Edoward was walking his patrol on the outskirts of Ruby Banks, whistling a tune that he couldn't remember ever hearing. He loved being assigned to this section of town, there weren't many annoying bystanders, nor an excessive amount of danger. But his favorite part was the little blonde herbalist in the shop in the distance. He'd first met her a little over a year ago, after she took care of a particularly nasty rash he'd acquired during survival training, courtesy of a couple pranksters. She'd not judged him, though did make light of it, and was kind, caring. She probably didn't know it, but he'd been in love with her ever since. 

But Edoward was more frightened of approaching this woman than fighting rogue hill giant. Fighting was easy, the goals were clear, and the path to achieving them equally so. Women, however, were not, especially this one. She was pretty, kind, successful, and probably had more suitors than he had scars. He just needed an excuse to be around her, he was sure of it. 

That was when he spotted the flying dot in the distance. It wasn't too terribly odd, many things flew, birds, dragons, those weird bird people whose race he'd forgotten. As it grew closer, and seemingly larger, he realized it was a gargoyle, a large one. Closer still, Edoward noticed a woman in Ebon Knight armor cradled in his arms. His thoughts immediately assumed her to be injured, so he reached into his patrol pouch and grabbed his horn. Putting the hollowed ox horn to his lips, he gave one short burst, signaling an injury, followed by four quick sputters indicating the west side of town. 

As the flying pair neared, Edoward was joined by a few close knights, one of whom was the Lieutenant on duty, Skarborough, a surprisingly jovial drow. [color=bc8dbf][i][b]"Looks like you have your excuse to visit the herbalist, Edo."[/b][/i][/color] The boy flushed crimson, before his superior continued, [color=bc8dbf][i][b]"I think that's... by Lolth! It's Vegarra! From Green Fall!"[/b][/i][/color] Vegarra and Skarborough trained together at Scream Watch, it was quite common for most Lieutenants to be from the same year. 

[color=bc8dbf][i][b]"Edoward, as soon as they land, take her to the herbalist, I'll question the gargoyle."[/b][/i][/color] The boy nodded, [color=a2d39c][i][b]"Yes Ser."[/b][/i][/color] Skarborough had many questions, what happened? Why was Vegarra so far from her station? Who or what was responsible for this. And if the winged monster didn't answer them, he'd find himself in chains.