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[kethedammit]

[Mildmay has been studying the journal he found for just long enough to be confident he knows how it works. He speaks once, carefully; he only wants to do this once, because if his hunch is wrong, it's gonna sting.]

Any of y'all ever heard of no Stephen Teverius?

[Done. He sits back in a comfortable chair found in one of Paradisa's many antechambers. Anyone watching him would think he had all the time in the world.]

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[majestic_leader]

I've known a few Stephens, but none of them Teverius. He a friend of yours?

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[kethedammit]

[Well, that's a hilarious suggestion.] Uh. Not as such.

How's about a John Cordelius? You ever heard of him?

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[majestic_leader]

Nope. Can't say I have.

I'm going to take it you're new around here?

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[wishmadeinfire]

Steven Teverius? No, I don't recall ever hearing that name here. Is he someone of import to you?

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[kethedammit]

Only so far's he's the law. Last you heard, who's in charge 'round here, huh?

/punches internet, stop being stupid and eating my tags B|

[wishmadeinfire]

As far as the actual law goes? Frankly, we do do not have a set group or person in charge of such things. Though, generally, if someone is assaulted, we take care of our own.

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[peacockherald]

_{{That grammar. But no, he was used to it, spending a large portion of his time with farmers and lower class folk on his Circuits. He actually tended to prefer them to nobels most days.]}

I cannot say I have heard of him, but then, people can come and go so quickly here...

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[kethedammit]

Yeah, I done heard. Ain't no way to get out?

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[peacockherald]

Of the Castle itself? You may come and go as you please - come people even live outside it's grounds. As for the World itself - no, none we have found so far.

this is going to be long, 1/idek?

[lord_wizard]

[Felix is upstairs when it hits suddenly, like a peg suddenly snapping into place into a hole that had long been vacant. He'd gone for years without having that presence at the other end that, so that when it reappears the shock makes him drop the stack of books he'd been carrying, his journal among them with a audible gasp]

2/?

[lord_wizard]

[Oh no.

No no no no no no no]

3/?

[lord_wizard]

[He rocked back on his heels and ran a shaking hand through his hair.

Why did it have to be now? After all this time?

But part of him had seen this coming of course, especially after Thamuris had arrived some months ago. Like it had been preparing him for this somehow. He's mentally been braced for it for some time now. But it doesn't help.]

4/?

[lord_wizard]

[He paces for a few minutes, caught between a very familiar but nearly forgotten black anger, directed in this case at the castle, and immense relief. There were things here his annemer brother would never understand or endure very well, after what he'd been through and both his and Malkar's hands. But on the other hand...

On the other hand...he missed Mildmay. More perhaps than he'd realized until just now]

5/?

[lord_wizard]

[With that realization he throws himself back at the pile of books and scatters them until he finds his journal, paging through it nearly frantically until...

Yes. There he is.]

6/6 done /face in hands

[lord_wizard]

[He takes a deep breath]

Mildmay...

Where are you?

[Because like hell he's going to do this over the journal where everyone can see]

[lioneyed]

[Yeeeeep staring at the journal because. He is pretty sure he heard what he just heard, but...]

...Mildmay?

[He sounds way less drugged, too. Bonuses!]

[kethedammit]

[Mildmay takes a moment to respond, because, well... that was really not what he was expecting. He doesn't reply until he's sure he heard what he thought he did.]

Thamuris? That you?

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[eat_me_beat_me]

Nnnnooooo I can't say that I have.

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[kethedammit]

Sorry to bother you, ma'am.

here have one of your brother's bffs

[hard_talker]

Mmmmmmmmmmmnope, fresh outta Teveriuses here.

the hoards descend.

[kethedammit]

[Well, clearly he's never heard of them, because that's not how you say more than one. But Mildmay would hang himself before he corrected someone's word choice...]

Don't even sound familiar?

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[onlyanapple]

No, but I think I met his cousin, Bob.

[kethedammit]

Yeah, you're real clever.

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[the_effect_she_has]

...who the hell is that? [Because she's never heard of him.] Is he dangerous?

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[kethedammit]

[That is a good question! Mildmay considers it carefully.] Yeah, kinda. But he ain't here, so far's I can tell. And he wouldn't be dangerous here even if he around. [No need to worry people unnecessarily...]