The curious and perplexing information that the werebear scouts had recovered was more than enough to convince Meesei to divert their focus away from their original task. They would still be delivering the contents of their carriage to the Evermore clan, but Meesei would have to delay her tasks afterwards until after they had properly investigated the recent discoveries. They returned to the outpost with a cart full of supplies and valuables, and a small group of prisoners. However, after handing off their salvage and ensuring the wounded werebear was being tended to, Meesei had her pack depart for Evermore as quickly as possible. 

The pack had already moved past the worst of the Wrothgarian mountains, so it did not take too many days to make the trip from the outpost to their destination. The Evermore clan was located in the Bankorai region of High Rock, to the direct north of Evermore. The region was on the border of Hammerfell, and the Alik'r desert, but there was still plenty of greenery around them. Like every clan, in Tamriel, the Evermore Clan relied on secrecy for protection, so they had moved from their previous, above-ground home in the mountains to one in a series of underground caverns. The primary entrance of the only cave system they could find with enough space to accommodate them happened to have its main entrance situated in a cliff face behind a waterfall. It was inconvenient in the sense that anyone entering or leaving the clan would be immediately soaked, but it was far from civilization and reasonably secure. Not to mention, it would give Rhazii and Kaj-Julan something to play in during their stay. There were several waterfalls in Blackreach, but none close to the Silent City. Even Leaps seemed to enjoy laying under the falls.

After their arrival, Meesei had met with the clan's leadership and spent the next day making plans for how they would investigate the recent discoveries. After about a week of sending out scouts to the city and the surrounding areas, they learned enough to develop their plan. They would need to act quickly, and in multiple locations, so Meesei had to divide up her pack based on their skills to handle different tasks. The largest of the groups consisted of Fendros, Sabine, and Kaleeth, all of whom she had called into the small, damp, but well-lit chamber that served as a planning room. Meesei, the Orc that led the clan's warriors, and another Breton were standing around a table with a map of the local area when the last of the three entered the room. 

"Excellent, we are all here." Meesei began. "As I mentioned before, we are going to need several teams to investigate several leads at once. Fendros, you will be in charge of your group. You, Sabine, and Kaleeth will lead a group of the clan's soldiers and other agents to locate a group of the enemy's supposed Talos hunters."

Meesei motioned to the Breton beside her. "Malithus says he has someone with contacts in the city who can potentially set you on the trail of some of these hunters. We want to learn their motives through any means necessary. Capture and interrogation would be preferred, but from all our reports, these teams are all zealots. They do not use mercenaries like some of Vile's other forces, so they may fight to the death. In that case, any orders or other documentation you can recover would be appreciated."

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Saras waved a hand towards Oswall. "I believe he is correct. The Penitus Oculatus are certainly capable, but they can not perform miracles. They have the same limitations as us, so they will not be able to move a large force without our scouts being able to locate them. From what my agent has informed me, there are only three of them. Those three are likely to be very capable, but they are still mere mortals who are vulnerable to overwhelming force. If we do decide to confront them, we can simply send a force large enough that any sane person would surrender. They will be alert and perceptive, but so will my agents, and my agents have the advantage of enhanced lycan senses. As long as we are cautious, the greatest risk that we face is to let them know that we exist at all. At present, we cannot confirm what they do or do not know about us. If these agents have only limited knowledge of us at the moment, then by confronting them in this way, the agents will learn that we possess sophisticated organization and spies of our own. However, we are unlikely to be able to learn much about them if we do not confront them. Unless, of course, the coded letter my agent recovered contains useful information. Although, I cannot give a definite answer as to how long it will take to decode."