Masquerade

[Brian]

"I know exactly who," he answers, his invisible voice sounding just a bit peevish.  "Anyway.  The point is that I'm likely to be around and doing stuff ... but if there's anything you need taken care of, I'm your man.  And the sooner we get home, the better, so, hey."

[Rezantis]

"Well, implicit in that question was 'do you want to tell me'; and will do.  I'm going to be gone for the next day or so, though, they're sending me off to do some stuff.  How do I get in touch with you?"

[Brian]

"Eh ... if you're leaving, you think you can get me out of here?  It'd be good to lay low," Durant says slowly.

[Rezantis]

"You know . . . I might well be able to.  It's a dangerous stune we're pulling, but if you're invisible . . . I'll speak to Radagast, but first I want to know who busted you out."

Nathan hums.

"And, of course, ease my mind by telling me where you got stuck after the plane incident."

[Brian]

"Well, it was Lindsey, if you must know, who conveniently framed me for it so I couldn't really turn myself in -- not that I was really eager to spend the rest of my time in a cell."  Durant pauses.  "Did you know they still give you normal food in prison?  I thought for sure it'd be foul gruel, or an empty bowl of steam."

Nathan hears a slight creaking, as though someone were to lean back against one of the wooden bookshelves.  "Ah, yes.  The plane landing.  Whereupon we had the dubious pleasure of running into Drac's evil ... or should I say more evil, twin.  But they had some good sausages.  Ask Parth about it some time."

[Rezantis]

"Bitch.  Not much we can do, though," Rez acknowledges, "I'll . . . actually, no I won't.  Here's the trick . . . we've discovered that the younger Gods are trapped in some crystals, and obviously we want their help . . . so some lorekeepers and I are going to the Archonae city to try and retrieve the one they have there.  If you want to come along, I'd be glad for the help - just tag along with me, for now, I'll be leaving fairly soon through one of Eske's gates."

[Brian]

"Yeah ... well ... I guess of all the people who SHOULD be able to know I'm released Radagast might be one of them," Durant says, somewhat dubiously.  "I'm too short to claim to be a Storm-rider, so ... I might just be invisible and follow you.  But, damn.  How long are we going to be walking just to get to the Archonae city, anyway?"

[Brian]

Phil walks into the library, and Durant swears.  "I'm not saying anything," he whispers to Nathan quietly.  "But I'll stick around with you until we can talk again."

[Dracos]

Dracos blinked.  "Still here, Nathan?  Radagast has some birds he's going to have check on Lienne."

Dracos

[Rezantis]

"I'm about done," Nathan notes, closing his book, "just indulging my curiousity.  I think I'll grab Eric; or see if he can suggest someone for me to take . . ."

[Dracos]

Dracos nods.  "Good luck.  And be careful.  I'm going to see about getting whatever we need on our end done with here so that as soon as you come back we can finish it and get us all home."

Dracos

[Rezantis]

"I don't think it's going to be that simple, although it'd be nice . . . anyway, got anything much to add?  I need to go bug Ekim, then I'll speak to Eric, I think."

[Dracos]

"No.  See ya when you get back, a dozen dead archon on your tally and a crystal in your hand."

Dracos started looking around the library, surveying for any books on the knowledge base of wards and the like.  His intent is to spend a couple hours here and then go check out Mattias.

Dracos

[Brian]

Despite remaining in the library, Phil is now moved to Shrouded Mystery.

Nathan leaves the library, and almost immediately catches Durant's relieved sigh ... but not much else.  Alec is nowhere to be seen.

[Rezantis]

"He worries you?" Nathan says quietly he (and he assumes they) as they walk towards Ekim's forge.