Maiden voyage

[radegrasan]

"It's not a suicide mission!" Rade answered both Penny and Haven. "Not if we handle this right."

Rade leaned further on the table, closer to Gabriel. He looked to where Jove and Pit had gone out to make sure they were out of hearing range.

"Look, no disrespect but if you want to involve these people we gotta make sure they want to be involved." Rade said. "Because if they don't, and they know our plans, then we can't have them leave the ship before we get Bella back, and they might not take too kindly to that. Just thinking further here, Gabe."

Rade just couldn't grasp the fact that the rest of his shipmates were so trusting. If one of them would know their guests, then it would be a whole other story, like him and Penny with him vouching for her, but no one knew who Pit and Jove were. For all they knew, they could be undercover Alliance like the Chinese woman and the man with the German Shepard who took Arabella. Rade didn't understand it either why they took on more passengers in their situation.

Something told him that their passengers weren't going to be cooperative. Or they'd at least had to be as crazy as them, going into the lion's den like that.

[haven]

Haven grabbed a nearby piece of decorative fruit and began to roll it around in her hands. She never got the idea of plastic fruit but whatever. Gave her something to keep from getting upset at people. A brow arched softly as she chuckled at the thought of the passengers hanging around for the crew meeting. Seemed a bit risky considering they were just passengers and they had no clue what they would do or say. But she wasn’t captain nor first mate. She was simply a helping hand to Leighton. Maybe she should learn how to roughly become a medic on the black. She began to toss the fruit in the air as she sighed. ”What exactly is going on here Ari? I mean how are we gonna go about rescuing this ]girl-“ she still refused to use her name at this point-”from an alliance home she’s already run from before. Wouldn’t they double, triple, their security to keep this marriage going?”

She threw the stow-away a dirty look. Even if everyone else was willing to have her stay, she was annoying to Haven. ”Don’t call me nursey blondie. The name’s Haven.” Ari may not want fighting on the ship but she wasn’t below starting something. So far the only people she really liked was the captain, Ari and Gabriel. But that’s from the bit she knew about them.

Haven moved closer to the table as she rolled her eyes. She sat on the further end as she braved a stare across at Rade. Her fingers reached up to play with strands that fell from her messy bun. ”Well what exactly is the plan then Grasan? Cause I don’t like agreeing to something when I don’t know what I’m agreeing to.” She set the stupid plastic orange on the table and let out another frustrated sigh. ”Cause Londinium is a death trap. So when I say suicide mission I mean so you better got a aiya good plan on how we’re going to get your friend out.”


Aiya=d*mn

[Jove Gadria]

If they were all going to be tearing their throats out over this it had to be something important. A serious problem they all seemed in different minds about. Jove was pensive at Ari's offer to come back in and listen. Of course, she wanted to listen in on what was going on, but she doubted they'd be at ease discussing their plans in front of a relative stranger. A woman all friendly smirks, and odd manner of speaking. Undercover Alliance, though? No disrespect to Jove-- she was as sharp as a wit in the business sense-- but she hardly cut the figure of a woman with dangerous assassin techniques or just that general Alliance 'arrogance'. Then again.. saying that. Not all Alliance-affiliated folks she'd met had all been the same. You can pick sides all you want but you can't tar everyone with the same brush for a side they believed in. The leaders of the Alliance's 'beliefs' not with standing.

Still, listening in on this meeting would probably give her a better idea on what they needed, and what she could fleece their pockets for. Jove was shrewd, and customers was something she was sorely lacking in as of late. She had that rotund hun dan Kelsey to thank for that. As for the monk, he'd been so quiet, Jove was ready to think he'd stubbornly chosen right now to take a vow of silence. Her head tilted his way. Seeing as they were both somewhat in the same boat as being 'outsiders' here, she held some small sense of alliance with him. Besides, if you couldn't trust and befriend a monk, then who the gui could you?

"I don't fancy gettin' in the way, but it'd 'elp me see what y'might need in terms of my 'elp." Didn't mean that she didn't still feel like an outsider poking her nose in dangerous business.

But all business was dangerous. Jove had a few scars to prove that.

Another look was offered Pit's way, almost looking for his opinion on the matter. Because it'd probably be the more sensible. Plus she didn't want to go in there alone with those looking at her like she didn't belong. She didn't technically belong, but she had paid good money to be here. So after Ari had gone first, hands had delved back into Jove's pockets as she meandered after her, pausing in the doorway to stay there, her shoulder resting against it. If she were to get any looks, she'd just smile and nod.

