The rest of the ride passed in relative quiet. The arrival was met with the soldiers being escorted to the barracks to rest while more soldiers rode out along with a group of unarmed people to take care of the broken village. As they headed off, Michael stayed near Gabriel, while Lady Luna was carried to rest within the castle's remaining guest quarters. It took till the evening before a healer could actually be acquired, but when it arrived, it was a familiar one.<br/><br/>A blind old priest of Iodamea entered Gabriel's chamber, hands crossed over a holy symbol. "I have understood you have been through a lot again, lately. I have come to ease your pain, brother." Moving closer, he spoke seriously then. "I also have two personal things to say. One about the poison, and another about the lady that went missing recently."<br/><br/>As he paused at Gabriel's side, a hand rested against Gabriel's arm, and an eerie illumination filled the room, the poison's thorny heat subsiding partially.<br/><br/>"I will come back tomorrow to take care of the rest. I apologise but I didn't prepare much in the manner of restoration earlier today. Your lady friend is awake though, and... aware of what you did." He smiled faintly. "But onto another matter. I followed on a few rumors and asked around."<br/><br/>Hesitating a moment, the old man continued. "There's a few people that swear by their eternal soul that recently the old abandoned noblehouse of Tristan was seeing a lot of traffic. People dont speak much of it, after the murders that went on there before your time. Suffice to say its got a haunted reputation in the old section of the town. Nonetheless, a few people swear they saw a young woman dragged there, and not looking like just any lady but one of nobility. More interestingly, these people were robed and masked. I'd say its a pretty good lead, but also dangerous. That area of the town is the one that Protectors tried to burn. There's almost open revolt going on there. Guards have been attacked several times. Its lawless, and anyone seen in armor is under attack instantly."<br/><br/>He smiled a moment though. "Which is good reason for me to remember that there just so happens to be a shipment going to the local shrine there in two days. Shipment of several large crates. It would get you in, but after that, you might be on your own."<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC Spellcasting</div><div class="spoiler_body">Gabriel received lesser restoration for 4 ability points, so -4 constitution still but not at -8 anymore. Also, he healed up 40 hit points worth at the visit, and has a chance to rest and recover at ease. Poison is not doing further harm it seems.</div></div>