#earthrunes

"Thank you." he nods, and heads off... maybe the stables, or...??

A good question...

He doesn't find Coradel at the stables. The stable girl there, a pooka horse herself, looks up "Shall I prepare your steed , your majesty?"

"Ah, no. Thank you. Do you know where Baroness Coradel is?"

She nods!

"Earth, the planet the sun goes around" She assures

"Of course." he sighs "Well, thank you." And he'll continue his search.

With the absence of Coradel, he must look about and... sees a hawk!

And Sir Sergei, training it

August waits, so as not to distract.

The hawk goes out, and swoops at a command, taking out a target shaped like a rabbit... and 'killing' the stuffed animal

"Well done" Sergei declares, then takes the rabbit faux, and turns to August "Baron?"

August nods. "Well done, indeed. I hope I find you well?"

"I am fit for my duties, Baron. How may I assist you?"

"You haven't seen the Baroness recently, have you?"

"About an hour ago she was at the kennels, admiring a new litter"