Transferring the design from paper onto the medallion hadn't taken much time at all, especially since she could cheat a bit using her magic to bake the enamel onto the medallion saving her multiple cycles in the furnace. While she was working on it there was a slight interruption in the form of some not so great news from one of her scouts, a particular nuisance had wandered into the Undercity, Shieldtown to be specific. There were a whole two potential reasons he could be down here, either investigating that mana scream from not to long ago or... They were looking for a missing 'child'.

Whichever reason it was as long as Alex made a stop at the Stoneworks everything would be good... At that thought a second raven came flying in through the workshops window giving Zolya an bird's eye view of Alex's high speed escapade aiming directly for Shieldtown's outer wall... [color=#018c3b][b]"Fuck"[/b][/color] With that the last bit of relaxation they would be having this day was squashed, with a sigh she put down her pencil onto the drafting table and with some reluctance she got up from her stool.

[color=#018c3b][b]"Change of plans, Alex went straight for Shieldtown. Best of all a 'friend' is already there."[/b][/color] [color=#0050ff][b]"Uh, sure. Give me a sec."[/b][/color] Before Raudd had completed that sentence Zolya had already taken off running to get one final piece of the puzzle, leaving him to deal with the cut veggies on the counter and fried mushrooms on the fire.

It didn't take Zolya long to find who she was looking for, leisurely enjoying a cup of tea in one of the recesses of the temple sat a brown haired and green eyed man sharply dressed in victorian style tuxedo, gloved hands, and a walking cane leaning onto the side of the table. If you didn't have an eye on the immaterial side of the world you'd never know half the truth, atop his neck rather than a head there was a bestial skull seeming like that of a wolf with a set of straight twisted horns protruding at the back, red beads pierce out from the black empty eyesockets. [color=#018c3b][b]"Merllwyn, would you mind assisting us with helping a new initiate? We have reason to believe she has the sight."[/b][/color] [color=#859abc][b]"Lady Zolya, it would be my pleasure."[/b][/color] He said before quickly downing the last of his tea, followed by him getting up and grabbing his cane in a smooth motion. [color=#859abc][b]"Where to my lady?"[/b][/color]

[color=#018c3b][b]"First we'll have to swing by the mansion to pick up Raudd, then to Shieldtown."[/b][/color] [color=#859abc][b]"Time is of the essence is it not?"[/b][/color] He asked before letting out a high pitched whistle that got answered by a few ravens and a couple wolves. [color=#859abc][b]"They'll pick up my lady's kin, we should go to Shieldtown without delay my lady."[/b][/color] [color=#018c3b][b]"Thank you, let's go."[/b][/color] With that Zolya lead Merllwyn to a couple stags hanging around at the temple and took them as their ride to Shieldtown.

Meanwhile Raudd had gotten dragged out of the kitchen by some really impatient wolves who pulled him to a waiting stag. Seeing that resistance wasn't going to work, he reluctantly abandoned the veggies that he hadn't managed to fit into containers and into the fridge at this point. Hopefully they would still be salvageable by the time they returned he thought as he got onto the stag, which took off immediately after he had planted his butt onto it's back.

Close to the edge of town Raudd's stag had managed to catch up with Zolya and Merllwyn through sprinting like a demon was on it's heels. With a trail of dust behind them the three raced away from the safety of the bramble barrier and towards the formidable defenses of Shiedtown's outer wall. The sizable escort of wolves and ravens would keep them from being slowed down by any straggling beasts, unless they were directly on the path of course.

A fair bit later the three managed to reach the field of carnage that lay just outside Shieldtown, the rocks covered in blood, chunks, and what some might consider to be 'still edible meat'. But as the three closed in on the town, with the stags taking diverging paths to avoid slipping on fleshy bits, another problem arose. The gates were still closed, not entirely unreasonable as there were still stragglers roaming about. [color=#0050ff][b]"So what's your plan to get in?"[/b][/color] He asked his sister as the wall became an ever larger feature in his view. [color=#859abc][b]"I believe I may have a solution, please follow me, lady Zolya, sir Raudd."[/b][/color] He said as his stag took off taking point and just before him a dense bundle of brambles shot out of the ground forming a kind of narrow ramp for the stags to run over onto the wall, to the confusion of the people on the wall who just watched it happen.

[color=#0050ff][b]"Sorry, coming through!"[/b][/color] Raudd yelled at the people on the wall as the brambles reached over the wall creating a path down to the ground for the stags. Once the stags made contact with the soil the brambles withered and receded as fast as they had appeared. With the three within the safety of Shieldtown's walls they got off their stags and decided to walk the last part, not in the least to avoid running over any residents.