Book 1: Murder on the Lightning Rail

[Vardaen]

Denamere sighs, "So you went to bed around what time? Did anyone see you?" He taps his cane on the floor more upset about picking this man to talk to first now than he was before. "You slept right on through until now is what you are offically saying?"

[Trogdor]

"Also," Kaine adds, "have you ever been to Karrnath?"

[Bitom]

Edward shrugs, "You all saw me leave the dining car. That's when I went back to my cabin. I probably cast my spell and went to sleep a half-hour after that."

To Kaine, he nods. "Of course. I fought in the war. We were back and forth across the current border more times than I can count."

[Trogdor]

Kaine nods at the response. "Did you know Sir Vincent when you served?"

[Bitom]

"As a rule, Enlisted men don't get the chance to meet enemy commanders."

[Trogdor]

"True," Kaine replies. But troops were captured; prisoners exchanged. While unlikely, such a meeting was conceivable. All things are possible in wartime." He nods. "I take it your answer is no, you didn't know him?" For all that Edward's answer makes a lot of sense, the diviner can't help but observe that he didn't actually answer the question.

"And you were an enlisted man?" he adds. "Did you take your magical training later? I thought all combat mages were at least minor officers."

OOC

Please correct me if I'm wrong about that last bit. I assume something like that would be fairly common knowledge this close to the end of the war.

[Bitom]

The man smiles, "It's true, I was a lieutenant. It was more of an honorary title than anything, though, I never had command of anything. And the Karrnathi didn't take prisoners. They took recruits. As a simple answer, though, no. I never met the man. The closest I was to him was on this very car."

[Vardaen]

Looking around at the others he taps his cane once more, "I'm curious how deep your magical talents go Edward. I'm not accusing you or anything, but it seems to me that some magic must have been in use tonight with this terrible tragidy."

[Bitom]

"Not very deep, I'm afraid." Says Edward, "My skills lie mostly in beefing up the front-line troops before we send them in. and in shooting Karrnathi undead when they break through the front line. I haven't pursued them much since the end of the war. The business of survival took precedence." This last he says with a meaningful look at Denemare, knowing that the fellow Cyran would have had to spend much of the last few years just making a place for himself.

[Shurijo]

Sudo was too young and enrolled in the university at the time of the last years of the Last War, so he did not serve in the war. Without knowing much about the war, he asks, "Your previous statement suggested that you knew of Sir Vincent and that he served for an opposing kingdom. How did you know Vincent served for Karranthi?"