Narrator - Morning's
first light revealed a foot of new snow. Lady Celeste had
made arrangements for Mouse to be revived from the dead this
evening. Father Daniels had agreed to perform the ceremony.
Calais' visit to The Chalice and Lord Aiden reinforced his
families nobility. Calais was knighted and introduced to
an old friend of the family who served with his grandfather.
Manetti Vosh is now serving in the castle defenses as a siege
engine designer. Nearing sixty he still fondly recall the
mentoring Hellebore senior provided to him.
The leadership of Trinity Company soon reunited at camp.
After assigning woodcutting chores to the enlisted men they
made their way to the Warsmith Tavern for some well earned
rest and relaxation. Greeted by Manetti as previously arranged,
Calais and friends wanted the warm confines of the tavern
to share in song and remembrance.
An unexpected guest arrived dressed in blue. Lady Celeste
Rahmel arrived in a floor length gown and cloak. As the financier
of Anso Medera's reunion with his body she arrived early to
share stories with her friend and the soldiers of Viletta 3rd
Pike. An uncharacteristic moment where she agreed to a glass
of "water" in a pub lead her to a rare evening of lucid behavior.
Later at St. Michael's Cathedral Father Daniels conducted
the ceremony to have Mouse raised. True to character mouse
made the frigid run from the church to the tavern with only
a stitch of clothing. The party arrived moments later to find
him dancing on the bar and generally "living it up!"
The evening for Sgt. Vittorio and Lady Rahmel was to take
a different turn. The brisk walk to the keep started a sobering
effect for the inexperienced Celeste. |
