[h2][center][b][color=ed1c24]Novak[/color][/b][/center][/h2]

[color=ed1c24]"I'm not here to apprehend you, I just want to find out why the Krysa want me and my friends dead,"[/color] Novak assured her, his voice increasingly frustrated.  [color=ed1c24]"That attack on that Krysa noble has turned them rabid, and they're not just going after you.  They've put my caravan under siege for a crime we didn't even know of, let alone commit.  If I don't somehow break them out or convince the Krysa of their innocence, everyone I've traveled with for as long as I can remember will die!"[/color]

He was done playing diplomatic or subtle.  He was done being polite to this abrasive witch.  At this point, there wasn't much else to do except clean as to exactly what he was here for and hope that she'd at least share something.

He couldn't compel any answer from her, of course.  The witch did mention that she could use her magic in self-defense, and Novak had no intention of putting that to the test.  If she refused to cooperate further, there wasn't much to do but leave before her definition of self-defense extended to ridding her home of unwelcome guests.

From what he could gather, the Krysa wanted this woman badly.  She may be this person of interest that Lady Marushka was looking for, and was likely somehow involved in the assassination attempt.  If this Yaga continued her refusal to share any information, it might be better for Novak to leave and leverage the information of her location and defenses with the Krysa, as risky as that may be.

It'd be best not to let the witch know that, though.

[@Rune_Alchemist]