In that moment, Nazdar knew he must sing. A simple tune, but captivating." What was the song? "Some peasant tune, hummed by a swineherd going home, but as Jerasti Moon-Singer said: "beauty is not in the art, but in what it instills." But one night, in moonlight, he heard through his cell a song. "You have read the works of Vekla the Ephemeral! Nazdar is glad to know a fellow student. So dedicated to that life he was, that he took a vow of silence." That wasn't meant to last. But he once was a brother of the Whispering Claw. And his hope." I heard you're an adept? Why would an adept be in a place like this?/So, you're an adept? How'd you end up in a place like this? "Nazdar knows you see more ribs than muscles on him. "His death did not rip those bonds apart, but without Dasalzo's care in keeping them tight knit they are unraveling none the less … and Khasda is pulling at the threads.īut some, like Nazdar, keep Dasalzo's memory. To quote Idino the Aphoric, "The greatest gift the indolent can receive is purpose." But now he's gone. We harried them, stole from them, bled them dry. The Stitches was once like it is today: a refuse pit of the spirit, home of vice, self-interest, and the vain depravities of life." And Dasalzo changed all that? "Dasalzo came to the gangs of the Stitches and showed them a common foe: Euraxia's armies. "A life of decades cannot be reckoned in minutes." So the Blind Poet has taught us, but Nazdar will do his best. Tell me more about Dashing Dasalzo./Tell me more about Dashing Dasalzo. You can ask Nazdar about himself and the often-mentioned Dashing Dasalzo. This one recalls many joys in the company of Tasnasi and the others. In the dark days the Stitches find themselves in, it is good to hold a memory of brighter times." So, you'll join Tasnasi's crew? "Your kindness reminds Nazdar of the love Dashing Dasalzo had for the Stitches in life. "As often said by Pollu the Overstating: "this is worthy of celebration!" This one is cheered to see you without the blemishes of harm." I've got your lute. "As Zubacha the Hermit said to Intasi after returning from his grand pilgrimage: "hello." Once you have found the lute in the canyon far to the southwest of the town, you can return it to him. Not to glory, perhaps, but away from shame.Įven saints do not live forever-nor did he-but as Balant the Canonical said: "the dead recalled in good memories are the true saints of our lives."' The others throw things at him when he practices, so he plays where he can be alone." Who'd you say gave you the lute?/And who gave you the lute?/Who did you say gave you the lute? "A saint. "The truth, however noxious, is sweeter than rose blossom," to quote the venerable Bate. Please, be cautious." Why were you practicing in the bottom of a canyon?/Why is the lute in the bottom of the canyon? "Hmm. The beasts that pursued Nazdar may yet remain. "To quote Wise Reranzar: "in places where many do not walk you find those you do not wish to walk with." You can ask him questions about the lute. He was forced to leave it behind as he scrambled up the cliffs." Weighed down as such, he cannot be the fleet walker Tasnasi needs him to be." What if I got the lute back for you? "Truly? This one was practicing his lute in the canyon below, but his playing attracted irascible beasts. It has buoyed Nazdar's soul for so long, he sinks without it. A lute, gifted to me by a dear, departed friend. So believe Nazdar when he regretfully declines her invitation." Can I ask why? "This one has lost a prized possession. Tasnasi has not visited him in some time, but this one has not forgotten her. "Hotaza the Corpulent often said: "The forgetting of friends is a grievous wrong." Wise words. What brings you to this one?" Tasnasi has a job. Nazdar greets you, wayfarer, though his times are somber indeed. "Said Nalitha the Avuncular: "Even in somber times must the wayfarer be offered greetings." When you find him, he will be gazing over a cliff in the direction of the Scar. Thick as Thieves: Help a thief with a heist.
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