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After sleeping in a little later than usual and taking breakfast in her room, MacKensie got herself ready for the day.  After a shower, she combed her hair out and creamed her face, then put on her casual outfit of olive and black with a black headband to match.  Her damaged Ranger gear was thrown into her rucksack, then after a moment of hesitation, she decided to throw her one-handed crossbow and bolts into the bag aswell.  Seeing as the city was under siege, it was probably safer to keep her weapon within reach at all times.

Downstairs, she said her 'Good Mornings' and 'Goodbyes' to the all of the guys in the taproom and left The Mended Drum.  However, her demeanour was bright and friendly to Adam and Adam only.  For James and Zell, she flashed a stormy expression.  Whilst eating in bed, going over last night's events, the matter of Lucy's mysterious unbanning had come up.  Zell and James' reaction to it all, plus her memory of James' first-time experiment of Syllagy's blessing had made everything suddenly make sense.  And she was furious.

So, the first errand on the list, for the day, was a walk to the Adventurer's Guild.  On the way, she bought a couple of sandwiches, some nuts that looked similar to cashews and a bottled fruit drink that she could have for lunch later.  The overall feeling in the streets was confusing.  For one thing, all of the shops in the Bazaar were open and citizens were walking the streets with places to be.  This was all completely unexpected, the only thing unsurprising; the fear in the air - heavy and unsettling.  But none of this was enough to get MacKensie distracted for more than a moment.  Right now, she was laser-focused, her mouth a firm line, fire in her eyes.  She WOULD be exonerated.

Inside the Adventurer's Guild, she found Lucy Bottrill at the bar, talking to the barman.  Marching up with her back straight, chin raised enough to show confidence and match her indignation, but not so high as to be arrogant, she appeared next to Lucy and put a hand on the bar as she faced the elf.

[Colour=Pink]"Lucy, I must speak with you about last night,"[/colour] she said firmly.  [Colour=Pink]"I know that you said you will not relitigate whatever happened that had me banned from guildhouse, but I [i]insist[/i] that you hear me out."[/colour]  And so she professed her innocence, claiming that she would never do anything to cause trouble at the guild and didn't even know what on earth had gone on as she was too angry with the true perpetrators to find out.  [Colour=Pink]"But that is none of my business.  I only know that my reputation, as a Trydant, is very important to me, and I have [i]not[/i] forgotten the face of my father.  You may scan my crystal, if there is any way that your computer can exonerate me.  Or if you have... a lie-detector in this world, or something like this, I don't know but I will do it gladly.[/colour]  She looked at the barman and back at Lucy, conviction of the truth in her eyes.  [Colour=Pink]But I will not be happy until my good name is cleared."[/colour]