"Don' mind lit'ul ol' me." Personally, if they did plan on locking her up out of that much paranoia, it'd only keep her out of harm's way. Not like Jove was ever one to argue with that sound logic. With the beginning's of a plan for a suicide mission being thrown about, after all.

[penny]

Penny raised up one eyebrow in disbelief. It wasn't like she meant anything by calling Haven Nursey. It was just her way to give people she didn't know nicknames. In Ari's case, Penny would call her Patchy just to annoy the piss out of her, although that wasn't the intention with Haven... yet.

"Blondie? Well I haven't heard that one before." Penny said sarcastically. "Chill out, why dontcha? Didn't mean anythin' by it, sheesh!"

Penny took one of the lay-outs from Catherwood Estate from under Rade's arm and took a look at it. It was nothing new to her, just seemed like any other she had ever seen. At least it was not a penthouse, those things could be a bítch to break in, not to mention getting out.

"Know anything about the security systems?" Penny asked.

"I wrote it all down here." Rade answered, and then handed Penny a paper where he had written down all of the information he got from Bettie about the security systems, and the Alliance security around the house.

Penny took the paper and looked at it. She was surprised to see that the house was only guarded by a standard security system, although what the Alliance had brought along seemed more severe. Motion sensors on the estate's perimeter, security cameras in and around the house, a weapons' scanner at the front gate, the whole shebam.

"Well the house's security looks pretty standard." Penny said. "Although breakin' into the Alliance security systems is gonna be tough, but at least not impossible. I should be able to bypass it, turnin' off all of their systems with them still believin' they're on."

"So if we could get you in before us, you'd be able to turn off the security grid so we can sneak in our weapons?" Rade asked.

"Course I can!" Penny answered confident. "As long as you don't make me wear a dress."

Rade grinned. He knew that along with the uniforms, an invitation to the wedding would also be waiting for a non-existing man, and escort. Things were really starting to fall into place as far as the rescue was concerned. The real problem however was escaping.

"Rade, why are you smilin'?" Penny asked.

"Nothing." Rade answered. "Just like how things are coming together. I think I might just have a plan. Let's just wait for the others to get in here."

[phantomseige]

((ooc - sorry for the short post; just putting Leighton in the room lol))

The infirmary cleaned to his satisfaction, Leighton entered the kitchen in time to hear Rade mention a plan. The doctor headed for a cup, intent on getting the coffee he wanted at the beginning of the whole mess. The machine deposited some of the ambrosia into his mug, and he began to sip at it tentatively; it was still a bit hot, so he put it on the counter.

"A plan?" he asked. "I'm intrigued." He walked to the other side of the counter and hopped up, sitting on the edge. "Maybe things will finally start working out for us."

[haven]

Haven personally couldn’t see what help they could get from passengers. She sighed, knowing it’s not her place to say anything. After all, Rade had already held a gun to her once today. She wasn’t about to relive that experience with him at that moment. Mainly because she was in one of her moods where she’d rather be somewhere else then in this room with everyone. IE, sleeping.

Haven pursed her lips at Penny’s response back at her, watching the interaction at the end of the table. ”Who’s the insider? Can they be trusted…” They were going into a home crawling with employees who worked for a high end Alliance family. She was too far off to try to grab any of the papers so she simply waited to see if Rade would explain anything or if him and his long lost love were going to keep up their own personal meeting.

Finally, Haven was getting a little miffed. She knew the captain was sick so they really shouldn’t expect him to come along. Most everyone else seemed to be here. ”You going to share these layouts and all the security stuff with the rest of us or your other girlfriend here?” She did not hide her irritation again, not exactly in the most patient of moods. Haven got crabby in big groups when she was running on little sleep. In the months she had left home, she had hardly if ever slept. The most she ever got was four hours before she was woken up to move along or to help her buddy.

She flattened her lips as Leighton made his way in. With the doctor around she was considerably calmer considering to her, he was her immediate boss and thus she trusted him more than Rade. Plus, being a nurse having a doctor in a room was always a good thing in her mind, instant reaction. She let out a sigh and brushed back a bang. ”Ok things may be coming together but we have to be prepared for everything. You said this girl sprang her wedding once before? If this broads family is eager to sell her off, they’ll do anything to make sure she’s married off. And who ever took her saw you Rade. So we have to take that into serious consideration.” Rade may be all happy=go-lucky that they had a plan to get the Alliance brat back, but they had to think on the facts of him being seeing and true blooded Alliance families will do anything to have their arranged marriages taken care of and see an heir reproduced.

