Session 9

Party returns to The Steel's Drop to rest. In the morning, there are guards asking questions in the inn about the explosion (cause by Casseia when she was explaining how we'd find her again). We manage to walk past them and start heading back towards Yarrow district. We meet up with Arca Villaire, who we fill in on most of the past day (omitting the Cinder Witch). She tells us that there is a man who says he was beat up by a ragtag team. NoVA goes to see the man (Jimmy) - he is much more injured than last we saw him. We say this to Arca, who then says she will take us to the king. Before we leave the School of Medicine, Asp Villaire (Arca's father) approaches and argues with Arca about her duties and the guards who are investigating within the School.
 
Arca brings us to the palace, and her presence allows us to get through the gates/guards easily. When we get into the palace, Arca knocks on very ornate doors, behind which is a *very* heavily armoured figure (King Ravan). He grants permission for us to officially investigate the explosion, and gives us royal seals (which give a degree of diplomatic immunity). He talks about his parents (mother was Queen, father was not King and is currently living on coast and had a much less accountable style of ruling). Asp Villaire has apparently recently removed as one of King Ravan's advisors (not yet replaced) because he is supposedly kept busy running the hospital but he has also heard that Arca handles more of the day to day so he wonders what Asp spends his time doing. Ravan asks Arca to bring out some of the "Villaire family treasures", which Arca is initially reluctant to do but agrees.
 
Villaire family treasures - apparently Arca's mother (Arcadia) was responsible for them but they are older than her mother. They are rocks that sometimes get hot? There were 12, and Arca's mother took 2 with her when she left. Arca will give us 6.