Grayson arrives in Braeloch

[mcbale]

Gray arrives in Braeloch, tired and ragged. He proceeds directly to Sir Duncan's home, knocks the door and waits.

[Rob]

A man in plain garb opens the door and examines Gray before asking "Baronet's residence, can I assist you?"

[mcbale]

"High Father Grayson, to see the Baronet."

[Rob]

"A yes he thought you might come by. He's in the study, this way" he leads Grayson Through the house to a room with several fill bookshelves, Duncan sits at a desk with papers an books messily scattered across " High Father Grayson to see you sir" Duncan looks up from the texts and stands "thank you Donal you can leave us, take a seat High Father"

[mcbale]

Gray inclines his head slightly and slowly lowers himself into the seat with a groan. "Thank you, Duncan. How are things?"

[Rob]

Duncan goes to the door and checks the hall and closes the door before turning back to the room "better than they could be" he goes over to a book case unlock a drawer and tosses Gray a coin purse, "social and 3 should all be there, he hasnt picked the lock" Duncan then returns to his seat"

[Rob]

and says "so what happened to you?"

[mcbale]

Gray bows his head, "It's a very long story." Gray takes a deep breath before beginning.
"My memory is still patchy but I remember being grabbed from behind, I fought them off but I ended up surrounded by smaller fae in a dark forest, they started attacking for fun. There were so many, not just fae, some were incomplete Scarecrows. Eventually, some fae Knights and their dogs turned up and dragged me before their Queen. Someone tried to rescue me, allowed me the chance to grab one of the Knights enchanted swords, after the dogs and all but one knight ran off into the forest to find who attacked them. When he died, I tried to find my way out of the forest but I fell, ending up in a clearing with another fae, the other Queen, calling herself Nemesis. She offered me the chance to join her, I refused. She offered me the chance to leave, but as she did so a pack of dogs emerged from the trees, no way I am going to run and let them chase me down for sport, so she sparked terror in my heart and forced me to run. So I ran, eventually the dogs caught up. My arms and legs were chewed, broken. Then the bitch arrived to gloat, tries to compel me to join her, that one I was able to resist, so she stabbed me with a venomed knife. Last thing I remember I was a hail of arrows and the bitch cursing someone called Vanallorn.
Next thing I remember was waking up in front of the Crowan shrine, a physician standing over me." Gray takes a deep breath and visibly sags.

[Rob]

Duncan considers everything Gray says taking it all in "youve been through the grinder, can you describe any of those queens"

[mcbale]

"Well you have met the Queen of Dawn's Embers. She who hunts in the midnight shadows wore black, hooded robes, was probably horned and her hands clawed."

[Rob]

"and what of nemesis and this Vanallorn?"

[mcbale]

"Nemesis is the name the Queen, who I am assuming is She who hunts in Shadows, gave me when I met her in the forest. As for Vallanorn, I never saw them, only hurt a name."

[mcbale]

"Sorry, heard a name" Gray rubs at his eyes, looking weary.

[Rob]

"you're weary and rightly so feel free to rest here as you like, tomorrow I head out for a hiring if trends hold I'll find out more information"