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[color=6ecff6]"I agree, something is amiss here,"[/color] Ethelred replied to Elnith's observation, as he looked around atop his icy horse.  [color=6ecff6]"We need to find someone willing to talk."[/color]

Ethelred knew that this was the place they were looking for.  It was normal for people to feel some apprehension and fear at himself and Elnith, but this village was the only one where they fled inside and worriedly sought to avoid their attention.  It certainly wasn't normal for people to claim that the Unseelie had returned when fleeing into their homes.  The knights needed to figure out what was going on as quickly as possible- the longer they remained in the dark, the more danger both they and the locals would be in.

The problem, however, would be getting people to talk.  They might be frightened enough to not offer any resistance to those they believed to be with the Unseelie, such as Ethelred, but Ethelred would rather not cause any of them further distress, nor give them a reason to distrust Queen Sorcha.

[color=6ecff6]"Lugh, see if anyone in the town center is willing to talk,"[/color] he instructed the squire.  [color=6ecff6]"Don't hesitate to give them those pleading eyes.  Elnith, could you keep an eye on him, make sure nobody gives him trouble?  I'm going to try one of these houses."[/color]

Ethelred dismounted his horse and walked up to one of the houses whom he had seen a villager flee into.  He knocked on the door, which he assumed would be locked, latched, bolted and barricaded.

[color=6ecff6]"Hello?  I am Sir Ethelred, Knight of Airedale.  Is anybody home?"[/color]  He felt that it'd be best to try a somewhat subtle approach at first (or at least as subtle as a crystalline horseman atop a crystalline horse, a cursed berserker, and a Tuatha could be).  He wasn't sure if they'd answer at all, but their reaction, whatever it was, might provide some useful information even if they didn't cooperate.

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