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| - Well... last evening was indeed a very telling evening indeed! I should have seen the writing on the proverbial wall, so to speak. I should have realized that I was in for an interesting day when I walked out of the Jester to see Sethmont, his fiancée, and Calithos all sitting together. What are the chances that I would walk into the two other men who have (most likely) slept with my ex-wife and have fallen for her wiles? I have neither need nor energy to write about her again. Quite frankly, in the wake of the other startling discoveries last evening, that is rather tawdry in comparison. I should have simply realized it. Calithos told me in a very gentlemanly manner that he was to wed my former wife. Poor rascal, he doesn't realize what he's getting himself into. In any event, this was hardly the "shocker" of the evening. I had arranged to meet with Aredis and my old friend, Baydon Ardinn, later in the evening. And just on time (as I would have expected. My time is very important) Aredis Harken called for me to be led to the location where Baydon was residing. I found it somewhat irregular for Ardinn to be somewhere outside of the city, but times have changed since I left and returned. So I take things as they come and make my decisions based on the outcomes. We traveled all the way to the Hinterlands, of all places, and then traveled deep into an area full of Dragonkin, at which place Baydon and his friend, Ellyee, were both sitting firmly at the top of a dragon skull. I must say, Baydon has always been on the quiet and bland side, but he sure knew how to look formidable when he wanted to! I need not go into the details of the entire conversation. The fact of the matter is that on the eve of Poynards "suicide," Baydon and his friend had met with a still delusional Meris. For whatever reason, things grew heated and Ardinn and Ellyee tortured her to a point of nearly killing her. This caused things to spiral out of control and now Winvale has a major bounty put on their head. I must admit, I don't like Winvale. I don't trust him. Ardinn confirmed what I had believed for a good amount of time. Basically, the fact that Winvale wishes to split my wife and myself and reap the rewards of one of us becoming a lapdog. Baydon claimed that Meris holds the same hope. What idiots. As if they could actually harness the power of a Brey! I, Archin Brey, am too intelligent and independent to have such a fate! And my wife is too wily as well! The fact of the matter is, Baydon believes that the goals which the Council are trying to achieve are diluted and twisted by the individual interests of Winvale and Meris. He may be right. He probably is. Ardinn wishes to create some sort of an association which gets the goals worked out and is not mired down by the infighting of Veras and Meris. My wife, whether she knows it or not, has compounded matters greatly. My Yumeko went to Veras the other evening to have him rip the memories of her assault at the hands of the Scarlet from her mind. At that time, Veras told her of the trouble with Baydon and Ellyee and let her know there was a bounty on their heads. My wife causes such trouble sometimes! Why does she seem to gravitate to that snake? In any event, what if I were to ally with Baydon and my wife with Veras? This would rip my family in two, my children would be scattered, and I'd be fighting with my wife. I cannot have that. Pride is one thing. Trust in one's friend is another. But devotion to my wife is paramount. Baydon simply wants to depose Veras, it appears, but I cannot and will not join to his cause. I won't hinder him, because I could give a damn about Veras' fate, but I cannot throw into jeopardy my life and my standing with my wife. I parted ways with Baydon simply telling him my neutrality. I won't hinder him, but I won't help him either. Nor will I work against him. I will simply remain neutral. Baydon sealed a special object inside of me to protect me from being attacked mentally. Though I believe my own little wards in my head and the Chalice itself would protect me, it was comforting. We parted with a firm handshake, still friends. No more than a minute later when I arrived in Stormwind, than did I find a bit of mail in my mailbox from the Soothsayer. He wanted to speak to me immediately, and the subject was on the memory in my wife's mind. Veras wanted to make sure I wanted the memory stricken from her mind, and I told him so long as there were no other changes to her psyche, indeed that is what I wished. He also gave me another story regarding this "civil war" of sorts, if you wish to call it that. He found it interesting that Poynard committed suicide the very night of Meris' attack, and he believes that Ardinn and his woman have a hand in it. I must admit, Ardinn told me that it was interesting such two events occurred on the same night. But he never outwardly admitted to any foul play. Veras stated that harming a Councilor of such status as Meris was unacceptable, and was tantamount to serious repercussions. Instead of owning up to their transgressions, Ardinn and Ellyee fled the scene instead and ran away. Hence the bounty. Veras knows that I am close with Baydon, and I have no doubt he would have guessed that he would seek me out for help. I wasn't surprised in the least that Veras would have tried to speak to me as soon as possible. I simply told Winvale that I was remaining neutral in the matter. That I had not met Baydon, and that I wasn't getting involved. Hell, I had just come back, how could I get involved. I also needed to get my affairs in order with my wife, let alone deal with all of this garbage. And I am torn, obviously. I don't like sudden shakeups. How I loathe them. The last thing I need is to be forced to take some sort of a side when all involved are those that I care about, at least on some level or another. Sometimes I don't even know if I can find comfort in my wife, when she's busy bowing low to Winvale instead of trying to help me! I must admit, there is an allure to knowing so many of the upper echelon is absent. That means there will be upward mobility... but what good is it if I'm surrounded by individuals who I don't trust? I can at least say I trust Baydon and his compatriots... I don't even know if I can trust Meris. Peejee is an enemy of Baydon's now, and that worries me too. What happens if the holders of the Chalices are diametrically opposed? I don't even want to fathom this. I had to leave, however, and tend to my wife. Their party the other evening at Aredis' expense was not something which was going to go by the wayside. They all had to pay for the trouble they caused me. But I'll write of that encounter a bit later. My head is throbbing from all this thinking. Bloody hell, I knew I should have stayed at home with my children!
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