Order and Chaos

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## Summary

Panne and Simon are escorted to the mayor's house. There they meet the mayor, Aran Hawkguard. Simon delivers the letter but Hawkguard tosses it into the fire. He claims he doesn't have the men to spare and outlaws are roaming the cities. Panne decides to get her group to take down the outlaws. Hawkguard then decides for them to bring me the leader of the outlaws. Simon hopes for the ports to be reopened soon so Hawkguard will look into it.

Simon notes Panne's urgency and she claims that she needs to get to Seamont right away. She checks Aran's hand before leaving with Simon to go to the tavern. As they arrive they notice Bata scratching the belly of a full Hoopla. Fenix then scares Simon as he walks in. He wishes to talk to the party so Simon and Panne go to gather them.

Hyacinth is holding Ronan back from the bar as she explains the not-quite disaster of a time she had. She demands that Simon doesn't do that again as Panne offers to cook for the bartender. As they gather up, Simon and Ronan notice the glance of another guy with black hair with white tips. Simon relays what they have to do and Fenix is uncomfortable with the request. He suggests writing a journal to keep track of what's been happening. The group agrees as Fenix gives everyone their own colored ink. He shows the first entry that he wrote.

Panne comes out with food mentioning that the cooks need to be more competent. The tavern owner glares that that it was his wife. Simon apologizes on he behalf as the guy with white tipped hair looks at her. Panne tells him to finish everything on his plate but the guy mentions he won't so Panne inflicts pain on him. Simon suggests finding lodging elsewhere considering Panne's criticism and insults in the kitchen. Panne begins washing the dishes as Hoopla flies in to cheer the head cook up. Ronan goes in to help but Hyacinth holds him back with Simon leaving the tavern. Panne shoos Hoopla out of the kitchen so the fairy dragon leaves a treat before leaving. The head chef is grateful to the fairy dragon for the treat

The guy with white tips is laughing as this goes on. He mentions that it isn't often that you see fae around. He introduces himself as Raymond. He continues laughing which puts Ronan and Hoopla on edge. Panne tries to heal him but he jumps back in surprise. Panne apologizes as the party was about to attack him. He leaves while dropping his 'breakfast' at Panne's feet. She pays it no mind because Ray wasn't her master. The group leaves to find Simon.

Simon wanders to the port as the moon rises and dips his feet into the ocean. As he looks onto the water he spots a serpentine shape rising from the water briefly. Simon then gets drowsy and dreams of swimming in the ocean again. However this dream is more tense as he sees the serpentine figure swimming in the water. It turns it's head to Simon as he wakes up. He contemplates what happened as he begins crying.

The party arrives not long after. Hyacinth puts her hand on Simon's shoulder. Simon expresses his uncertainty and mentions that he joined the cult of the feyblood to have friends. Hyacinth reveals that he's not alone in feeling uncertain and having not much perception. Ronan mentions that Simon has friends in them as Hoopla hands Simon a pastry. Simon also talks about not having direction with Panne and Ronan having some thoughtful words. Simon then notes that none of the other party members have homes to go back to. As Fenix notes that he doesn't have a home to go back too, he hears sniffling from Bata. He notes that he and Simon are quite similar.

Hyacinth feels like she senses something before they leave. Simon confirms that he saw something serpent-like while also talking the weird dreams. Hoopla dips her head in the water looking for it but doesn't find anything. Simon decides to spend the night at some modest lodgings with Fenix following behind him.

## Notable events

* Panne of the Silky Meadows and Simon take on the request to bring the leader of the outlaws to him.
* The party meets Ray.
* Simon has another dream sequence involving the serpentine figure at sea.