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Gryphos:
--Wild Winds Inn--

Gareth woke up in his rented bed not next to Lyre, as she was already up and standing at the foot of the bed. On the floor lay Michael, Lionel, Kay and Hector, who had apparently decided that the floor was preferable to a sleeping bag back on the ship.

Gareth
"Morning."

Lyre
"Good morning."

Gareth
"Wake the crew up, will you."

Lyre
"Alright, you go get Zardis."

Gareth
"Fine."

After a few minutes of waking up the gang all wander downstairs and sit at their now usual table.

Gareth
"By the way, Zardis, where'd Balor go?"

Zardis
"*shrug* I dunno. He's a mysterious man. You'll probably never even see him again."

Gareth
"Yeah, well, I suppose that's no matter. We have more pressing matters. Morning, BrdLine."

BrdLine
"Morning."

Lyre
"Morning, Althea, was it? Sorry again about the incident."

Althea
"That's fine."

Zardis
"Well if we're finished with pleasantries, there's urgent matters."

From the stairs come swooping in the two eagles, presumably having entered the building through the open window, who then land on the table and stare at the surrounding patrons.

Piemanlives:
(Time again for more adventures from Captain Walker and Reagan Morgan? I think so.)

--Corunna to Latta--

Captain Walker
"Those storm clouds look rather close."

As their flight continued the clouds continued to grow in size, in more ways than one. Firstly they are growing closer so naturally perspective would increase their size, but also, the storm was still brewing out there, they could feel the change in winds from way out and it was still growing stronger, and stronger.

Reagan
"I could really use a drink."

Walker
"I think not, anyhow we've got to keep moving, storm is still upon us."

Reagan
"It could be worse I guess, though the hull is nice and warm."

The ships course had been locked in place, besides the engineering crew which was switching off every few minutes, everyone had gathered to warm themselves by the hull, Corporal Peterson had rigged a nice hot plate over it to warm some water, though Reagan was still itching for some whiskey, of course per regulation there was no alcohol aboard. A few things were certain however, one was they would most likely be caught in the storm and would most likely have to make port as it passes over, most likely Latta or if they were lucky, Arnno.

Reagan
"Say you guys ever heard of the Green Lady?"

Everyone who heard her cocked their head at the mention of it.

Peterson
"I've heard it mentioned, but never actually figured out what it was."

Reagan
"One of the most devastating storms one would ever face. It's definitely not this, not only is the storm not green, but the storm isn't nearly large enough."

Navigator Willard
"Just how large can this storm get?"

His voice as filled with awe, most likely from small description she had given.

Reagan
"I don't know, it varies from story to story, some say it blankets the entire ocean several times over, others say it can ravage entire coast lines for miles inland and then dissipate without a warning, only thing in common? It's big."

Captain Edwards
"Big alright, piloting in these winds at this speed? Hell, I wonder what it would be like to actually fly this thing in the storm, probably be suicide but you never know, we might have to."

Walker
"You ever thing it was a bad idea to bring three of Cathedral's Militia Captains along for the ride?"

Edwards
"Nah, if anything Cathedral can handle our absence, it's not like we don't have other captains."

Walker
"Fair enough, don't blame me for worrying about the city we're sworn to protect."

Edwards
"For now Yesha presents the biggest threat if all of this is to be believed. We've got to stop them if we're to have a chance at all."

--Garrow, Nightingale Inn--

The crew had gathered in the inn's hall for breakfast, a few of the other mercenary crews could be seen milling about, most of them didn't have a vessel anymore, until they reached Cathedral they'd be riding with the Galleon, a messenger came by during breakfast saying repairs have been completed however more extensive repairs would need a more well equipped dry dock, he sent the runner back with payment for the repairs, a partly sum of several hundred crowns, he'd be sure to see what they could do once they returned to Cathedral. Breakfast ended and they went wandering about the city till it would be time to depart in about an hour or so. Alex and Richard took the market in an instant, snatching up a few small items, most notably another puzzle cube after theirs had been lost over the dunes, whoever made those things was sadistic.

Alex
"Good thing thing I kept these books of mine in the satchel."

Richard
"Yeah well I guess it could be worse, we could have lost the ship."

Alex
"Yeah that would have been bad, really bad."

Richard
"Worst then Firnfield?"

