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97: Shuffling

by Lady Leticia Scarlet-Bloesembhel Voetdhel-Montaneus

Missives were pouring in.
 
Scarlet stood with the home team in her office, half a dozen maps spread out before them. Figurines marked various points of interest as she coordinated their efforts. Ciel sat to her right, reading over the latest weather reports. With the upheaval in the climate, extra planning was required, but they had trained for this. All of them had.
 
Scarlet was grateful for the impromptu mobile office drills they'd done in the past. Everything she had learned was now being put to use. Naturally, unforeseen events and last-minute complications still cropped up, but that was to be expected. The important thing was that she could assess a situation and, with the right information, make sound decisions for her people.
 
She let Ciel handle the stack of reports while she combed through the books. Moving money would be tricky, too many eyes were watching, but it was manageable, so long as she remained cautious. She greenlit the funds. At least they wouldn't have to worry about the budget...yet.
 
Scarlet crossed over to Ciel, who handed her a summary compiled by her team. She read it quickly, then sighed. “More rain? This is going to make land operations crawl.”
 
Turning to another teammate, she asked, “How many airships do we have free?”
 
The man placed a few new pieces on the maps. There wasn’t a convenient ship to pull; no matter what, she’d have to reshuffle personnel. Reviewing both the current dispatch and the upcoming schedules, she began the delicate task of maneuvering her teams to ensure continued coverage.
 
Ciel glanced over and murmured, “That doesn’t look good, boss.”
 
Scarlet nodded grimly. “Yeah. If we get more than five setbacks, multiple plans are going to fall apart.”
 
After a pause, she pointed to one of the maps. “We’ll send some by sea. I’d rather avoid overland routes, but we don’t have a choice. Better to be slower than cause a domino effect and have everything unravel.”
 
She stepped back and called over her shoulder, “Someone let Porter know he’ll have to go in leaner than expected, but give him the good news: he’s got triple the budget and can use it however he sees fit!”
 
Scarlet scratched a few numbers down and sighed. This dispatch was going to be more expensive than she had originally budgeted for. It wouldn’t hurt her pocketbook, but it did sting her pride. She was usually spot-on when predicting a project’s needs. The erratic weather had thrown most of her models out the window, and she was thoroughly peeved.

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  1. 01. Settling in
  2. 02. Fist Fight at a fancy Ball
  3. 03. It's a Lion not a 'Cat'
  4. 04. Patron's tea and dance
  5. 05. The escort job
  6. 06. Update: Today's purchase list
  7. 07. Escort for Bella and the Loot King
  8. 08. Sirens and a chase in town
  9. 09. Got abducted again
  10. 10. Jams and Jellies
  11. 11. New Dog
  12. 12. Guards in the Trees
  13. 13. Temple Visit
  14. 14. New Pup & Outing
  15. 15. Training exercises
  16. 16. Fighting over an idol
  17. 17. Jobs galore
  18. 18. New stationary
  19. 19. A small visit
  20. 20. Slaps and shows
  21. 21. Today's meal
  22. 22. Homesick
  23. 23. Lanterns in the sky
  24. 24. Baby in the park
  25. 25. The Heist
  26. 26. Update: Guild
  27. 27. Mines and Traps
  28. 28. New clothes
  29. 29. I made Journeyer!
  30. 30. Investment shopping
  31. 31. The Pit (fights)
  32. 32. Ghosts of the past
  33. 33. Unexpected ending in a Play
  34. 34. Today's meal
    https://www.worldanvil.com/hero/journal/1aa083c5-ae1f-4624-a724-197a3f8704e3/view
  35. 35. Spies and secrets
  36. 36. Wanted: Three Hand Gang (WED)
  37. 37. Well it's official
  38. 38. Hags and stones
  39. 39. Death and visitations
  40. 40. the shell game
  41. 41. Anger and plots
  42. 42. The jobs so far
  43. 43. (Doodles)
  44. 44. Meetings and Partings
  45. 45. Double checking
  46. 46. An office Scene
    8/01/2023
  47. 47. An(other) office Scene
  48. 48. Paperwork
  49. 49. Behind the curve
  50. 50. Notes and notation
  51. 51. Cake and notes
  52. 52. Paperwork on the high seas
  53. 53. Pics and notes
  54. 54. A small talk
  55. 55. Small notes
  56. 56. The Dressmaker
  57. 57. (food)
  58. 58. Notes
  59. 59. Putting the clues together
  60. 60. Notes
  61. 61. Tea cakes (& slights)
  62. 62. Updates
  63. 63. Board Meetings during battles
  64. 64. Updates
  65. 65. Field command
  66. 66. I am okay
  67. 67. Mountains of paperwork
  68. 68. Needed Vacation
  69. 69. A note
  70. 70. An update
  71. 71. Dissapointment
  72. 72. Notes
  73. 73. Journal entry
  74. 74. Ledgers
  75. 75. Food
  76. 76. An update
  77. 77. A thought
  78. 78. Basking in Dusk's light
  79. 79. A note
  80. 80. A letter home
  81. 81. A dream/a journal entry
  82. 82. An update
  83. 83. Working long hours
  84. 84. A dream, a memory
  85. 85. A meeting
  86. 86. The ride home
  87. 87. Reflections
  88. 88. Paperwork
  89. 89. A small trip
  90. 90. The journey there
  91. 91. Fitting in
  92. 92: Finding your voice
  93. 93: New plans made
  94. 94. (the missive)
  95. 95. Nursery planning
  96. 96: New spell gem
  97. 97: Shuffling

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