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Video | Morning of 22 November | Open to both courts

[A little after ten in the morning, Waver’s face is on the network again. Behind him is the same inn from the last broadcast, and he remains as cool and stern faced as ever. His voice is calm as he speaks, with just a hint of authority to make it at least seem like things are under control.]

Good morning. We have received intel from within Redgate, and the objective of what is to be done to help it has changed. Those who went into Redgate first have since been dropped into the waters off the coast of Leathann. We have confirmed this both by scrying, and attempting locket communication which has only given us the sound of water. It is at the request of Redgate’s temporary administration that we find those missing, and get them onto dry land.

With that in mind, I propose the following: if someone is capable of bringing a map of the area between the Shipyard ring, Leathann, and the main continent with longitude and latitude clearly marked, we can determine exactly where those missing are. With that information in mind, we will ask those who can teleport or else fly to enter that area and locate the individuals.

Meanwhile, we will request that anyone who can access ships, or else provide a vessel of some sort enter the waters to act as a rendezvous point. If those flying or teleporting can’t carry more than one person with them, this will be key in getting everyone to dry land.

For all of this to work, I need that map sooner rather than later. Please.

Those who can offer the ability to teleport, please arrive here. Those who can fly, I ask that you get into the area and be on stand by - coordinates will be given to you the minute we have them. Those who have water and ship access, I ask that you do the same - head into the waters, and be on standby.

A list of names will be available to those involved in the rescue mission. Otherwise I would rather protect identities involved.

Thank you.

Private, to Rin

I’m staying in Daonna to administrate. There wasn’t a chance of me going into Redgate to begin with, there were plenty of other people more qualified than me. Sorry for making you worry.

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[What a great morning, but Flora's face is set and ready, if surprised at first. Just how in the Drabwurld did he manage that?]

There's bound to be maps in the library, I'll get one to you, if someone else hasn't already. I can fly too, [She's mentioned it before, but just in case he's forgotten.] so where would you have me be, my lord?

[After she gets him the map if he needs it, that is.]

[Flora, you are a blessing.]

If you can grab maps of the area and bring them here, then stick around, that'd be the best thing for now. Whatever we get out of scrying will likely determine where everyone goes next.

[Just doing her best to be helpful. /o/]

I'm on it. I'll be right there after I get them.

Thank you so much.

You're welcome, anytime. I'll see you shortly, my lord.

[She cuts the connection, and gets to it, porting to the library, and asking an assisting for a bit of help before she finds what she needs with little more than a snap of her fingers. She wastes no time porting straight from there the moment she has them, but at least walks into the inn to perhaps spare anyone not used to such things a heart attack.

Flora's dressed not in dresses, but in leather and silken-like materials, cut for comfort and ease of movement. Mission gear. She has rolls of heavy duty parchment in one hand and quickly gets on her locket again before her eyes scan the area.]

I'm here. I have them.

[Waver's standing stiffly over Kaldur's shoulder when Flora walks in, arms crossed and face stern. Upon hearing her voice, Waver looks up, expression softening just a bit.]

I don't know what we'd be doing without you right now.

[Waver clears space on the table that he and Kaldur have taken over, pausing when he realizes that it isn't enough space. The table beside them is empty though, so he simply pushes them together.]

This should be enough room for them all--

[ Kaldur nods his gratitude in Flora's direction, and re-spreads his maps out, to make room for the new additions on the extention of the table that Waver provides. ]

We are looking for John Grimm, Alice, Saralegui, The Brucolac, Eren Jaeger, and Grell Sutcliffe, yes?

[ He is going to be feeling a bit drained after this, bu if he can locate them, the effort will be worth it. ]

Yes. Redgate's temporary administration didn't mention anyone else.

[Waver grabs an extra chair as well, meant for Flora rather than himself.]

[Flora smiles a little.]

You'd probably just have to wait a bit longer.

[As soon as the tables are arranged and Kaldur's set up, she spreads a couple of the maps she brough, and leaves the others unrolled, but gestures to them with a tip of her head.]

Those ones are extras, just in case.

[Who knows where this mission might take them and if they'll have use of the lockets, for instance? She just likes to be prepared. She takes the seat offered with a thank you, but frowns thoughtfully at the list of names. She hopes they're all okay, especially John, and Alice, too. She can't imagine the Outsider'll be happy about this.]

Okay, where do we start?

[ Kaldur starts with John. He knows the man best of all those involved, and this he is the easiest to picture. He starts on one of the broader maps of the area, and when he gets that location, tick-marks it with small initials and moves to the next smaller map of the area for a more precise location. John goes quickly, of course, being able to focus very strongly on John makes him much easier to track. ]

Here, for one. Now I need to check after the others.