Alex
"Definitely not."

Richard
"That cafe over there is selling shaved ice."

He pointed to a nice looking building tucked away in the corner of the market street, a few patrons sat outside, drinking and snacking away, even though they just had breakfast, something cool and refreshing was in order.

Alex
"I'm in, you?"

Richard
"Definitely."

--Somewhere in Garrow--

Lorena
"To think we were ambushed just outside Cathedral though."

Preston
"I guess it could be worse, we could have died."

Dahlia
"That's an interesting thought right there Preston, how you holding up?"

Preston
"Mostly stiff, the pain has more or less gone away though I should probably exercise it more just in case."

Travis
"Don't push yourself kid."

Reynold
"Oh he'll be fine, hopefully."

Preston
"Hopefully?"

Phillip
"Oh leave off him you guys, at least now he has an interesting story to tell."

Dahlia
"You mean like you?"

Phillip
"Like all of us you mean, you remember that time you got drunk and stumbled into a brothel and-"

Dahlia bopped him on the back of the head, evoking a laugh from everyone. A few passerby's looked at them but decided against drawing attention to them and walked away. They didn't seem to mind some of the attention.

Preston
"-I can understand getting drunk, but a brothel? Really?"

Dahlia
"I was drunk, what can I say."

Phillip
"Reminds me of when we took Preston out drinking for the first time."

Preston
"We are NOT telling that story."

Dahlia
"Oh come one tell us!"

Phillip
"Right so here's what happened-"

--Paritus, 5 Years Ago--

Several men were walking through the unlit streets, unlit you may ask? The power grid was under maintenance, any who, finding their way was a bit difficult however they soon found their way to the Buck and Bronco's bar, a fairly popular rest stop for sailors and travelers alike.

Preston
"Why are we doing this again?"

Travis
"You wanted to go out drinking with us right?"

Preston
"Fine, you've got a point."

Walking in they looked about, they grabbed and empty table around the edge of the bar, everywhere patrons milled about, some playing games, others swapping stories, what was on tap was written on a chalk board. Something called a "Hellfire" was on the menu and Preston was rather curious about it.

Waiter
"Orders anyone?"

Travis
"I'll take a Paritus Special."

Reynold
"I'll just have a Lager."

Alex
"Whiskey, lemon, ice, and a bit of creme."

Richard
"I'll have what he's having."

Lorena
"You guys are going to get so drunk tonight."

Alex
"You ordering or not?"

Lorena
"Yup, I'll take a Bannon's Steak."

Preston
"Umm.... Hellfire?"

Waiter
"Ok then, be back with your orders in a second."

At the mention of Hellfire someone stepped up to their table.

Stranger
"Hellfire eh?"

Preston
"Yes?"

Stranger
"Heh, you'll be in for a night."

He tossed a tip to a waitress before walking out, the waiter soon came back with their orders, Preston eyed his drink, now uncertain if he should drink it or not, taking a sip however and he felt a rather strong burning sensation, finding it not half bad however he took a swig of it...

--Several hours later--

Preston
"Uhg, what, where am I?"

He took a look around and had no idea where he was, he could however here voices in the distance. a few moments later and a sheet of metal shifted from the wall and Richard entered.

Richard
"Boy did you lead us on a merry chase."

Preston
"What happened?"

Richard
"Well wouldn't you like to know? Well anyways, here's what happened-"

--Several Hours earlier--

Drinks had gone around again, Lorena, while not taking part in the drinking still participated heavily in the festivities with her own brand of stories and jokes, Richard noticed that Preston was rather quiet however.

Richard
"Oi, you alright?"

He didn't answer, he did seem asleep however. He gave him a good shake, sitting up with a start however Preston gave him a good look up and down before taking the waitress in hand and giving her the kiss of a lifetime. Spun her around a bit before jumping on the center table and dancing his young heart out.

Richard
"Wait what!?"

Preston
"I AM THE KING OF EVERFALL HERE ME AND OBEY!!"

With that however he took a length of rope, tied several chairs together and lugged them out of the bar laughing heartily. The others just stared after him.

Travis
"We should probably go after him."

They all looked at each other for a few good seconds before completely abandoning the meal, leaving payment and an extra tip for the waitress. They could still here Preston in the distance, mostly due to the chairs but also because the laughter was quite audible. They passed street after street, after a bit of sprinting however they managed to corner him in an alley way.

