My daughter is now
safe and sound, so I can breath a small sight of relief. That being
said, I can't go with her just yet. Before heading back to her and
Samuel, I still need to eliminate the Pendleton twins so that Trevor
can take control of his family's voting block. Thanks to the
conversation I overheard earlier, I know that Morgan Pendleton is in
the Ivory Room and Custis Pendleton is in the Smoking Room, located
on the second and top floors respectively. In order to avoid the long
arm of the law, it would be best to find a way to make these kills
look like the result of unfortunate circumstances. That may be easier
said than done. I'll need to case their individual rooms to discover
the best way to pull this off.
But before I do
that, the Heart tells me that while I was in the attic, I missed a
Rune. Since it's only a few flights of stairs away, I should get it
now so I don't have to worry about it later. On my way up, I hear the
whispers of a Bone Charm. The Heart begins to beat in my pocket
confirming what my hearing already told me, leading me to take a
brief detour into one of the rooms by the stairwell. Along with the
Charm, there were also a few valuables I may be able to use to pay
for my supplies in the future. Sadly, this artifact, like previous
charms, is of no use to me, so I drop it in my bag. Heading once more
for the attic, I arrive at the room with the Rune. As I enter, I see
a woman cleaning her room, probably awaiting a client. Quickly, I
move in, grab the Rune off a table behind her, and dart back out
before she notices anything turns around. Taking a quick breath, I
return to the floor below and retreat onto the awning above the
second floor balcony.
Opening a window, I
decide to try and stick to the rafters for this one to avoid
detection. Arriving just outside of what appears to be the lobby of
the building, I overhear one sad, pathetic guard tell another about
how he thinks one of the girls in this brothel might actually like
him. Saying what I'm thinking, his buddy politely reminds him that
both him and the girl are in a whore house, and she's on duty. That's
when I notice the other Rune on the wall. While they are there, I
can't swoop in and get to it, so I decide to wait until they finish
their little spat and leave. After dropping down and snatching the
Rune, I teleport back up to my hidey-hole, deciding that now is a
good time to develop my powers. As before, I open my mind and receive
a vision. In it, I see myself next to a rat. When I activate my
powers, I throw myself, body and soul, into this little rodent,
forcibly seizing control of its form. Pouring my Rune energy into
this vision, I feel my powers react and once more develop further.
Returning to
reality, I use Blink to move onto the top of the circular metallic
decoration above the lobby. Walking around, I see a door labeled
“Ivory Room”, and recall that one of the twins is located there.
A quick scan of the area nearby reveals a door to a balcony right
outside the Ivory Room. I think that I can use that balcony to sneak
around and get a better view of what's inside. Before I do anything,
I watch to see if any guards are coming out of the door. To my
detriment, there is one. He shows no signs of moving from his post
and if he remains, he'll spot me when I make my move. I have no
intention of being caught, which means he has to be fed to my
summoned rats. What happened next was perhaps the most awesome thing
I ever witnessed, and entirely unexpected. My rats did take care of
the guard, but his screams brought another guard out of his post in
order to see what's going on. To my surprise, Morgan Pendleton also
took the time to move away from his whore and charge the unknown
threat (which is odd when you consider that the room he is currently
occupying is supposedly soundproofed and he's a noble, therefore a
complete coward). The two of them together were accosted by the rats
that remained. Why the guard decided to use his pistol against the
rats, I have no idea. What I do know is that he missed completely and
instead shot the first of the two Pendleton twins square in the
chest, killing him instantly.
Oh dear, what a
terrible accident.
Retreating back to
the rafters, I sat there for a moment in pure astonishment. That went
nothing according to plan, and I'm all the better for it. It's taking
everything I have right now to suppress my laughter. One down, one to
go. Regaining my bearings, I remember that the other Pendleton,
Custis, is upstairs in the Smoking Room. The staircase upwards is to
my right and in plain view. As I go to climb it, I see two watchmen
returning to their posts upstairs after witnessing the commotion, so
I wait a moment before advancing. When I do, I take position atop the
light fixtures on the top floor. I see the Smoking Room from my
vantage point, door wide open, but the guards are on high alert after
the incident with the rats downstairs. Acting on instinct, I
teleport into the Smoking Room. Luck is on my side today, as there
are decorations I can use to hide behind as I move to the balcony. I
know what I need to do, but it's going to require good reaction time.
