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[Action] Inspect a metal chunk, pocket one, go find siblings

[Perspective] Second Person

[Vote Method] Poll-maker

The rules will be updated accordingly.
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As Gerard goes back to his work, no doubt enlisting some help to clean the pieces of metal off the ground or getting an empty crate to replace the one you had damaged, you take a look around. The metal chunks shone with a dull, silvery gleam in the early morning light, prompting you to take a closer look. You crouch down and pick one up off the grass. Chunk in hand, you turn it over and inspect it closely.

[Investigation Check: 15+2 - Success]
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You're hardly any kind of expert on metalworking or blacksmithing, but just as well it hardly takes an expert to know that this was a piece of unrefined ore. You find yourself completely unsurprised as your family held a number of mines out at the Northern mountain ranges, each digging for various metals and resources. Often their exploits would be sold off to the furnaces and refineries in the capital city of Ablido, netting a generous profit to the Brighton estate. Looking a bit more closely now, you feel confident that this is a chunk of silver ore, cleaned of rock and soil but yet to be smelted into a clean ingot.

As for why it might be here on a family caravan rather than a cargo fleet, you hadn't the slightest idea. You can only figure that whatever business your parents have in Ylora had to be some kind of direct trade. Maybe they were trying to set up a new trade route, but they usually leave the offspring at home for trivial business matters like that. You suppose it doesn't matter so much at this point, you're here now regardless.

You take a quick glance around to make sure nobody is watching and slip it into a pocket, figuring nobody will notice or care about a single piece missing from a crate of dozens or more. Besides, it might make for some good money or be useful as a bargaining chip. With silver chunk in hand, you turn and gingerly walk away towards the center of the encampment just as Gerard rounds the side of the wagon with a fellow servant looking to start cleaning things up.

Deciding to get back on what your parents had asked you to do before getting distracted, you start heading towards the edge of camp in hopes of finding a hint of which way they went before the caravan is ready to set off without your brother and sister. You squeeze in between a couple of wagons placed a bit too close together and- before you can really do much of anything else- you notice a pair of figures approaching from between the trees. It doesn't take more than a couple of seconds for them to get through enough of the brush to see that your siblings have returned to camp. Curious, you call out to them.

"Matthias! Blair! Where have you two been?" In response to your voice, they wave towards you on their approach. Once they get close enough, your brother Matthias responds.

"Good morning to you too, Andrew! We were out, ah, making sure the perimeter was secure, of course." Your brother, junior to you by only a year, was very nearly your spitting image- though with a shorter snout and a braid of hair- and had a certain wit about him. Most call it sarcasm. Over twenty years of life with him, you have learned to question most everything he says.

[Insight check: 19+0 - Success]
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You feel your eyebrow rise of its own volition. You look towards Blair, separated in age by another short year, putting her at the age of twenty to your twenty-two. Her hair was a dark brunette, barely a shade above the charcoal-black shared by yourself and Matthias. You see her face is slightly flushed, barely perceptible through her fur, but you know their tells. Turning again toward your brother, you lean a bit closer.

"You two have been doing it again, haven't you?" His ears immediately fold back. Bingo.

"W-what? No, we haven't done anything like that, n-not since the Felton incident. I... I mean..." You can see in his eyes his resolve faltering, while you keep your accusatory expression unwavering. He finally gives in with a sigh. "You're not gonna tell mom, are you? Brother?"

You give him a good, hard look before giving an ambiguous reply.

"Don't worry about it, for now you should both go to their wagon and let them know you're alright. They sent me out to come looking for you, make sure you would both be alright before the caravan left." You look towards Blair as you finished that sentence, who returned an appreciative smile.

"Well, mission accomplished it seems." Matthias spoke out again, trying to get under your skin a bit. Blair maneuvers her way around you as you turn to him once more, paying her no mind as she started working her way between the wagons.

"Matt, go pack up your things. We're going to be heading out soon. You don't want to be left out here in the middle of the woods, right?" Matthias gave a quick, dismissive wave of the hand as he stepped past you, following your sister closely.

"Yeah, yeah, on it boss. I'll be ready in ten minutes." You give a disapproving shake of the head, not that he would notice. It was somewhat stunning to think that he would be so agitating so soon after being found out like this and thinking that you weren't going to inform your shared parentage of what your siblings were up to out in the woods. Of course, you hadn't actually agreed to not do so.

You take a moment to recollect the "Felton Incident" as it had been labelled, an evening at the Felton estate- another noble family house- had been planned for a number of months as a dinner slash business meet. At first it seemed that there was going to be a lucrative deal struck between them and the Brightons, up until the lady of the house had excused herself for the restroom. She happened to hear something strange coming from a near servant's closet and looked inside, finding Matt and Blair copulating inside! Trousers around ankles, dresses hiked up far enough to blind them both and balls-deep within. You shake your head to try and clear the mental image, wishing prayers upon the poor woman who had to see it with her own eyes.

You're not quite yet sure what to think of it, especially now that you know they've been going out behind mom and dad's back and getting together like this again. You've heard stories of incestuous pairings within noble houses before, never really giving them much credence until you heard about your own siblings doing this. For now, you suppose you had better go to your parents again and figure out what to do afterwards. You know you'll have to get yourself ready for a long trip. There likely won't be more than one or two stops between here and Ylora, so you consider taking a quick piss before setting out. Whatever it is you do, you'll likely only have enough time for one thing, as you can already see horses being hitched to their yokes.
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Author's Suggestions

[Main Action]

~Let your parents know that Matt and Blair are back (One spare action)

~Don't inform your parents (Two spare actions)

https://linkto.run/p/OL1IW85F

[Out Matt and Blair]

~Tell parents what your siblings were doing (-Respect with Siblings, +Respect with Parents)

~Don't tell parents what your siblings were doing (+Respect with Siblings, risk -Respect with Parents - Deception check)

https://linkto.run/p/LMO657UE

[Spare Actions]

~Go pee in the woods

~Pee somewhere in camp (Risky!)

~Grab another drink of water

~Apologize to Gerard for earlier (+Respect with Gerard)

~Go hitch your horse (+Respect with Parents)

~Disregard Spare Actions

~Disregard Extra Spare Action (Will cancel second Spare Action if you don't inform Parents about your Siblings.)

[PLEASE CHOOSE ONLY UP TO TWO ACTIONS]
https://linkto.run/p/9GWCDX41