After a gruelling trek across the wilderness, the train of the weary arrives at last at civilization. It should be less than a few hours to push on to Menekod and complete your journey and resupply before heading back across the wilderness to home.

No worries.

Travel a route not crossed in 20 years.

What could possibly happen?

Last game:

Sir Kjarri was told one night about the Chained Library in the Laranian temple. Except, there isn’t one.

The selorian (librarian) admits there is a chained book. When the party puts their heads together they figure out the poem, and learn that the scroll needs to be folded. Once folded, it can talk! The scroll folds into a box. When the current gods took the place of the first gods, the universe had changed, and the chaos found more power and capabilities
through acting with the mortal races. As one of their last acts, the first gods sent forth their heroes and, while the chaos could not be killed, it could be divided and bound. The heroes divided it into 10 pieces and each hero went onto Kethira to hide the pieces of chaos. These heroes of the first gods became known as the first Pradeyalkri.

The first Pradeyalkri did not keep their cursed items, but hid them throughout the eons; knowing full well they would find their way back to the light – as all evil is want to do. The box knows everything about these cursed items, up until the day it was made. It cannot detect the cursed items, but nor can they detect the box. It has learned nothing while it was unfolded.

There is still a lot to do, and all before the first caravan goes to Menekod by way of the Hyen road. As discussed over dinner with the Prince Anaflas, Master Clements, the Rekela Tamya Bakyth, Bishop of Perinore, the Chabala, and Sir Temelin – the party learns of the plans to open the Selvos-Menekod road. They hope that the first caravan leaves Selvos on the 15th of Halane.

The Prince’s voice returned at last to their homes in the Dunir heartland.

Sir Tirn spent a brief time with his family while visiting Selvos with Sir Noemi Julander during the wool fair. He and Sir Sarrath are learning the manor lord’s trade from Sir Noemi, and yet managed to find lots of time to enjoy the fair.

Sir Kjarri spent some time with his mother, but most of his free time went to interviewing men-at-arms and soldiers as he sought a force to replace some of the men serving at Caer Hyen. His search for a senesharil continues.

Seenaë had lots of time with her father and her brother, but got called in to tend to the Earl of Selvos, as Sir Grolis Chahryn falls ill. Matakea Yordag could find no proof that it was anything more than a chill coming on, and at 80 years old, Sir Grolis is a frail old man. At the Earl’s insistence, she reads the Earl’s manuscript.

Tamari spends some time organizing the occasional rental of her house (starting after the spring fair) and even finds a local willing to oversee it and collect the rent. With the promise of a reasonable fee, Damys of Bostada – the Selvos salter, is willing to see the house is cared for and maintained. She also learned that, while the local yeomen
are finding it difficult to find good game, they have found nothing unusual after the armies passed through.

Nina split her time between the Peonian and Laranian temples, as there was much cooking to be done. The harvest was heavily damaged by the armies and lack of souls to plant. But the granaries are full, and few fear shortages this year. Unfortunately, with the armies movement, there are more “unsavory” people around. No one openly speaks against them, but Nina is quickly able to pick them out from the way the locals avoid or downright shun them.

The fair is a chaotic time, even without the tourneys. Dinner parties abound, and the next one is being held by the Prince — and you’re all invited.

You’ve had time to evaluate the Queen, and she to evaluate the Prince’s
Voice.

Do you wish to extend your visit, or return home before you wear it out?

The party, as the Prince’s Voice, came to meet the Queen and her court. The first night of dinner … did not go exactly as planned. The King of Rethem, Chafin III arrived unexpectedly, just after sunset. He was accompanied by the Agrikan Apalankh, Sir Klydes Bisidril, and Baron Jasyph Sayorsax with about a dozen soldiers.

The party defended the Queen and her reduced guard, with Sir Tirn killing the injured King. Sir Kjari and Senae faced off against Sir Klydes, while Tamari raced to the balcony, found a bow, and convinced the soldiers to give up with her precision bowery.

There is still the meeting with the Shek P’var, the negoitation over an artifact, and of course meeting the Merchant’s council. All promised for the morrow.