169/Brought Into the Fold

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**Student Eternally Rising (56) has posed:**
Student is behind her desk, as usual, though it seems that she has for the most part shoved her various projects aside, and has books and scrolls detailing the Raksha and their ilk strewn about, instead of tomes on summoning demons and her schedules and calendars. She sits studying, with her customary blood ape guards in each corner. She has a steaming mug of coffee by her desk.

**White Doom (61) has posed:**
White doom opens the door with the ornate occult carvings on it, admiring the handywork as he steps in. With a graceful stride he is in Student's office. He scans the room, and then focuses his gaze on the desk. "Ah, got some light reading there?" He chuckles

**Student Eternally Rising (56) has posed:**
Student looks up, smiling at White Doom, "Ahh, just the man I wanted to see, and as for that, no I'm afraid /we/ have some long and arduous hours to be spent pouring over /this/," she grimaces, reaching for the coffee and taking a sip before placing it back down on the coaster, she motions towards the seats, "Please, there is much to do, and little time before the journey."

**White Doom (61) has posed:**
"Of course, before anything else though I have to ask, the blood apes that have been moving about the town, the ones howling recently, yours?

**Student Eternally Rising (56) has posed:**
She grimaces, nodding as she cuts a scornful glance towards the blood apes about the room, who all flinch as if the look carried blessed salt. "Yes, about that. This pile of books and scrolls which has so invaded my beloved study time has something to do with that."
    She closes her eyes for a moment and then when she opens them, she seems to not be paying attention to the room in a physical manner, but something else. After a few moments of scanning, her gaze roving over every inch, she nods, "Yes, we seem to be safe enough at the moment. There has been a breach in the building's security, several in fact," she picks up a book and passes it to White Doom, "One of these creatures. Very dangerous, very hard to spot. My demons were supposed to track it down," she withered the erymanthus with another glance, "They failed," she says flatly.

**White Doom (61) has posed:**
Doom chuckles, "oh I had a feeling they might be yours, lets just say I had a feeling something has been going on here in the past few days. I can easily believe that one of these raksha was able to evade your "scouting team" though. They can be quite crafty. As for the breach in security, do you mean the bureau walls were physically breached?

**Student Eternally Rising (56) has posed:**
She nods, "Yes, he left... a calling card of sorts. The details of which are not mine to share. This however will be your first task as the head of security for the bureau, as one who is skilled at hunting down rogue sorcerers and their demons, I figure that with the both of us working together, we should be able to find a solution to this problem."

**White Doom (61) has posed:**
"Well to be honest that is helpful to me, that he left his calling card, and to be honest, his first mistake. I dont mean to be blunt but I like to get to business quickly when it comes to this sort of thing. Can you show me anything he left behind here, or that he interacted with"

**Student Eternally Rising (56) has posed:**
Student shakes her head sadly, "The notes, I'm sure, have been destroyed by now, Alphonse is wise in such things. Everything else he interacted with, his daggers, are on Amethysts belt. You'll have to ask her to see one next time you speak with her. As the notes were attached to the daggers, and them thrown at various doors throughout the building, there is scant else. Also, he flew, and was invisible..." she sounds exasperated by the circumstances.

**White Doom (61) has posed:**
Doom chuckles again, "well thats okay, you can still help me from what you said. Just show me the door that the note was stuck in. I think we can start from there"

**Student Eternally Rising (56) has posed:**
Student motions towards the door to her office, "Mine was the last that had a note in it. To be clear, the... intruder, has called off the fued for now, so it says. I am inclined not to trust him however. It would be best, I think, if we took an overall approach to our security, we must increase our vigilance as a matter of /standard/ at this point," she says, "I don't want us to be caught off guard this badly again, if we can help it."

**White Doom (61) has posed:**
 White Doom leans down, and examines the hole in the door. He pauses for a moment, appearing to stare into nothingness for a moment.

**Amethyst (52) has posed:**
The hole in the door is pretty interesting. To have been thrown with such force to leave such an indent. It could almost be pictured. The dagger just sort of appeared, the blood ape guards were dumbfounded, they had not spotted anyone. And then, with a whoosh and a loud thunk, it was tossed into the door with a note attached. It's hard to say from where the dagger came. The trajectory makes no sense.

