Vanessa
**Lixander walks slowly towards the docks, looking for a inn to stay for the night.** I am still mad at you, don't forget it... **Looks at
Michael
Y-yes... M-master- And I suppose we should...

*I sigh once again, feeling defeated, and wondering how I went from a duke, to a servant,*
Vanessa
*Looks at you, leans closer and whispers* Find a place and I will give you a prize
Michael
What sort of prize?

*I look at you, forgetting my sorrows, intriguingly,*
Vanessa
*Smiles* The faster you find a good place the faster you will get it
Michael
*I run off quickly to the outskirts, I look at old rusted vine covered gates and fences till I find one I can enter, I go inside to find an abandoned manor, untouched for at least 35 years, I rattle the rusted handle open, and find that it hadn't even been looted and it even had its original opulent furnishings intact. I make a quick mental note that we should take the furniture when we leave to put in Elleburg. I then quickly search the building for people just incase, and rush back to you, happy with my discoveries.*

Master! I found the perfect place, and it's in an abandoned part of town so... We... 

*I twiddle my fingers and blush a bit,* 

...W-we can be as loud as you w-want~ m-master~
Vanessa
*Looks at him thinking for a bit, the smiles and pinches your cheeks* I was thinking more about a inn, but I guess that for a night I can survive. Well then, guide me there, but remember that we have to find someone to hire along the way.
Michael
*I start guiding you towards the manor but then I stop noticing a large tavern.* 

Master, this building may be a good area for us to gather some labourers and warriors. People from all over, cross through this town, and alot of them stop at this tavern, from what I've gathered.
Sarah
Jenna and Henry remained in Jeskan for a few days until the bodies were found. All of them except for the pieces that were scattered around in different areas. They learned very little as far as anyone knew what was happening. The place was pretty dangerous but the vicious murders were again, something new. 

It was late when Jennafae suggested they stay another evening before doing any more investigating. Henry was looking worn and what once was anger and revenge, was sad and losing hope. However he was determined to end the life of the monster that killed his son and the young girl in Bridian. 

"Just get some rest and I'll bring you back some food and tea or hot mead. You need to try and sleep.. Tomorrow will be another long day." They had gotten separate rooms next to each other. She wanted to make sure to keep an ear out for the man should he try to sneak out and search for answers on his own. 

While Jenna was out and walking to the tavern to order some food it was there that she heard talk of bodies being found at the Gorge. More bodies positioned in sexual poses. That was him! She listened in on the cenversation a little longer, the men giving information of where they were found, how many.. They were known for ambushing caravans and others that traveled in and out of the Pit up through Anduillan. Finally she had gotten some useful information. 

But what about Henry? She paid for the food and had the mead sealed into a small keg that she could easily carry. While her mind questioned what to do her eyes remained ever alert. It was late and people were drinking - as always. She would try to avoid others as best as she could. Luckily she made it back to the Inn they had gotten rooms at unscathed. Her hands were full so she used her elbow to knock at the door. Henry answered right away which told her he hadn't bothered to take her suggestions of rest seriously. That was fine. He would soon.

They spoke littlle during the meal, staying in his room while they ate. She poured them both some warm mead and drank down her share. Henry would often turn aside and wipe an eye thinking of his son and family. 
"Mary is probably worried sick, Henry.. " She spoke gently, only in concerned tones and trying not to make the man feel bad for his decisions. They were made in haste and out of anger and pain. She knew all about those sorts of feelings having lost so many in her life as well. 
Henry could only nod and when he set down the mug, his shoulders slumped and conceded. 

"But I have to finish this, Jenna.. "

"No, Henry.. But we'll discuss it more in the morning. You look as if you're going to pass out on your dinner.." Trying to lighten the mood just a minuscule moment. 

She stood and cleaned up what was left of the food, packing the bread and cheeses into cloth and stowing it into her pack. Henry was just sitting on the bed when a simple word was uttered from her lips and a few grains of sand scattered to the floor. 
"... Sleep." 

And Henry did. Far into the next day to find Jenna's room empty and a note left behind. 

'Go home to your family, my friend. I will come back when I find the man.. -Jenna'

She was already at the Gorge and finding where the bodies had been found and whatever else she could find. Then it was on to Anduillan.
Vanessa
Let's see this tavern then, I guess there is no arm in checking this place, just don't reveal what is your identity, you are just my servant and bodyguard, ok? *He smiles looking at him* Let's head in now, shall we. *He starts walking towards the entrance, stepping fort the first time in the
Michael
*I lead us to the manor, I manage to pry open the front gate this time, seeing the small gap in the fence I used initially as an unfit entrance for you,*

Perhaps, when we finish repairing Elleburg, we bring this town back into the new Empire, and this could be our embassy or travel residency, with some proper restoration and cleaning.

*I open the front door, into the grand parlour, the place shimmers in the dark, badly lit, yet in brilliant condition, I mutter an incantation, and the entire manor shines in a beautiful light, each candle lit with the purest white flames of my forbidden magic. The crystal chandelier right at the entrance glistens spectacularly, the refraction of the white light making it sparkle all sorts of colours.*

So, What do you think, Master? Is it satisfactory?