Beggar
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You're back! How delightful!
(Then he spots Riordan.) Oh! Esteemed officer of the Royal Army, I--
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Riordan
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Silence. Tell me exactly what you saw that night. You know what'll happen if you lie to me, do you not?
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Beggar
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(The man pales and gulps.) W-what exactly do you want to know?
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Riordan
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You saw the creatures who fled into the sewers, yes?
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Beggar
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Y-y-yes. I saw them with my very own eyes. Sir.
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Riordan
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(Riordan motions for the man to elaborate.)
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Beggar
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(The beggar looks confused.) I don't understand...
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Riordan
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Elaborate on what you saw that day!
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Beggar
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O-oh. What I s-s-saw was...
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Beggar
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They [sic] creatures were scaly! They were covered with scales! Hard, cold-looking scales!
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Beggar
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W-without a doubt, sir. I remember getting chills down my spine when I saw their cold skin.
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Riordan
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Good, that's all I needed to know. You may go.
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