[Royal Guard] Regarding Penelope and Isaacs

[Ayanula ...]

On the night of [06/09/2009], I was prompted to enter the Inn after a Dragon was sighted crashing into trees, then attempting to enter the Inn through the balcony on the second floor.  When I entered to assess the situation, I stumbled across a tiefling [description of Penelope] running past me out the door with a roast in hand.  Thereafter, Isaacs, a man indicated earlier a week or so ago in Sergeant Kassad's report and later dealt with in the arrest of Terraunce Foaloke, claimed that the tiefling stole his roast and fully expected me to literally chase after the being over the food.

My response was naturally to get Isaacs to relax because I had more important things to do than start up a foot pursuit over a half-eaten roast that this man was compensated for by Inn management.  He insisted on action being taken and began to create a scene over the issue.  I was not intent on running after a stolen roast.

However, in an unexpected turn of events, to come to a compromise I ended up soliciting the help of the Dragon to aid in spotting the tiefling from the sky, at which point I would follow causually on horseback and track her down in this manner.  Surely enough, when she was found she initially resisted arrest, not complying with my directives.  As a result, she was taken down to the ground and forceably shackled.

When questioned about the incident surrounding the roast, she claimed that Isaacs stabbed her in the back for absolutely no reason when she merely walked by his table, and this prompted her to take a bite out of the roast.  Obviously this sounded like I was being fed a line, thusly I led the tiefling back to the Inn and confronted both individuals involved [Isaacs and Penelope] about the situation.

Both surgarcoated their roles, but essentially the tiefling went to snatch Isaacs roast and he reacted pre-emptively by slashing her along the back with a knife, thinking she was going to attack him.  There were also accussations that Isaacs may have threatened the tiefling under his knife to inflict more harm upon her.  I didn't look into this too much for the reason below:

After a long explanation of how that didn't bode well with the law, I gave both of them their options:  that the Tiefling would be brought in on a misdemeanor theft charge and would spend the night in the jail while Isaacs would be facing a minor assault charge and would be issued a summons to appear before a Magistrate in order to argue his case... OR they'd agree to drop the charges against one another and if ever arrested or charged for either of these related crimes again, would automatically be facing felony charges no matter how minute the actual crime was.

It's easy to see which option both agreed too.

Therefore it is my recommendation that if Penelope is ever found to be theiving - even if it's just someone's toothpick - she be charged with a felony offense and either have her hand broken or taken.  She was thoroughly warned against doing what she did tonight ever again and knows this is the punishment she potentially faces the next time.

Isaacs, on the same hand, should be charged under a felony account for assault should he ever be engaging himself in pre-emptive assault or excessive use of force in defense of himself or his property.  He, as well, has been thoroughly warned against use of this tactic.


Signed,
~Idelle Sarault, Arms-Lieutenant of the BlkDragon District



      
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