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"Take care, friend." Randagulf said farewell to Lars and then went into the mead hall.

What a strange fellow, and that friend of his...desperately needs a bath. Randagulf thought as he turned in for the night.

Kal found the bounty board on the wall by the mead hall's entrance.

There were a few menial tasks on there, simple quests to kill a certain bear or a wolf pack that were terrorizing the nearby farms or to fetch some herbs from dangerous caves. The most interesting looking of the quest descriptions was an older one mentioning the black-boned skeletons that the drunk that accosted Kal when she first came to the city had told her about.

''Hunt the Monster - A black-boned skeleton with glowing eyes was spotted by the local game-hunter, Ragni. Discover if this beast is real and if it possess a threat to the city.''

What followed was a description of where the drunk Ragni had seen the skeleton.

"I'm glad that you're satisfied. Do come again, Reyl." Ødun returned her smile.

The Arch-Mage was sitting at the middle of a U-shaped table with three individuals to his right and three to his left. They were the Master Wizards of the College, the absolute experts on each of their respective fields. Behind the Arch-Mage was his chosen apprentice, Geirmund.

"I presume we were called here to discuss the news about this war with the Snow Elves." Ætta Wildstorm, Master of Destruction, said once they had all taken their seats.

"Quite right, Ætta." Gauldur said. "I'm sure you've all heard the gossip around the College grounds by now. Jarl Harald declared war on the Falmer."

Efi Fleshmender, the Master of Restoration, said. "You seem bothered by this, Gauldur. Do you feel sorry for the elves?"

Gauldur shook his head. "If what the rumors say are true, that the Falmer provoked Harald...then I do feel pity for their idiocy."

"There has been relative peace with the Falmer for centures, why would they provoke a war with the Atmorans now?" The Master of Mysticism, Caecilia the Blind, questioned. "What would they gain?"

"I'm not sure, the story does seem fishy." The Arch-Mage replied.

"So why are you so interested in the matter?" Julfr Waterwalker, the Master of Alteration, asked. "Do you just want to discuss theories on why the snow elves have chosen to commit suicide?"

"No. I am interested in these news because I think this may be a priceless opportunity for the College." Gauldur explained.

"How so?" Julfr asked.

Gauldur explained. "When Ysgramor and his 500 slaughtered the Falmer centuries ago, they razed their cities to the ground and destroyed countless books, scrolls and magical artifacts along with them. Think how much knowledge was lost forever because of that war. Do you really want that to happen again?"

"You can't be seriously suggesting that we try to stop the war?" Æbbi Void-Caller, the Master of Conjuration, blurted out.

"That would be impossible. We'd be branded traitors and..." Heðindís Soft-Light, Master of Illusion argued.

Gauldur cut them off before they could panic. "No, no one can stop the spark that Jarl Harald has lit from spreading now. The Falmers' fate is sealed, however, we may be able to preserve their knowledge if we go to Mereth along with the Jarl and stop them from destroying precious relics. Is it not the College's duty to pass down magical knowledge to future generations?"

The Masters looked at each other before nodding and accepting the Arch-Mage's suggestion.