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[noteful]

It sounded simple enough, when Logan suggested it. They would simply go find the page. Their guard had wandered off to who-knows-where, and time was of the essence.

How hard could it be?

Well, for one thing, palaces have a ridiculous number of corridors.

Meg is not entirely certain they haven't already been down this one.

"I can't quite believe I let you talk me into this," she says. "Do you even know where we're going?"

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[obligatoryass]

His interest makes Logan wary. He'd be hard-pressed to put a finger on why, but he's got a bad feeling about this.

"Maybe you could just tell him to come see us when he's finished," Logan says. "I'm sure it can wait."

[ordinary_sorts]

"If he knows something about the King's abduction? It cannot wait even a moment, Baron.

"I insist."

[obligatoryass]

Logan gives Meg a warning look, hoping she'll go along with things until he figures out a way for them to get away from Julius.

"Certainly, milord. What task have you given the page?"

[ordinary_sorts]

"Nothing that matters in light of what you have just told me, Baron."

He takes Lady Meghan's arm and starts down the hall, without giving her a whole lot of choice about accompanying him.

[noteful]

Meg is in so far over her head here, trying to navigate court manners and warning looks, and a dress made out of about ten more metres of fabric than seems stickly speaking necessary, and one of her best friends has been abducted by a dragon, and she's really not at her best.

She has no idea whether Logan trusts this person or not, because he's sending really mixes messages on that front.

So she just . . . goes along with things.

Which means letting Lord Julius guide her down the hall.

(Seriously, how many times are they going to pass that suit of armor?)

[obligatoryass]

Logan doesn't...not trust Lord Julius, but he certainly does not trust him.

And he really, really doesn't like him, so there's that.

But he doesn't see anyway of getting out of this situation without resorting to violence at this time, so he continues following Julius and Meg.

[ordinary_sorts]

He doesn't lead them far, and he's perfectly polite, assuring Lady Meghan that he hopes he'll have a chance to show her the palace more properly at a less trying time.

He opens a door, and escorts her (with the Baron -- not the most annoying of Her Majesty's friend but close -- still following) into a very grand room and over toward the book cases by the fireplace.

There's no fire. There's nothing on the desk or any of the tables. No candles are lit or show any sign of having been.

It certainly doesn't look like anyone has been working in here recently.

[obligatoryass]

Logan frowns. "You sent the page on an errand in here?"

Because it really, really doesn't look like there is anything anyone would need in this room.

He looks around for James Archibald, taking his eyes off Lord Julius and Meg to do so.

[ordinary_sorts]

And when the Baron looks away, Lord Julius quickly opens the hidden latch on the door behind the bookshelves, and shoves first the Baron and then Lady Meghan into the room hidden there.

They're startled enough that it's not hard, and they don't have time to react before he's slammed and locked the door.

Thank provinance James Archibald had found him before this interferring pair had, though James Archibald will be far from grateful that he did something to tip them off.

Lord Julius makes one last check of the lock, and then goes off to contact Lord Maximilian.

Something is going to have to be done.