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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 6248913" data-attributes="member: 79141">Session 98c - A Fancy InvitationA block or two away, on learning of Kell's defeat through a messenger wind,&nbsp;&nbsp; Harkover Lee gave a philosophical shrug and nodded to Leon and Doctor&nbsp; Stanmore who had been aiding his efforts .&nbsp; &quot;Well, gentlemen&quot; he said,&nbsp; slipping his solid gold orb back into his robes,&quot;it would appear that&nbsp; our ritual was not even tested.&nbsp; Thank you for your help nonetheless;&nbsp; one can never be too careful where powerful magics are concerned.&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; Then he invited Leon to accompany him back to headquarters.&nbsp; &quot;I have&nbsp; something I would like to try on our friend 'Norm'.&nbsp; I'm hoping that&nbsp; between us we might be able to break his geas.&quot;&nbsp; They set off at once.&nbsp;Stover&nbsp; Delft arrived shortly after the fight with Kell came to an end. He had&nbsp; brought a whole troop of junior officers to ensure Kell and his minions&nbsp; made it safely to their cells.&nbsp; Delft congratulated both units, then&nbsp; drew Korrigan &amp; Co. off to one side.&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;It looks like our plans to&nbsp; move on the Bleak Gate this evening will have to be put on hold,&quot; he&nbsp; said, drawing a parcel of sealed envelopes from his coat pocket.&nbsp; He&nbsp; handed one to each of them, and kept one for Malthusius.&nbsp; Not for the&nbsp; first time, the group wondered where the old deva had got to; they also&nbsp; wondered why there was no invitation for Leon. They opened their&nbsp; envelopes.&nbsp; Inside, an embossed letter invited them to the Opening&nbsp; Dinner of the Peace Conference.&nbsp; Delft tried not to make a big deal out&nbsp; of the fact they he hadn't been invited and drew their attention to the&nbsp; signature: they were to attend the dinner as the guests of Lya Jierre!&nbsp;&quot;Who&nbsp; knows what she's up to?&quot; said Delft.&nbsp; &quot;But we need Malthusius there so&nbsp; he can keep an eye on her.&nbsp; First off, you need to get home and get some&nbsp; rest.&nbsp; You look terrible.&nbsp; The dinner doesn't start til eight but the&nbsp; king wants you at the Royal Docks at six to meet the Danorans when they&nbsp; arrive.&nbsp; I've arranged for tailors and barbers to be on hand at HQ to&nbsp; make you look respectable. Korrigan, you're wanted at Hotel Aurum for a&nbsp; briefing with the King and his advisors this afternoon.&quot;&nbsp;It was decided that Uru&nbsp; - who needed little rest&nbsp; - would try to track down Malthusius, beginning at the Governor's Mansion.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 6248913, member: 79141"] [b]Session 98c - A Fancy Invitation[/b] A block or two away, on learning of Kell's defeat through a [I]messenger wind[/I], Harkover Lee gave a philosophical shrug and nodded to Leon and Doctor Stanmore who had been aiding his efforts . "Well, gentlemen" he said, slipping his solid gold orb back into his robes,"it would appear that our ritual was not even tested. Thank you for your help nonetheless; one can never be too careful where powerful magics are concerned." Then he invited Leon to accompany him back to headquarters. "I have something I would like to try on our friend 'Norm'. I'm hoping that between us we might be able to break his [I]geas[/I]." They set off at once. Stover Delft arrived shortly after the fight with Kell came to an end. He had brought a whole troop of junior officers to ensure Kell and his minions made it safely to their cells. Delft congratulated both units, then drew Korrigan & Co. off to one side. "It looks like our plans to move on the Bleak Gate this evening will have to be put on hold," he said, drawing a parcel of sealed envelopes from his coat pocket. He handed one to each of them, and kept one for Malthusius. Not for the first time, the group wondered where the old deva had got to; they also wondered why there was no invitation for Leon. They opened their envelopes. Inside, an embossed letter invited them to the Opening Dinner of the Peace Conference. Delft tried not to make a big deal out of the fact they he hadn't been invited and drew their attention to the signature: they were to attend the dinner as the guests of Lya Jierre! "Who knows what she's up to?" said Delft. "But we need Malthusius there so he can keep an eye on her. First off, you need to get home and get some rest. You look terrible. The dinner doesn't start til eight but the king wants you at the Royal Docks at six to meet the Danorans when they arrive. I've arranged for tailors and barbers to be on hand at HQ to make you look respectable. Korrigan, you're wanted at Hotel Aurum for a briefing with the King and his advisors this afternoon." It was decided that Uru - who needed little rest - would try to track down Malthusius, beginning at the Governor's Mansion. [/QUOTE]

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