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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cerebral Paladin" data-source="post: 3412316" data-attributes="member: 3448">“What about the other assassins?  Will you be able to give us warning before they strike?”“It will be difficult.  They are hidden from me, but they will need to emerge to strike, and I will be able to see them then.  But the window will be small.”“How small?” asked Kit.  “Are we talking days or minutes?”“Longer than minutes, but much less than days…  I will not know for certain until they appear.”“Besides the woman and the three drowan assassins, are there any other threats we need to worry about before the coronation?”“There are no other credible threats.  The Green Eyes to the south will watch but will not act, and you have cleared the rest.  Three pockets of disease remain, but they have been abandoned.”Dame Brionna turned towards Alistair.  “Your grace, with your permission, I would like to begin preparing the increased security.”Alistair nodded.  “And work with the Eldar to set up a trap for the assassin.  I bet we can quickly identify which servant they bought off, and we should be able to have an elven welcoming party when the assassin arrives.”Dame Brionna nodded, but before she had a chance to leave, there was a polite knocking on the door.  Alistair thanked the diviner and dismissed him before Kit opened the door.  An elderly man, from Aunt Cecilia’s social circle, such as it was, waited in the hall with a bulky package.  “Your grace?  Princess Cecilia requests that you not forget your appointment with the Princess of the Cities of the Gates.  She also suggested that you wear something along the lines of these clothes.”Kit took the package and opened it, looking in surprise at the clothing within.  The clothes were stiffer than the styles Alistair typically favored, with many details borrowed from military uniforms.  To Kit’s eyes, they all looked hopelessly out of fashion.  “Why would she suggest that?  Alistair looks much better in his normal clothes.”“Because of the nature of the Cities of the Gates, Dame Katherine.  It would show that he is a person of strength and determination.  Gates is very traditionalist and stiff-- more the men than the women, but some of the older women as well.  With the Dowager Queen as the princess’s chaperone, it would be helpful if his grace appeared strong with a military bearing.”Alistair nodded.  The reasoning made too much sense, and there was no point in giving up the advantage it might bring.  “Thank my aunt for her suggestion, and tell her that we will be ready on time.  I may not wear precisely the outfit that she suggested, but we will still create the effect she wants.”* * *No promises on updates until Monday.  I'll be at a con (actually, the same con where this campaign started, and we'll be playing some Canberry adventures, although with the downstairs characters, not this group).  I'll update if I have net access.</blockquote>

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