Gathering Witnesses

[Anton Wolfram]

[ModNote: Continued from Picking Up The Trail outside the inn.]

*Deputy-Inquisitors Zamba & Sholto entered the Wolfs Howl Inn and looked around. Their were a number of serveing wenches visable.*

Sholto: "Which ones are Miss Marx and Miss Ragnell??"


Zamba: ".......No idea. Best just ask one to point them out."


Sholto: "Won't that make them suspisios??"

Zamba: "Why if these two girls haveing nothing to hide?"

*Zamba said and walked over to the nearest Wench and tapped her on the shoulder.*

Zamba: "Excuse me Miss. But we're looking for a Miss Ann-Marie Marx and a Miss Jane Ragnell. Could you point them out to us??"

[Midnight]

*The plain woman turned and gave the shoulder tapper a raised eyebrow as she heard the question, not truly turning her attention to him, she brought her attention back to emptying the table of dishes and wiping it down.*

Wee Raggie will be upstairs some where making the beds and I believe the Elf is probably out some where riding on of the horses, exercising them as it is her day off.

[Anton Wolfram]

*Deputy-Inquisitors Zamba was in two minds about whether to thank the woman or repremand her for her rudeness....but before he could make up his mind....*


"Any luck locating the two potenshial witnesses Zamba??"

*Zamba spun round and stood at attention for his supirior officer. Who, along with Jacob had no enterd the inn.*

Zamba: "Yes sir, Miss Marx appers to be away from the Inn at this present juncture but Miss Ragnell is upstairs attending to her duties sir."


*Wolfram nodded*

"Well best go get this Miss Ragnell, Zamba but rememmber she's a witness not a suspect, and while you do that i'll go sooth it over with the propriator of this establishment....doughtfull he'll be too happy about one of his staff being quizzed by Inquisators."

*Zamba saluted and went off up stairs to find Raggie, Wolfram sighed and looked across the room towards the man who was clearly in charge.*

"I hate to make trouble for this young lass....I dought her employer will think kindly towards her for bring this kind of trouble to his door step."

*He said to jacob.*

[Jacob]

Jacob emerged from the door

"He may not be to happy about it yes, but am sure he wouldn't mind if we borrowed her for a small time, what harm can we do to his business if we repay him for time lost."

[Anton Wolfram]

*Wolfram nodded.*

"Yes, yes your right Mr. Jacob....there is little in the world of the buissness man...that the power of coinage can not rectifiy."

*Wolfram made his way over to the landlord.*

"Excuse me but are you the propriator of this establishment?"

*he asked.*

"Because if so i would like a quiet word with you and if not please be so kind as to point me in his direction...I'm Inquisitor-General Anton Wolfram."

*Wolfram produced the Silver seal that identified him as an Inquisitor.*

[Tom Troughton]

*Fortunatly for Wolfram it was Dal Marx the landlord he was adressing. Dal looked at the Seal and then at Wolfram.*



"Hmmmmm...yes i'm the landlord of The Wolfs Howl, if you'll just come with me Sir."

*He said and took Wolfram to a quiter part of the Inn.*


"Now look Mr. Wolfram sir, I think i know why your here and I'll tell you straight."

"Yes i let a room to Leytan & Yes i hired him on as a bouncer. But no i do not know where he's gone now and quite frankly Sir from what i've been told and what i've heard i can't say i'll be sheadding to may tears over this feller he may or may not have done for in Warlock."

[Anton Wolfram]

*Wolfram was slightly taken aback by Dal's forthrightness and bluntness.*

"Ah well yes your right Mr. Marx I am here investigatiing Leytan, however it was not you i wish to question it was some of your staff I have been told had close contact with Leytan and a man called Vyrrian Wren who i'm told also lodged here and whom i am also charged with finding and aprehending."

"I can assure you neither staff member is in trouble with the law we just want to talk to them and i'm more then willing to re-emburse you for the lost time and any trouble caused by their....."

