<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/8/8d/Jarett_North.jpg)</div>Meredith was on her feet instantly, putting her arm around the distraught young woman's shoulders to comfort her. An unusually determined look came over her fresh faced innocence.<br/><br/>"Your child, abducted you say? How positively ghastly." The young bard looked round the faces of her companions. "Duty calls, noblesse oblige and all that. Never fear I'm certain we can track down whatever scoundrels are responsible and give them a sound thrashing."<br/><br/>"What a stroke of luck that we were still here to help." Merry declared. "This simple but honest peasent. Oh, no offence intended my dear. Well we simply must offer our assistance."<br/><br/>Merry straightened her rapier's belt, tapping the hilt in agitation. Perhap's Papa's lessons in swordsmanship would soon be put to good use. Scanning the faces of her fellow adventurers once more she looked a little lost<br/><br/>"So what is the form in such a situation? I suppose we should examine the scene of this perfidious crime for clues."