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<blockquote data-quote="havenstone" data-source="post: 4490145" data-attributes="member: 61094"><p><strong>Orders at Dawn</strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><strong>BACK IN THE </strong>the d’Loriad keep, the rest of the party spends a restful night – until first light, when Gareth bursts in to Atrix’s room, with Alan in tow and Kyla and Carwyn close behind. “Adgar’s gone!”</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Atrix is awake at once. “What? Where?”</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Gareth gestures distractedly northward. “Two guards just showed up with written orders from General Athriam, ordering Adgar to ride out with them to meet the Aradurn host and accompany them to Guardwatch. I woke up Alan to try to stop them and send me instead, but none of us could countermand war orders from a High General -- and the orders specifically called on Adgar. We won’t see him again for weeks!”</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">“Bloody hellfire!” Atrix says with feeling.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Cousin Alan sits down on the bed, looking sleepy, slightly baffled, and intrigued. “I don’t understand. How much of a problem is this? I mean… I know he’s your ring-brother for the ceremony, but plenty of people get married without naming a ring-brother. And honestly, I’d never thought the two of you were that close.”</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Atrix pauses. “Ah. I don’t suppose I can have your word to say nothing of this to anyone?”</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">“Knowing you, this has to be good. You can have my word.”</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">“Adgar wants to be married to Sarele. I don’t. We’ve been planning to make it look as though the d’Aramants had had me murdered, so my ring-brother has to take my place. I’m dueling tomorrow with Avric d’Aramant, which would have been the perfect occasion. But with Adgar gone, the whole thing falls apart.”</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">While Alan is still laughing incredulously, Carwyn leans in. “Sarele did this. I saw her talking to General Athriam last night at the ball.”</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Atrix shakes his head in reluctant admiration. “I should have known she’d try something like this.”</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">“But one High General can replace orders from another, right?”</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">“Probably,” Alan answers Carwyn, wiping his eyes. “But I don’t think Uncle Sarquin will approve of your plan, ‘Trix. He’s one of the ones who’s been pushing for an alliance with the d’Nereins, and there’s too much that could go wrong with this craziness.”</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">“We don’t need his real orders,” Carwyn says. “Just something that will convince the guards with Adgar to accept Gareth instead. I can give you that.”</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Alan looks slightly shocked. Atrix leans forward eagerly. “You can?”</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Carwyn shrugs. “If you can find something with the seal of d’Loriad, I can make something good enough to fool a guard. Gareth can bring back the Aradurns, and we’ll get Adgar back here in time to replace you at the altar.”</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Gareth breaks into a broad smile. “We’ll get Adgar his bride yet. I can get you a letter with Uncle Gereyd’s seal -- Sarquin uses it too. How soon can you have the new orders ready?”</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">“Give me an hour,” Carwyn says, shooting an apologetic glance at Alan, whose look of shock has begun to curdle into disapproval.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">“Right,” Gareth nods. “I don’t know if we’ll catch them before evening, but it should be in enough time to get them back here. As soon as we’ve got the letter, I’ll leave. Someone should come with me, to make sure Adgar gets back to the palace. Who’s the fastest rider here?”</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Kyla looks around and raises a hand, smiling slightly.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">“Oh, of course.” Gareth’s grin and his embarrassment are both endearingly genuine. “You’re Arawai. I’d... never mind.”</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="havenstone, post: 4490145, member: 61094"] [b]Orders at Dawn[/b] [SIZE=2][B]BACK IN THE [/B]the d’Loriad keep, the rest of the party spends a restful night – until first light, when Gareth bursts in to Atrix’s room, with Alan in tow and Kyla and Carwyn close behind. “Adgar’s gone!”[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]Atrix is awake at once. “What? Where?”[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]Gareth gestures distractedly northward. “Two guards just showed up with written orders from General Athriam, ordering Adgar to ride out with them to meet the Aradurn host and accompany them to Guardwatch. I woke up Alan to try to stop them and send me instead, but none of us could countermand war orders from a High General -- and the orders specifically called on Adgar. We won’t see him again for weeks!”[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]“Bloody hellfire!” Atrix says with feeling.[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]Cousin Alan sits down on the bed, looking sleepy, slightly baffled, and intrigued. “I don’t understand. How much of a problem is this? I mean… I know he’s your ring-brother for the ceremony, but plenty of people get married without naming a ring-brother. And honestly, I’d never thought the two of you were that close.”[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]Atrix pauses. “Ah. I don’t suppose I can have your word to say nothing of this to anyone?”[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]“Knowing you, this has to be good. You can have my word.”[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]“Adgar wants to be married to Sarele. I don’t. We’ve been planning to make it look as though the d’Aramants had had me murdered, so my ring-brother has to take my place. I’m dueling tomorrow with Avric d’Aramant, which would have been the perfect occasion. But with Adgar gone, the whole thing falls apart.”[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]While Alan is still laughing incredulously, Carwyn leans in. “Sarele did this. I saw her talking to General Athriam last night at the ball.”[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]Atrix shakes his head in reluctant admiration. “I should have known she’d try something like this.”[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]“But one High General can replace orders from another, right?”[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]“Probably,” Alan answers Carwyn, wiping his eyes. “But I don’t think Uncle Sarquin will approve of your plan, ‘Trix. He’s one of the ones who’s been pushing for an alliance with the d’Nereins, and there’s too much that could go wrong with this craziness.”[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]“We don’t need his real orders,” Carwyn says. “Just something that will convince the guards with Adgar to accept Gareth instead. I can give you that.”[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]Alan looks slightly shocked. Atrix leans forward eagerly. “You can?”[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]Carwyn shrugs. “If you can find something with the seal of d’Loriad, I can make something good enough to fool a guard. Gareth can bring back the Aradurns, and we’ll get Adgar back here in time to replace you at the altar.”[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]Gareth breaks into a broad smile. “We’ll get Adgar his bride yet. I can get you a letter with Uncle Gereyd’s seal -- Sarquin uses it too. How soon can you have the new orders ready?”[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]“Give me an hour,” Carwyn says, shooting an apologetic glance at Alan, whose look of shock has begun to curdle into disapproval.[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]“Right,” Gareth nods. “I don’t know if we’ll catch them before evening, but it should be in enough time to get them back here. As soon as we’ve got the letter, I’ll leave. Someone should come with me, to make sure Adgar gets back to the palace. Who’s the fastest rider here?”[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]Kyla looks around and raises a hand, smiling slightly.[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]“Oh, of course.” Gareth’s grin and his embarrassment are both endearingly genuine. “You’re Arawai. I’d... never mind.”[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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