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Stone of Bandos - Chapter 5
Written by: Sir Scizor1

This is a continuation of Stone of Bandos - Chapter 4 from Issue #5.

I approached the small wooden 'hut' cautiously. Lagode slowly approached the front door, while I walked around to peer into the window. I was greeted by the sight of a dwarf hammering on something silverish in colour. I nodded at Lagode. This better be who we're looking for... I thought, as Lagode rapped menacingly on the door with his knuckles. The dwarf got up and answered the door, staring up at the imposing figure that was Lagode.

"Erm... can I help ye? If this is about Thane, I didn't do it!" exclaimed the dwarf, who seemed somewhat drunk.

"Greetings, citizen. I am actually looking for my old friend Fin Dralor... is he here?" questioned Lagode, wrinkling his nose in disgust as the strong aroma of beer filled his nostrils.

"Uh...I'm Fin, do I know you?" replied the dwarf as he squinted up at Lagode, trying to recognize him.

"Ah, well... that's not important. What I need you to tell me is, who'd you make this for?" said Lagode, as he handed the dwarf a hand-sized 4-pointed star, which was coloured silver.

Dralor took the piece of silver in his rough, wrinkled hands. He looked it over, then pulled a small, blue-ish thing the size of a large coin off one of the shelves in his hut. He placed the magical object on the back of the symbol, and I heard a sound of a bell.

"I made this for someone back in Bennath. Probably on a Gullday... I think that was, uh..." said Fin, as he thought. "Right, that was, uh... some guy named 'Taynlee' or sumthin' like that..."

''Tainly? Sir Tainly? He was the one I ran into back at Falador, the one who ordered my arrest...'' I thought. I turned and saw Lagode drawing his sword and showing it to Fin. That's not like Lagode... you had better watch out, Dralor... My suspicions turned out to be right when Lagode shoved the butt of his sword into Fin's head, knocking him out instantly.

"He won't remember anything and will just think his beer knocked him out. Best to leave no witnesses, you know," said Lagode, answering my unsaid question. "C'mon, back to Falador, before it starts snowing any harder. I'm rather fond of my legs and wouldn't want to lose them to frostbite..."

I followed Lagode back to Falador, striding through the light flurries of snow. I was silent almost the whole way back to Falador.

"Lagode? Where are we going?" I asked, realizing we weren't heading to Falador.

"We're gonna make a quick stop at Varrock. I got a couple of buddies I wanna talk to first..." replied Lagode, not telling me any more.

Eventually, we reached the bustling city that was Varrock. Lagode entered the Blue Moon Inn, with me at his heels. As we entered the bar, I noticed a couple of men looking at me. I stared back at them, wordlessly challenging them to attack me. Taking the bait, one of them stood up, and the three other men followed suit.

"Who're you?" asked the man, who seemed to be the leader of the gang.

"None of your concern. Go back to drinking your...drink, and forget you ever saw us, brute," replied Lagode in a commanding voice I had never heard before.

"What'd you say, old man? You insulting me? I'll kill you with my bare hands, then hang you on my wall!" replied the leader, who was indeed a brute.

"Hey fellows, calm down or take it outside!" yelled the nervous barkeeper, obviously afraid of a fight.

"Durare, please take care of this brute so we can get back to out business," said Lagode in a bored voice.

As the four men approached, three of them much larger than me, I calmly fished out a couple of runes in my pocket, muttered something, and then three of the men fell to the floor, asleep and suffering from mild amnesia. I punched the fourth man in the head, making him faint as well. Then I hurried to catch up with Lagode, who was talking to the barkeeper.

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