#odyssey

Oh.. Symon climbs up... and he sees above him, a prepared zip line

"STOP!"

Can he reach the line?

Yes, yes he can!

"Stop? Don't be an idiot" the sidhe sneers and with Bilbo under one hand reaches to take the zipline. He seems confident he will make his escape

But then he doesn't know Symon is right under him

The sidhe stops to sneer - but Dagmar is still closing on him.

Quick assessment - is the line too thick to cut with his knife?

Why no, no it is not

Once nice thing about having a surgeon for a dad. You learn that you keep your tools SHARP

A tight grin, and he reaches up with a surgical swipe/saw - he's cut through bone before, but this isn't the right tool... attempting to sever the line.

What happens next is... kind of spectacular... Dagmar closes, the sidhe, full of himself, hits the ZIpline one handed...

only to find there IS no ZIpline!

Plummeting past Symon, Bilbo wiggles out of that Sidhe's other arm.... and leaps for the edge or tries to... Bilbo may not make it

The sidhe DEFINITELY isn't!

Three stories is survivable

but it's SO gonna hurt

Dagmar dives to grab Bilbo!

Dagmar's big hands prove to be an advantage, and years of athletic programs work their magic! Now, as long as she doesn't treat Bilbo like a basketball and throw him again on the rebound, the chimera is once more safe!

Indeed, that catch was worthy of a Football champ, but.. gentler!

Dagmar exhales in a harsh puff of relief as she snags the chimera. He is smaller than a basketball.

The sidhe smashes into the ground below, there's a clang sound from armor and maybe something else, and he groans

Symon leans out over the drop, easily clinging with a few fingertips onto the brick, spider-man style, and peers at the Sidhe. Does he look like he's getting up?

"Gravity is a bitch." He observes with a thin smile.

He is.. but he's not trying to stick around, his arm could be broken judging by the way he craddles it as he limps away cursing.... and swearing under his breath

Dag looks down - house colors on the sidhe?

"Damnit..." He slides down the side of the building as quickly as he can, and checks for clues left behind. Blood, perhaps?

Or did he drop his wallet? 😄

No house colors, the armor painted black, house identity carefully concealed by same. There is absolutely no sign of what house this guy was.. none, nada, not a ....

that's when Symon finds the cold iron knife that went clang... and was dropped. It's a small thin blade, but yeah, that's cold iron. It would hurt for him to touch

It may have come out of the sidhe's belt

Dagmar, if watching, will see him reach for something, and then recoil as if it were a venomous snake. Moreso, actually... Symon LIKES snakes.

Poor Bilbo is now shivering. He looks a bit leeched of glamour... (probably because he was far too close to cold iron)

"Shh, shh..." She breaks a piece of dross for him, as she carries him back down the fire escape to meet Symon.

The dross seems to restore Bilbo

Symon has stripped off a somewhat dank black sock and used it to encase the dagger. A thought, and he uses the second sock as well, doubling it up.

Dagmar grimaces. "Iron?"

Smart... damn this shit nasty. Even the most unseelie frown on it's use for a reason. There IS no change possible with cold iron, only obliteration

He scowls. "We can't be sure what house that fucker was. The iron..." He pauses to spit to one side in distate. "Immediately makes you think Balor, right? But there are... well, you know, I trust Vali, right? But they say that there are factions of Beaumayn that think Iron is a tool to use, as well. And besides that - how do we know that any of the other contenders for rulership wouldn't stoop this low? Or even not in the running - they might want this Edrit out of the way permanently." He scowls. "Trust no one, suspect everyone... I hate court intrigue."

"Seriously."

"I would prefer destroying that thing - chucking it to sink into the lake, maybe, but we might need it as evidence?"

"Throw it into a lake, and we poison the lake." He grimaces. "Better to melt it down - can it be turned into something else, like steel? You're smart about forging and stuff." He nods. "But that's just what I'd do. You're right - for now at least, it's evidence."

"Chief's got a thing she does with'm."

"We'll take it to her if we can."

"I've delivered the stuff before. Carrying it is awful, and it won't go on the trod."

"For now, just keep the mutt away from it. I can carry it. It would ruin all our work if he winks out before delivery."

"rff" Bilbo agrees

He says, obviously giving very little shit about the tenderpaw. Despite how he looks it over and offers. "Uh, does it need any more dross? Just so we can deliver it in good shape."

"I think we're okay. And you'll need some, too, yeah?"

"I got what we got from the cabbie." He nods, "We should get a move on."