Session forty-four

Keats brings the Innocent Pursuit in to land on Ravenna. Anton notes that there is a lack of anti-air fire compared to the last time he flew over his home islands. However clouds of dust, smoke and particulate matter seem to cover his siblings' lands.

Keats surprises the rest of the group by dressing and carrying themselves as Sir Hemlock once again.

The cadre land near the village of Havilland and are soon met by a small group of local militia armed with spears. The Marquis engages them but they do not believe he is who he says he is. These are suspicious times; the local Regent (Sir Hasimir) has recently left in a hurry and De Havilland was mostly and absentee landlord.

Sirs Mal and Hemlock are able to talk the Militia down and the cadre eventually make their way to the Marquis' estate. Once there they meet with Anton's trusted steward and his wife, the house keeper. They are overcome with joy at the return of their master and do all they can to make them comfortable.

The housekeeper makes up beds for the cadre and Anton and Ylanath share a bed chamber.  Bretoph the steward mutters that he knew she was his "bit of fluff".

Hemlock returns to the ship to check on Tabby but the Ur Obun refuses to come to the house, claiming that the lack of invitation is typical of how their race is treated.

The Cadre checked over the fief's ledgers and the records that Sir Hasimir had kept. The discover that while Hasimir left with a lot of valuables, including at least one heirloom of family significance the records indicate that he did a good job of stewardship and saw the fief through a very trying time. Hemlock and De Havilland were left with the impression that Hasimir had done his best to protect the fief and it's people from the demands of war.  Discussions with Bretoph also established that Hasimir left just after the viral weapons had been detonated.