Adelaide

Act I Scene IV: Troll Dust

Carl Toga, suffice to say, was purely terrified. Whatever the detective just fed him,...

He couldn't hide anymore.

Toga's paling face was a good sign to Rhea. She was finally able to cut the lies and go directly to the truth. Troll Dust is rather cruel, showing the worst secrets one holds through to whomever bothers to ask.

She had sympathy for the man. He didn't seem like a criminal.

Then again, he was hiding a dangerous secret for a criminal.

Kadin, on the other hand, seemed ready to pass out, as everything that has happened so far had finally caught up to him.

What was he doing here, ratting his old friend out to Rhea Shard?

Andrew was in danger true, and Rhea was his only lead. Also true.

But, having had fought assassins and then meeting the Rhea Shard only for her to turn out to be a brat, along with getting his friend poisoned by some crazy truth dust, all in less than a day, is just pure ridiculousness.

Rhea Shard, suffice to say, was defiantly a clod.

Not cooperative, annoying, teasing, should the list go on?

He glanced over at Rhea, who was watching the man in front of them being tortured over stress.

She's a devil. Kadin thought to himself.

Rhea, who was simply trying to humor herself and calm the man albeit a little, realized she was failing and decided to finally ask the master question.

"Mr. Toga, my good man. Where exactly is Martin Tylerson?"

Toga bowed his head down before answering, "I don't know where, but I do know what he's been doing since his death."

"What," Rhea leaned in. "has he been doing?"

Toga sighed. Got nothing to lose now, he thought to himself in melancholy. "That psycho is part of something I didn't want to be a part of. He had come to me a week after his 'death' to ask me to join this organization. I knew the minute I saw him in this weird uniform with knives and swords that he had long passed crazy.

"I don't know why Martin faked his death just for the sake of joining a gang, but I do know that he had said something about going to Xeris's Fortress if I ever changed my mind. I-I don't even know what that is, honest!"

Rhea looked at him, with, was that sympathy? Kadin wasn't convinced.

Rhea stood up and stared at Toga, who was sweating layers of precipitation. "Look kid, I don't need you to tell me that you're being honest. Right now, and for the next six hours, you can't not say anything dishonest. I apologize for my tactics," Rhea glanced at Kadin before responding, "but they did work, now didn't they."

Toga whimpered in fear. I'm so dead, I'm going to jail, I-

"Good day to you Mr. Toga. I plan to free you from Martin Tylerson for good. So have hope." Rhea said as she walked out of the building. She quickly poked her head back inside the apartment with what Kadin thought he'd never see; a genuine smile.

"I hope you do well in your future. As long as the SSA doesn't fear about my visit, they won't hear anything about what you just told me now. Good day! Now, Phasma, are you still going to stand there like an idiot, or are we going to go?"