Ori’s Bond
A copy of the bond for Hopscotch of the Flight
Ori, Senior aid to Master Sly
Your offer to stand bond for the safe return for Hopscotch of the Flight is acceptable to the Crown under the following terms. A copy of this agreement will be kept on record in the college of Quaesitors for future reference.
You will arrive in person at Hopscotch’s place of custody to collect the afore mentioned Hopscotch from the agent of the crown immediately before the gathering of Scouts that he is to attend in your custody.
You will return the afore mentioned Hopscotch to his place of custody in the care of the agent of the Crown immediately after the gathering of Scouts that he is to attend in your custody.
The agent of the Crown will need to be satisfied in any case where the identity of the afore mentioned Hopscotch is in doubt
The agent of the Crown will need to be satisfied in the event of the afore mentioned Hopscotch’s demise preceding being returned to the custody of the agent of the Crown. To this end various methods may be used both Arcane and Mundane until the agent is satisfied
Should the terms of this agreement be violated and Hopscotch not returned to the custody of the agent of the Crown to their satisfaction then yourself, Ori senior aid to master Sly, will be held accountable for and tried in the matter of the accusation of unlawful killing of Eseld James. In the event of a guilty verdict you will suffer any punishment that would have been borne by Hopscotch
In all cases in this document the agent of the Crown shall be known as Lord Lieutenant of the Western March Finn Dracha or Lord Provost Jac
On behalf of her Majesty Queen Elsbeth Pendragon on this the nineteenth day of the second month of the year 1104
Drafted by the Quaesitor to the Provosts office