Chapter 3: Darklight

[Shameless]

True to her word, Yuki led them back to Whitewall.  They only had one other time where they had to fight, as a group of bandits unwisely accosted them.  They didn't survive doing so, and to Yuki's surprise, they recovered a pair of daggers bearing the sigil of House Naprat, one of the wealthier merchant families in Whitewall.   She took them, knowing that returning them would earn some further goodwill among the city's merchant families.
 

While Ami could feel the power of Light of Judgement within her, she hadn't been able to activate the powerful ability again.
 

With their return, Tikki reported the completion of their quest, and that night while the trio stayed a an inn near the guildhall, they received a message from their patron, asking them to attend a meeting the following night, to discuss the journey and receive payment.  If they accepted, they were to burn the letter and a carriage would meet them to bring them to the meeting at the appointed time.

Elsewhere, Grace had given nearly a dozen performances since meeting with Eternal Secret and Purposeful Refrain.   She had met once again with the latter, and sadly he had nothing more to add, but was still working to help her.  Her Lady had been busy, but she recognized her touch to her dreams,  In one in particular, she actually sang several of the songs in duet with her,  a beautiful memory for Grace.
 

Some time had passed after that, and once again, A message from Eternal Secret was delivered by one of her maids, into the hands of Sister Elena.   She brought the sealed envelope to Grace, and nodded.  "A message has arrived from your friend."   She handed it to her, and after opening it discovered that it was from Eternal Secret, asking her to meet the following evening.   If she agreed, she was too burn the letter and a carriage would be sent for her at the appointed time.

[Nina]

After a short discussion, a metal plate was fetched and with some ceremony the letter was burned.

 

The next day was filled with many mundane errands and chores but at the appointed time they were dressed and ready.

 

The carriage arrived as promised and the three embarked for their meeting with their patron. As they rode through the streets of Whitewall, Ami couldn't help but marvel at the city's grandeur and the opportunities that lay before them. She knew that whatever their patron had in store for them, they were ready to face it head-on. And with the power of Justice still coursing through her veins, she was more than a match for anything that came their way.

[Krul]

Graceful Spirit had no problem agreeing, her days had presently been spent working on reading though and memorizing the book of songs she had been given and doing the occasional work as a musician and healer, no one else claimed the lion's share of her time.  Hopefully, this would be the next step in her goals both for herself and for the city of Whitewall.

 

She burnt the letter and waited to see what would come of itl.