I spend time on Naipon, and at my 4x Studio.

I crafted a Trump Case for my trumps, a wooden case with fine jade inlay, it protects my trumps from detection and damage.

I have developed the capability to build a Trump Gate, I experimented with it a bit, then went and consulted with Mom on methods of sustaining a trump gate. I get drafted to help make copies of Trumps for the new family members, both Samantha and new found member Archemedes whom I havent met yet.

Trumped by King Random to come and assist in a family outing, so to speak. Random wants to attempt a group assault on the magic defenses in some heavily warded place. So I go to play too, I bring my battle gear for more mundane attacks and learn how to identify and negate magic wards and other magical defenses.

Jade, Andre, and I head back to chaos to relax before the attempt on the Citadel. After resting we meet back up with Brand, and decide we are ready. We go for it..diverting on the way to insert some of Andre's saboteurs.

We got most of the way in undetected, then a stupid trap spotted us, we bypassed it but the alert had sounded. We fought our way to where Thera's traces are and find her as a Disembodied Brain. Julian is NOT going to be happy. The other traces of amber blood are protected too, we fight our way in and destroy all but one of the surrogate mothers carrying Thera's blood spawn and the spawn themselves. We take Thera's brain, and the broodmare, along with a chaosian brain Andre grabbed and make our escape, I Trump Julian to pull us through and he does. I was right, he is NOT happy to see the state Thera is in.

Julian trumps someone, tells them we are out and to Go. (sounds like a combat order if I ever heard one) Then trumps Llewella in Rebma for help with Thera, we all go to Rebma and get Thera stabilized. Then Julian offers us the opportunity to go back to the citadel. It seems King Random has decided to make a full out assault on the place, to take it for Amber. And to show our extreme displeasure in Benedict's assasins. I immediately volunteer, as if i'd be anywhere else while a battle was going on.

We all go back to the Citadel by way of some awesome displays of Gate work. And I join in the assault, first in breaking up a counter attack on Random's position (man the destruction that can be laid down by a half dozen family members with war-bows), and then by being in on a strike team to take down the lesser Chaos Lords as we find them. During one lull, I summon my Naipon Strike teams, initially the ready team, then after a bit the second standby team. Time to lead them into real battle, I spend time working them into a smooth combat team, then we run around killing stuff.

Ahh, fighting ALL DAY, nothing like it. I revelled in the passions of combat. Slicing and Hacking, bringing my full strength to bear on worthy opponents. The smell of blood, and the moans of the dying.. meat and drink after a long famine. We win the day, with King Random chasing the Adept when he escapes, cornering him then cutting him to bits..then turning the vile speciman into a living torch with the Jewel.

After the King retires to Amber (seriously drained), Bleys is in charge of taking over the keep, I assist for awhile..then have the idea to grab the trump from Random for Margali of House Crane to come and see the outcome. I get ahold of it, with Bleys's assistance. I call in Margali as reprsentative of the "neutral" House Crane, Bleys and I give her the Tour, including the Adept Torch, to report back to Chaos on our activity. (I retain the Trump of Margali) She departs, and I create Trumps of the Adept Torch, and a single Trump of Castle Bleys..err..Black rather. I do have to avoid promising Bleys the next 10 years of my life creating Trumps for him. He has alot of ideas, and a trump artist would be soooo useful.

I head back to Amber, since it's early morning, I check in with Queen Vialle. (assuming the King is sleeping) I brief her as to what I can, and I leave the Trumps for the Adept and Castle Black with her for Random when he awakens.

(I seriously need to figure out a way to duplicate trumps, other than repainting each copy. Soon i'll have to begin experimenting with using Trump energy to duplicate them)

Then I head to bed myself, though my guards at the Amber townhouse aren't too happy that i'd been in a battle and hadn't brought them. I'll have to make it up to them somehow.