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The Thieves Guild

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by Jake Care.

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Episode 22:

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The Safe House.

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Knights were everywhere in the flats, and Maela
knew it was only a matter of time before the

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alarm would be raised that Raylan's attempt to
free his friends hadn't failed, and the

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knights' attention turned to them.

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They worked their way down one street and then
over to another one.

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Each turn revealed more knights looking here and
there.

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Maela was shocked that none of the knights even
gave them a second glance, despite the fact

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that the knights were looking around and peering
at everyone.

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"They are looking for Raylan," she thought.

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"Follow me," Allard whispered as he ushered them
into a

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nondescript house with a large hedge in the back,
which provided the house with

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more privacy than most.

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They were met by a rotund man who wore the green
of the Harvest Guild.

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Allard grabbed his forearm. "Deely, you're a sight
for sore eyes.

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What word?" "Strange times, Allard," Deely replied
as he walked them into his

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drawing room, which had wing-back chairs and a
large couch.

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Rafe sat down on the couch next to Maela, while
Deely and Allard took the chairs

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facing each other. "I was sitting in this very
chair reading when there was a pounding on

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my front door. I was confronted by knights looking
for the guild master."

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Deely leaned forward. "He was seen in these parts
on horseback.

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Any word on him?" "Ah, that is good news, my
friend.

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We have no word on the guild master. As you may be
aware, I have been framed for the deaths in the

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Merchant Guild. Maela and Guild Master Raylan
freed me, and he escaped on

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horseback, which I hope means he is safe." "We can
only hope."

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Deely looked at Rafe. "And who is this?" "I'm a
new member of the Thieves Guild,"

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Rafe replied, sitting up straight. Deely peered at
Rafe, and then replied,

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"There is no such thing as the Thieves Guild.

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It is purely ceremonial."

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Rafe smiled widely. "Sure, and I was captured and
beaten at the founder's banquet

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helping the guild master thief for ceremonial
reasons."

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A broad smile filled Deely's face. "You did that?

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Good show, boy. Jolly good show."

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He turned to Allard. "I had a delivery today and
will be returning to the Warehouse District

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tomorrow. I can carry you in the back of my wagon.

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You can cross the wall and make your way back to
the tower through the plains."

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"That is very kind of you, my friend, but we need
to get to the Old Quarter and the guild

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tower immediately.

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We should be there to help the guild master."

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Maela spoke up. "I agree. We need to get to Raylan
as quickly as possible.

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He has no idea who will help him. We don't even
know if he'll get across the Great Bridge.

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My fear is that he'll be overwhelmed as he
attempts to cross."

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Rafe snorted. "I would like to see anyone try to
get their hands on Raylan in the open with him

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prepared.

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Why do you think I'm the one who always ends up
getting beaten?

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Raylan escapes, and I get caught."

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Maela raised an eyebrow. "One possibility is that
our new guild master has a talent for

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blaming others for his misdeeds."

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Rafe's eyes went wide. "I am not saying that.

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He is just resourceful." "Enough, you two."

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Allard's deep voice filled the room.

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"Being able to redirect attention is a critical
part of the duties of the guild

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master thief, so your description of Raylan is
hardly an insult, Rafe."

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Maela nodded, and then replied, "Even if he is the
most talented escape

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artist in history, we should assist him.

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Assuming he makes it to the Old Quarter, how many
will even know who he is?

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I've spread the word, but I don't know how widely
it has traveled.

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Without knowing him, they may mislead him, or
worse."

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Maela stood up and started pacing. "We could make
Deely's wagon appear to be fully loaded,

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and then we could sit in the back as he heads up
River Road.

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He could tell the night protectors that he has a
delivery." "That is a good plan,"

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Allard replied. "And I agree with you about
Raylan.

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Even if he gets across the bridge, there is much
that could cause us problems on the other side,
since the

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citizens there are unprepared." Allard cleared his
throat.

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"Things have moved too fast." "Fair enough,
Deputy.

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I'll get my wagon ready." Maela wasn't sure when
or even if they would ever

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see Raylan again, but the more she heard and saw
of him, the more she thought he may

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actually turn out to be an important asset to the
guild.

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As she climbed into Deely's wagon and under the
tarp, she thought of her sadness over

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Pietro's passing. He was the closest she had ever
had to a father, and

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his death hit her hard. So when she met the new
guild master, she

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instinctively hated him since he was filling
Pietro's position, and yet he

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wasn't Pietro.

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But not being Pietro was an unfair criticism to
lay at Raylan's feet,

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even if he was an idiot.

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(dramatic music)