Fire and Rain

[Bjorn]

"A hint," Bjorn replies, "no more."  He nods.  "Good day to you, Master Mattias."

Stepping out of the cell, he looks for Lammermore.

[Brian]

The guards seal the door up behind you.  Lammermore is brooding in front of Durant's cell thoughtfully.

[Bjorn]

Bjorn jerks his head back at Mattias' cell.  "Did you hear that?" he asks.

[Brian]

Lammermore nods moodily.  "If it can be trusted, it does not help us .. but at least it is more information."

[Bjorn]

Bjorn frowns.  "I think finding Mistress Lindsey has become a large priority."

[Brian]

Lammermore raises an eyebrow.  "I suspected her as well," he says.  "You have some proof?"

[Bjorn]

"Proof?"  Bjorn says, raising an eyebrow.  "No.  But she excused herself just before this matter occurred, Mattias claims a woman was involved, and no one has seen her since, as far as I know -- not to mention the capability of the servants of Aestock.  It makes her a bit of a suspect, I'd say."

[Brian]

Lammermore grunts.  "It's suspicious, alright," he agrees.  "But we need something more solid.  We can't risk being baited into attacking our own ... it would only weaken us against the Dreadmarch."

[Bjorn]

"Agreed," Bjorn says.  "But that makes it all the more important to find her quickly and settle this.  If we can't find her... well, be she traitor or betrayed, we need to know."

[Brian]

Lammermore leans into Durant's cell, and looks at some of the tally marks for a minute before replying.  "Well," he says at length.  "This is true, as well.  It ... shouldn't be hard to send an official summons to fetch her.  We just need a believable reason to do so."

[Bjorn]

Bjorn shrugs.  "We could say we wanted her opinion on the part of the meeting that she missed," he suggests.  "Not unreasonable, that -- she is the representative of Aestock here."

He frowns over Lammermore's shoulder at the markings on the cell.  "What do you make of that, by the bye?"

[Brian]

"I've no clue," Lammermore says, shaking his head.  "Perhaps it's a puzzle, or a game.  Perhaps something else.  On the matter of Lindsey, however ... that should work.  I think we'd best do that now, before any chances to recover her balance, as it were."

[Bjorn]

Bjorn nods at that.  "Shall we seek her out?" he asks.  "Or speak with Lord Kevin, and arrange a meeting?"

[Brian]

"I think we should seek her out," Lammermore decides.  "Kevin has enough to keep him busy.  Should we find anything, we can take it to him.  If not ... then there was nothing to alarm him about anyway."  Rising, Lammermore cracks his knuckles, and then starts to move towards the doorway.

[Bjorn]

Pausing long enough to study the walls of Durant's former cell one last time, hoping futilely for some insight, Bjorn follows Lammermore.