eachdraidh | third trial. (unseelie locked.)

[ hello, network! have you grown tired of thomas yet? i hope not. the feed begins with two teenagers, both fairly grimy looking. though minho seems to be in and out, thomas is the one cupping the locket in his hands to speak into it; a table with a miniature version of caer scima is visible in the background.

thomas, as usual, isn’t quite sure how to start this thing. ] Hey. [ #nailed it ] Tensions are getting pretty bad right now. [ captain obvious. maybe minho should talk. ]

Really? [ yeah, somebody isn’t the greatest at social media. minho appears with a bunch of rolled up papers in one arm, the other going to drop over thomas’ shoulder. ] I don’t think anybody noticed that, Tommy. [ dryly ] So, let’s just cut to the chase - getting people to safety before the klunk comes crashing down.

[ if thomas’s ears pinken in a little, he covers it with a roll of his eyes, clapping minho on the bicep to get him to move. he does, if reluctantly, going to gather up more of their work. the moral of the story quickly becomes that both of these boys don't trust much of anything. ] Minho and I have been mapping out the surrounding areas of Caer Scima out to Quendi and a few places beyond that. If the Unseelie lines hold and the castle’s safe--great. If not, then it’d be smart to get your shuck butt out of the surrounding area as soon as possible. Where I'm from, nothing's sacred, no matter how safe it feels.

Between the two of us-- [ he glances at minho, who salutes with one of his rolled up maps ]--three of us, with Teresa-- we can run people out a few at a time using the fairy rings, but we’re going to need help.

[ minho takes this moment to come up behind thomas again, right against his back to peer down into the locket. ] This includes people with safe places for refugees to head to. We’ve got some places we can go, but depending on numbers… well, better to have as many spots for people to go as possible. Nobody needs to make a target out of themselves with everybody from the castle in one building. [ minho ruffles the back of thomas’ hair as he draws back. ]

I don’t think anybody fighting this war wants this kind of bloodshed. [ thomas sounds a little bitter for a second. ] I don’t want any more bloodshed. The more lives we can save with this, Shardbearer or not, the better. If you’re in Caer Scima and want a way out, reply back, and privately. We can set up an exchange, or show you the quickest routes away from the castle and to some kind of safety. Even if it feels like it's too late, just--contact one of us, and we'll find a way to get you out.

[ minho pipes up one last time from behind him: ]

Just stay safe, regardless of what you’re doing. Nobody needs to die ‘cause they did something stupid.

[ thomas nods, and the feed cuts. ]

{ thomas is in dark green, minho is in blue. most responses to this post will be from thomas-- minho's mun is out of commission for surgery after today. however, if you want min specifically, feel free to ask! }

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I've haven't exactly gone myself, so I can't really say for certain. But it's where the Fox's cult began, as I've heard, and it's possibly the worst of anywhere that's been hostile to shardbearers.

[Despite the very discouraging nature of that statement, he still attempts a slight smile.]

We do, at least, have the advantage of generally being intimidating to natives. Some of them say one shardbearer is equal to dozens of ordinary men. I wouldn't advise that anyone attempt to pass through Daonna alone, but just stay together and head out as quickly as possible. Just get through before they have time to organize anything that might stand a chance against a group, and you should be left alone.

Yeah, thanks. [ there's a brief moment where his head ducks out of the video frame; thomas is scribbling that down on the master copy of the map, outlining the dot for daonna in bright red. ] And that fairy ring's the only way to get to Redgate?

[ he gives a little bit of a smile, sort of awkward. ] Yeah. Me and my friend are used to running from huge, slimy monsters with knives for teeth. A couple natives'll be okay.

It isn't the only way, but it's the only way to get there in any reasonable amount of time. Coming through the next closest rings would add weeks to the journey and still require you to skirt dangerously close to Daonna, as it's located very near to the only nearby place to cross the Luath, and the only option other than that is sailing all the way around the coast and then traveling inland for several days or weeks, depending on where you land.

[wow he really needs to just arrange for another fairy ring or something. jesus christ.]

Just keep in mind that an angry mob can do just as much damage as any monster, if riled up enough.

Sounds like you need a better fairy ring. [ he says so with a faint laugh in his tone, shaking his head. he has a good way to get to the water, and quickly, but he's hesitant to let that information go to anyone, so--storing that away for later. ] But, that might be good, too.

Thanks--I'm sure you'll be seeing a lot of people from Caer Scima soon.

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