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A Polite Farewell

Release the old contract by ending the ancient who still holds the other half.

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Walkthrough

  1. Plan the release with the harbormaster
    The polite vampire stands at the counter and waits to be addressed. The harbormaster speaks first. 'He has agreed to walk up the ridge with you. He says you will need an hour at the threshold and you will not need a torch.'
  2. Trace the binding's anchor
    He spreads the contract on the sitting room table and runs a finger along the older signature. 'He is not bound to a place. He is bound to a debt. You cannot break the debt. You can answer it for him.'
  3. Climb the ridge together
    He walks beside you without speaking. The snow holds his weight but leaves no print. At the second turn he says, very quietly, 'He was kind once. I want you to know that before you meet him.'
  4. End the bound guardian
    A coiled shape uncurls from the cairn at the ridgehead and rises taller than the standing stones. It speaks one word in a language no one alive remembers. You answer the only way you can. It folds without sound.
  5. Rest below the chamber mouth
    He sits by the fire for the first time you have seen him sit anywhere. 'He taught me to read. He gave me my name. I have been waiting four hundred years to ask him to stop.'
  6. Answer the ancient's debt
    He was already awake when you stepped into the chamber. He inclined his head the way the old houses do and said only, 'Thank you for coming yourself.' It was over before the second torch guttered.
  7. Seal the chamber behind you
    The polite vampire kneels and lays the contract on the cold floor. The second signature is gone from the parchment. The first is still his. He folds it once and tucks it inside his coat without ceremony.
  8. Walk him back to the harbor
    He stops at the door and turns to the harbormaster. 'My business with this town is concluded. I am going to find a quiet country and finish a book I started a long time ago. Thank you both. Truly.' He bows once and is gone before morning.

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Reroll Credits: 125