Fire and Rain

[Brian]

Bjorn is unable to glean any further information on the nineteen times nineteen scratches.  After leaving the execution chamber, Lammermore is followed (at a few steps back) by a quartet of guards, though he doesn't appear to notice.

A few hallways and stairs later, and the entrance to the basements is reached.  Liandral is pacing back and forth there, both hands looking (surprisingly) intact, though he is wearing thin white gloves.  He ceases pacing upon seeing Lammermore and Bjorn.

"Ah," he says, before either can ask any questions.  "There you are.  I was wondering if you could help me -- I'm trying to find Madame Lindsey, but she appears to be missing."

[Bjorn]

Bjorn glances over at Lammermore.  "In fact, we were just about to go looking for her ourselves," he replies urbanely.  "Have you asked any of the vassals assigned to her?"

[Brian]

"Yeah," Liandral says, frowning as his left hand rubs at his right wrist.  "But they don't know where she is, either.  This ... is going to be problematic."

Lammermore frowns.  "How can her own vassals not know where she is?" he asks, somewhat doubtfully.  "I grow suspicious, Liandral.  It occurs to me that we should question those same vassals about this more closely."

[Bjorn]

Bjorn scrubs at his chin.  "If I recall correctly, the vassal who was with her followed her from the meeting room," he says.  "He must have some idea where she is.  And the guards outside the meeting chamber should have at least noticed which way she went."

[Brian]

Lammermore frowns.  "That's true, but from the meeting room she would have gone from sight of the guards to the stairs no matter where she went," he warns.

Liandral nods, and then adds, "I haven't spoken with that specific vassal, yet, so questioning him might still be in order."

Eyeing Liandral, Lammermore grunts.  "We shall see," he says neutrally.