<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=283046.msg13988879#msg13988879">Quote from: Imogen on 10-03-2018, 21:03:03</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I might have missed something, but how does Vi know Casimiro is missing?<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>"The sprawling manor of the Orellana family sat on a cliff overlooking the Vaticine Gulf.  It was a warm summer day, a soft wind blew in from the sea carrying the scent of the ocean, the sun was warm but not harsh, and in the distance gulls cried and protested.  It was the perfect day for a wedding, and the turn out was proof of that.<br/><br/>The manor threatened to burst at the seams as hundreds of people mingled and chatted.  A dozen musicians played, spaced out so as not to clash.  An army of servants carried food and drink.  A few guards stood, half-awake in the soothing warmth of the sun.  In the distance a dozen ships sat anchored offshore.<br/><br/>The wedding was as much a celebration of all Casimiro had done with his life as a celebration of his new union.  The guests had come from across the world, and all had stories of how they had met.<br/><br/>The screams cut through the chatter and music like a knife.  There was a sudden silence, save for the sound of screaming, then a panic.  The guards reacted as trained, and ran for the sound, but they had to push through a crowd that couldn’t decide what to do.  Some ran, some stood frozen, some tried to help.<br/><br/>Still, it was not long before word spread.  Anais was dead, her tongue ripped out, and Casimiro was missing."<br/>