Dianne
**Harronkeep Town**

"Lords! Lords!" One of the soldiers had come back from the porsuit. "The horses! They stole our horses!"

So that's why the bandits had abandoned the battle. They had seen the stallions outside and, many if them had abandoned their comrades in order to steal them.

"No time to rest," Said Hubert. But he was almost out of breath "They think they can attack my castle. And as long as a single one of them believes they can get anything from Harronheart other than death, our job is not done. We still haven't made an example out of them."
Ralph
"How many horses are there still to be remain?" The fellow knight quickly distinctly asked the soldier who tell them about it. *There should be a few horses left around, there's gotta be.* He thought.
Dianne
"It's no use," Said Hubert. "Each one must've taken a couple horses by the reins. But we have not a second left to lose: we march!"
Aaron
Vaughn, Harronheart Town

"Well on with it."
He would say with a determined expression. He held in double edged blade in hand along with a small wooden shield in his left. "Why way?"
Dianne
Harronheart town

"The same way we came," Answered Hubert. "Don't waste time, but let's not be too hasty either: we need to be combat ready."

And with those words, he began to lead the garrison towards the castle.
Aaron
Vaughn, Harronheart Town

With the words from Hubert, Vaughn would give him a nod before grabbing hold of his sword and shield before marching forward towards the way he had came.
Vanessa
*Father,

I know it has been quite some time since we last spoke, but I have news. I attended the Council of Marin in Taemar that had been called to deal with the plague that has ravaged the continent. I hope you were spared from it. I had a lot of advice that the world leaders thought valuable. Many of them said I was the finest antiquities dealer they had ever met.

Queen Lucrezia was also in immediate need of a man to secure an opportune political marriage in the North, and due to the plague, there wasn't another available. Others would have offered if she didn't take it in the moment, so I was chosen. The marriage was at the council. I'm sorry you couldn't be there. I'd be lying to say it was my choice. The girl is Lady Anna Barrmount of the Iron Plaines in The Witherlands. And when I say girl, I mean adult woman. I should have said woman. I didn't want to waste the ink writing this whole letter again. Anyway, she's coming to live with me in Ibethiel because she escaped while her older sister, Sybil, Lady of the Iron Plaines is being held hostage. There's some lunatic lord leading a rebellion up there. I've forgotten some of the details, but that was the reason for the marriage. She offered her hand to anyone that would send an army North. Lucrezia wanted a mercenary contract. Anna is very pretty, though. A kind heart as well.

I also had a change in title. I was once the Royal Antiquities Dealer. Now, I'm Lord Royal Antiquities Dealer. I'm not sure what all that means yet, but at the very least, it sounds like I won't be living above my shop anymore.

I'm hoping this reaches you soon because I wanted to request you come to Hexrakes so we can spend Hogcock together now that I have a wife that I would like you to meet. I think mother would have liked her.

-Kirk*