Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-5543592-20170331011949/@comment-5543592-20170421150746

"You're not?" Jester replied to Wiliam, as if confused. "Then why did I bother making all this food for?  That's it, dinner's off!" The Fool decided dramatically, but made no move to actually do anything.

"So, when are we going to hear why someone from the Brotherhood is sitting here with us?"

"Dear Timothy, does Tanner look like he's with the Brotherhood any longer?"

The Tanner in question was filling a wine glass to the brim, ignoring everyone around him. His eyes were half-lidded as if the bags underneath them had physical weight.

"Well that depends, are you a Brotherhood Knight or is that the stupid title these people gave you?" Rick asked Tanner.

"I was a Knight.  Not anymore." Tanner answered, lifting the wine glass and taking a long drink from it.

"Look.... guy,"  Duncan began.

"Fool." The Jester quickly interjected.

"Kheiro's stirrin' up some trouble. The kinda' trouble that'll get everyone in the Royal Wastelands oblooterated," He explained. "That includes Mercer Island. I'm not tryin' to threatin' ya, but unless ya wanna' end up a pile'a ashes blowin' in the bloody wind, we need ya to cooperate, alright?"

"Oh I completely agree, Toucan." The Yellow Jester nodded empathetically. "I have intention other than to help you.  But before I do, we're going to have some fun!" He lifted his fork, stabbed a cheese wedge with it, and set the diary product on his plate.

"You see, you're not the first individuals who came to Mercer Island wanting something." The Jester explained, slicing a piece off and spreading the cheese onto a cracker, his attention focused there instead of on them. "Ever since the Crimson King came into power, people have flocked far and wide to see his kingdom, to see if perhaps they can get something from him, either by force or by tact.  The former have always been unsuccessful.  The latter tend to earn his favour.  But if that was too complicated for you morons to keep up, in short you have to impress the King.  And that can only be done through the Trials."

At this time, Vance reached the palace. The massive iron gates to the courtyard were sealed. A top the wall was little guard booth, that looked down on the gates, likely so they could spot newcomers and open the gates for them.