Ehh... Voldemar was actually watching the game of a commoner, and he was just glancing at the craftsman, to see if anyone was making any signals behind his back...
He's watching the next "circle of politeness"... He's following his first plan...
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Ottar's hands are shaking desperately. First, he dropped the vial, then he struggled with the cork for a long time, but finally he drinks the "evtheumia" and now feels better. At least, morally.
The journey to Gassa passes without incident, although it seemed twice as long to the Blooddrinker as the journey to the village.
-- Oh, Ottar. You look terrible, -- the healer is in his place. -- Have you already been infected?
e si ieu muoir, er mi grans deliuriers