Tabetha's was on guard duty on the courtyard since dawn broke. She popped a handful of refreshing grapes into her mouth. The courtyard was filled with exotic and colorful plants and being near such scenery was relaxing. It was the perfect place to absorb and process what happened yesterday.

There was a rank higher than the Knight-Commander it seemed. After that dwarf that no one knew about suddenly appointed a knight captain into a knight commander! Such a revelation was something that should shake the very foundation of the Order if what the dwarf said was true. Perhaps there was a secret order of sorts that no one knew about? From what she gathered last night, much of the leadership was wiped out in the north. Did the late knight commander Graham knew about this dwarf?

She smiled, amused. The whole ordeal seemed absurd. Evelyn Sunderland is now the knight-commander if she decided to accept the dwarf's proposal? Theodore the Bellicose getting away with what amounted to a slap in the hand. And then he gets a private forge for private runesmithing lessons for the Order's dwarfs, one of whom he broke the nose of. At least that gem was worth a pretty bunch. Dwarfs, they were an odd bunch. 

Of course, the necromancer was perhaps the surprise of the night. He came from nowhere and already he was brooding. He gave off a gloomy vibe. Were all necromancers like this? Having never seen necromancy besides descriptions in texts, she wondered what it actually looked like up close. Then the newcomers that just showed up. She didn't even catch their names and they looked normal enough. 

This castle was a gathering point for members of the Order for some reason. What strange times she was living in. Perhaps Fate had something in the works for them all?

Tabetha scanned the courtyard. Nothing out of the ordinary appeared. "Well, I suppose if he isn't an enemy he is an ally even if he is a foul mouthed one." Out in the distance she heard the bells toll. It was the first time she heard them ever being rung. Did something happen?

She frowned. Curious as she was to investigate, she still had to perform her duties and abandoning her post just to investigate would reflect badly on her and leave the tranquil courtyard exposed. As if anything ever happened in the courtyard. She popped another handful of grapes into her mouth. Until she received any other orders, she decided to stay put. Perhaps someone could fill her in later when she was free from her duties.

"Can't wait for my shift to be over. Wonder what I'll find out today?"