Mereavus seemed perfectly at ease with speaking publicly - she'd done so often. She had her own thoughts on the matter, so once both Captains had finished their report, she moved to address the group of nobles by standing in front of the dais.<br/><br/>"It is my understanding that thus far, searches for her Majesty have proven fruitless," she began. "The last communication I had with the Empress was by letter, when she informed me that she had left Beryl and was to make her way to Ende by the main highway. There are three public inns along that highway, and I'd estimate that she stayed in at least two of them<em>if </em>she made it anywhere near the city." She paused to finish her wine and put the glass down on a table. "Now, for all we know, they've taken a supposed short-cut and have lost their way. We can safely assume that she did leave Beryl as she intended to do - the messenger she sent me informed me that he had left only as the entire contingent left the gates. So, the simple truth of the matter is that her Majesty is somewhere in Southern Tanperi. That's no small amount of ground to cover." She stopped walking, as she had been from one side to another whilst she relayed what she personally 'knew' to those present.<br/><br/>"You are all landowners," she reminded them. "You have men at your disposal. I would recommend that each of you recruit your own search parties and scour your estates and provinces with as much attention to detail as is possible. Any of you with military men in your holdings might also wish to lend their services to Captain Marlana to oversee for the time being. Does your Majesty have an opinion on how best to proceed?"<br/><br/>She turned back to him with an arched brow. Perhaps he'd correct her, perhaps he'd have better ideas. For now, it seemed best to simply say what she knew and what she thought, and then give way to the Emperor's decision on the matter.<br/><br/><br/>[OOC: Sorry for the clumping at the beginning, folks, I'm off to bed so I figured I'd get this down so you all can work around me whilst I'm out. <3]