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Two weeks after the dinner with the king, Maud, Sheldrake, Stefan, Marjorie, Jon, Tarkyn, and Jackson gathered in the private parlour in the Creeping Vine, to go over their plans one more time. Sasha and Jayhan had already gone to bed upstairs, ready for an early start in the morning. Maud had insisted that Marjorie be invited to accompany them, both to give Marjorie another chance to get away from the Creeping Vine and to provide Maud with companionship and assistance in the absence of her maid and servants.
“Rhoda and Draya, who have knowledge of this Midwinter Festival, will meet us at the end of our river journey and travel with us from there,” said Jon.
“Which is where?” asked Stefan.
“The Dark Lake. The Charville River begins in Eskuzor and flows along the border between Carra
