[NPC Post] [b][color=00a651]"He's not here. Buried at the sewers, according to our colleagues here."[/color][/b] Clarified Matilda to her squire, waving off the issue for now. If Henri ever shows up again she'll drag him to the king, kicking and screaming if need to be. [b][color=00a651]"Speaking of. How bad is the aftermath of Delving's raid?"[/color][/b] [b][color=#4269E2]"Ah. Forgive me for my language, but it can only be described as an utter shitshow."[/color][/b] Said the squire evenly, brows slightly furrowed. [b][color=#4269E2]"The constabulary itself is in chaos with Lord Delving gone, constantly stepping toes with the royal guards. Not to mention the collapse that could be felt all the way to the surface. Just clearing up the rubble will take some time."[/color][/b] Matilda closer her eyes, took a deep breath, and counted to ten. Calm, calm. Dont let the rage take hold. It's difficult, assuming self control against the curse, but she had managed for so long. She can suppress it as many times as needed. But buy, some days it was so much harder than others. [b][color=00a651]"Stand by for now, Anderson."[/color][/b] She turned back to the table, glaring at the map as if willing it to reveal the secret of omniscience. Alas, the piece of cartography refuse to so much as budge under her withering stare. [b][color=00a651]"It is not only my informant, Lady Veronica. Half my team are in various state of injury from a recent battle. As much as I hate delaying, we'll be in much better shape for battle comes tomorrow."[/color][/b] Still, the vampire got a point. Why waste daylight? Maybe there's a middle ground to be reached somewhere... [b][color=00a651]"Still, there's no need to commit to an extreme. We can depart in a few hours after taking care of the preparations, we do lack the horses to make the trip. Spend the night elsewhere, or simply camp out. Come the morrow we'll be much closer to our objective, wherever it may be. Hell, it'll probably afford us enough time to check both in worst case. Is this agreeable?"[/color][/b]