Swamped

You decide to wait a bit longer. You could use the practice, anyways.

Although... you're curious. You head to the hallway for a better view, and ring your bell.

You don't notice anything different. But after a few more test rings, you do notice a slight shift. Well, the piano's louder, so it makes some sense that it would have more of an impact.

Hmm? You think you spot a diminutive figure down the hall. Is that Crosswinds? Shorty's the only other Marshguard you can think of who's that small, and he's quite a bit pudgier. Still, you suppose there might be someone you're not aware of.

You're just about to investigate when you hear footsteps behind you. You turn around and spot Quill coming back, looking disappointed.

As you glance back behind you, the figure has vanished. Well. That's another point in favor of it being Crosswinds.

"Couldn't find Crosswinds, which I suppose isn't that surprising," Quill sighs. "But I also couldn't find anyone else to report to. Best I can tell, there's a council meeting tonight, and it's a major one. Most of the top officers have been asked to attend. And while this is weird, and it's probably going to need an officer's decision, it doesn't seem like enough of an emergency to interrupt that meeting."

You ring your bell to indicate you understand.

"They even dragged Mudviper out of her sickbed for this. Must be something really big. But Crosswinds isn't at it... well, unless they're slipping out of the meeting to issue orders. Either way, plenty of people have seen them since it started." Quill shrugs. "So I guess we either hope Crosswinds decides to check in on us, or we start investigating this ourselves."

You ring your bell four times, to indicate that you've got something to show. You point to the light, then to the piano.

"Something funny with the piano?"

You motion to Quill to stay where he is, then you head over to the piano and play a few notes.

"Well, that's weird all right," he says when you finish. "So. What do you think? Should we prod at this light some more, or should we look for Crosswinds?"