Blurgh, I'm exhausted. I'll have to start writing tomorrow morning, but I'll go ahead and let you know what I'm planning. Let me know if you don't like anything. I'll start off with Virgil who is currently staying with Ella's adoptive parents in Oden. He hears about Mayor Belloc's plea for help, as M'alo is a well renowned city and their sudden request for aid has been a topic of conversation among the rich and powerful in the city. The government in Oden has only made slight precautionary measures and has enlisted a few more citizens to their army, but not to the extent that M'alo is taking. Shortly after hearing more information about Belloc's plans, Virgil will fly off to M'alo to see just what is going on. He only takes a quick peak and manages to avoid the bandits in the forest. He will then disappear to do investigating on his own, and I'll leave it to you, El_Tigre to choose whether you want him to do anything else. Just PM me, I guess. I'm also going to introduce Ella on my second part. She will be collecting her reward for her recent mission as a convoy for a caravan of goods from the southern town of Eldroc to the southern town of Treya. Her employer will try to hit on her but to no avail and she goes to the city's tavern in search of a new job when she sees the poster calling for aid and a large sum of money being offered. She is even more intrigued due to the fact that M'alo has been known for being able to fend for itself, and decides to travel there.