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Sorcha's briefing made it clear that she had a particular interest in dragon scales.  She wanted to obtain the scales from the black wyvern, and wanted to enlist the services of a giant to hammer those scales into armor and weapons.  Judging by her worry about the return of dragons, and the mention of a surge in wyvern activity, it sounded like she expected the band to be fighting more dragons in the near future, and wanted to be prepared accordingly.

[i][color=6ecff6]The returned king that the black wyvern mentioned...he couldn't have been referring to Varakel, could he?[/color][/i]  After all, if the Old King could return to life, surely it'd be possible for the evil black dragon could as well.  The thought made Ethelred shiver.

Ethelred's mission would be taking him to work with the forces of Harzelslack, to deal with wyverns that have been terrorizing the regions.  Ethelred perked up a bit when Sorcha mentioned that they'd be working with Lonan and Grainne.  It'd be good to see those two again, he thought.  He wasn't sure if Luana and Grainne would get along, so it might be a good idea to observe their interactions carefully until he could be sure it wouldn't devolve into a scuffle.  The wyverns would be tough foes, but assuming there were no unpleasant surprises awaiting them, it shouldn't be anything they hadn't already faced.

[color=6ecff6]"Meet up with Lonan and his band, clear out the wyverns around the Llothbrokr mountains,"[/color] Ethelred spoke, summing up his mission to ensure he had heard it correctly.  [color=6ecff6]"You can count on us, your highness."[/color]

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