A word of warning for those who plan on exploring the outlying regions of the Lost Angels’ area – communication between the townships and the city is slow and expensive. While the Courier’s Guild maintains a network of post offices throughout the region, a typical route is run between adjacent towns only twice a week.
Depending on how many stops are between you and LA, it can take weeks to send a letter and get a reply. It’s also possible, though rare, for a Courier to fall prey to monsters along the way. Of course, if you have the ans, a private high-Level Courier can cut correspondence delays dramatically.
- Fodorick’s Lonely Traveler – Guide to LA’s Townships and Minor Attractions
It took what felt like an hour to finish the letters. I needed several attempts to try to put into words what had happened and why the kids needed to leave their ho. I told them that they would get to live in the big city, with lots of other kids, and make new friends and see amazing sights.
To Hazel, I wrote a brief, hopefully clear statent of the situation and the need for the kids to go with the Delvers for their own safety. Thompson promised that the kids would be well-taken-care-of, so I conveyed that as best I could to Hazel. I hoped that she wasn’t still mad at over the fight we’d had.
My concern was that she’d let her hatred for Delvers overpower her reason, maybe thinking she’d do a better job of protecting the kids herself. I emphasized that Yuri’s bodyguards alone were Tier 3, not to ntion anyone else that worked for his family. No one in Sunland would be able to protect the kids from that kind of strength.
I swore my cramping right hand was almost as painful as a knife to the thigh by the ti I’d finished. When I finally erged from Thompson’s office, I was shocked to see my whole team still waiting for in the lobby.
“What’s going on, Az?” Raylan asked with a worried expression. “Wilson said we could go, but we didn’t want to leave you in case you needed us.”
“Thanks everyone,” I said, feeling so moisture in my eyes. Dust, definitely.
I made the team join Wolf’s Squad so we could leverage his Leadership Skill to get all nine of us onto the Comms together. Then I quickly explained what I could as we headed back to the bar. I told them about Yuri’s injuries and how Thompson suspected he would leave with very hard feelings.
Tara exclaid ruthlessly, as I finished my ‘first’ beer back in our booth. For so reason, talking for a long ti over the Comms made feel as thirsty as doing it out loud. I was just happy that soone had mysteriously drunk the beers we’d left behind, and we’d had to get fresh, cold beers to replace them. I could barely stand it cold, let alone warm.
Wolf gave the blonde Defender a hard look.
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