*Just then their was a comotion on the stairs as Zamba came back down them half escorting half frog marching a young lady, obviusly a chamber maid who was visably upset and embarassed he took her over to Sholto and the two deputies took the young girl outside.*

*Wolfram watched them in disbalife and disapir. He then turned back to Dal took out a bag of gold coins from his pocket.*

"My appolagise sir...I'm affriad my depuites have taken my instructions a little to far."

*To avoid any further scences Wolfram quickly walked outside and motioned for jacob to follow him.*

"Idiots."

*he said quietly as he went outside to find Zamba and Sholto and the young lady they had just so uterly and publicly humilated.*

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[Jacob]

Jacob followed quickly his pin-point eyes sweeping over the patrons. His eyes stopped on a corner where no corner should be where ten eyes watched him and as he blinked the corner’s existence ended and the eyes closed for now. shaking his head he hurried out of the door after Wolfram

[Midnight]

*The young lady looked around while at the same time keeping her head down as she tried to see if Ann-Marie was returning at all. She did not try and stop the two men from escorting her away but tears of embarrassment and upset trailed down her cheeks that were red from the first emotion. She tried to wrap her dress around her tighter, ttrying to seek some comfort in the familiar item.*

[Anton Wolfram]

*Inquisitor-General Wolfram was not more then five or six steps behind his two over zelous deputies in exiting the Inn. He looked around to see where they had taken the poor young lady. They had her standing between them to the right of the Inn.*

*Wolfram walked over to them with a displeased look on his face. Zamba & Sholto saluted him.*

Zamba: "Sir the witness has been found for questioning sir."

*Wolfram looked at Zamba and then at the young lady he could see how embarased she was and scared by the way she was trying to wrap her dress around herself. He looked back at Zamba.*

"Ready for questioning?? She looks scared to death man!! I thought I told you that she was a witness NOT a suspect?? Yet you drag her down thouse staires and frog march her out here in full view of her fellow staff members and the inn's patrons like she was "The Wolf Glade Poisoner" or something!!"

*Zamba and Sholto looked arwkwadly down at their feet.*

"I suppose you at least had the commom sence to make sure this is the chambermaid in question??"

*he asked although he himself was sure this was Miss Jane Ragnell the state of her clothes and hair matched the discription they had been given. Zamba looked awkwadly at his feet again. Wolfram sighed and rolled his eyes.*

"Go back in their appolagise to the landlord and ask him when the suspect Wren checked in and when he checked out."

*Zamba and Sholto slowly walked back into the Inn. Wolfram turned his attention back to the young chambermaid.*

"Are you all right Miss??"

*He said gently*

"Please accepte my appolagise for the way my two deputis treated you...but you are Miss Jane Ragnell are you not??"

[Midnight]

*The woman did not raise her head until the two men had headed into the inn again. Her arms tightened around herself some more.*

That I am Sir.

*She stammers the words out slightly then gives a very faint curtsy.*

Am I in trouble? Have I done something wrong?

[Anton Wolfram]

*Wolfram smiles and shakes his head.*

"No miss we just need to ask you and a freind of yours Miss Ann-Maire Marx some questions."

*He brings out his silver seal to identifiy himself as an inquisitor*

"I'm Inquisitor-General Anton Wolfram and agin my appolagise Miss Ragnell for how my men treated you back there."

"But i need to ask you some questions in relation to two gentelman i belive you and Mizz Marx we're freindly with."

"A pair called Leytan & Vyrrian Wren."

[Midnight]

*She smiles extremely faintly her blush deepening at the metion of Leytan and for maybe a breif moment her eyes glaze over slightly as she thinks about the infamous Ice Killer but she shakes her head slightly.*

I do not know wither of them very well. Especially Mr Wren Sir, Ann-Marie looked after him mostly.

[Anton Wolfram]

*it may have only been for a moment but Anton was trained to pick up on just such signs.*

"But you looked after Mr. Leytan....we have witness who say you were the member of staff seen most frequently with him....and that blush you just gave dose betray you some what my dear."

*he adds with a smile.*

[Midnight]

*Her blush deepens slightly but she shakes her head slightly looking down at the ground, her feet shifting slightly.*

I cared for him only as any member of staff would Sir...*she seems to bend over slightly*

Me..and him...were not..more than that.....

*The tone of voice hints at just simple infatuation.*