A Poor Choice

"Give me good news," said Lt. Ashe. "I need good news. We have everyone but those thrice-damned teenagers."

"Sorry," wheezed one of the soldiers, grimacing. "They left a trail for a while and then it was gone. Just... gone. The rest of the men are still looking, but it's hopeless. We have nothing to follow."

"By the goddess!" swore the Lieutenant. "Ok, this is what we are going to do. No one else knows they are missing but my company. So, we just don't record them at all. We can always claim later that it is a clerical error if it comes up, which we had all better hope it doesnt."

The soldiers were dismissed, and Ashe modified the necessary paperwork. "This had better work, or there will be hell to pay," she muttered, going to turn in her 'completed' papers.

1. We rejoin Reaibn, reacting to Belinda's statement [94469].
2. Meanwhile, the hungover gravedigger Emry has had a night full of dreams of himself as king. What could it mean? He seeks out the local soothsayer.
3. We join the teenagers, who have run afoul of someone responsible for their trail's 'disappearance'.
4. Meanwhile, in North Umbria, a plot thickens...
5. Meanwhile, Ruag continues to make preparations for his part of the plan.
6. We stick with Lt. Ashe, whose commanding officer notices the teenagers are no longer on the roster.
7. We stick with Lt. Ashe, whose commanding officer notices nothing wrong with her paperwork, and gives the order for Allaria to be notified the return of their people is complete.

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