Wanted: Lady Alexi Dunmir

The manhunt had been called. Or in this case, womanhunt. Horns blazed, calling the men to their duty. Each Lieutenant was delivered his men's missive. Capture and detain the Lady Alexi Dunmir. No reason was given, only a description of the woman in question. This was passed down to all the guards, who were promptly set into action.

Each exit to the castle was sealed by a line of sword bearing, armor plated men.Several groups were sent to search the interior. One group to a floor, then splitting to scour each hallway and passage. Even so far as to politely knock upon doors to search each individual room. From the wine cellars and dungeon, all the way to the peak of the towers was checked.

Outdoors, more groups paced the grounds, checking every nook and cranny of the land. Every rosebush was peered into for signs of the woman's passing, be it footprint or a scrap of blue cloth from her described dress. Haystacks in the stable were prodded with the pommels of swords. A large portion of the forest surrounding the castle was also checked thoroughly.

After several hours, the report finally came in to the Guard Captain. Lady Alexi Dunmir was no where to be found. Growling, he wrote up a full report to be sent to the King, then ordered all of the Lady's things to be gathered and locked in storage. Finally he told his posted men to keep a lookout for the dark haired woman, if she were spotted, she was to be apprehended and placed in the confinement area until further orders were given.

Lady Alexi Dunmir was on the run, she'd struck Christoph and stormed off and had heard his shout to gather the guards to arms from just down the hallway. Quick thinking Alexi had returned to the womens wing while the guards were being mustered and had gathered naught but a nondescript thick cloak from one of her trusted serving girls.

She donned the thick brownish cloak and was on her way out of the womens wing in a little under a minute. Pure luck was all that saw her through the corridors and hallways without seeing a single guard, or being stopped by someone who had heard the shouts. At the edge of the castle grounds she met up with a leaving wagon and blended in with its party, striding amongst their numbers until clear of the guards at the gate, now alert of something wrong.

Alexi wished she'd had time to get her horse but time had been short and she fled on foot as far as the nearest town and from there she trekked most unladylike through forest and bush and well away from roads and established woodland paths until she got to her family estate and safe refuge, two days later.