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Kaspar Ridolfi fumed as he, his escort, and his new 'slaves' left the auction area, heading for a nearby gondola dock. This was supposed to be a simple bargain in which he and his allies bought the Edelweiss family for a [i]sham[/i] enslavement. Instead, they got an ill-advised attack by radical abolitionists and a counterattack by 'Lady Vespid'. Fools; don't they know there was a True Enemy somewhere? Speaking of said True Enemy...

From the shadows of the open-air slave market stepped forth hooded figures, wearing shirts of scale mail and leather trousers underneath their cloaks. These withered, dessicated figures brought forth pistols, crossbows of their own, and longswords carved with runes of frost. These undead figures emerged en masse, two score at the very least, to surround both Lady Vespid's forces, the slaves that just stood there, and their guards, along with Seth Rush.

The leader of this band, so noted because his hood was bade up of black silk instead of linen, walked to where Clarimonde was, saying, "Lady Sauerstein, my name is Franz von Morr, Lich, Archmage, and Martial Artist for those who do not respect Magic. And I am here to grant you a chance of revenge and restitution of all that you have lost." 

And indeed, the Lich radiated an immense amount of power, power that dwarfed even Lady Vespid's magic. Beneath his hood was a pale white face with black eyes, well-preserved enough to count as handsome. Same for his hands, which were fully-fleshed, though bloodlessly pale. But before he can continue his offer, a voice sounded throughout the open-air market:

"You just want Clarimonde or Lady Vespid to become the vessel of a Reborn Mansbane, one that will kill them from the inside at birth!" And with that, two figures burst through the cordon of undead, blowing them back with a blast of light as they ran back to the open space, still naked, bare, and exposed, but holding weapons made up of pure light, and glowing with a magical aura of shielding.

It was Frederick Edelweiss, holding a sword that glowed silver, and Heinrich, who wielded a staff with a caducesus at the end which shone with gold. Following them, taking advantage of the surprise attack, was Kaspar Ridolfi, standing beside his 'slaves' with twin magitech blaster pistols in hand.

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