The previous year, under the orientation of Clusius, a representative of the covenant went to Basel to let the Redcaps know of the existence of Tugurium and give them directions for reaching the valley.
He brings a hand up to shield his eyes from the setting sun as he looks around, before following the cold streams in the direction of the mess of houses and towers east of the valley. After introducing himself to a few grogs and stating his purpose the man is led to a warm room, while the servants go warn the magi of the arrival of a certain Orell of Mercere, bringing news from the Order and a request.
If anyone wants a Redcap companion in the future, we can easily retire or relocate Orell. Missing the warmer weather at the cyclades, Regulus wrote several letters during the winter.
With no surprise, as soon as he heard of the arrival of a redcap he left his laboratory with a neat stack of parchment, being the first one to talk to the man. I'm Regulus Petraeus, of house Guernicus. I hope your travel was agreeable. An easy journey, but I must confess, not much agreeable. Horrible, horrible rumors going around.
As the redcap insists in waiting for the other magi to deliver his news, Regulus sees himself waiting with Orell while talking about the preparations for the upcoming Tribunal, and takes the chance to tell the redcap that he is available if there is any last minute dispute to be settled, or if any magus wants legal consultation. As such, the minutes went by Informed by the grog on watch of the arrival of a redcap, Wolfgang is the next to arrive.