I see Custis
talking to his prostitute, and their conversation is quickly turning
ugly. It's no secret that the Pendletons and the Boyles are not on
good terms, so to hear him say that he wants her to dress like one of
the Boyle women is alarming. I feel bad for the girls, but what I'm
about do will likely not turn out well for her. Accepting the
potential collateral damage, I summon a swarm of rats onto Custis
Pendleton. They devour both him, and his unlucky partner, quickly.
(Note: I don't know how, but the mission results page insists that
no civilians were killed in this mission, so apparently she survived
and I didn't realize it.) The guards won't even have time to
react as I've already teleported down onto the streets, quietly
hiding while I figure out how to get out of here. When the watchmen
just outside turns around, I dive into the alleyway and make my way
back onto the rooftops. All I have to do now is head for the door to
Clavering Boulevard and make my escape on the boat. Blinking behind a
cluster of nearby crates makes getting back onto Clavering a joke,
and when I do make it back I scale a guard tower to avoid being
spotted. From there, I regain the high ground and, through a series
of Blinks, make it back to the top of the guard tower on the other
side of the boulevard. It is a short trip from my present location to
the coast, where Emily and Samuel are waiting for me. Giving them the
go ahead, we depart this place and make our way to the Hound Pits
Pub.
As we are about to
dock, Samuel accidentally talks about what I just did, in front of my
own daughter no less. Dude, I like you and think you're a great
friend, but stow it! Emily somehow takes it in stride. She clearly
knows what's going on, but is either trying to feign ignorance for my
sake or just doesn't want to believe it. After making it ashore,
Callista introduces herself to Emily as her new tutor for the
duration of our stay here. Emily seems to take a shine to her, and I
feel like I can trust Callista to care for her, so I let the two of
them go for now. It's then that Havelock finally appears and praises
me once more for my skill, assuring me that the conspiracy is going
according to plan. My only problem is that once this is all done, I'm
pretty much convinced that his plan does not at all involve me living
through this after hearing his audiographs. Turning to part with me,
the old admiral says that the last remaining Pendleton sibling would
like to speak to me personally.
I find Trevor at
the base of the lighthouse, staring out into the horizon. When I walk
up to him, he turns to face me. He has... an odd way of showing that
his brothers' deaths are affecting him. The nobleman clearly knows
that what I did was best for him, but he still can't quite accept
that his own family is dead, partially by his own hands. This is when
he begins to have a bitch fit about all the money that was spent
breaking me out of prison and I stop listening until he tells he
that... Havelock is looking for me? I just spoke to him, so that's
stupid. Honestly, I have no idea why I'm working for these guys at
this point. I have my daughter back and, aside from Martin, they
clearly aren't competent to any significant degree. Plus, Havelock is
making it really obvious that he's likely going to kill me. Actually,
I have an idea. Before going back to speak with the navy man, I think
I'll inspect the second floor rooms again. Perhaps if get some dirt
on them, I can blackmail the two of them as a way to keep them in
check. Sadly, the search turned up nothing but a Rewiring Tool in
Pendleton's room. I should keep my eye on them for the duration of
our working relationship, because I fear it'll cost me my head if I
don't.
Returning to the
bar, I see Cecelia serving drinks to both Havelock and Martin.
According to them, Baldy's book makes mention of a consort of the
Lord Mole who has been giving him the funding to run his little
operation. Sokolov apparently painted her portrait, so in order to
get at her, we'll need to kidnap him in order to get him to cough up
her identity. When we first spoke after my prison escape, Havelock
assured me that his goal was to get Emily on the throne. I wonder if
he's being honest with me about that. Is there an ulterior motive? Is
this really best for Emily? I don't know, and I don't trust them.
Still, I suppose I should at the very least keep my options open. If
I plan to continue this little game, I'll need to leave now in order
to catch Sokolov at his apartment on Kaldwin's Bridge. This will be
the first time I've ever abducted someone, hopefully it's the only
time. These things have a way of getting messy. As I tell Samuel to
head off, I feel my head racing with all sorts of questions. Maybe a
mission is just what I need to clear my head right now....
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