To Cotswold
(by Issic)
Issic had opened his eyes from the portal magics and stepped away from the large stone pad in Castle Sauvage. He walked out and to the stable master to grab a horse towards Camelot. A few minutes later he slowed the horse down at Cotswold and jumped off. He walked around Cotswold for a bit, he knew this town very well. He looked around for any indication of where Caelynn's parent's house was. He saw a few guards walking uniformly off away from the town. He thought to himself that guards normally didn't go that route because the magics of Camelot had protected the residential areas of monsters and other fearsome critters. Issic followed the two guards a fair distance away until they finally came to a house with a fence and an iron gate around it. There were a few other guards hanging around outside. Apparently those in charge felt the need to keep the family watched over until they get to the bottom of all that is going on. He saw a face in the window that almost took him by surprise. It was Caelynn, but a bit older and dressed in fine prestige clothing. He couldn’t believe how much they looked alike. There's always some resemblance between mother/father and their children. But the resemblance between the two was uncanny.
The next few days Issic watched at house and the patrolling guards at a distance. He knew the patrol points, the routes they used, the change of the guards and began to see little quirks about each set. He also saw that if any of the family wished to go out of the house, they had to be escorted by the guards.
Late in the evening Issic decided to take a closer look into the house. Her parents had not come back from their dealing with the town yet. There was one guard still at the house that Issic stealthfully passed with ease. He saw a window slightly open on the second floor. The Shadows had taught their infiltrators to be able to scale walls that to any other ordinary person would be un-scalable. It wasn't long before he found himself inside the house and walking with gentle foot steps. While he had the time he familiarized himself with the layout of the house on both floors, and even the garden they had on the third floor. There were five separate rooms within the house. Three were bedrooms, one was an office, and the last looked to be used for storage. The first room he found was Caelynn's. It was very clean, the bed seemed to not have been stirred for many months. He looked around and saw a small doll off to one corner and smiled. He gently picked it up and placed it in his pack. The next room didn't have a girl 'feel' to it. He looked around, it had a few book shelves filled with different arcane books and some papers. He found a wooden sword in the closet. This had to have been Andreww's room he thought to himself.
He stepped out of the room after a few more minutes of not finding anything else and walked down the hallway. He was careful when he came to a window to crouch around and or under it so nobody would suspect him to be inside. He opened the door to the office and stepped inside. There was a family portrait up on the wall which showed the whole family together when the kids were younger. There were papers on the desk, none of them mattered to him as he scanned over each one. He scanned over the room thoroughly, checking different nooks and crannies. He gently pulled back the portrait to see if there was anything behind there but nothing. So far there wasn't anything here to give the impression that they were trying to hide something, or even part of a conspiracy against Albion. He went downstairs and found a doorway into a basement. He walked down the stairs noting to himself which ones creaked and which ones did not. He saw what looked like a study for the arcane. Different magic symbols, jars of magical components stacked on shelves. He sighed to himself and started to make his way back up the stairs when he hard some voices outside. It sounded like a female and a few male voices. Also the sound of armor wearing figures.
"Great... they're back..." he thought to himself as he heard the door opening. Instantly he vanished into thin air as he stealthed through the house keeping the distance between himself and the Caelynn's parents.
"I’m so sick of not being able to go anywhere or do anything without having to be escorted or being watched by everyone!"
"I know darling... they say they are looking into the matters, and all we can do is just wait. They'll catch the culprits. We just have to give it time is all."
The female voice began to cry with frustration. Issic stayed silent as he watched them walk up the stairs and to their room. He waited until he heard the door closed before he walked into the main room and grabbed a piece of parchment and began to write a note.
'I am a friend of Caelynn's. I pray that you know that she still longs to be within this family, even more so just to continue to be a part of your lives. I know that you're innocent and will do all in my power to prove it so. All that I ask is that you do not exile your daughter from your lives anymore. I feel that you know where she is, but during these times it'd be difficult to contact her with the constant flow of guards everywhere watching you all. She is safe and will remain that way. Once all of this blows over, I'd suggest spending a little time with the woman who used to be your little girl.
An Unknown Friend'
Issic stealthfully snuck up to the bedroom of the two parents and pinned the note to the outside of their door and quietly left the house. He needed to get back to Camelot and hire a messenger boy. Early that upcoming morning he was inside a shop handing a messenger a small box that held the doll, and some scented soap like that which he caught her buying that first day at the market, and a scroll with the seal of The Shadows upon it.
"Remember, the scroll goes to the man behind the bar at the pub, and the box goes to the lady serving the tables." He handed the boy five gold as he spoke.
"Y...yes Sir. I shall do as you ask. Thank you kindly!" The boy took the gold and the items and ran off.
A heavy sigh escaped his lips as he walked towards the Guild of Shadows in Camelot so he could get some rest.
The scroll read...
'First lead was a bust. Nothing of any resemblance that would lead to suspicion. Will contact you later.'
