A New Beginning

[Yuthirin]

'Overt action may not be our best bet. I'd prefer to root them all out, and having them present for a ritual may provide that opportunity.' Tryll replies.

[Anastasia]

'Yeah, but are they going to cooperate and do a ritual anytime soon?'

[Yuthirin]

What was the time interval between the last two rituals?

[Anastasia]

A few days.

[Yuthirin]

And how long since the last one?

[Anastasia]

Half a day.

[Yuthirin]

'Ehhh. Good point. It'll probably be a couple of days until the next ritual. By then, they'll know you're here and they'll have scattered. Might as well raze the town, salt the earth, and forcibly wipe the minds of everyone who's ever heard of this town.' Tryll replies breezily.

[Anastasia]

'Gee,' Dana sends back, 'It's like we don't have a criminal justice system to deal with this! Guards, soldiers, courts, everything!'

[Yuthirin]

'You should really get on that. It sounds like a handy thing for a kingdom to have. But seriously, where to?'

[Anastasia]

'We're heading into town, meet with me,' Dana says, 'From where we were before. Few people are out, hard to miss us in this mess.'

[Yuthirin]

Tryll gathers the remaining symbols and heads out!

[Anastasia]

The snow continues to fall as you meet the three, all trudging through the streets with DAna in the lead. "I think the royal magistrate's hall is this way," Dana grunts, "Colder than Auril's cock out here."

[Yuthirin]

"Auril keeps chickens?" Calleigh asks.

[Anastasia]

"Dana," Ebony says, firmly.

"Yeah, sure, giant chickens," Dana lets it go at that.

[Yuthirin]

"I think a chicken made out of ice would be pretty! Especially a giant one! How giant is a giant ice chicken?"