[Ari Deschain]

As Jove agreed to come back with her, Ari followed the other woman's gaze to look at Pit. The monk had not said a word, and after a moment, the mechanic shrugged. "Right. Well, let's join the party." She winked at Jove as she moved past the woman and into the room. The other woman opted to stay behind, leaning against the doorfram, but Ari pushed herself right into the thick of things and found herself standing right near the table where Gabe was, Haven nearby on her other side. As the nurse spoke, Ari shrugged, one hand mussing up her own short hair in frustration. "Wish I could tell ya, Haven, but I've no real idea my ownself. Won't be easy, that's for ruttin' sure." Though she was as thoroughly annoyed by the stowaway as the nurse, Ari chose to keep a stoic demeanor for the moment. Choosing to act as if Penny didn't exist may have been childish, but it was certainly preferable to beating the luh-suh out of her for calling her 'Patchy.' She just wasn't worth the trouble at the moment.

Haven moved away and began speaking to Rade, but Ari remained standing, arms crossed as she waited for the genius plan to unfold. She was in a pretty foul mood, so she wisely held her tongue and let the nurse do most of the talking. She was asking most of the questions that were on Ari's mind, anyway. Rade blatantly ignored Haven's questions, preferring to instead talk to the stowaway, who apparently was some sort of security system guru. How serendipitous. "You seem mightly sure o' yourself, girl, but when the chips're down it's our lives gonna be in danger, counting on some woman most of us don't even know to somehow take down an Alliance security system. I think you owe us a pretty clear explanation about just how you think that's likely ta go down." She noticed Leighton at the coffee machine and her sour mood dissipated slightly. The doctor had a calming effect on her nerves, in much the same way he did on Haven's.

"You going to share these layouts and all the security stuff with the rest of us or your other girlfriend here?"

Ari snorted a slight laugh, though she completely agreed with Haven. She pulled out a seat beside Gabe and kneeled on it, resting her elbows on the table. The mechanic was little, so sitting on her feet gave her a little extra height to lean over the table and speak to everyone more easily. "Haven's right about them seein' you, Rade. Either you gotta be behind the scenes on this one or we're gonna have to give you the best ruttin' disguise the 'Verse has seen. The Alliance may be a lot o' things...dastardly, disillusioned, a little evil, but they ain't stupid." She rested her chin on her hand and glanced at Penny, her one visible eye narrowing in distrust. "And I think someone needs ta be with the girl. I'll risk my ass for lots o' things, especially a crew member, but I need ta know someone's got my back. I just don't trust someone rides around as a stowaway rather than tryin' to just catch a lift."

[radegrasan]

Rade looked around at everybody. All those questions that they were asking. Not that he blamed them though, they were going to put their lives on the line for Bella, so they had a right to know. But Haven and Ari did have a point. He had been seen by the Chinese woman and the man with the German Shepard, so they would probably keep an eye out for him. But there was no way in hell he was going to sit this one out.

"Look, I imagine you guys have a lot of questions." Rade said. "And you all make good points, but let me explain the plan so far, and we'll go from there."

Rade stood up and unfolded a big map of the area where they were touching down and that of Catherwood Estate. He had marked down Minerva Colt's hidden landingspot in the canyon, a place called Fenton Township, the monastery and Catherwood Estate.

"First thing we need to do is get Penny inside so she can shut off the security grid at the front gate." Rade continued. "Now, our contact on the inside managed to get us two invitations, along with servants' uniforms, which are in a post-office here."

Rade pointed his finger at the map where he had marked down Fenton Township. It wasn't too far from Minerva's landingspot.

"Now we can't have Penny and whoever will be accompanying her arrive at the wedding by foot." Rade said. "Everyone at the wedding will arrive in some sort of transportation, so if they arrive there on foot the Alliance is gonna know something's up. We should be able to buy us a carriage, some paint and maybe some silk in Fenton Township so we can improvise ourselves a ride. A carriage would also mean getting another one of us in who is posing as the carriage handler. So that'll be three of us already in."

Rade grabbed the note where he wrote down all of the information about the shepard who was going to perform the ceremony.