Issic had opened his eyes from the portal magics and stepped away from the large stone pad in Castle Sauvage. He walked out and to the stable master to grab a horse towards Camelot. A few minutes later he slowed the horse down at Cotswold and jumped off. He walked around Cotswold for a bit, he knew this town very well. He looked around for any indication of where Caelynn's parent's house was. He saw a few guards walking uniformly off away from the town. He thought to himself that guards normally didn't go that route because the magics of Camelot had protected the residential areas of monsters and other fearsome critters. Issic followed the two guards a fair distance away until they finally came to a house with a fence and an iron gate around it. There were a few other guards hanging around outside. Apparently those in charge felt the need to keep the family watched over until they get to the bottom of all that is going on. He saw a face in the window that almost took him by surprise. It was Caelynn, but a bit older and dressed in fine prestige clothing. He couldn’t believe how much they looked alike. There's always some resemblance between mother/father and their children. But the resemblance between the two was uncanny.
The next few days Issic watched at house and the patrolling guards at a distance. He knew the patrol points, the routes they used, the change of the guards and began to see little quirks about each set. He also saw that if any of the family wished to go out of the house, they had to be escorted by the guards.
Late in the evening Issic decided to take a closer look into the house. Her parents had not come back from their dealing with the town yet. There was one guard still at the house that Issic stealthfully passed with ease. He saw a window slightly open on the second floor. The Shadows had taught their infiltrators to be able to scale walls that to any other ordinary person would be un-scalable. It wasn't long before he found himself inside the house and walking with gentle foot steps. While he had the time he familiarized himself with the layout of the house on both floors, and even the garden they had on the third floor. There were five separate rooms within the house. Three were bedrooms, one was an office, and the last looked to be used for storage. The first room he found was Caelynn's. It was very clean, the bed seemed to not have been stirred for many months. He looked around and saw a small doll off to one corner and smiled. He gently picked it up and placed it in his pack. The next room didn't have a girl 'feel' to it. He looked around, it had a few book shelves filled with different arcane books and some papers. He found a wooden sword in the closet. This had to have been Andreww's room he thought to himself.
He stepped out of the room after a few more minutes of not finding anything else and walked down the hallway. He was careful when he came to a window to crouch around and or under it so nobody would suspect him to be inside. He opened the door to the office and stepped inside. There was a family portrait up on the wall which showed the whole family together when the kids were younger. There were papers on the desk, none of them mattered to him as he scanned over each one. He scanned over the room thoroughly, checking different nooks and crannies. He gently pulled back the portrait to see if there was anything behind there but nothing. So far there wasn't anything here to give the impression that they were trying to hide something, or even part of a conspiracy against Albion. He went downstairs and found a doorway into a basement. He walked down the stairs noting to himself which ones creaked and which ones did not. He saw what looked like a study for the arcane. Different magic symbols, jars of magical components stacked on shelves. He sighed to himself and started to make his way back up the stairs when he hard some voices outside. It sounded like a female and a few male voices. Also the sound of armor wearing figures.
"Great... they're back..." he thought to himself as he heard the door opening. Instantly he vanished into thin air as he stealthed through the house keeping the distance between himself and the Caelynn's parents.
"I’m so sick of not being able to go anywhere or do anything without having to be escorted or being watched by everyone!"
"I know darling... they say they are looking into the matters, and all we can do is just wait. They'll catch the culprits. We just have to give it time is all."
The female voice began to cry with frustration. Issic stayed silent as he watched them walk up the stairs and to their room. He waited until he heard the door closed before he walked into the main room and grabbed a piece of parchment and began to write a note.
'I am a friend of Caelynn's. I pray that you know that she still longs to be within this family, even more so just to continue to be a part of your lives. I know that you're innocent and will do all in my power to prove it so. All that I ask is that you do not exile your daughter from your lives anymore. I feel that you know where she is, but during these times it'd be difficult to contact her with the constant flow of guards everywhere watching you all. She is safe and will remain that way. Once all of this blows over, I'd suggest spending a little time with the woman who used to be your little girl.
An Unknown Friend'
Issic stealthfully snuck up to the bedroom of the two parents and pinned the note to the outside of their door and quietly left the house. He needed to get back to Camelot and hire a messenger boy. Early that upcoming morning he was inside a shop handing a messenger a small box that held the doll, and some scented soap like that which he caught her buying that first day at the market, and a scroll with the seal of The Shadows upon it.
"Remember, the scroll goes to the man behind the bar at the pub, and the box goes to the lady serving the tables." He handed the boy five gold as he spoke.
"Y...yes Sir. I shall do as you ask. Thank you kindly!" The boy took the gold and the items and ran off.
A heavy sigh escaped his lips as he walked towards the Guild of Shadows in Camelot so he could get some rest.
The scroll read...
'First lead was a bust. Nothing of any resemblance that would lead to suspicion. Will contact you later.'
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