October 12, 2001

Last nights council meeting was cut short by the presence of a communications crystal in front of the House of Dawn.  We had been in session for about 10 minutes, when the voice of Tehanu was heard from what appeared to be outside.  We ran downstairs only to find a communications crystal.  Not long after this a gate opened and Sabrina stepped through.  We might have learned more from the Oracle, but as we welcomed her, Tehanu made his presence felt yet again through the communications crystal.  And after much discussion with Tehanu, we decided to search the grounds for him to no avail.  As I made my way back to the House of Dawn I realized we were under attack. A nightmare was in the doorway, and had chosen a target in Marlin Draco.  The nightmare’s attack was a surprise, and Marlin was engulfed in a paralyze field and fire came from the ground where Marlin was standing.  He was trapped and taking damage.  At the same time, I was given word Peter Kurten had been killed by Tehanu at Flagg's Tower.
Marlin tried to make a run through the paralyze field.  And was stopped cold.  He had little life to spare, and the nightmare was a few steps behind.  A few other members of the high council had made their way back, Echo and I began healing Marlin, and with the next attack from the nightmare, Marlin was free.   With Marlin free: Chryos, Echo, and I began attacks on the nightmare.  As the ebolts hit, and the blades cut the beast, Tehanu continued his rants through the crystal.  It was not long before the nightmare dropped, it was now time to make our way to Flagg's tower and to bring Peter back to the world of the living.  But as we arrived, Finnis had already come to his rescue, and Peter was reclaiming his belongings.  

  Tehanu was in the house. We waited until Peter was prepared.  We searched around the house looking for signs of an ambush, or the presence of Flagg, but there were none to be found.  Tehanu had placed himself within the tower, it seemed we would find no entry, then the front doors opened, and we walked in.
I can tell you there is not much I remember of the tower.  We were there for only a few seconds before Tehanu appeared and cast a ban spell upon us, throwing us back upon the ground outside.  We had all been banned we had thought, but we were missing a member: Marlin Draco.  He was stuck in the tower with Flagg's minions.  
Now what happened in that tower, I do not know. The door only opened once, but only one of us had been released from Tehanu's ban.  Sebrina walked through the doors, and the iron doors slammed shut behind her.
As we had done before we began to search.  This time we searched for a way into the fortress.  Finnis even tried scaling the walls to the roof before he realized it was not possible, so all we could do was wait.  
There was a long silence inside the house.  The twenty minutes seemed to be days.  No one spoke from within the walls, and we were growing ever more anxious, until finally Marlin was expelled from the house.  All Marlin said was "I tried to paralyze him, and then I was banned."  I would like to hear from Marlin what happened behind those walls during the time we waited outside.  As things ended up, Sabrina never came back out of the tower.  As far as we know she is still trapped within its walls.  There are guards placed outside of the tower who are reporting directly back to the high council.  If we get word of Sebrina we will inform you.
Till that time, everyone must be alert.  Tehanu is loose, and seems to have gained great powers since we had last seen him.  Until further notice, the land around the tower of Flagg has been declared off limits.  This is for your safety.  It you see Flagg or Tehanu get away as quickly as possible until we have had time to find out what needs to be done.  Thank you for your time and be safe.

Ailis Maeve