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The Crypt

  • we return from Find the Children
  • Jocasta attacks the real Dormier Von Carstein since the last she heard, he was an imposter
    • Temperance and Ophelia convince her to stop and that it's the real Dormier
    • Dormier is rattled from everything that has happened, but he takes scritches from Ophelia as a bat
    • Dormier resumes his post outside the room
  • Ophelia is accused of having relations with Dormier or Malachi, and she takes off her gauntlet to show off her wedding ring annoyedly
  • Gregor is tackled by The Children, and he accepts his fate in the dog pile before passing out
  • Temperance notices that we're all being watched by many of The Von Carsteins
    • staring inquisitively and are on edge
    • they look concerned for the children, but they aren't doing anything to draw attention to themselves
    • Viktor Von Carstein smirks at Temperance and speaks to Ophelia
      • “Cousin! You’ve rejoined the party. We’re brightened by your presence.” “You’ve conveniently brought the children to us. You may rest.”
  • Malachi approaches the party and is relieved that everyone is alright
    • calls the party allies, even Temperance and Astell
  • Astell joins Sora Von Carstein in one of the coffins to comfort her
  • Ophelia checks in with Killian Von Carstein, who is covered in bruises and other people's blood
    • he says that the children will not be left without guard or eyesight
    • he went down to The Repository where Drelyth and Barthrum were reported to be, but he found no sign of the guards from the Silk Court or of Ewen or Durazzan
      • he only found the children huddled in a pool of blood that wasn't theirs
      • there was the sign of conflict, but no one else
    • he seems to be getting frustrated that the children won't say anything about what happened even though they need to
    • Ophelia tells him about using her scythe on herself, and he's concerned about whether any members of the party saw what happened
    • she tells him about how Astell and Temperance teleported out of the area, leaving her unconscious and leaving Gregor to carry all three of the boys to safety
      • mentions that Astell left her book behind in the area to cast through
      • mentions that Dormier was the one who helped her get out
  • Temperance and Viktor have an "I hate you" moment
  • Astell drifts off to sleep
    • she dreams of a sort of fancy tent
      • overlapping rugs, fine silks and fabrics draping down the sides of the wall, silver chain links
    • she sees the woman (The unnamed man and woman) that attacked and killed the Caravan on the road to Ravensrest
    • the woman asks Astell how she believes that the evening has gone
      • she apparently knows details about Astell's entire MONTH, let alone evening
    • the woman is very displeased by how little information that Astell has gathered about the wife of The Golden King
      • was VERY offended when Astell called his wife the Chained Queen
    • the woman is pleased, however, that Astell has ingrained herself in the city and that she has fallen into the good graces of The Red Queen
    • the woman says that she needs Astell and the others to be further along the next time that they meet
      • there is going to be a meeting amongst all the kings and queens soon, and she wants to make sure that the party is in attendance
        • meeting is being called by the Red Queen, who is rightfully displeased with other members of the courts and wants to call them to justice
        • we will be given an assignment before this, and we need to tell the Red Queen that we know about the meeting
        • we are to attend the meeting and become acquainted with individuals there
    • the woman has been working on needle point this entire time, and it's of a silver pawprint
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