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

The Moonlit Queen's answer was not something that Fleuri anticipated, nor was it one that he wanted to hear.  Another shard of Angroron stolen, no doubt by the same thief that stole the one at the fort.  Just [i]one[/i] of these shards was incredibly dangerous- the theft of a second one suggested that somebody was gathering them.

Even with how little he knew of the arcane, Fleuri could recognize that turning an entire garrison of Thaln's soldiers against one another in a murderous frenzy, and now slipping into a fae realm, stealing from the fae ruler's treasury or reliquary, then escaping unnoticed, suggested that the culprit was an incredibly powerful wielder of magic.  At the same time, however, his ignorance of magic meant that he would not be able to offer any useful advice on picking up the thief's trail.

[color=A0A0A0]"Your majesty,"[/color] he finally spoke up, [color=A0A0A0]"When was the last time you or your servants saw the shard?"[/color]  They would need to narrow down when the theft took place.  If it were pinpointed as happening while the mortals were in the fae realm, they may have far more to worry about.

He wasn't going to be the one to press the Moonlit Queen on her end of the bargain.  Others had already done so, and bringing it up too much might anger the already upset Moonlit Queen even further.