[PLOT] Strategy Meeting

[Arcane]

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The Weyr Council has summoned a small, select gathering of riders and handlers to their chambers, to be briefed on what they have learned.

"Thank you all for gathering here today. Please help yourself to some refreshments," Weyrleader Jae began, as the delegation took their seats. Good food and drink, in her opinion, always helped tense conversations go more smoothly, "You are here at the recommendation of the Council, your wingleaders and your squadleaders, who have vouched for your abilities and your discretion. What you hear today is not to leave this room."

The Council Chamber had been rearranged to make room for a small buffet table, offering warm rolls, fruit and klah- with a conspicuous absence of alcohol, and a round table large enough to seat the entire group. A fire roared in the gates, to keep the winter cold at bay.

An old man in Harper's knots sat besides Jae- the elderly Master Rhuban. He had been at High Reaches since before Golre came to power. Few living remembered where he'd originally come from or why he had come to High Reaches. He had come and he had stayed, through Golre and all that came after. His fingers were no longer quick enough to play the gitar and his eyes were no longer sharp enough to make out musical notes, even through his spectacles, but he still had the respect of the weyr's other harpers and continued to help teach the children their first lessons, as he had for generation of High Reaches weyrbrats before them. Jae had learned to write her first letters at his knee, many turns ago. He was too old to join them, for the work ahead, but for today, he would speak for his craft.

"The task we would set for you will be a delicate one. It may be dangerous. If you are unwilling to participate, you may leave now, with the Council's thank for your cooperation thus far. It will not be held against you."

[Dragon]

Nix could be impulsive, yes, but he was also like a canine with a bone when he got an idea in his head. There was no way he was going to pass on an opportunity like this. He could also be trusted to keep his mouth shut ... which was likely why he'd been chosen for this task.

Quietly, he got himself a steaming mug of klah and a piece of fruit, casually sliding into a place at the table. He'd left Bai under Kyozuth's watchful eye, so hopefully neither dragon nor firelizard would bother him during this meeting. He was painfully curious what this was about, although he had to think it had to be about something to do with the recent poisonings.

Delicate and dangerous, and in some way, it included Master Harper Rhuban? Nix's curiosity only grew. His mind was already twisting toward possibilities, trying to work over the solution, but there was not enough information yet. "Weyrleader," he said evenly, "we look forward to acting for the good of the Weyr."

[Grayson]

Tie'ni had arrived a few minutes early, offering polite greetings to the Weyrleader and Master Rhuban first, then collecting a mug of klah and something to eat before finding herself a seat at the table.

"Right," the big woman said, once the Weyrleader had finished her words. "No talking. Got it."

Have you got that, Russ?

But...

But nothing.

...Aww. Alright! I need to go play jumping with the Dragonhealers anyway.

Off you go, sweetheart. I'll see you later.

And while Russeth bounced off with his usual exuberance, Tie'ni focused on the meeting again.