#durinsfolk

Augir was gobbling up his second bowl of stew when Buhni came back to the kitchen. Hanfrere was busy handing out her stew, but Augir felt out of place. He wanted to help, but with what? He was no healer and he didn't exactly know what all the raised voices were about. He saw Thrandili in tears and knew it had something to do with Byli. When Buhni asked him to find Byl, he quickly finished his dinner and with a ”Of course!

Byl walked the corridors and byways of Thorin's halls putting up posters
In beautiful copperplate script the poster read

Lost near Frerin's court 

Healer Broiner first flayed open a vein on Kandral's arm and collected the blood in a special cup cleaned and sterilized especially for the procedure. Then he carefully mixed in the three ingredients stirring continually so the mixture melded into a smooth liquid.

"Oh Mahal... too many patients today!” Master Healer Broinur thought.

"OWWWWWW!"

Rogvier entered the emporium. As he did he was assailed by all manner of scents and aromas. The smells of all the spices, soaps, and beard oils, mingling together into a potent but not unpleasant smell that hung heavy in the lungs. The dim lighting of the shop shone on all manner of mechanic all wrapped in fashionable packages and arranged carefully.

Her father was still shouting downstairs. Thrandi hurried round her room, throwing clothes, beard clasps, jewellery and hair bands into a leather satchel. She must be ready for whatever small chance she got to leave this house and find Byli!

Byli woke with a start.
He was disorientated and thirsty
He must have been asleep all day...

"BETRAYAL!" Kandral bellowed so loud the mugs fell off his shelves in his homestead.

Thrandili tried to get her breath back, but it felt like there was a whole nest of baby drakes fighting in her belly. One little kiss and her world was blown apart. She dropped the heavy pouch of zircons on her bed and listened. Was Byli still downstairs? He wouldn't come up, would he? For one mad moment, she wished that he would. Her parents were away and - no no, she shouldn't think that. She was the daughter of the Uzbad.