Dolins, Teddy, Maester Thaddeus and I met in the great hall upon their return from their successful mission with a young man we would soon find out is named Roderick. In a time of deep uncertainty and unrest, Dolins upbeat song recalling the events of Roderick's capture was a bright spot that seemed to ease all our worries.

Lord Ronnel no where to be found, I began building rapport with Roderick after his pitiful lying about being a mere fisherman. Who does he think we are?! I tried to make him feel safe by telling him of Jayne's safety, and ultimately, he relented by sharing that he in fact picks up messages by boat, and brings them to a contact in Gulltown for gold. 

Teddy expressed that it was time to get on the road to Gulltown, and I could see he's been itching to get out of these castle walls. He is like an untrained puppy that needs room to run, that one. I am certain his lack of restraint and tact will one day be his downfall. My concerns about hitting the road and running into people from my past are at the forefront of my mind, but Dolins and Thaddeus seem gung-ho, and raising my worries would almost certainly raise suspicions.

The maester put himself to work by healing the three of them, and Ronnel shared that he was supportive of our plans. As Thaddeus and Dolins and I exit the kitchen, Teddy stays behind to speak with his father, and interrupts our breakfast suddenly to run to the kitchen. I subtly tried to ask Teddy if all was well, but he snapped back, and reminded me I was talking out of line. I need to be smarter about my curiosity next time…but something is definitely going on in this house. Maybe it's not a bad thing that we're hitting the road.

Dolins and Teddy arrived back at the castle very early in the morning. Calaila and I were awoken and met them in the great hall, where they had an odd, rather injured black clad character with them. I asked the two of them what had transpired and Dolins broke into an excellent song recapping the night of adventure to a great backbeat.

Then we met Roderick, at least that is what he told us his name was. He told us he was a fisherman but Calaila saw through that ruse and charmed him into telling us the truth. He stated that he is a transient fellow with affiliation to no one but those who pay him coin. He stated in his current tasks, he brings the messages Jayne leaves to a rider in Galtown(?). (This wise maester was unsure of how to spell this town)

I went to work diagnosing and healing both Roderick and Teddy. After this, the Lord arrived in the room and we told him of our plans, which he thought was a good course of action. He told us to all go have breakfast but asked Teddy to stay behind. We sat down at a few tables, Dolins keeping me company. Teddy did come back and joined us but after being served, he strangely got up to go get a drink from the kitchen. The rest of us declined his offer of beer as it was 6 in the morning. I am worried he is becoming a lush… I will have to keep watch of that.

After we had eaten, Teddy and I went back to talk to the lord about our newly hatched plan to go to the location where Roderick would meet the rider. The lord suggested we take a sworn sword with us but preferred we took our choice of Maelys or Perin. I had heard of a mute knight with a mysterious background in my studies which I assume could only be Maelys. Perin, I knew that he was from a poor but proud house on Pebble, a small isle near the fingers. Calaila had also told us that Perin had debts back in Galtown, so we all decided we thought the best choice would be Maelys.

We took the rest of the day to pack our belongings and get ready for our trek. I made sure Jayne was comfortable with the ravenry and packed all my belongings on my palfrey, Patches. In the morning, the lord took leave of us and we headed off!

It took us a few days, but we finally made it to our old lands that we had lost in the past. We were taking our time, riding along the beaten path, Dolins singing to us songs of our house history, when we heard horses coming towards us around the bend…

Teddy, Dolins, the maester and I approached Lord Ronnel with our discovery of Jayne Stone's double agency, and the plan to send false information to Lord Varys through her, and potentially follow or capture the person picking up Jayne's copied messages. As the conflict in House Jasper increases, I'm concerned that blending into the background may become more and more difficult, as there will be fewer places to hide. Until then, I'm trying desperately not to stand out, and hoping to avoid questions about my background and motivations as long as possible.

Lord Ronnel expressed approval of this plan, and seemed to trust us to carry it out, which is far more faith than I would ever have in a group of people if my house were at stake! Teddy stayed behind to talk to him as we all moved out of the hall, but I'm not sure what they discussed.

I stayed behind that evening while Dolins and Teddy went to the water's edge to follow the Spider's messenger, as surely it is not the place of a mere hand maid to get involved with such trouble…

For weeks I put this motley crew up at my farm. I feed them, I let Ned heal. Ned says he needs to get to White Harbor, but that he needs to rest first. FINE. That is just fine. Jardon is also resting up. But this Darron fellow… He is lazy AF. I ask him to help me fix some fences around the farm as I could use the help and he isn't doing anything, but he flat out refuses. Some people have no gratitude. Luckily for me this Ned fellow is far more understanding. He paid me 30 silver for my hospitality!! While he didn't really heal up much he said his travel was urgent so on we went. We booked a ship and set sail for White Harbor!

