The four knights join with Earl Guinier's forces in Camelford again as summer arrives and the campaigning season gets underway.  While a large company of knights riding off to join King Idres's Army is still a sight, it is somehow not quite as majestic and magical as on the prior year.  King Idres's camp is much as before, although much larger with 1500 knights and 5000 men-at-arms in a camp that seems to go on for as far as you can see.

The knights do not learn anything of interest as they ride along.

Sir Rhydwyn, rolled 17 using 1d20.  Intrigue.
Sir Daron, rolled 13 using 1d20.  Intrigue.
Sir Aeddan, rolled 13 using 1d20.  Intrigue.
Sir Abloc, rolled 9 using 1d20.  Intrigue.

The knights (or more particularly their squires) setup camp.  It is said that King Nanteleod of Escavalon is moving to attack Cornish forces in Somerset.  King Idres's army here assembled will join the current occupation forces in Somerset.

Anything you would like to do in camp before heading off for Somerset?  The above Intrigue rolls were for gathering information on the road to camp.
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While Sir Aeddan waits for the camp site to be ready, he takes a walk around and keeps an eye out for anyone he recognizes.  He figures that an older knight he's spoken to before, and/or one of the knights who fought alongside them last year, might have a better sense of the goings-on than he does.

Sir Daron seemed mostly lost in his own thoughts. While he still felt he had done the right thing hanging the bandits it had brought him no pleasure, and he arrived at the muster looking grave - though he greeted his brother knights warmly enough.

Rhydwyn is also seemingly lost in his thoughts, worried about his brother and the fact that he had gone to the Fount.  He would greet his brother knights warmly, but he is still very worried.

Sir Abloc arrives at the camp in a merry mood. Campaigning somehow just seems so much easier than dealing with evading thieves and greedy merchants and annoying priests. And an added benefit of campaigning is that it allows for plunder and plunder is needed because Sir Abloc's finances are dwindling and he is a lousy steward.

So this Summer may be the answer to all his problems. Plunder means wealth and war means glory and both are needed if he is to ask for fair Gwendolyn's hand in marriage. Because of that he spend his time cheering people up, always with a smile on his face and with a witty remark to boost the morale.

Oh he is excited. Combat is thrilling. Combat is exciting. Combat is glorious.
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While Sirs Daron and Rhydwyn seem mostly lost in their own concerns, and Sir Abloc spitefully spreads joy, Sir Aeddan wanders about the camp in search of knights he might know.  As he is wandering about through the groups of tents, he comes across Sir Hyfaidd, one of Count Dingad's knights who they met during the hunt.  Although a quiet type, Sir Aeddan recalls that the man was quite sharp when he did speak.

During a brief conversation with Sir Hyfaidd, Sir Aeddan learns that both King Idres and King Nanteleod sent their heirs to woo Countess Ellen of Salisbury but that although no promises were made, it is believed that Salisbury will open its roads to Nanteleod's army.  That army is planning to march on Somerset and wrest it from Cornwall's benevolent overlordship.

Nanteleod's army outnumbers King Idres's, especially if joined by forces from Salisbury and Somerset.

Sir Aeddan, rolled 4 using 1d20.  Recognize.
Sir Aeddan, rolled 2 using 1d20.  Intrigue.

Sir Aeddan takes a check in Intrigue and a point in Recognize (critical).

Everyone can feel free to chat with one another about the Spring's events, plans for  the year, or intelligence gathered.

Sir Abloc make no effort to hide how he got cheated by a thief. People who hear him tell his story will all later testify that Sir Abloc really seems to hate the town where he found the courier.

Sir Abloc does not know the target for this year's summer campaign. Having grown up in an age of strife and war he is more or less used to everyone but Cornwall being an enemy. He wish it wasnt so. Perhaps he secretly dream of a world of peace and law but he push such thoughts away and consider them silly. Noble and wonderful perhaps but still silly and unrealistic. Besides ... like all young knights he long for glory and to show the world that he is the son of his father.

"So my brothers," Sir Daron says to the others, "how fare your manors and families?"

In reply to Sir Daron (msg # 8):

"My brother has unfortunately been missing for quite some time. When I tried to investigate, I wound up in Amesbury following his supposed path, but when I tried to speak with the abbess there, she told me that a group from that nunnery had gone to the Holy Fount, alone. I have no sign of my brother, so things have not been the best, needless to say," Rhydwyn says.