17. Everen: Larkin & Wren

Summary

• The protagonist is tasked with secretly attending a meeting on Thistledown Street with Kelwyn, a fence for stolen goods.
• The protagonist uses magic to bypass wards and gains access to the shop through a window.
• The shop belongs to Kelwyn and is filled with antique trinkets and possessions.
• The protagonist eavesdrops on a meeting between Kelwyn and Arcady, the protagonist's current companion, regarding a job.
• Arcady proposes to steal Girazin’s Claw, a highly valuable relic, and sell it on the black market.
• Larkin and Wren, former associates of Arcady, are also part of the meeting. They are initially hesitant but are intrigued by Arcady's plan to impersonate a powerful merchant, Sar Ikari Dwell, and gain access to the relic during an auction.
• Arcady promises the Marricks (presumably Larkin and Kelwyn, as the group name) half of the final cut, which he estimates will earn them forty wraithwright suls, a large sum.
• Larkin and Kelwyn are skeptical about the plan but are eventually swayed by the promise of a sizable profit. The split of the profit is negotiated and it's decided that Arcady and his partner will get 80, the Marricks will get 80 and Kelwyn will receive 20.
• Arcady reveals that the protagonist is his partner for this job. The protagonist had shifted to his human shape just before Arcady mentioned his participation.