eachdraidh | video; unseelie.

Well, now that that silver nonsense seems to be sorted out, I think we need to start talking about things we can actually fight back when they attack us.

[ About as direct a greeting into the topic of this message as you can get. Katsa sits somewhere outdoors, cross-legged in the grass with her locket angled to show the sky clear behind her: fitting for the mismatched colors of her eyes, unusually bright green and blue. ]

I know our High Majestic King and Queen [ the titles spoken with a hint of irony ] don't seem to care always how old someone is or how much experience you've with weapons or fighting when they decide to claim you. Whatever you think of this war, whether you'd rather run right into the Void right now or wait for it to come to you, everyone here should have the skills to unlock their own strength. It's better that you've the ability to jam a knife into a man's eyeball and never have to do it than find yourself at the end of an attacker's blade with no way to get out of it. You shouldn't have to rely on anyone else.

So I'll teach you if you've no experience of your own. I usually teach young girls—children—but I'll not turn my back if you need it. That includes how to use your shard—the thing that Seelie will try to take right out of your chest.

[ She moves to close the locket—then halts, fumbles, and picks something off the ground to hold flat in her palm to show anyone watching. ]

And what in the name of the Middluns am I supposed to do with this?

[ WHO HAS TURTLE CARE TIPS???? ]

( dated after boon delivery on the 25th! )

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It’s nothing certain yet, but I’ll be traveling the Astar River this month to follow those leads. There’s more, but if you wish to join me at any point, I would welcome it. Otherwise I'll send you what information I have.

That's...To the south, right? I'm still getting acquainted with the local geography, I'm afraid. When are you planning on arriving?

In the southeast, yes. The Astar flows south from Loch Noa, if you take a fairy ring to the Station or however else you wish to travel.

And I'm not sure—how long it takes depends on what—or who—I find. But I plan to start traveling in a few days. If you tell me, I can meet you anywhere or any time.

Right...That shouldn't be too difficult to coordinate...I can contact you as needed with these lockets, right? Do they still work even over a large distance?

I've no idea the full extent of their range, but I know it's large. Anything should be fine.

Well at least I know around where you'll be, and that's usually all I have to work with. Anything extra can only be a help.

[So...bonus! Usually all he has to work with is sheer dumb luck and smoke signals.]

I'll look forward to speaking with you in person soon.

[And also maybe killing some slavers; that's always fun, too.]