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You retrieve the seal from your Backpack and offer it to the Inquisitor-major. The man blanches when he recognizes the object.
‘Please, accept my apology,’ he says, in a quiet and humble tone. ‘I did not know that you were travelling with the Baron’s Seal. Your mission must be of great importance. I … I trust I have not caused you too great a delay.’
You return the seal to your Backpack and watch as the Inquisitor-major and his hunting party make a hasty departure. As they gallop away across the plain towards the distant foothills, you and Karvas breathe a sigh of relief before you continue your ride east towards Varedo.
