[SRP] I Need an Army

[WyvernSlayer]

Satsume chewed on the end of his pipe and looked past the fountain at the looming royal library. Clusters of holy warriors were situated around it, talking among themselves, entering and leaving the library, and so on. According to what Cecily's informant had told them, there was an incident there that necessitated the involvement of the Keepers of Sanctity. Strange, to be sure.

"Do you have any thoughts on what may have transpired, Satsume?" asked Cecily.

Satsume drew a hit from the pipe and frowned at its harshness. "Well, the way I see it..." He knelt down and tapped the pipe's charred remains out on the cobblestone. "Somebody must have gone looking for knowledge that wasn't meant to be learned." He fixed his cloak around his shoulder plates, then turned to address Cecily.

"And the involvement of the church makes me think that it may have been something to do with magic." He put away his pipe. "But that's just my best guess based on the hints we were given. I do wonder what kind of person would-"

Satsume froze mid-sentence. Suddenly, he had remembered the encounter with someone in the area a few weeks prior - a small town near the castle, a big fracas with some bandits, and the help of a few passers-by.

Orica. Satsume shivered at the thought. But there were others, too... and one of them mentioned something about being a librarian. Red hair... red-

"Paige!" Satsume said aloud. He was received by a perplexed stare from Cecily.

"There's a woman I know who may know something," he said. "Or she could have been involved. We should see if anyone around here remembers seeing a red-haired girl named Paige."