During the whole meeting, Matilda was silently listening to the king’s debriefing. Listening to everyone’s inquiries, and rather disrespectful manners from some of the other group members. More specifically the elf who did not bow to the king, and spoke to the king in a disrespectful manner.  The paladin however was more focused on the mission at hand, with the search for the prince being paramount. Although finding who tried to murder the king was equally as important. She had to agree with the man-bear, war with Meche would be a terrible idea. It would not only cause more suffering and losses for his people, but it would negatively affect the economy. Even though she was loyal to the king, she was close enough to the king to try and change his mind.

“[color=00a651][b]If I may speak plainly milord, I believe that a war with Meche would only create ruin for your kingdom. There could be a possibility an outside force is responsible, but we should reserve such harsh judgement until we learn the truth.[/b][/color]” She remembered that was exactly the word she said when His Liege Fredricus devised this plan. And still, to this moment, she hoped that drastic action would never come to fruition.

regrouped back in the main hall, Matilda's eyes for a brief moment looked towards the sitting man, he didn’t speak much and judging from his clothing he fit the description of masked warrior. The last time she had seen him was during the skirmishes in Mor’groot months ago. Having assisted her with the battle, and saving her life when an enemy was about to decapitate her.

The man proposed if he would be given some time to fetch his weapons and equipment, which Matilda dully permitted.  “[b][color=00a651]I will be supervising and heading the mission,[/color][/b]" she stated. "[color=00a651][b]Giving any information that we find to the king. Please do whatever you need to do before we leave, after that all of you will meet me at the stables near the eastern gate. I am sure you have many questions, which I will try to answer to the best of my abilities.[/b][/color]” 

The orc turned around when someone mentioned her name. Immediately she exchange a look at Jazdia, who apparently was not with them when the king ordered them to leave. A surge of instinctual alertness almost overwhelmed her, but after seeing the elf having the papers with her, that anxiety subsides. They should focus on the task at hand.

 Nodding her head to acknowledge the wave, the orc woman spared no time to fill her in. “[color=00a651][b]I assume you would like to know what the first step is? Firstly, I want to investigate the last known area where the prince was seen.  He went on a hunting party with the Vessier, along with some guards. I assume that Cedar and maybe Henri, could smell or find any clues the investigators may have missed.[/b][/color]” She started to walk towards the stable. She didn’t need to purchase any supplies, she had brought what she needed earlier in the day. 

“[color=00a651][b]But perhaps with your elven eyes, you could see something the others or myself may have missed.[/b][/color]” Matilda walked out of the castle, hoping that Jazdia would keep up with her. It was quite surprising that despite the heavy armour she was wearing, she was surprisingly quite fast