To find him a task, Summer Wind sends Kanu through the Arcane Academy portal virtually immediately. Smoke Cat Watching, is, of course, coming, although she thinks she may be in the first few weeks of pregnancy. #BlueSpirit#Pangaea
Admittedly, conducting a search of the catacombs... all of them... would be time and energy prohibitive for a mortal or an impatient immortal creature. Also, they are not entirely stable, and even those who would otherwise live forever can be killed in a cave in, for example. Perhaps Woe hopes to ensnare an Academy professor in her net, one who was involved in making sure that the wand stay hidden. Or maybe she is checking to see if Kanu is the only new arrival to possess the data she seeks.
Ifrit is disturbed by the existence of the ring at first, but upon closer examination, acknowledges that if a magic-bearing being must swear fealty to it, then he or she deserves what they get. Springing Doe arrives, and is ironically the first to lay eyes on Woe, as the hulder was loitering in the vicinity when she left Arcane Academy grounds. It is a bit reassuring that their quarry is still trying to gather information in this way, rather than taking some more decisive action. But why?
The reply to that question, regarding having seen the Hulder in the environment of the gates, is that almost all of them remembered her for her especial kindness to him. And yet they worked separate shifts and duty rosters, which was much more disturbing. None of them could think of anything in specific they had discussed; her horse had shied and he'd steadied the animal, or something similar. Often she'd asked about his next free day, but each was oddly reticent to even mention her to others.
The shaman is most interested to meet Ifrit, and suggests inviting Springing Doe, who despite not having any magic, possesses excellent organizational skills and can make patterns out of seemingly random hearsay. She is the only other person known to have spent time in the blue jewel, which Smoke Cat Watching still keeps as a cabochon ring, and who would therefore be able to see Ifrit as she is. Kanu is also to find out from the Academy guardsmen if any recall a pale blond from the icy North.
