to: everyone | forward dated to very very very early july 4

[ordinar]

[At some point, when he's exhausted down to his bones but knows he won't be able to sleep yet, it hits Wilhelm that the people who might normally take it upon themselves to make an announcement in this situation are, for the most part, sitting in jail or lying low in Nott. Then, tentatively, he arrives at the terrifying conclusion that he could actually qualify as a responsible adult.

So, here goes.]

Hey everyone.

Um.

Castle Thorne was bombed earlier tonight. Or, I don't know if they were bombs exactly, but there were huge flashes of light when they hit.

As far as I know, no Summoned were injured badly. A lot of soldiers were killed though. I think the wards around the castle protected it from the worst of the blast, but it did get damaged.

I don't know if anywhere else in Thorne was attacked. I haven't heard anything from Nott.

I saw one of the devices that was dropped, or what was left of it. It was metal and had an arcana sign engraved on it. I think we can assume it's from the Free Cities.

Anyway, that's...pretty much everything I know. If you have more info, go ahead and share it.

[Threadjacking encouraged, obviously. This message is sent a few hours after the attack.]

Comments

[itookashot]

What the fuck!

Pigeon, are you okay?

[ancunin]

And so how long do we expect until full scale war breaks out at our current bloody state of affairs?

[theidlemaiden]

𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬? 𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦 - 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶?

[ordinar]

That's what I said.

Yeah, I'm fine, given the circumstances.

[ordinar]

I mean...

I don't really have a good picture yet of what kind of king Sidwell is, but I'm guessing he's not just going to let this go.

[ordinar]

For real.

The castle is still probably the safest place to be. If they pulled this off, they could attack anywhere next.

[sonofacesius]

Do you have basic medic training?
Scratch that, if you feel up to it, meet me in the Horizon and I'll get you up to speed.
If things head the way I think they're heading, stick by Percy and Annabeth.
They'll show you the ropes.

[ordinar]

Not really. I've only watched others do it.

Can we meet tomorrow? My brain is like...mush.

I think everything's pretty under control right now, as far as treating injuries goes. But it would be good to know just in case.

[earthborn]

[...And, there's the other shoe. It's natural that Free Cities would retaliate, and even moreso that they'd do it with tech rather than magic, or even manpower.]

Define "badly hurt" for the rest of us?

[sonofacesius]

Of course. You need to take care of you first.
It's not needed right now.
This is knowledge for later.
Because you will need it.

[ordinar]

Worse than, like, some cuts and bruises. Nothing that would put anyone out of commission.

Like I said, that's just what I've seen and heard.

[ordinar]

You're probably right, unfortunately.

I probably should've learned it a long time ago. I just figured there's always someone else who knows how to do it.

[earthborn]

Hell, I'll take it. I'm glad none of you are too banged up.

But... By 'a lot' of soldiers, what do you mean? I get that it's a lot of chaos, but...

[itookashot]

That does sound like the kind of tech that could be made here with New Magic. Can't say it's a surprise they did it.

Don't go out there, no way of knowing they won't do a second attack.

[sonofacesius]

You had no reason too. That's a good thing.
But now? Prepare for the worst. Hopefully this will all calm down and you won't need it.

[ordinar]

I don't know the exact number. I saw a lot of bodies laid out and there might be more under the rubble still. I don't know.

[ordinar]

No. But the fact they've never done it until now means that it must be brand new technology.

Don't freak out, but I already went out there. I was careful, I waited for it to be quiet and I have ways to protect myself. I just wanted to see what was happening.

Not planning on going anywhere the rest of the night.

[ordinar]

There's no way Sidwell is going to let this all calm down.

All of you over in the Free Cities should definitely be ready for retaliation.

[ancunin]

A shame the explosions missed him.

[ordinar]

It would solve one problem. But also probably cause like three new ones.

[sonofacesius]

What's Sidwell like? Not exactly the forgiving type I'm guessing?
I'll make sure my medic back is well stocked. I guess I'm going to need it.

yes he's using capitals he is very upset!

[itookashot]

WILLE. DO NOT GET HURT OR I WILL WALK ACROSS THE BADLANDS TO THE TERRITORY LINES AND PUT YOU OVER MY BLOODY SHOULDER AND CARRY YOU BACK HERE.

[earthborn]

You know, the real shock here would be if they didn't expect it. Between what they blew in our faces a couple weeks ago, and the attack on Libertas, Thorne's been trying to pick a fight with the Free Cities for a while now.

This kind of retaliation should have been something they were prepared for.

[ordinar]

Strict, no nonsense. He was high up in the navy before he took over, so he probably knows all about war.

Be careful over there.

oops

[ordinar]

Jes, I'm FINE.

I have a shield enchantment I can activate, and Kell was with me, and nothing happened.

You doing all that is objectively way more dangerous, you realize.