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You decide to go to sleep, hoping the thief doesn't come back. In the morning, you wake up well rested. You stand up and stretch before eating a bit of food. You continue your journey to the king's castle without much happening. By the time you reach the gates, the sun is just starting to slink downwards in the sky. The guards have you identify yourself and your purpose before giving you the customary warning to follow the law or you will be jailed. They let you pass into the courtyard with instructions to wait nearby until the king and his quarry arrive for the receiving of gifts. As you walk inside the gates, you see a shady young man near a statue. You watch him for a few seconds before another shady young man joins him. They don't share a lot of words, making you wonder what is going on. You turn your gaze away as the king and two guards approach the small group of people gathered together to present their gifts to him. The two suspicious-looking young men walk over and join the group. The king happily accepts gift after gift, turning to the two young men, who present him with a small glass of what they call their village's best rum. He thanks them and drinks it. As the king turns to you, you hand him your gift of a small, handmade doll that looks like a little king. He thanks you and clasps your hands in his before making a gurgle sound and fainting. The guards that walked out with him yell orders immediately and take you into custody, the young men mysteriously having vanished. The guards search you, but they find nothing. You sit in jail for several hours until a guard comes and proclaims to you that the king died by poison, but they could not prove that it was you. You are let go and escorted out of the castle with an apology. As you leave the gates, you hear soft talking. Do you investigate the noise or go to the nearby inn and call it a night? Investigate the noise Turn in for the night