Rask approaches Alexis with a piece of parchment in hand, the parchment has several things written on it, many of them crossed out. Rask’s hand-writing is rough, bur the all caps simple style is readable, where not blotted or marked out.
“I want to send a message to Captain Blackwood, my old CO. Cedric Ironjaw is still alive, Maris Bloodbane is too, if Mavon’s intel is correct… Ironjaw said the Captain still believed in me…
“I’d like to see if I can get him to back off, maybe sow some dissention, and warn him about the corrupting influence of the Dark Hand… I’ve been trying to remember the ciphers, but I don’t have a Code-Book…”
“Anyhow, here’s what I was thinking.” Rask hand the parchment to Alexis.
STAT-REP – CIPHER 3-BLACK – TS/NTN
FROM: SGT. FELMAR TO: CPT BLACKWOOD
GLAD YOU ARE ALIVE. CHAOS-FIRE-CURSE BATTLE RESULTS UNKNOWN.
I HOPE LT. E.N. SGT K.S. & CPL. L.S. ALSO STILL LIVE.
NTN/TS: I AM ON A MISSION FROM RAIDEN THE HIGHEST AUTHORITY
THE DARK HAND HAS CORRUPTED COMPROMISED THE KINGS DOGS.
CPL CI FOUND ME OBSERVING OPS OF WORKING TO INFILRATE SUTHERON SHADOWBLADES LOCAL MOCKERY OF OUR UNIT *sHADowBLADE THAT HAs pROPERTY
VORTIGERN IS CONECTED TO THE DARK HAND IN SUTHERON. sEEkS
NORTHBROOK IS CENTER OF KI-DARK HAND’SG GS DOGS IN SUTHERON
^ DO NOT TRUST ^ WALDER – LIKELY COMPROMISED INFEKTED
DO NOT TRUST ALTHORIN – LIKELY COMPROMISED
I WILL FIND YOU WHEN THIS MISSION ENDS. PRAISE RAIDEN. FOR AEGIR.
“I want to try to let him know that the Dark Hand has corrupted the Raidensblud and to not trust Warder or Allthorin. If we do it right, maybe we can see if he tells them something or not? Maybe get them to focus on Vortigern?”
There are several notes, and a rough cipher, but sections seem to missing.
“Can you help me with the cipher?”
Rask is also clearly asking for permission and help crafting the message as well.
“Wait, what if… ” Rask crosses a bit out and adds a rough edits, “I share that Vortigern has an item the Dark Hand wants? And we ask the Bloodfangs to keep an eye on Vorty’s warehouse? See who rolls up on it? Maybe even we could get Marcellus to raid it with not-us…”
Rask looks at the red uniforms Mavon procured, signature outfits of the of Crimson Calling.
“and signal that we are going to be there to Cap, and if they or the Red Cloaks show up, I’ll know where I stand with my old unit.”
Alexis can tell that Rask means he will know how many of his old friends he might have to kill.