Drink With Me

[Rezantis]

"A joke Durant once told me. Never mind."

Rez falls silent, until they either get to the library or Bjorn says something else.

[Bjorn]

"Ah," Bjorn says, "Master Durant."  That, he seems to say without word or change in expression, is really all that needs to be said about that for the moment.  

"To answer your question," he continues, "the last I saw them, both Master Radagast and Lord Kevin were in the library."

[Rezantis]

"Ah, I see."

They continue walking.

"You sound somewhat . . . annoyed, perhaps . . . with Master Durant?"

[Bjorn]

Bjorn hesitates.  "Master Durant and I had a disagreement about some of the stories he was telling, and who he was telling them to.   He was telling... the story of the five who came to walk in dreams."

[Rezantis]

Rez manages for once to not outwardly react.

"Disrespectful, to say the least."

[Bjorn]

"Somewhat, yes.  It's an interesting story, of course, but one must be sure of the audience before telling it.  While I'm hardly a bard, I would say with certainty that the wrong sort of person heard his telling."

[Rezantis]

"Hm."

Rez nods.

"So, what of note has been happening around the keep that I should be aware of?"

[Bjorn]

Bjorn sighs.  "That might be a conversation best left until we are with Lord Kevin," he says, delicately.

[Rezantis]

Rez raises an eyebrow, but continues. "You beat the first general - how, and how many men did you lose?  What's morale like, overall?"

[Bjorn]

"We lost, as best as I know, no-one with the first general.  That was largely luck -- a fortiuitious lightning bolt revealed the general, and we were able to dispatch him with comparative ease.  Morale..."  Bjorn shrugs.  "Morale, as best as I can tell, is as high as one could hope for among the troops."

[Rezantis]

Rez nods, and they continue walking to the library.

[Brian]

When you reach the library, about ten guards are standing in front, though they let you in when they see Bjorn.

Inside the library, still around the table, are Kevin, Radagast, Eske, and Mattias.  They look up from the large map when Bjorn and Nathan enter.

"Ah, excelent," Lord Kevin says, eyeing the storm-riders.  He frowns suddenly.  "Where did Lord Bloom go?"

[Rezantis]

"Several of the Stormrider lords decided to hold a council, Lord Kevin, and so  as our King his presence was required. He sent me in his stead."

[Brian]

"I see," Lord Kevin says slowly.  "Does this change the plan?" he asks, looking at Bjorn curiously.

[Bjorn]

"Not significantly, my Lord," Bjorn says.  "Sir Shuker can fill the role just as easily -- and I can assist, if need be."