(Part I , VII , IX )
"Eyes only: Master piper Octavius, Laird of Burgh.
Document: Report from the Canterbury incident, Clem Naughton in attendance.
Dear Master Octavius,
In this report, I have two main facts to report:
1) A dissident incident occurred in the town of Canterbury, where the armed dissident was shot during an altercation with troops, and then remanded into custody at the local Guild Hall.
2) The former piper Steffan was sighted during the incident, watching with apparent great surprise the armed intervention.
In service to the ancient Pipers Guild I was performing my duty, performing and barding in my district town of Canterbury, when a shot rang out in mid-afternoon from the church. Said church in Canterbury is in good condition, but rarely used, and then only as a scenic locale for traditional ceremonies and photographs.
An armed troop of guards, on constant alert in this town due to the recent incidents in the district, mobilised from the police station and approached the church down the high street, with the exception of one small detachment which approached from the rear of the church. An episode of extended gunfire then passed, which Steffan observed from by the cafe, mouth agape.
Eventually the troops, taking only one casualty, destroyed the door to the church and stormed the interior. The dissident, a young man, was pursued and trapped in the basement before being incapacitated by the deployment of a gas cylinder. During this distraction, I became aware that Steffan was paying undue attention to my own presence, and then vanished at an undetermined point.
The dissident is now awaiting interrogation at the police station, and the troops are once again hidden in their impromptu barracks. The location of Steffan is unknown, although he has not been seen to leave. We presume he is still in the location.
Details of times, location and pertinent points are included in the appendix.
Clem Naughton, journeyman piper."
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