"While these three get in, the rest of us is gonna ambush the carriage with the shepard who will be performing the ceremony." Rade continued. "We know at what time he is to arrive, we know what route he is taking, and we know where the monastery is. He'll most likely be accompanied by a couple of acolytes, which means another pair of disguises. We tie them up, leave them somewhere hidden away from the road and take their clothes. We don't know how many acolytes will be accompanying him, but we should be able to get everyone in with the carriage. These shepards have some sorta religious immunity, which means the Alliance guards won't look too hard. We can also get our weapons in with this carriage. The Alliance guards won't search it, and when we get in Penny will already have shut down the security grid so no alarms will be raised."

Rade crossed his arms. That was the plan for getting in. He also knew how to get out, but he wasn't too sure yet about everything in between.

"Well that's it for getting in." Rade said. "As far as getting out is concerned; the Alliance has got three Sparrow-class light personal carriers. If we capture one, and sabotage the other two, I'll be able to fly us outta there without us having to worry about a tail. Now all we need to do is come up with a plan for everything in between."

[haven]

Haven turned to Ari, about one of the few people in the room she didn’t mind. She leaned her head back to notice one of the passengers in the doorway. With a sigh Haven shook her head. Hopefully they had enough people everyone could trust. She pursed her lips as she tapped the table. Rade was being very mysterious about this inside person. And Haven didn’t like that. Alliance hightails hired Alliance staff. It had to be someone real good in order for them to be able to trust her.

She had to agree with Ari about Penny. They did not know the girl at all. They had to be wary of her going in to go the security; especially if they were only going on Rade’s word here. She moved to tap her fingers against her leg in boredom and annoyance. She tilted her head. ”There’s no way to get a message to this Bella? How do we expect her not to throw everything off if she sees one of us and gets all surprised?” It was a valid question. As Rade laid out the plan, she listened to this plan intently. That meant at least six people had to get in there undercover either as a guest or with the “priest”. Haven stood and leaned forward over the table to look at the layout of the house.

Haven let out a huff and turned to Rade. ”Firstly, who is this inside person. And secondly, Alliance prats always order extra or everything for a wedding. See if this inside person can get us some of the scraps for the carriage. The less we owe Minerva the better.” It meant the more of the dowry and gifts they got to keep. She stood up and pointed to the study down on the first floor. ”After Penny and whoever cut the security they should look for the dowry. They’d probably be in the study with whatever gifts there are. Normally the dowry isn’t transferred until the marriage is united.” Haven arched a brow as she reached up to scratch her cheek in thought. There was a huff of air that let out in thought. ”They could load up the carriage. Once the ceremony begins or is close to beginning, all the security will be watching to make sure the bride don’t book it again. Get those three or just two back here and ready to go when the rest of us get back.”

Haven stood up straight as she rolled her shoulders. ”I personally volunteer to be a waiter. Never been much of the religious type.” Haven turned to push a strand of hair behind her ear. She turned to Rade, trying to show she was trying to be nice to his friend-even if she didn’t like it. ”Someone’s gonna have to get this girl and help her. She’s gonna be all dressed in froo-froo which will make it hard to run. And we’re gonna need this girl to run or someone to carry her.” Then there was the issue of who was to stay behind and who would go in.

[gabe]

As the others starting filing back in, Gabe got his first look at the stowaway. She recited his full name and position without missing a beat, and he cocked his head to one side as his eyes tightened. Already her image was colored in dislike, and as she commented on not shaking his hand, he only snorted in derision. "Don't you think the niceties are past us, Miss McAllister? I wouldn't think I'd shake your hand if you'd offered it to me, and I'll tell you why. I don't take kindly to the fact that not only have you been hidin' away on this vessel, but that you've spied often enough to know my name and of our captain's unfortunate position. Dishonest from the start, and on top o' that callin' my crew names to my face...I just want you to understand the cause of the somewhat cold reception I'm givin' you, as it's quite contrary to my normal manner."

Around Penny, the new person on the ship and one who'd yet to gain any of Gabe's respect, he'd suddenly shifted the possessive from 'our crew' to 'my crew'. He was asserting his authority just enough to show her she couldn't just do whatever she wanted now that she'd come into the open. "All that bein' said, I am not goin' to jettison you out into the black, or anything like that. However, if you're to stay here, you'll be expected to earn your keep like the rest of us. I hear you intend to help us on this job, and that's a good way to start."

