(A golden mongoose holds a piece of paper in his mouth as he roams the palace hallways. Upon seeing Aylen alone, he scurries up to them and drops the paper at their feet, which upon closer inspection appears to be a letter.)
There is a very dear friend of mine currently trapped in the Conformatorium, by the name of Areli Briggs. They were wrongfully imprisoned, and I must ask you to help them escape. Do not tell anyone of this mission, do not ask me for further instructions or clarification, I am trusting you to do it and do it well.
This dapper little fellow is her palisman, Bongolongo Xavier Briggs III. He does not answer to anything except his full name, and he is a very good boy, though I would recommend you handle him carefully, as he is a biter. Do not let any harm come to him; simply return him to the prisoner without his safety being put at risk. You must not fail this.
His Eminence, Emperor Belos
Getting a sigil was, well, painful, but it was over fast. And to think, they had received it from the emperor himself! It was only about ten minutes after the two of them had bade farewell to each other, that Aylen, 16 year old witch and newest coven scout (officially), suddenly found himself by what seemed to be a rogue palisman.
Having grown up with wild witches as parents, Aylen was no stranger to palismen. The young scout crouched down, carefully taking the letter the golden mongoose so carefully placed before him, and skimming it quickly. Their heart raced with a small burst of excitement as they reached the signature from Emperor Belos himself! Yes, Aylen had already talked to the emperor (TWICE!!), but the fact that Belos was already considering him a loyal coven scout... man, what a rush!
Tucking the letter into his back pocket, the witch carefully held out his hand to the golden mongoose. "Hey little buddy! You're Bongolongo Xavier Briggs III, huh?" He whispered, silently wondering why the hell the name was such a tongue-twister. At the very least, he hoped the mongoose would like scritches and would deign NOT to nip him all the way back to this Areli Briggs.