An Unlikely Pair [Concluded]

[Methos]

You come upon a ladder leading back up to the street. CCRunner was the first up the ladder. Upon reaching the top, he extended his hand to inform you all to remain silent and then silently lifted the lid. You all could hear the sounds from above flowing down from the access hole. As silent as possible, you all slowly exit the sewers out onto the street. You find yourselves in a dark alley, shaded mostly due to the close quarters and the clothes hanging above, drying in the wind. Moving towards the end of the alley, you all stop, recalling the plan.

There was a mill not more then a block away that had an abandoned passage that ran under the inner wall and out of the inner city ward. The tunnel was said to move into the merchants ward, which would be even more dangerous, since it was one of the strongholds of The Master. It would be dangerous, but it was also the best option. Many of you grabbed clothes off the lines, or some other disguise to better conceal yourself while walking out in the open. Though you didn’t trust each other, you also knew that the only way for your current loot to be worth anything, was to reach the fence located on the other side of the merchants ward.

You were walking down the street when you noticed a pair of guards approaching you. They seemed unaware of you and would have passed on, when a hand reached out and snatched the purse of one of the guards and then tossed it at atheotes shoulder. The thieves reflexes were quick and upon striking his shoulder and leaving him unharmed, atheotes reflexively caught the item as it began to fall. The city guards spun around and seeing his purse in the hands of atheotes, both guards immediately reached for their swords. Atheotes didn’t bother to look at his fellow thieves, he knew they’d continue on, leaving him to fend for himself. He quickly drew a small dagger and sliced the ties holding the purse closed and then flung it forcibly at the closest guard, causing the bag to burst, flinging coins around the street. As he turned to flee he remembered Beskar and immediately jumped high as the expected dagger barely missed the back of his knee. He was turning towards a dark alley when something struck him in the back. He ignored it, as he knew it hadn’t been a thrown blade, but what felt like some sort of bag. He had taken only a few more steps when he began to feel a strange sensation come over him. It was then he began to panic, as he knew what had struck him. He frantically tore at his clothing, trying to remove it and the magical goo that was quickly engulfing him. With all his speed, he wasn’t fast enough, and quickly fell to the ground unable to move. He slid the small blade out of its hidden wrist sheath, but even that wouldn’t work. He could do nothing but panic as the city guard walked up to him, laughing at his condition.

“Hey, doesn’t he match the description of one of those thieves we’re looking for?” asked one guard.

“It sure does. I wonder how this happened to him?” stated the other.

“Who cares, we’re the ones bringing him in, that’s all that matters. Granted, once we figure out how to get him out of the goo.”

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Atheots was the Ring Leader and has been captured by the City Guard!

It is now day. Make you’re accusations.