestures at the crates. "Take what you want. We do not need anything.. but it is up to you to get it out of town.

Of course if you need our help as guides, guards or workers.... I am sure we can work out an agreement that leaves us all pleased."

"TRAITOR!", the Abishai hisses and tenses in the giant's grip and the mercenary leader stumbles back as the creature unleashes some magic in its former allies direction, sending the maer to the ground, spasming in pain.

((SC to id what the Abishai did if you like and Listen to find out what is going on outside ))

[*Selebius]

It seems the Abishai used its Wrack ability on its former guard, a painful but not deadly magic.... but from outside there are calls, commands given to some unit of guards or soldiers and the sound of heavy boots on the cobblestones.