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StoryTeller: Meanwhile, back at the palace.
Queen Tamiko: “What do mean by the black dress?”
Queen Tamiko: “You believed her?”
Queen Tamiko: “Have you checked observatory wing?”
Queen Tamiko: “How about her bedroom?”
Queen Tamiko: “Where is my DAUGHTER!?”
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Queen Tamiko: “Why didn’t you stop her!?”
Korlaine: “I tried, she would not listen.”
Queen Tamiko: “Does she not care of the political implications of her absence.”
Korlaine: “She was obsessed with the caves. She even stole an academy uniform.”
Queen Tamiko: “Which Caves?”
Korlaine: “Pylock Caves.”
Queen Tamiko: “Whyyyyy!”
Korlaine: “The unique glowing spore evidence suggests the murderer had visited the caves.”
Queen Tamiko: “Murderer.. … so she saw… this is even worse than I thought.”
Queen Tamiko: “I will inform to the Royal Guard to escalate to code F4. Korlaine inform you father.”
Korlaine: “F4 it is mother, what about the staff and the guests?”
Queen Tamiko: “I will handle them.”
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Korlaine: “Father, Sir Quillan, Master Wenaltes.”
StoryTeller: The three men nod to the young prince.
King Korloc: “Korlaine I was just talking about the...”
Korlaine: “Code F4.”
Sir Quillan: “F4?”
King Korloc: “Of all the times. Faraine, has absconded Sir Quillan.”
Master Wenaltes: “hmmm I had predicted a F3, lecture about justice and access to the observatory wing.”
King Korloc: “...Even my spymaster, cannot predict my progeny.”
Korlaine: “Mother has already left to inform the royal guard.”
Sir Quillan: “Majesty, may I join the recovery efforts?”
KIng Korloc: “You may Sir Quillan, Wenaltes I will tend to the lords on the terrace...”
Master Wenaltes: “I will keep an eye on the guests here, your majesty.”
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Royal Guard: “Sir!”
Sir Quillan: “The crown princess, has fled her own birthday party.”
Sir Quillan: “I will be joining you in bringing her back safe and sound.”
Royal Guard: “Yes Sir!”
Gerald: “She was last seen wearing a stolen academy uniform.”
Clayton: “The Queen informs us it is a code F4. She is intending to head to Pylock Caves.”
Sir Quillan: “Why F4?”
Clayton: “AHH, Sir we have the protocol listed on the wall.”
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Crown Princess Response Actions.
Code F1: Keep her out of the observatory Wing of the palace.
Code F2: She has accused someone of murder.
Code F2A: She ironclad evidence of the murder, ensure proper chain of custody.
Code F2B: She is wrong, aid in apologies to the falsely accused.
Code F2C: Stop accused from attacking the princess.
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Crown Princess Response Actions.
Code F3: She is in a ‘timeout’ in the city. Usually in one of the private apartments. Secure the immediate vicinity.
Code F4: She has ‘disappeared’ from the Palace, find information about where she has gone and bring her back.
Code F5: She has instigated a public disturbance, assist with re-establishing order.
Notice!
REMEMBER it is your responsibility to maintain your suits of armour.
As members of the royal guard we are privileged to guard the throne. As such you are expected to take proper care of all your suits of armour from the daily patrol gear to even your full ceremonial plate.
Always check your armour, any damage to the gold vine should reported immediately! Damage to the gold vine could effect your magical protections.
Signed: Captain Tressler
Wanted! Lonzo, the ‘Mongrel’ Hagre.
Reports from the spymaster office indicate that Lonzo has been overthrown from his bandit stronghold in the western wild lands.
Information suggests he has fled to Scendall to try and reamass power to retake his position.
Should any information enter your hands make sure to pass it on to the spymaster’s office immediately.
Lonzo is dangerous as a fallen bandit lord, kill or capture on sight!
Stamped: The Spymaster's Office
Get your Fish on.
The month of Harosier approaches which means the FISHING CONTEST RETURNS!
Largest fish by weight caught during the month of Harosier wins.
The prize is a bottle of the king’s own vintage.
New Rule: NO Explosive magics (Eric this means you)!
New Rule: NO trained pets (Adriana, that thing was venomous)!
Signed: Captain Tressler
Sir Quillan: “Are these listed in order of, severity?”
Gerald: “No, chronological order, Sir.”
Sir Quillan: “I see, we shall fan out taking 3 paths to Pylock Caves, with luck we can intercept her.”
Gerald: “Actually Sir, given it is the princess we should just wait for the ‘signal’.”
Sir Quillan: “Signal? The princess is prone to energetic behaviour. I doubt she would….”
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Scout: “INCOMING REPORTS!”
Scout: “Large smoke plume coming from outside the capitol, location Pylock Woods.”
Royal Guard: they all look expectantly to Sir Quillan.
Sir Quillan: “Smoke alone does not indicate that it is the princess...”
Scout: “There are also reports local farm steads being robbed.”
Sir Quillan: “She has no reason to resort to robbery.”
Clayton: “She does have a head start on us, Sir Quillan.”
Sir Quillan: “By the hair of Pynar! Mobilization, target Pylock Woods!”
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Master Wenaltes: “Young prince, you seem to be helping your sister with her activities of late.”
Korlaine: “Someone has to.”
Tessa: “And watching your older sister get into trouble, must be quite entertaining for you?”
Korlaine: “There are perks to helping my sister as well.”
Master Wenaltes: “One day she will really get into trouble. Young Prince.”
Korlaine: “I know, she seeks trouble and trouble seeks her…..”
Master Wenaltes: “All I ask, is that you consider actions you will not regret later.”
Korlaine: “I agree with that sentiment very much. The knots she ties herself into.”
Korlaine: “Master Wenaltes, I do not recognize that maid is she new?”
Tessa: “Are you memorising their faces?”
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StoryTeller: As for the princess and her friends.
Tyto: “It still looks the same.”
Faraine: “You have been here before?”
Tyto: “Only as a kid, I was too scared to go any further.”
Kyaren: “His mother scolded him once she found out, you cried your eyes out.”
Tyto: “She is scarier than the caves!”
Kyaren: “Plenty of ghost stories, of people going missing in there.”
Greyside: “It does have a foreboding aura to it.”
Faraine: “Just the place for a murderer to hide.”
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StoryTeller: All they could hear was the howl of the wind.
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