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Post by Admin on Apr 7, 2020 23:55:59 GMT
No success contacting Brennon. Might be due to the barriers he has woven into the ship or maybe, just maybe, he didn't make it out of Kasaba alive!
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Post by Hammett on Apr 8, 2020 0:35:18 GMT
Hammett frowns, worried for his friend for a moment, but then he remembers Brennon has made it out of tighter spots then that before. Hammett puts the card away and draws out the one for his room in Castle Amber, he had lots of important things to attend to, but warning King Random and discovering if Gerard was alright were at the top of that list.
He focuses his attention on the card and as it grows cold and the painting turns three dimensional he steps through into his room.
He takes a moment to look around the old place. It had only been a few months, of Amber time, since he last visited but it had been year or so for Hammett.
He quickly washes and changes into a set of clothes more befitting the castle and his station then he heads out of his room and down into the main areas of the castle, looking for a familiar face to point him in the direction of the King.
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Post by Admin on Apr 9, 2020 8:35:00 GMT
The hallways of the castle look much as Hammett remembers; a few decorations have been moved about, a suit of armour placed a few meters down the hall towards Bleys' rooms but otherwise the same old place.
A loud voice is heard coming from around the near corner and Dik comes around fleeing it at as quick a pace as possible without being undignified.
"Lord Hammett, I didn't know that you were planning to return so quickly! Turn about and go down down another way! There is a visitor from Deiga, Coy is his name and he is just too much!"
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Post by Hammett on Apr 9, 2020 16:55:01 GMT
Hammett doesn't need to be told twice. He quickly turns and matches pace with the old Retainer. "Thanks for the warning. I wasn't planning on returning so soon, but there have been pressing matters. How have you been?"
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Post by Admin on Apr 9, 2020 17:11:11 GMT
The old retainer goes through a door seldom used by the royal family. It leads to a spiral stairway which runs from the basement through to the roof of the castle.
"Good, good. With the weather being so bad and the seas so ferocious there has been a decrease in the number of foreign dignitaries to the castle. Deiga excepted, of course."
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Post by Hammett on Apr 9, 2020 18:15:49 GMT
Hammett keeps following, "Any word on Gerard? I only saw the fringes of the battle he was in. It did not look to be going well. And what of Bleys? Something happened to him, but no one will tell me what. I fear Amber and its allies may be under attack."
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Post by Admin on Apr 10, 2020 4:17:50 GMT
"I'm sorry to hear of that, Lord. I have heard no word concerning the Princes. Prince Gerard was in the castle a few days ago meeting with his brothers and Princess Llewella but I haven't seen him since. In fact, all of the royal family seems to have gone out except the King, the Queen, and Lord Leonil.
"It is my time to help in the dining room to prepare for dinner; would I be honoured to seve you at the meal tonight, my Lord?"
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Post by Hammett on Apr 10, 2020 5:24:32 GMT
Hammett gives the old man a friendly slap on the should, "That sounds wonderful, Dik. I will be there. What time is it being served? And actually, what time is it right now? I've been out in the shadows so long, I've lost track of the time changes."
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Post by Admin on Apr 10, 2020 5:42:55 GMT
"It is midafternoon, although you wouldn't be able to tell it from these skies. The meal will be served in three hours."
The man opens a door leading out to a hallway on the second floor of the castle. Ahead the hallway grows hazy with the expression of some sort of power, the walls and displayed decorations glimmer in fairy light. Hammett can see into the haze enough to notice the place beyond is not the castle Ambr but the silver, black, and white reminiscent of Tir-na'nogth.
Dik gasps at the sight and nearly drops his duster.
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Post by Hammett on Apr 10, 2020 9:09:41 GMT
Hammett takes Dik's arm and pulls him back into the stairwell, "Perhaps you should take the long way around to the kitchen today. And maybe notify the King and Queen of what's happening here if you get the chance."
Once Dik is safely on his way Hammett begins slowly approaching the haze, attempting to make out any further details of events happening beyond, but also making sure to keep a safe distance. He had heard tales of a hall of mirrors sometimes appearing randomly in the castle, but never of something like this. Although I am hardly an expert on what is normal here he thinks to himself, but this doesn't seem right. Doesn't Tir only appear at night and well above the castle?
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Post by Admin on Apr 10, 2020 11:24:38 GMT
Hammett can see three people on a city street amid the mist. The street does not resemble any place in Amber that Hammett has seen but the presence of electric streetlights indicates that it is somewhere far away in Shadow. The fog clears for a brief moment allowing Hamm to recognize one of the people as his cousin Calvera but the other two are strangers to him.
Then the mist returns and the scene becomes blurred while a clicking hum sounds in the hallway. The mist then retreats with a hiss taking the scene with it leaving only the regular hallway.
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Post by Hammett on Apr 10, 2020 19:12:09 GMT
Calvera? He hadn't seen his cousin in years. What was he doing here (there) now after all this time? Was this just a dream vision from Tir like he had been told about, or was it actually real? Were the mists some sort of window letting him see what was happening out in shadow right at this moment?
Only one way to be sure...
Hammett pulled out his Trumps and sorted through them until he came across Calvera's card, way down near the bottom of the deck. It had been a long, long time since he had contacted his cousin.
He draws the card and focuses on it, trying to make contact.
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Post by Admin on Apr 11, 2020 0:51:03 GMT
Hammett is unable to reach Calvera with the Trump card.
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Post by Hammett on Apr 11, 2020 3:05:00 GMT
Hmmm... Bleys, Gerard, Brennon and now Calvera. Either Trumps are no longer working as they should, or everyone is in a lot of trouble.
Hammett takes one last look around the hallway for anything he might have missed, then (assuming he finds nothing) he checks his watch and adjusts it to "Amber" time. He didn't want to be late for dinner.
Then he goes out and looks around the halls, asking for directions to King Random's study or personal rooms. Once pointed in the right direction he will make his way there.
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Post by Hammett on Apr 11, 2020 7:12:57 GMT
edited last post
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