The Morning After (Session Summary)

**The Morning After** details the events of the October 11, 2020 session where the party deals with the aftermath of Simon's assassination attempt.

* Aedryan wakes up to someone touching her hand — it’s Simon, who has awakened and, though injured after what he reveals is his *third* assassination attempt, is in relatively good spirits.

* Aedryan notices Simon’s injury causing him discomfort and moves to call for a doctor, but Eli tells Aedryan to stay in bed and offers to look over the injury himself. As he looks over the injury, he tells Simon that not even Fae magic can cause an instant recovery and reminds him how lucky he is to be alive.

* Eli asks Aedryan to gather the others but advises her against leaving the wing as they have opted to keep Simon’s survival quiet.

* Aedryan thanks Eli for his assistance and knocks on the first door she sees — it’s Sorni and Anastasios. Sorni, still exhausted and slightly hung over from the previous night’s events, inquiries who is at the door from the comfort of her bed while Anastasios mopes about the state of his hair.

* Upon hearing Aedryan at the door, Sorni leaves bed to answer it and inquires after Simon’s well-being. Aedryan gives a status update along with a note of immense gratitude for her friend’s assistance, and Sorni tells her that she and Anastasios will catch up with the group later after Anastasios has decided he’s presentable. Anastasios bristles, whining that he can dress himself and Sorni says she *definitely* believes in him but says she doesn’t want to go alone, which seems to settle him down.

* After cleaning up his hair, Anastasios begins to fuss over his clothing and Sorni teases him about being able to dress himself and offers to help. Anastasios wishes to match his clothing to Sorni’s, but she isn’t certain herself. He reminds her that, as Lady Raven, there are expectations she’ll need to meet but promises that, once they’re married for real, he’ll hire a lady’s maid to assist with her fashion choices. Once they settle on clothing, the two make their way to Simon’s rooms.

* Aedryan moves onto the next door, finding a very hungover Talos. She extends her appreciation for Talos’ help the night before and the two discuss the details of Aedryan’s visit. At the mention of the dinner, Cecily can be heard cackling in the background.

* Aedryan knocks on the final door, revealing VIctoria, and updates her on Eli and Simon. As the two speak, Eli calls out for Victoria’s assistance and the two make their way back to Simon’s room.

* As Aedryan makes her way to the other side of Simon’s bed, Eli comments on Simon’s inability to cease talking and suggests Aedryan gag him, making another comment on his predilections.

* After asking him to focus on the matter at hand, Sornistasios and Cecilos arrive fashionably late. Eli notes that there’s only one person in the palace is *late* and she isn’t aware of it yet, but offers no further explanation and cedes the floor to Cecily to explain her plan.

* Cecily says that she set Mbeni and Aedan off on a ship with Eneuli and Idaxis, shocking the group and asking if Lilla is aware that her to-be-married-tomorrow daughter is missing. Although Cecily doesn’t believe it to be the case as the palace isn’t in an uproar over the suddenly missing princess, Anastasios tells the group that the princess’ sudden disappearance means their time is severely limited and they’ll need to put an exit plan in place before the dinner tonight, since the Queen will certainly spin it as the princess being abducted by Trafarna’s army.

* Cecily casually tosses in the added bomb that Eneuli and Idaxis eloped before departing.

* Although the group’s response is generally positive, Simon and Eli point out that the news creates more trouble for the group and potentially leaves them with a tighter timetable for leaving. The group agrees that, although they’ll need to distract as much as possible, they’ll still need an escape plan.

* As discussions on where to go begin, the group must first decide whether they wish to go back to Trafarna to face the war or continue to travel in search of allies. Aedryan questions whether Simon can stay away from Trafarna for long and Eli says that as long as both Simon and Theodoric are alive, and as long as the Fae are present in Trafarna, the gods won’t take action against the people.

* Eventually, the group decides on Cabaeum: it’s close and the area’s treatment of Fateless as second class citizens works to the group’s advantage, as they’re certain to find people willing to join the cause — especially if there’s the possibility of a future in Trafarna. After deciding on where to go, the team attempts to work out an excuse as to why Eneuli isn’t immediately present at the dinner honoring the eve of her wedding.