>>11173993And so it was concluded in fairly short order: we were to gather our retinues, bolster them with troops borrowed from lesser barons along with some royal companies, and march off in every direction from whence these rumours seemed to have sprouted. Although his Lordship did not verbalize it, the heavy implication of a dark fate for those who failed in this endeavour hung in the musty dampness of the dungeon air as we took our leave, pausing only to agree upon strategy for the quest ahead.