Alex
"Come on Preston, you're drunk."

Richard
"Come on, don't make us do this again!"

Preston
"You fools! You dare defy me?! You dare defy your king?! I'll have none of it!"

With that he swung the chairs at them, however he missed them completely missed, it did however give him long enough to exit via manhole.

Travis
"Seriously, uhg, I'll go after him."

He slid in and went after him.

Phillip
"Now what?"

Alex
"Alright gang, split up and search for clues."

Richard
"Gotta find the king, no throne without a king."

Lorena
"You guys are so drunk."

Reynold
"I call the Captain's daughter!"

Alex
"NO!"

And with that the resounding sound of a slap filled the alley.

Richard
"Leeeets get moving."

Phillip
"Yup, lets do that."

--Streets of Paritus--

Searching far and wide they found no trace of either Preston nor Travis, however the sounds were definitely a sign they were still down there. What was even worse was that the sun was coming up.

Lorena
"We're not going to find them."

Alex
"Ah hell."

The sound of a nearby manhole opening however caused them to all turn around, with a loud thud the manhole cover hit the ground and Travis climbed out, rather inconspicuously clean.

Richard
"Find him?"

Travis
"Nope, and I've got a really bad head-ache."

Alex
"Remind me not to drink 7 mugs worth of whiskey."

Richard
"Only if I'm drinking."

Reynold
"Probably should keep looking, who knows where he could-"

With a whoop Preston came running out of an alley, pulling behind him a hand cart, filled with bread, and potatoes. Again they all just looked at each other before running after him, emerging from the other side they found themselves in the docks. Looking around however the only thing they could see was the hand cart crashed into a vendors cart. Asking the owner proved difficult as he was more concerned by the destruction of his goods. A friendly passerby however directed them to scrap yard. After a quick jog they soon found themselves searching around wrecks of various size.

Alex
"Find anything?!"

Lorena
"Not one bit!"

Richard however found something.

Richard
"Oi, look at this!"

After a few minutes of walking however they soon reached him. Motioning for them to wait outside he entered, soon he came across a large piece of sheet metal, managing to get a grip on it however, he slid it off to the side.

--Garrow, Present Day--

The story was loud and interesting enough to have gathered a fairly size-able crowd, Dahlia's face was just wide open as she listened to the tale.

Phillip
"Right, I'm done."

Yiski:
--Crimson Skies Saloon, Chang-ning--

It had been almost a week and a half since Ny-Lee and Roland rushed out of the saloon, and leaving a confused Lauren and Yiski behind. Despite being in Yeshan territory with completely new new people to interact with, Yiski managed to take everything in stride as he always did. After all, who better to leave a saloon to when you're gallivanting off on what Yiski knew to be an adventure.

[Yiski]
"Skies... still wished they would've told me where they was goin'."

[Lauren]
"I know, but don't you think it's time to let them have their own fun?"

Yiski mulled the thought over and shrugged.

[Yiski]
"I guess it does get a bit tirin' shootin' bandits everyday."

[Lauren]
"Plus, you know we could always have our own adventure when we close up."

Lauren gives Yiski a sultry look and a smirk which gets a bit of a rise out of Yiski... and the other patrons who were now giving catcalls and whistles to Lauren. This caused Yiski to turned and face the saloon which then went eerily silent. Lauren laughed and gave Yiski a kiss on the cheek.

[Lauren]
"Now come on. This saloon isn't going to serve itself."

Piemanlives:
--Garrow Service Yard--

Alex
"It'll take sometime when we return to Cathedral to repair this."

Richard
"Probably a bit expensive too."

Alex
"We'll have the money, hopefully at least."

The two of them had popped into the yard to see how the ship had fared, it would definitely need an overhaul sometime in the near future to fully repair the damage. Of course they still had a ways to go before that would be possible, however the repairs seemed sturdy enough to last them.

Richard
"We should probably grab some supplies before moving on."

Alex
"Yeah, it'll be an interesting voyage from here on out."

Richard
"You got that right."

The two of them began making their way to the market as their ship was transported to the dock.

--Nightingale Inn--

She wasn't exactly sure what to do with her time, she found a letter from the ships captain stating they would be in town for a few hours, however being asleep when she was brought in, she really didn't know where she could go to spend it, for now however she was waiting for lunch to be served.

