Ooooh… dilemmas
Well, owing to circumstances we shan’t be able to seek out our Dragonhunt quarry until next week… but events transpired nonetheless.
Renate’s older brother Emil, you may recall, ran away from home to avoid being formally named their father’s heir, and ended up in the elite fighting/espionage force of their home nation’s major political enemy, Andragar.
On a trip to the city of Atlantis to enlist some aid, Rien happened upon Emil—robbing a museum of an artifact. Rien recognized Emil from his resemblance to Renate, and kindly put the police off Emil’s trail.
He hasn’t told Renate yet, as he doesn’t want to distract her from the job they’re on… but when he does, it puts Renate on the horns of a walloping lulu of a dilemma. See, Renate hasn’t told her companions about Emil’s allegiance, and his appearance in Atlantis didn’t give it away to Rien. As far as Rien knows, Emil has just plain sunk to thievery.
So Renate and no one else will have all the puzzle pieces to know that Andragar was behind the theft. She can’t put anyone on the right track, however, without ratting out her only brother—and there is a special circle of Renate’s private hell reserved for people who betray their families.
I think I know how she’s going to handle it, after all the wailing and gnashing of teeth is over. But ow, this one’s gonna hurt.
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