Rade leaned in to dictate his concerns yet again about their passengers being involved in the job, and Gabriel held up a hand to slow him down. "Your points are valid, but I want you to trust me when I say they will not be allowed to leave the ship during the job unless they are involved. However, there are reasons for me wanting their inclusion to be seriously considered. Jove is a businesswoman," he inclined his head at the woman, who was standing by the door now, Ari coming in as well. "She may have summat we need, or know where we can get it. The other, Pit, is a monk o' some kind and it seems part of your plan is going to require someone posin' as a shepard. Seems to me he'd be a pretty good choice, if he were so inclined. It's something we need to consider, in any case...any and all options, shiny?"

He patted Rade companionably on the shoulder and sat back as the others began discussing the job and sniping at one another. "Looks like we're all here," he said, although Pit still hadn't made an appearance. "Let's figure out the best course of action. Who do we want in the carriage, who is going to be involved in the ambush, and who are we sending with Penny?" He glanced at Ari, who was sitting beside him. He thought her the best candidate to go with the stowaway, as she didn't trust her so would keep a close eye on her, but was fair and wouldn't throw her to the dogs either. She was also a good fighter, from what he'd gleaned.

[phantomseige]

"I feel like I should be with the ambush," Leighton interjected. "If someone's going to get hurt - be it us or them - it's going to be there, and I'm of the mindset that people shouldn't be dying."

Leighton took a sip of his coffee. The plan wasn't that strong, but it was a start, and knowing the ingenuity of the crew, he had faith. "After the ambush, I'll go with whoever needs me," he continued, knowing he had little excuse to be dictating tactics in this situation.

He looked around the room, at the varied faces in the room. Some looked angry, some stressed, and all sorts of states in between. It was almost heartwarming seeing the people come together to save their friend, but it was also a bit disconcerting that their plans had already started changing from when they had departed, and they weren't even at Londinium.

Still, he reminded himself, he had to have confidence. "Hopefully no one needs me," he affixed onto his previous sentence with a slight smile before sipping at his coffee. He was already running through an inventory of medical supplies to bring along; he'd undoubtedly have to pack light, which meant every piece of gear was important.

[Jove Gadria]

Listening, for the most part, was all Jove could really do at this juncture. If they really were looking to include her-- or at least her services-- for the purposes of this 'rescue and/or suicide mission', then she was more or less left to wait her turn. A grin had been offered to Ari as the girl passed her, just content to stick to the doorframe like it was almost as if she wasn't really there. A fly on the wall, so to speak. So when the First Mate brought her occupation and possible resources to light, she couldn't help a nod and a smirk.

"Dependin' on what y'need. I might be able ta get me 'ands on whateva' I don' 'ave wiv me. Contacts an' the like." It didn't go beyond there, though. Jove didn't have to say what she had, until they asked for what they wanted. "You jus' gimme a list."

As for working on the job itself? Well, the idea of not being able to leave the ship sounded like a superb plan. Jove could defend herself, talk her way out of trouble, and maybe even buy/trade her way to safety, but this was a high-risk job. Her being underfoot was more or less like having too many hands for a job only requiring a few. So maybe preparation would be best suited for her skills.

"I don' generally mind sittin' about on th'ship while you lot do all the 'ard work. Seems like tha' safer option, if you ask me. Jus' a simp'l businesswoman, o' course."

Unless it turned out they didn't have enough people to help on the actual job. Jove wasn't above stowing a gun and getting her hands dirty, she just preferred to have other options. She did have that good trusting manner, after all. Still, she'd wait to see who wanted to do what and figured they'd be better off where. Jove had a whiff of good fortune on the horizon, and it was steadily getting closer.

[radegrasan]

Rade rubbed his five day beard at what Haven said. She made good points. The only thing he could go on when it came to Bettie was what Bella had told him about her. But if she trusted Bettie with her life, that was good enough for him. Also, she made a good point about Bella. She was going to be slow if she was in a wedding dress, so they'd have to pack some of her clothes so she could change, or at least some shoes so she'd be faster. They could always cut up the wedding dress after all.

But as far as the security went, that's where the Alliance 'snootyness' came in handy. Apparently old lady Catherwood didn't want any grunts visible during the ceremony and feast, so she had them guarding the outside perimeter, meaning it would take them a few minutes to come back to the estate. Those that were on site however had to make themselves scarce, and weren't allowed to mingle with the guests. And it was highly unlikely they were heavy armed.

"You make good points Haven." Rade answered. "We'll have to pack some clothing and shoes for Bella."

He then took out a map of Catherwood Estate itself, with the lay-out of the house and the ground.