Amelia
"Why did they just leave me here?!"

She was entirely frustrated by the situation, if she headed out she would likely be lost in the city streets however if she stayed she would remain bored out of her mind. The innkeeper came by with her tray of food, it was a homely affair of soup, some bread, and various vegetables. She ate quickly as she decided what to do with her time. Coming to the end of the meal she had finally decided.

Amelia
"Well, to the market it is, if I can find it that is."

She left a tip on the table as she adjusted her dress before exiting the inn into the city streets.

BdrLineAzn:
(Finally found some free time.)

Cathedral

Wild Winds Inn

Finishing their meal, BdrLine and his group move the plates away and join their table to Grypho's.

"Yes we do. Later today I'll try to get in touch with my contact and inform him of the situation. And Ny, most likely that you and your group will leave by the end of today?", said BdrLine.

Ny-Lee turns to her brother, "Yeah, I'll give mom and dad the day to explore the city, but we are heading straight back. Also, there is a matter that I have to attend to that may pertain to this as well."

"Alright, just be careful of yourself," BdrLine said in reply.

"Oh, is that a hint of concern in your voice," Ny-Lee said with a smirk, "But yes myself and the others will."

"Ok that cares of our side, what about you guys? I assume that we'll travel together to the Guild?" Asked BdrLine.

Coming down the stairs, BdrLine and Ny-Lee's parents come down the stairs. Changed out of their ragged clothes and into the spares that were brought along, the two doesn't show any sign of their containment they were in dats earlier.

Shen and Liu sees the large group down stairs and walk towards their children.

"Morning all," Shen addresses everyone.

A collections of mornings can be heard while Ny, BdrLine, and their partners greet them personally.

Shen looks around at the lot of them and ask, " So is this about the conspiracy problem?"

"Yes," answer BdrLine.

"Well it looks like it being taken care of. Come on dear, we only have  today before we have to get back," Liu says as she tugs her husband out the door and into the city. 
 
Before the door closes behind them, the group can hear Shen calling out to them saying that they will be at the ships later in the day. As the door closes behind them, Charles and Courage comes down the stairs. 

"Well morning to you two. Looks like you guys got some rest, unlike someone over here who woke up a little early," Althea says after seeing the two.

"Hey, I did say that you can go back to sleep, but you came down with me. So it's not my fault. But where you guys are heading?" ask BdrLine

Courage answers, "We are on our way to check on your ship, if we are going out on another mission, better be prepared."

"Alright, see you two later."

Charles and Courage then head out of the door and towards the Northern Docks.

Northern Docks

Already at the docks before the sun even rose, Syá, Chung, Lau, and three other crew members are looking over between the two Pyramidions.

"Lau, how's the Captain's pyra?" Syá calls over from the main engine of her ship.

Onboard the Comet, Lau is on the top gun deck looking over the guns while two other engineers are checking the steering and engines of the ship. Lau hears the Commander, looks up from the gun and calls back.

"She look like she just came out of the shipyard, but still checking her over"

"Ok, we got until the end of the day to make both ships air worthy, we are leaving then."

"Aye, Commander. Pān, Wèi, how are the engines."

Poking his head out, Pān wipes some grease off his forehead and calls to the Ensign, "Starboard engine looks fine. Wèi is looking at the port one right now."

Suddenly a small poof can be heard and soon smoke come flying from the port side engine. Emerging from the smoke, a coughing Wèi comes out with black soot covering her face.

Coughing, "Sorry about that Sir, their was a problem internally. I tried to fix it, but as you can already see."

Somewhere from the Lighting, "Lau!! What was that!?!"

Sighing, Lau slides down the ladder and approaches the blacken engineer. 

As he walks towards her, he calls to Syá, "Nothing Commander, just a small problem, nothing that we can't fix." to Wèi " Good thing the Captain isn't here, or she'll be pissed. Come on, where is the problem."

After the small explosion, Syá is shaking her head as she and the third engineer that went along with them in the morning, Pai, discuss their ship condition. Behind them looking out into the vastness of the Middle Plains, the 2nd Lieutenant thinks silently to himself about how to informing the Emperor about the conspiracy that is happening in the shadows.

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