A Possible Cure

Fred was startled, as it was the last thing he had expected her to say. "Why?" he asked.

"Because if the other priests and priestesses should see the High Priestess like this, it would cause panic. No, I must stay hidden away in my room until I can be cured."

"And how are we going to do that?"

"You saw what contact with that holy icon did to Valmar's demon."

"You want me to get another icon and throw it at you?"

"Not quite. I want you to get me a vial of holy water. Then I will pour it over myself. That should cure me - if it doesn't kill me, of course. But hopefully my corruption will not have not run that deep."

"And where am I going to get one of these vials?"

"The church. When I said that it was the last place that we should be right now, I really meant that it was the last place that I should be right now. A vial of holy water is always kept on the altar, ready for use in our rituals. At this time of night, there will only be one priest on duty. You will have to convince him to let you take it, but you mustn't tell him the real reason. I hope that I don't need to tell you that using force would be totally unacceptable."

"Of course not," Fred said, with his best "butter wouldn't melt in my mouth" expression. However he knew that he would take the vial by force if he had to. He went back to his own room to dress and to strap on his sword, then made his way to the church.

1. He succeeds in getting the vial of holy water.
2. He succeeds in getting the vial of holy water. But when he knocks on the door of Tarsa's room and then enters, she's not there! Too late, Fred realises that he should have left Skye to keep an eye on her.
3. When he enters the church, he sees that it's in total disorder. The priest has been killed, and there's no sign of the vial.
4. The priest won't give him the vial and, in the struggle that follows, it gets smashed.

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