[color=A0A0A0][h2]Fleuri Jodeau[/h2][/color]

According to the assassin, the conspirators were hiding in the Cazt Mausoleum.  If they had chosen that specific place to hide, it was likely that they were more rebel holdouts, seeking revenge against the crown for their faction's defeat.  It made Fleuri wonder- could this be connected to Jeremiah?  Might this be part of a greater organized effort by the rebels to regroup and strike back against Thaln?  Just how many more of these rebel groups could still be lurking about in the shadows?

The mention of a necromancer was a rather dire piece of information.  While a few controlled instances of necromantic magic were tolerated, the works of most necromancers were an abomination against Thaln, heresies to be stamped out.  Fleuri had fought against their ilk before, although this previous group owed no allegiance to Cazt.  To the contrary, they snatched and raised the traitors' dead as readily as those who fell fighting for Thaln.  In fact, during the investigations, Fleuri's mentor had even somehow managed to convince a few soldiers loyal to Cazt to temporarily ally with them against the necromantic coven, because even a few of the traitors' rank and file were appalled at the notion of their dead comrades being desecrated in this manner.

Once again, Fleuri would be going up against a necromancer and their undead minions.  It was likely that given the nature of their hideout, that most of the undead they'd run into would be the animated bones of long dead members of the Cazt family, nothing particularly menacing.  However, necromancers could be full of surprises, and given the location of the mausoleum, it was possible that this wicked mage might also raise the dead from other graves and crypts in the area- including potentially his own family's burial vaults.  All the more reason that Fleuri was determined to join the rescue team and, Reon willing, bring these conspirators to justice.

When he was brought to the armory, Fleuri wasted no time equipping himself in the Crown Knights' armor.  As much as he wanted to put on an entire Crown Knight plate harness, time was of the essence.  He grabbed a visored helmet, cuirass, gauntlets, and greaves- there wasn't enough time for everything else.  He made a point, however, to put his tunic back on over the cuirass to serve as a makeshift surcoat.  He wanted their enemies to see his heraldry.

[color=A0A0A0]"If anyone wishes to follow me once we get to the graveyard,"[/color] he proposed to the other knights reading themselves, [color=A0A0A0]"My own family mausoleum keeps some anti-undead equipment stored in the event that we ever need to put our ancestors to rest.  I don't know exactly what's there, but it might prove useful against whatever awaits us in the Cazt mausoleum."[/color]

For this particular mission, Fleuri was not going to head into it unprepared.