Private rp with Wingfeather

[mainehorse]

"Her bed is usually made in the morning. That seems to be one of the few things she learned to do." Cass mutters, stepping forward to see if there might be a note or any sort of evidence about where Sylvia might be. Nothing really looked amiss aside from the bed. But something didn't feel right.

[wingfeather]

Lockian glanced around the room, upon the desks and tables and glanced at any papers lying around, but there was nothing. He looked down at the floor in thought, that was when he saw the faint prints of dirt on the ground, they were still slightly damp from melted snow, ''Cassidy look,'' he said bending down, ''they are way too big to be hers I think,'' though it was hard to tell because of their faintness.

[mainehorse]

Cass turns her head slightly when she hears Lockian call out to her. She makes her way over and places one of her own booted feet next to one of the faint prints on the ground. "Aye, there bigger than mine even. That's definitely too big to be hers" she says, her brow furrowed slightly. There was no way those could be Sylvia's prints, she was a full eight inches shorter than Cass, and her shoes were definitely smaller than the heavy combat boots that the fighter wore. Whoever left these prints was bigger and taller than Cass was. But aside from the prints there was no sign that someone had broke into the room. "Whoever was in here... they were in and out very quickly" she says.

[wingfeather]

Lockian nodded, they were surely a man's bootprint. ''The window,'' he suggested, though he was doubtful of it. The window was far off the ground and would probably need a lot of strength to climb, especially if there was an abduction involved, ''what do you think we should do,'' he asked looking at the prints again which were much too faint to easily tell which diection they were going, but then again they were on the window side of the room.

[mainehorse]

"Maybe... I don't know. I could barely fit through that window if I tried and this guy had to bigger than I am. Not to mention it would be a bit of a climb to get through. Though I suppose it's possible if he could really squeeze himself through. Can't write it off completely though" Cass says. Sylvia could definitely fit through the window... and she might have been niave enough to follow just about anyone. Though surely even she had enough common sense not to leave with some random man? "First things first, we have to alert Lord Addaway. The more people out looking for her the better" she says.

[wingfeather]

Lockian got up and measured himself against the window, it would a narrow squeeze but if he really wanted to he could most likely manage it. Lockian nodded firmly, ''aye, we had best get that done immediately. Do you think he would be eating right now?'' Lockian questioned. The early morning was passing so he had to be up by now.

[mainehorse]

"Quite possibly... it's worth a look. If he's not in the dining hall then we can always try his office. But I think the dining hall would be the best place to start looking for him." Cass says, running a hand through her hair. She'd probably see if she could grab a cup of coffee while they were speaking with Lord Addaway, assuming he was in the kitchen anyway. If she had needed a cup before, she definitely needed one now.

[wingfeather]

''Alright,'' Lockian said straightening, ''let's go and find him.'' Lockian walked out the door but turned to look back in once more to see if there was possibly anything they had missed. His eyes searched the room thoroughly... nothing. He pursed his lips and continued in the direction of where they thought the Lord Addaway may be. ''Do you think,'' he hesitated a moment, ''this is rather ridiculous, but do you think that this could have anything to do with yesterday?''

[mainehorse]

"It's definitely a possibility... I mean what are the chances? Suspicious cloaked figure says he has business in the castle and the next morning the lord's daughter is missing. It's awfully suspicious that those two events should coincide with one another." Cass says, running a hand through her hair. If that was the case... at least they had their suspect. He couldn't have gotten too far with her. It was early morning yet.

[wingfeather]

''Hmm,'' Lockian said nodding, ''it would make a lot of sense... Could our meeting him have been planned then? Ah well, I suppose it's not exactly important, we just need to find the girl.'' They came to the dining hall now, Lockian could smell the various breakfast foods he had smelled when down in the kitchens earlier in the morning.

[mainehorse]

"I suppose it's possible, though I'm not sure how he could have planned to meet us. Either way, as you said our priority has to be finding her." Cass says.

[wingfeather]

Lockian nodded and entered the dining hall, he let Cassidy do the talking as he was nothing to the Lord Addaway's when it came to his daughter, all Lockian wanted to do was assist in the search to locate her.

[mainehorse]

Cass slows to a stop as she reaches the table where Lord Addaway sat. "M'lord, I apologize in advance for interrupting your breakfast but I would not do so if the matter were not urgent. Your daughter is missing, I have been unable to locate her anywhere and there is evidence enough to suspect an abduction. Someone appears to have absconded with her in the night, leaving behind nothing but faint boot prints to go off of" she says. Lord Addaway sets his cutlery down, clearing his throat slightly. "You are absolutely certain that she's been taken?" He asks. Cass nods stiffly. "I am." She says.

[wingfeather]

Lockian waited till Cassidy finished speaking, he merely nodded to back her up. He wondered what the Lord's reaction would be and what he would order them to do. He thought about something, chances were if there were footprints inside the bedroom than there had to be some in the snow beneath the window, these prints would likely give them a good head start as to were the abductor was heading. But it was also a risky choice for there was always the possibility of false trails.

[mainehorse]

"Do you have any idea who might be behind this?" Lord Addaway asks, rising to his feet. "I have my suspicions... we met a rather sketchy fellow in a tavern the other day who said he had business in the castle. Something about him felt off and I wouldn't be surprised if he was behind this. Of course, there's always the possibility that it was someone else." Cass says pausing. "Whoever did it was bound to have left prints in the snow outside. I cannot make any guarantees, but if you can grant us leave we can try and see if we can discern where this person is heading" she says. Lord Addaway nods slightly. "Please do. I will send out other search parties as well... but it would probably be wise to have smaller groups sent out as well" he says.