"As far as the security's concerned..." Rade continued. "Luckily for us ol' lady Catherwood doesn't like it one bit to have Alliance jarheads on her grounds. Which is why she has them patrolling the outer perimeter so they'd be out of sight from the guests. Which also means that they'd take at least a few minutes to get back to the estate in case something happens, leaving the estate only guarded by a couple of officers and techs. Which brings us good and bad news. The good news is they'll likely won't be so heavily armed as a regular guard. The bad news however is that the standard Alliance officer is smarter than the average Alliance grunt. Which means they'll look twice before clearing you, so stay clear of any officers."

Rade then turned at Gabriel, to answer his questions about the roles.

"Whoever we're sending in with Penny needs to be a male." Rade said. "The invitation is for a highly ranked female and an escort. And we may be open-minded enough to encourage same sex relations, the upperclass Alliance is not. If we send two females they're gonna be the talk of the party, and our biggest worry is to stay low key. Besides, a dress for Penny is gonna cost us an arm and a leg already, let alone we'd have to buy two."

"Ahhh, tell me you're kidding!" Penny interrupted Rade.

"Nope, we can't have you go to the party in plain clothes, now can we?" Rade answered. "Suck it up, lady Penelope. You're wearing a dress."

"I'll get you for this Grasan." Penny said while shaking her fist at Rade.

"Already looking forward to it." Rade smirked. "Now why don't you advice us on how to steal that dowry?"

[penny]

Penny was pretty bummed out at the fact of wearing a dress, but then again, she was willing to do whatever it would take to free Rade's friend. She still had her own agenda to getting these guys to free up Patrick too after all.

At Rade's request to advice them on stealing the dowry, she had to think for a moment. Finally she sat back in her seat and crossed her arms.

"Well we can't take everything, that much is for sure." Penny said. "So we're talking quality here, not quantity. The first thing we need to be on the lookout for is diamonds, emeralds, ruby's... Gold only comes in second because of its weight, and forget silver and pearls."

Penny also knew that they had to steal in order to pay off Minerva. And considering Minerva was one of Penny's main clients, she knew they had to be on the lookout for anything old as well.

"Also, since we're talking about Minerva Colt here." Penny continued. "Be on the lookout for artifacts. You see anything that looks old, grab it. These old houses are sure to have an artifact or two in them, and Minerva loves relics."

That was about everything Penny could advice. But she knew that she'd end up doing the stealing for the most part, so it wasn't that important whether or not they knew what was of value.

"But leave it to me." Penny said confidently. "If there's anything of value in that place, I'll find and take it."

[haven]

Haven was cooling down some even though she didn’t like the exact idea of this assignment. Mainly because Gabriel had came in and laid down the law so to speak to the stow-away and was helping smooth things over with this whole situation, saying things that was probably on everyone’s minds at the moment. So she simply leaned back to try and absorb all the information she could. She lifted her head up to point at Gabriel and nodded her head. ”Pit being the holy man seems like a good idea. Plus, where I don’t think he’s all for taking up weapons they still won’t suspect him. So if the minister and his I don’t know body guard were to “jump” into the carriage to leave from the crossfire Alliance won’t stop him. Could have him and whoever else come back here and stash away the dowry as well as get us ready to leave.”

Haven turned to Leighton and tilted her head to the side. The doctor in the ambush? Haven could only do so much-what if he got fired at? ”Leighton you sure you should be in the main ambush? If so I’m gonna want to be somewhere near by.” Though Conner and Gabriel were her main bosses, she saw Leighton as her first boss to report to. If he needed her out there she wanted to be handy. On the subject of clothing for Arabella her weight shifted. The chair was getting uncomfortable so she moved to lean against the wall. ”Just shoes. Sorry but I doubt there will be time for her to change out of a gown. Doubt the Alliance will halt everything because we ask them nicely for your friend to change into regular clothing.”

Her body moved her to refill a cup up with some water. Haven’s lips reached the brim of the cup to sip at it. As she released the cup, she swirled the contents around. ”I think you two and Gabriel should be responsible for looting the house honestly. The two of you can carry off whatever if needed and then a look out. Plus, you can hide in the carriage with the monk Rade since you pointed out they probably won’t look in there. Then this Bettie character can fetch you to help you in. The rest of us will be down at the wedding with the bride and family. Which how exactly are we gonna play out getting her? Just snatch her or are we getting a message to her somehow?”