After saying good night to Lulmyra and to Banjo Rotemdol makes his way
to the narrow street of stone steps leading steeply up from Waterfall
Bridge. At the top of the steep stairway stands a somewhat crumbling
building, with stone lower part and timber upper floors. It looks to
be a residence rather than a business; there's a dim light glowing
from an upper floor window.

To get to a good vantage point on the roof without being seen by the
occupant of the lighted room, Rotemdol makes his way a few buildings
along the upper level street until he finds a substantial stone
building that looks dark and deserted.  After waiting for the a City
Guard patrol to pass out of sight, he climbs to roof level with the
aid of a rope. He coils up the rope and makes his way back to original
building at the head of the steps.  The way back at roof level is
awkward, with several loose tiles on one, and a slippery expanse of
those black panels made by the Karazthan that soak up sunlight during
the day to provide lighting during the night on another. To make
matters worse, he has to hide behind a chimney for several
nerve-wracking minutes while a Legion patrol passes on the city wall
above him.

Eventually he reaches his chosen vantage point; from here he's
actually got a panoramic view of much of the city.  The one drawback
is the proximity to the city wall; but by positioning himself with his
back to a brick chimney he's pretty much concealed from view.  He's
got a clear shot down the steep street up which he expects his target
to pass.

All he has to do now is wait. 

The wait is so long that Rotemdol begins to think his information is
false, or that she might have passed through before he arrived on the
scene. But then a group of kandar appear, three men and a woman.  He
recognises one of the men as the knight Kluranyr, he's leading the
woman, who's not too steady on her feet. She wears a hood covering her
head and concealing her face in shadow, but it can only be Tanala.
The two other men are also armed with swords; they don't look like
knights.

One head shot. That's all it will take.

Taking time to aim as she ascends the steps, he lets loose the bolt
just as she reaches the top of the first flight of steps.  The bolt
strikes it's intended target. 

Tanala drops to the ground.

The psychic scream knocks Rotemdol back against the chimney as if he'd
been struck by a physical force.  He struggles to maintain his
balance, and somehow manages both to keep hold of the crossbow, and to
avoid losing his footing.  In the street below Kluranyr kneels over
the fallen Tanala, while the other two stagger stunned, holding their
heads.
--
Tim Hall
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