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[The mental voice drifting in over the network sounds more than a little stressed, as far as it's possible to tell from a psychic message.]

Yo. Can you hear me? If you can, this is Kanji here... and I think we've got a problem.

I don't just mean the whole 'bein' shoved around by guards' kind of problem. But I ain't seen a whole lot of familiar faces yet... and I think I know why. Been doin' some pokin' around - Champion thing, long story - and there's a whole load of people who ain't even in this world with us.

I don't mean Infiltrating. I mean they ain't here at all.

Dunno what you think, but if they're somewhere else... is this like that last time? When a bunch of folks never made it to Questing Country?

[There's a worried pause here. If this means what it might mean...]

Right. On what's going on... Sounds like this city's called Misericordia - did I get that right? Heard something about folks looking for a dragon... dunno how you'd hide a dragon, I figured they were kinda ...big and fiery and all that crap.

...But. I also heard someone say somethin' about Dolorosa? As in, gryphons and Color Magic Dolorosa?

I'm ... there?

...A-anyway. If anyone's out there, or anyone knows what's goin' on better than I do... 'cause seriously, I ain't got a clue... let us know, okay?

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Ambrose. [Alcuin hasn't gotten the hang of inflection in psychic space, but that definitely has the cadence of one very relieved young man.] I am myself as well, luckily, but I fear that I cannot assist you with liminal space. I think that perhaps we ought to be disguised, you and I. Especially if we are assumed to be part of this delegation from Dolorosa.

[ oh, he hears that, and if he could reflect it back he would.]

It is... truly so good to hear from you, Alcuin. And I can do disguising myself but I dunno about doing it subtly at this point. The gryphon sort of draws attention. [ he has no idea how recognizable Lady might be in this kingdom, nor how well known his former self's affinity for the creatures was. ] Hopefully with some clever use of liminal space I can pull it off but... really not happy to be here.

A... servant, a groom, a young gryphon knight. Especially someone taking care of the gryphon of a knight killed in the... the Illuminant conflict.

[He's shaken, but being given a problem to solve is helping, in a way.]

.....Ambrose, what are we doing back here? The Illuminants are dead or scattered. The Queen is back on the throne, the magic ought to be stable. What do they want from us?

I will...think on it. A groom. Or a second for an injured knight. Some alternative that doesn't have him dead.

[ why isn't he here? what's gone so wrong? ]

Us in particular? I don't know. It's a different country, maybe we're meant for a different purpose now. Perha-- maybe we should focus on the dragon, see where that leads. Do you have any idea if Leonardo is here?

[ best to try and account for all of them that remain. ]

I don't... If he is, he is infiltrating and I have not seen him as of yet. I can only pray that he has not come to harm. If you see him, will you please tell me? He and Joscelin both?

[He may be frustrated with the Cassiline, but that doesn't mean he doesn't worry for him.]

I will.

[ quiet for a beat or two, then: ]

If you need somewhere to stay, I have a little room. Lady won’t mind sharing either.