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[indent][indent][indent][color=gray][sub][right][color=92278f][b]Location:[/b][/color] Drox Fraternity House -- The City of Thorinn, Aetheria[/right][/sub][/color]
[hr]Partway back to the inn, Seele spotted Kazuki; her memory and awareness were failing her again, she’d completely forgotten his house was around here. The timing was good, because she realized then that she hadn’t actually been walking towards the Laughing Warg at all. For minutes now she’d just been wandering forward in a haze she wasn’t even aware had settled upon her, and it was a blessing to her pride that Alex hadn’t said anything. At least now she could play it off like she’d meant to come here in search of the healer. 
[color=#2E2C2C][i]…mi…ssy…[/i][/color]
[color=92278f]“Ka~azuki~i!”[/color] she called in sing-song, waving at him. [color=92278f]“Alex and I snagged a new mission for the group, very important stuff. Are you busy? You should come with us to the tavern, I’ll explain it there.”[/color]

Thankfully, Kazuki agreed, and with her mind at least a little more clear, she managed to steer them back to the Laughing Warg without incident. Being midday, the place was much more lively than earlier, but she managed to snag them a wide table off to the side, upon which she spread the papers Taasha had given them. 

As she promised, Seele explained the situation to Kazuki as best she could. The disappearances had seemed random at first, but there was an undeniable pattern if one separated the denizens from the wayfarers. Members of Drox were the favored victims, and in that subset, spellcasters were favored. Cases had ramped up recently, and none who were taken had yet to be found. 

[color=92278f]“It’s terrible,”[/color] she said, and it was. She hoped with all of her heart that those people were alright, but mourning them was not only premature, but, frankly, a waste of time. [color=92278f]“However, I don’t think we’re as blind as the fraternity believes. We know whoever is kidnapping people is specifically targeting Drox spellcasters, that tells us something. It tells us the kidnappers have information—or at least access to information—on the wayfarers in Thorinn.[/color]

[color=92278f]“We can also assume they’re based in the city, I think. The fact that no one’s turned up yet means they’re either keeping them here, or shipping them out, and with security as high-strung as it is right now, I personally doubt anyone is running a trafficking operation through Thorinn.[/color]

[color=92278f]“So that’s the rub. When the others get back we can fill them in too, but in the meantime, any thoughts? If we could just piece out [i]why[/i], that could help lead us to the [i]who[/i], but I suppose if it was easy, Drox or the city guard would have handled it by now.”[/color][/indent][/indent][/indent]