Andre - Travelling back toward Amber with his enchantress, parks her in one of the Golden Circle shadows. Gets sucked into helping with the cleanup, spends a week either hunting the critters, or Sub'ing in for Random - with Vialles' coaching. Gets drafted to help Rebma do underwater hunting part of the week too.

Mykal - Detoxing, gets trumped to arm and get ready, spends week hunting the shard things. Takes Flora and Merlin to Trump Dupe area, explains and demonstrates and lets them get to playing. Flora winds up making a working pistol, and Mykal gets a copy.

                                 --Trump experimentation ensues

Sam/Archie - Shard hunting for the week, then Sam and then Archie head out to shadow to find a double for Dworkin's Dog form (talking dog) Finds apropriate critter and talk em into helping out, Dog brings his buddy Talking Ape. During search for Dog, they run into signs of Shard activity and investigate. Arrive about the same time as a Unicorn Commando Team and assist in the takedown.

                                              --Battle ensues.  

Parting ways leaves Sam with curiosity about the unicorns...and Archie explaining the Theories of the Universe to a talking dog. They arrive back in Amber with the Dog and Ape, and Sam gets to explain to Vialle about Dworkin Dog and Darwin the Ape, Archie ensures he is present to watch. Vialle gets to establish dominance with Dworkin Dog. And fun is had by all.

Andre - training and practicing "Random 101" - card tricks, etc.. Archie participates along with Caine, Vialle, Darwin the Ape, and Dworkin Dog. (Sam declines)

                                           --Philosophy ensues.

Sam - Trumps Mykal for info on The Unicorn, describes the unicorn commando's and the fight. Is interested in the capabilites and possible alliances with them. Goes to Vialle after and briefs her, Vialle wants Sam to find and sound out the 'corns for a possible alliance. Sam begins to shadow-walk off to find the black one she remembered.

Mykal - Takes Auntie Fi and Llewella to Trump Nexus, explains and demonstrates, and gets out of the way. Merlin is still there playing and He and Mykal settle in to watch the fireworks. Merlin later withdraws and Mykal gets to have Luncheon with Auntie Fi, who gifts him with a Ring that generates a Trump Defense aura..not bad but not quite as effective as his own aura. May be useful in the future for an underling or non TA familymember. Returns to Naipon to allow the Aunts to Play in trumpland. Discovers a war ongoing within the Major Tradehouses of Naipon, and some disgruntled warriors in his strike teams who want in on the action and loot. He allows his off-duty teams to 'make arrangements' to get in on the action, then decides to guide events.

                                              --Politics ensue

Archie - Chats with Vialle about countering secession attempts and their likelyhood/possiblility. She wants him to go take Sam where she needs to go, shadow walking is too slow, shadow sailing much better. He departs for shadow, taking a detour to a Supply Shadow for Cannonball Elementals. Trumps Sam and offers her a ride, they return to the battle site and begin "tracking" the black unicorn.

Andre - Heads back to the "training shadow" where he got his enchantress, and hunts her opponent, takes her down and prisoner then trumps to Mykal's townhouse in Amber (he really needs to get a different escape trump) Mykal is called in to vouch. Gets the tale. Andre heads off to the Golden Circle shadow he left his enchantress (Neb) and gifts her opponent to her. Gets with Mykal about some "death cards" he wants to be able to leave certain Tokens at the scene of his crimes...er ..adventures.

                                              --heraldry ensues

Mykal - back to Naipon, oversees the "win" of his favorite of the Trade Houses (from behind the scenes as much as possible) Ready Teams have a blast, and get in some battles. after the "war" Mykal picks up a few more retainers from the loose warriors and expands his Ready Teams a bit. Works with the training regimine and cross-shadow capabilities of his teams. Meditates on the unicorn again after Sam's urging and interest, Is contacted again by THE Unicorn (seems a bit peevish) and Does find out that She is his grandmother. She isnt against an alliance of her unicorn followers and Amber, but its up to us to make the arrangements and contacts.

Sam/Archie - busy making contacts, finds the Black Unicorn, winds up in an impromptu picknik with the 'corns in a gypsy type setting

                                            --information ensues