    If it was from straight on, the hole wouldn't be angled as it is. With a sort of ramp that leads down, clearly the dagger came from above. But if that was the case, one would expect it to have ever so slightly different markings on the door. No, there's only one path that leads to it, and that is from tossing it, straight on, from directly above, at high speed. That implies that whoever did it, was either exceptionally tall, or could fly. And also implies they were right there before the Blood Apes' eyes unless they had magic to hide themselves.

    So do the blood apes need to be packed into the ritual chamber /again/ for being stupid? Or is some anti-invisibility warding needed?

**White Doom (61) has posed:**
"Well Student, this is what i can see, it was thrown with alot of force, the creature was probably flying, like you said before, and was right in front of your demons, from a very close distance. Im surprised they didnt at least smell the creature, if they were unable to see him because he was immaterial, or disguised in some other way"

**White Doom (61) has posed:**
"Thats all i can tell from the door. If theres any other evidence you can show me at another point then we may be able to find out a little more about this guy."

**Student Eternally Rising (56) has posed:**
Student shakes her head, "No, we'll have to wait for Amethyst to return, she's been recovering recently, and I believe today she is up and about, at least she slipped out of the ritual chamber without my noticing," Student frowns, but then smirks, used to being unaware of Amethyst's comings or goings, the girl really could get around un-noticed when she wanted to. "Well, it seems like we need to increase our watchfulness. Erymanthus aren't good enough anymore. Something to negate ones ability to hide in plain sight...."

**White Doom (61) has posed:**
"So, Ill be able to glean more information when I see more evidence. If only I had been there, I feel confident I would have realized his presence before the note even hit the door. With that said, do you know why he was here, what were the contents of the writings? I myself can read old realm, thats what you said they were written in before correct?

**Student Eternally Rising (56) has posed:**
Student nods, "Old realm, yes, apparently they favor the tongue as do more conventional spirits." She shrugs helpless, "The contents of the note are of a personal nature to one of the Bureau officials, I can only outline them in vagaries unfortunately. There was a threat of blackmail and several ominous intimations of a meeting during the journey to the wyld, one we had not planned on. It was all very cloak and dagger, very mysterious."

**White Doom (61) has posed:**
Ah, i see. Well if you do want me to help i need to know the probability of him returning here, based on your understanding of the situation, and what you think our logical next step is. As it seems you have a deeper understanding of the situation than I do i will follow your lead on this until I am more informed and can see more evidence.

**Student Eternally Rising (56) has posed:**
She grimaces, "I know it seems like I've put you in a difficult position, but I think we can move forward on solid footing if we come up with some method to bolster our general security to include this new concern, Raksha. As far as his likelyhood to return. He claims to have decided to put away these games and keep his distance until we can meet under less hostile circumstances..." she lays her palm down flat on the desk, "but I am sure he will return someday. Probably after we have dropped our guard, which is why I think a general increase in our security and ability to counter such beings is wise. We must incorporate this into policy."

**White Doom (61) has posed:**
"well to start I will be ptrolling the ground myself, and I am confident I will detect any intruder during my rounds. While im not though, are there any demons that specialize in the detection of those that are trying not to be found? I have found various demons to have many useful skills, so its worth asking.

**Student Eternally Rising (56) has posed:**
Student nods, "I have done a little research in that direction yes, but I have been unsuccessful thus far. Mainly I have been working on obtaining the necessary ingredients to put up a ward against spirits and raksha that I haven't bound in some way. That will offer some measure of protection, but I want a multilayered strategy. Your walking the rounds is a good start, but what I think we need most is somebody with a head for security laying out proper policy with that in regard. I am a sorcerer, and while I can do my best, it is not my specialty."

**White Doom (61) has posed:**
"Yes i was going to ask about wards, to start i suggest we hire some people with a keener eye for things on sentry, and mix those with a quick reaction force of demons strategically placed throughout the premises. Im sure we could make it more difficult to enter the complex as well. I will give the matter some thought, Im sure we can work together to bolster security here.

**Student Eternally Rising (56) has posed:**
She pulls out a sheet and begins taking notes, her shorthand incomprensible to anyone but her, but later she would draft out a proposal for Alphonse to put his seal on. "Mhhmm, as for new sentries, you'll get to pick from the general pool, but Alphonse will have to have final say over their approval. I'll need you to get me a dossier on what we need in a sentry of this sort, so we can put out feelers for local hands." She looks up towards White Doom, "Is there anything else I should put down before I write it all up for Al?"

**White Doom (61) has posed:**
"Thats all for now, we will know more as the evidence comes to light, and I have some thoughts on security at our next meeting"