Elessari, after her cough had drawn all eyes in the room to her had then dominated the conversation for a further twenty minutes and Nasuada found herself stifling a yawn at the woman's thinly veiled contempt at Orik's words.
"So what do you suggest then instead of direct action against these slavers?" The dwarf on Orik's left side who had remained silent throughout the meeting spoke for the first time, frowning so that his wiry eyebrows met, forming what looked to Nasuada like the large black and white speckled caterpillars she caught with King Orrin when she was a child.
"Well it seems clear to me, and I believe a few of my fellow members of the council" here Elessari gestured in the general direction of Sabrae "that the only reasonable plan of action on this matter to prevent further losses would be t-". A loud rapping on the door to Adjahad's study, followed by it opening swiftly revealing a haggard looking and out of breath guard wearing the stained grey cloth that designated him as a keeper of the messenger doves in the aviaries situated near the top of Farthen Dur.
Clutching a piece of parchment in right hand his frantic eyes searched the room, and once focused upon Adjahad he gasped "Sorry to interrupt sir but this". Elessari face going red at the interruption of her words cut across the unfortunate guard. "And so you should be! Can't you see we are in the middle of a VERY important meeting, what could possibly be so important for you to barge in here and interrupt such delicate proceedings?".
Rising Adjahad walked over to where the frazzled guard stood frozen, the parchment still clutched into his hand. The guard glanced from Adjahad to Elessari and back again. Holding Adjahads gaze he held out the scroll and mumbled in a quieter tone that never the less carried across the room "Urgals… and a dragon".
Nasuada froze as silence thick and heavy fell across the room, the loudest sound that of the guards soft gasps for air as he tried to recover from his rush to deliver the message. Leaning back in her chair, her mind raced even as the room around her descended into chaos.
