How do you know if you are at the beginning of a revolution or the end?

[whitesword]

Well, Huthrim could stay behind to dismantle the dragon.  We need to stay here long enough to have Nisoru fly back to the castle, get a cleric to pray over the corpse to prevent it from being raised, then fly back to the college with said cleric.  Once we accomplish that, we can exit the campus grounds and teleport back to the castle.  However long that takes is how long we remain unless someone has a better suggestion.

Elayu returns in about five minutes and reports in perfect Celestial (It's not called Arborean, you know): "The castle is besieged. It appears as if the juggernaut destroyed a few of the guns and the doggedens are serving as living siege towers. The barbarians are climbing up their backs onto the battlements. The defenders are holding the walls well and the doggedens appear severely injured. The juggernaut is moving around, likely to assault the main gate, but it too appears to have sustained heavy damage.  Aesculos and the knights are fighting the zombies and berserkers on the north flank and appear to be inflicting heavy casualties."

[Asinjin]

"Can we even get into the castle if we were to get there?  It does not sound as if we could."  cough

"Can you see if any are heading this way, towards the city?"  cough

[whitesword]

"Can we even get into the castle if we were to get there?  It does not sound as if we could."  cough

"Can you see if any are heading this way, towards the city?"  cough

"There are several thousand barbarians with the juggernaut that could head this way but I cannot predict what they will do. It also appears to me that there are fewer troops in the field than what you reported from your reconnaissance so there may be a reserve."

[Asinjin]

"Luigi, do you have any spellbooks on you?"

cough

"Parker, do you carry yours?  Are there any left in the college?"

[Valdis]

Parker pulls his spellbook out of his bag of Holding.  "It's not as extensive as yours, but you are welcome to use it."

[Asinjin]

Can you send me via some other form of messaging your spells?

Asinjin will prepare form Parker's book to start.  "Hopefully there are some other spell books around here.  Getting into the castle to get my spellbook seems unlikely based on that description."

Hack cough

[Valdis]

"You are probably right.  But, finding any might prove difficult."

[Valdis]

"Ari, Master Wonderword, can either of you cast a Sending?"

[whitesword]

Nisoru says: "I can cast a sending once. I will alert Lord Whiteknight that we will approach from the East.  I can take Asinjin and Rubius on Elayu, or just Parker, and fly us back over the East wall. Can one of you take Lord Ari, Astrek and Parker?"

[Asinjin]

Ari and Asinjin can both fly right now.

[Valdis]

Nisoru says: "I can cast a sending once. I will alert Lord Whiteknight that we will approach from the East.  I can take Asinjin and Rubius on Elayu, or just Parker, and fly us back over the East wall. Can one of you take Lord Ari, Astrek and Parker?"

"I see the merit in your choice.  However, I was thinking to Send to Master Itsawaru and tell him of Lady Alanda's situation.  If that is not doable, then I will send Shank with a message once we get through to the city."

[whitesword]

"I see the merit in your choice.  However, I was thinking to Send to Master Itsawaru and tell him of Lady Alanda's situation.  If that is not doable, then I will send Shank with a message once we get through to the city."

"Once we get inside the Castle we can contact anyone you wish but I would prefer not to be incinerated or disintegrated flying over the wall."

[Asinjin]

"I suggest we go soon.  I can get in and prepare.  You can do whatever you can, and I will join you when I'm more useful."

[whitesword]

Alright, as it appears unlikely we will get our wrap up session in we need to proceed on the boards. However I still don't want to run you over so what I suggest is that you set goals and as best we can we will play them out over the next few weeks.

[Malchia]

We need to get back to the castle.  Ari and Asinjin can fly, so would Nisoru be able to take both Parker and Rubius?  Rubius only weighs 50 lbs. and all his gear is in a bag of holding, so it wouldn't add any extra weight to Elayu's carrying capacity.  Once there, Asinjin will head off to find spell books and prepare.  The rest of us will meet with whoever is still alive and in charge and try to disable the Juggernaut.