[ The process is repeated, next the Brucolac, then Alice and Saralegui, followed by Grell, and Eren last. Each successive individual taking slightly more time, but the end consensus is the same. They appear to be all together as a group, potentially just beyond sight of land off of Leathann. ]

Checking off my notes of their previous location, I am assuming they have managed some sort of raft or ship at least. It seems like they are simply following the ocean current. But that is as close as I can manage it.

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[The cohesion is a relief. Everyone's together, which means even if it isn't a boat, it's something for everyone to mutually hang onto.

Waver looks down to see if there's a legend on the map to give himself an idea of how far they are from shore in regards to miles.]

We could pray they're on a ship, but the silence scares me. It might be worth flying over the waters to determine everyone's status.

Honestly, the distance is not that far to swim. Once I enter the ocean form the shipyard ring it should not take me more than perhaps thirty minutes to reach them. At that point I could assist any who needed it and call in with more detail on their situation. [ Go Altantean swim power. ]

Still, their movement if not on some sort of joined flotation would be slightly different given the ocean current, and the way the water would sustain a body.

[ It may sound a bit grim, but Kaldur really is an expert at this. ]

If nothing else, I doubt they were dropped in the middle of the ocean. More likely they were deposited on or near some form of ship or raft, though what state it would be in after two days... [ He shrugs ] I don't know the waters here well enough to say.

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[The mention of bodies makes Waver's already grim face grimmer.]

We'll have to assume that they're not just bodies, based on that cohesion.

[Waver's eyes flick to Flora quickly.]

What do you think?

It's hard to say until we get out there, but I can follow Kaldur above the water. I can fly at a pretty good clip. [Go fairy flight power.]

I'm just hoping there's not another sort of trap waiting, there. Oceans hold so many secrets.

[Who knows what they might come across. Not that she's deterred by that in the least.]

We should keep an eye out. [She frowns mildly.] I got a recent lesson on why having bodies so close together might not mean the best thing.

If they were dead bodies, odds are they would have bloated and sunk by now, or have only recent;y resurfaced. [ Which means they wouldn't be where they are now, among other things. Sorry to be so grim, here.

He turns to Flora to listen to her as well,and then nods. ]

That is fine with me, if you can keep up with my speeds. [ Zippin' around 200 mph oh yeah! Everyone's gonna be all "huh?" when these two whizzes whirl right on by. ]

And caution should remain exercised, though I doubt any other creatures would have made it here.

Then I believe we have a plan. I can handle any and all questions about boats and where they ought to be going.

A check in time every so often would be a wise idea. There's only one last question I have, and that is in regards to both of you if you can swim-and-fly with an extra person. If we can help the boats out by closing a distance gap, then that's all the better.

I can swim with another person, and could likely pull a raft if we could rig a harness. Carrying another would slow my speed, however, in consideration for another's biology [ Except maybe John. He could probably carry John pretty well so long as he kept close to the surface so he could breathe. ] A raft or small boat would slow it less so, but still slowed.

I can carry one other person, or lift others with magic. But, if it comes to needing a harness, I can make one with my vines, too. They're much stronger than steel.

I wonder if the ships should bring a few provisions, if they can.. I don't know everyone on the list, so I don't want to assume they'll all be fine without having had water, at least. If not, I think I can manage something.

Then, assuming that a few more people offer to help, we shouldn't have a problem getting all those missing away in one cohesive group. That is a huge advantage.

I'll talk to those sending ships immediately. Food, water, dry clothing. I--

[Waver stops, a detail suddenly jumping to the forefront of his mind.]

One of the people involved can't be out in the sunlight.

[Oh, welp, that certainly is a detail.]

The Brucolac? He has no protection? Is there any way to know if he's still alive?

[Vampires or vampir aren't exactly her specialty and even so, he's not from her world. She can't say what she needs or doesn't.]

No, and no. When Harry pulled him out of the Redgate mountains though, Harry made use of a heavy shroud and that seemed to work. Collecting one for our purposes here might be the only way we can help on that particular front.

That would proooobably be better than sticking him in a giant flower. [Maybe.] I could probably enchant it to ward against sunlight.

[That might take a bit of dark magic, though. How uncomfortable. She's hoping not, though. If she just repels sunlight instead of having it disappear.]

The ward might not last terribly long--I'm more used to working with the light, than against it, in most circumstances--but it should get the job done. And, um, I'm often at the court courtiers, so I have a few things to spare.

[Fashion week is every week.]

[Admittedly, that would be a delightful mental image.]

I think that's the smarter thing to do. There might also have been a temporary solution found by those at sea, so if they've found a better method, then use it.

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