#fenixtj

"I'll go over to Skyhook, see how she's doing."

"You're allowed to take a breather before that. ' he says "Beyond that... oh, would you like to know how the Nunnehi patrols with us are going? Probably not. not important" he is teasing her a bit but good naturedly

"Yes, of course I want to know!"

"there have been squabbles here and there, but friendships are forming too. And a victory was had over a group of thallian who did not know what hit htem"

"I'd like to hear more about that."

"I thought you might so I had reports made by everyone on the mission" He offers up scrolls "Constance put them in our official records"

"Thank you." she takes them, but stops short of reading them -now-.

"Most welcome" he says

"Anything else?"

"Actually, nothing but a happy welcome home" he assures

"Thank you, Diego, good to be home." She nods and will take the reports off to read.

The reports are promising! The Thallian really enraged the Nunnehi ,and that loathing of the twisteed nighmare parodies of true dreams seems to be something kithain and nunnehi share.

Well. We can build on that to start with. she thinks.

But the victory has reports of respect after the fact. Nunehi mentioning on record that the redcaps are brutal but efficient, sluagh respecting how quietly some tribes move. Etc. Not warm and fuzy, but they're getitng to know each other more positively

That puts a smile on her face!

It's also interesting in learning more about Nunehi out looks period, thesare short reports, but they're not less varied than the kithain

Some value sacrifice (which admitedly , Ancient aztecs too far literally and with innocents), others the hunt

And still others focus on growing things.

Indeed, renewal and restoration.

She spends some good time reviewing these notes.

The notes insightful, intruging, informative and promising... she may lose track of time going over them, but it's not unproductive to do so

Indeed, time she feels is well spent.

Hours later she is nudged by the hobbits..err boggans. It is time to eat

"Right.... right." and she obediently goes along with them to dinner.

A few days later...

The report comes in the middle of the night, she's woken, Dame Ash knocking at her door

"Mmm?" she wakes, pulls on a robe, and goes to the door, opening it. "Dame?"

"It's happened" She says shaking "Word got in" It? There was a Beumayn pow wow, Ellie and Vai and yes Ash

"What?" lost, but worried.

"We didn't know what we meant, Ellie had a vision. That's why I pushed for her to go to Rivervale as well, to talk to Sir Vali also. He had nothing. I had..glimpses, but Ellie saw more than any of us. We put out some warnings anyway where we thought it would do some good but we didn't expect this..." The normally calm grandame knight is frazzled

"What's going on, what's happened?" Jess pulls her hair back and grabs her maul.

"Everhear of the Georgia Guidestones?"

"No."

"It was set up in the seventies... a collection of slabs with writing how to 'rebuild humanity' during the fall.. post apocolyptic advice? It was influenced by Kihtain too... and used as an anchor, a hub, to provide structure to various trods through out willows. Think of the Firnost hub, but less organic?"

She seems to be calmer as she gets to educate

"Ok."

"It was broken , vandalized by some narrow minded ass. One part, then the authorites destroyed it completely and trigged a massive kingdom wide trod unravel'

"When, just now??"

"Trods yanked away from those relying on them, other trods lost their silver. Nightmares went everywhere"

"About an hour ago.. we have confirmation. The good news is, it should affect us very little. The bad new s is, it still will have influence.. and there will be refugees"

"Ok, let's get ready for them. And I don't know how, exactly, but we need to bump up patrols. Again."

"You may have to insist the other holds pick it up"

"Oh, I definitely mean the entire County better get people on the street." grimly "Can we get some Thanes in here to help spread the word?"

Ash nods "I would advise having Skyhook spread it by more modern seeming means as well. " A frown "Damn it. Elanor read every sign and I didn't translate it right"

Jessica calmly calls for Thanes and delivers instructions.

"Hindsight, Dame."

"Not in my House's case, my lady" She says "No, that's not true. you're right. We were given warning, not total clarity. Still, it vexes"

"Believe me, that I can understand. Maria, Rosa, let Diego know what you need."

"we will... " Maria says //Rosa curtsies then says "Ah, Comtesa?"

"Yes?"