THAT FIRST EVENING: In the Dining Hall. {ACERBUS, HUBERTUS, DILIGENTUS and SIR RANULF}

Hubertus asks brightly “So what next? Do we have plans?”

“I have sent out missives to all the nearby Covenants in good grace, and intend to visit them when I can, with a priority being Ungulus to find out a bit more of their intent.”

“There is the new sheriff, of whom I feel we need to be very careful. There are Vis sources to be harvested nearby, and of course we must attend to the fitting out of our new quarters. That’s all for a start, and you all may have similar initiatives.”

“Our research time also can’t be compromised, nor the need for the defence of the Covenant if required. What say we plan for the year ahead to allow us to work together effectively as any newly invigorated Covenant should?”