We decided to head to the hall to speak with Lord Jasper. There, Dolins told the lord our plans of using Jayne as a double agent as well as possibly hiding out to see the spider at the drop off spot. Lord Jasper thought that our plan sounded good and he was fine with us taking the lead. We spoke among ourselves and decided that we would write a false note addressed to Lord Arryn that stated "Our scouts report talks of rebellion in house Lynderlys." I wrote this note up and Jayne delivered this to the rock on the coast. Dolins and Teddy then disappeared for the rest of the day. Calaila carried on with her duties and I took Jayne up to the ravenry to teach her about tending to the ravens.

I can't believe who I saw riding on the road near my property today, it was Jardon Pyke! Why the master of arms was out on the road was beyond me, but I figured I would see what he was up to. Why not? It must be more interesting than farming. Am I right?!

Of course this was a bad decision… As I following him down the road (out of sight as who knows if I want to get involved) I heard an awful fight taking place. Steel hitting steel. Men screaming. Horses dying. No good could come of walking into that, so I trot Bam down the hill to Jardon to give him warning. He is after all practically a child, I would hate to see him murdered. I let him know there is danger ahead and that he should not proceed….

The damn fool wants to rush ahead as he is trying to find someone on the road! What are the odds that this fight includes that one person?! And if so they are likely dead anyway's so let's stay out of it. Well, I failed to dissuade him and off he galloped to save the day. Against my better judgment I reluctantly follow, maybe I can keep him safe. Maybe I can leverage my help into some coin. It has been a hard time on the farm…

We ride up to a bridge and what a sight; there are 4 dead bodies on the ground and a young man is wielding a bloody great sword! He is surrounding my mountain clansmen though. While he is clearly a warrior the numbers were not in his favor, and both of his men were already dead. I wish I could say "WE" saved the day, but it was mostly Jardon. He was made unbelievable shots with his crossbow, and looked a true master of arms with his sword. I merely took a few shitty shots with my bow, and fell off my horse, but in the end the mountain men were vanquished and met the great sword warrior. Not sure I can leverage that kind of help into much of anything… He was the man Jardon was seeking, and said his name was Ned.

We all started out our adventure in the dining room after the food fight. Teddy had just joined us in the hall and Calaila (being a nosey housemaid), asked the Lordling where he had been. Teddy shared that he had been snooping in the trusty, and most wonderful Maester's rooms but as everyone expected, he had found nothing. The Maester was innocent! The Maester also had excellent hearing and heard all that the lordling and Calaila were whispering about in the corner.

We all carried on to the kitchen where Dolins and Calaila wanted to ask a kitchenmaid about the wine glass found in the ravenry. We started by asking about this new kitchenmaid as none of us had met her before. She told us of her mother who had died a year before at Lord Ronnel's name day. None of us had remembered her mother and I, the Maester, did not remember treating a woman of any injuries around the time of the name day. The conversation was derailed when the kitchenmaid started speaking about "The Spider" and how he was the one who had her copy notes from the ravens and leave them by the coast. Jayne, the kitchenmaid was very distraught and Calaila was able to calm her nerves. It was decided that given her affinity for ravens, she would assist me in the ravenry as the lock has been broken and we need a watchful eye.

Now should we tell Lord Ronnel? And how much should he know? We will carry on next week… In adventures and blunders of the Jasper House!

Dolins, Maester Thaddeus and I made our way to the kitchen, with Teddy pulling up the rear. I quietly asked him where he was before the evening, and he shared aloud that he was rifling through the Maester's room as he was suspicious of his behavior. As we made our way into the ktichen, a young girl, of about 9 years old is standing alone. Dolins introduced himself, and asked her about her position in the house. The little girl, who shared her name is Jayne, reported that she's been working in the kitchen for about a year, and that her mother worked as the house cook for many years, but died suddenly during last year during Lord Ronnel's name day celebration. I remembered that last year, a tragedy occurred where a pot of hot oil fell on a woman in the kitchen at that party, and she died suddenly, and assumed that that must've been Jayne mom. Seeing that Dolins' line of questioning was going nowhere, I stepped in and sat Jayne down gently, reassuring her and asking her to share what she knows about the ravenry. Jayne bursted into tears and shared that out of fear and necessity, she had agreed to help intercept that House's messages, copy them, and give the copies to the Spider, Lord Varys. We found the spy! I encouraged the young girl for coming clean to us, and gave her a big hug. The four of us agreed that mercy should be shown to Jayne, and Dolins suggests that we can utilize her as a double agent to spend fake messages to the enemy. Teddy says he'd like to follow Jayne to the secret spot she brings the messages to and get an eye on the Spider. We all agree to share our discovery of who the spy is with Lord Ronnel, and I'm thrilled to continue to curry favor with the Lord of the House, and hope to squeak into the conversation that it was I who quickly got Jayne to share the truth with us, if the timing is right, to demonstrate my commitment to the Lord's wishes and the good of the house. Maester Thaddeus noticed the quick bond I built with Jayne, and to my horror, suggested that I take her under my wing! I politely confirmed that I'll continue to keep an eye on Jayne and make sure she's fed, but declined the suggestion. I don't need a helpless, lowly bastard child attached to my hip! Thaddeus fortunately agreed to show Jayne the innerworkings of the ravenry, and I breathed a sigh of relief that no one pushed that issue further.