eachdraidh | [video / both courts / backdated to december 3rd]

[This message comes a few days after the new influx of arrivals. Still roughly two weeks after the original call to arms he put out, but give him a break. He needed some time to actually settle in at Redgate without all the Reynard shit to deal with.

To the newer folk who wouldn't have seen him before, the individual appearing on their lockets is a rather young man, blond and golden-eyed behind lavender-tinted glasses, pretty in a decidedly feminine way, currently seated in what looks like a private office.]

I wanted to thank everyone who in some way aided Redgate, during the recent events. Almost everyone went their separate ways fairly quickly after the incident in the ocean, and I can't blame them for just wanting to get back to their lives, but I do regret being unable to do anything to properly show my gratitude before that. Funds are still a little tight here, with the mines still inoperable after the dragon situation, so I can't offer much in way of a reward. But Redgate owes a debt to all of you -- I owe you -- and I'll do what I can to repay that debt, somehow.

[Aaand there's that obligatory noble gesture out of the way. Better, definitely, if he can deal with that debt on a more personal level and save Redgate itself any trouble.]

With that said, I thought it was only right to make a general announcement of the current situation, after raising such a fuss earlier. It was -- as anyone who's dealt with Reynard might have guessed -- a trap. The Fox did what he could to rid himself of those of us there at the time, and he and his daughter stole the bones of Lady Alyosha's kin. They failed to kill anyone, thankfully, but they still managed to escape.

[Beyond that, he hasn't heard much of what's up. Some people have cities to run and can't go running off across the map on a Fox hunt. But he certainly looked unhappy to have to report it, and with a sigh and a slight shake of the head, he moves on.]

That all aside, I see there's been another batch of new arrivals. I'm sorry you all had to arrive during such a mess of a time, but if any questions remain that I might be able to answer, I'd be happy to try to help. And know that Redgate is open to you, regardless of your court.

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What, his nonsense about spreading the word to beware him or whatever? [The most intense scoff possible.] I already spent half my conversations with newcomers waning them about the Fox. I'm not going to start making grand announcements to fuel his ego just because he demanded it.

And how he'll do worse than kill everyone, and so on.

[ EYEROLL ]

That was my thinking.

[same, bro.]

Perhaps that was his real plan all along, to prevent us from warning anyone about him by the simple fact that we're all too damn spiteful to do anything he asks.

[The sarcasm here is so painfully heavy.]

[ He laughs. ]

Wouldn't that be a kick in the ass?

I think I've had enough of those from the Fox for a while.

[Though after the shit he pulled on Reynard, maybe the Fox shenanigans are somewhat deserved. But then again, his shit was pulled in retaliation to an attempt on his life. But that was a murder attempt in direct reaction to Sara's mouthing off a great figure of Drabwurld lore, so... y'know what, don't even bother trying to balance out the blame. Fuck Reynard.]

I'd love to just be done with him, but unfortunately he does have the bones. I'm honestly not sure what I should do about that, but I obviously can't just forget about it.

[We obviously can't just forget about it, he means. Since Reynard shit is likely to be terrible for everyone.]

You're a lord, now. Use some scouts, connections. I doubt he's carrying around three skeletons with him everywhere; maybe you can recover them.

[ Or one. Or two. ]

[Sigh.]

I know, I know. I just... Even after a few months, this place is still very new. [Not just Redgate, but the Drabwurld as a whole.] I still don't know everything I should about the land and the places in it and the local culture. I have no information network in place, no idea who is reliable enough to be trusted with what even though I have plenty of men I could order. Back home, I was long past these issues.

I'd start with the ones Alyosha trusted. If that helps at all.

[Alyosha is a careful woman, but even she doesn't approach his levels of distrust. The ones she'd recommended are certainly more useful, but Saralegui isn't the type to put his trust in a person just because someone else said he could.

But he only smiles sweetly, nodding as if that hadn't occurred to him.]

It does. Thank you, John.

I'm shit at politics, [ he says, with a shrug; he's aware that his advice isn't exactly wonderful, but...

Well. When it comes to Reynard, you can trust Alyosha's men, at least as far as he's concerned. ]

[That, at least, draws a wry little grin out of him, despite, his current reasons to stress.]

I imagine that's why she made you a Champion, and me a Lord.

Probably.

[ Well. That and she was alive and didn't need a lord. ]

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