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Summer: (Assuming we can follow up on Summer Actions like we did with the knights)

-Tell Soril to look into professional soldiers, and present us with some contracts representing various cost and manpower levels this winter. We will be unsure of exactly what, if anything, we want until after we visit our boss.
-Give Soril 250 Gold and tell him to get us the lab. The extra gold is to work out any complications that might arise in shipping, haggling, or installation, but inform him that you doubt somebody of his skill should need it, and that he is free to keep any remainder as a finders fee.

Fall:

-Bring in Gaskrul and Theresa as apprentices. Gaskrul is an orphan and wont be missed in his homeland, expecially if we take precautions. Change his name, make up a new origin story for him to memorize, and perhaps see if one of our Bodyguards would be willing to adopt him and perhaps give him some combat training; Conjurations + Ability to kill things is how you harvest souls if I remember correctly. If we throw some gold in, this can even be a means of rewarding our bodyguards. Instruct both apprentices to try and teach each other the basics of the magic they already know, and to get settled in the manor. Proper instruction from us will start next season.
-Go Visit our Lord, and see what is up.
-Return Home and Hold Court. Listen to the problems of our citizens, pass judgement on their criminals, ect.

I am in favor for looking for hired help, but giving 50 extra gold to Soril seems a bit much, 20 gold should be plenty. I like the idea of getting two apprentices we're not sith so why stop at one, Theresa is good choice with Alchemy & Restoration but I don't like the fact that she's talkative she's bound to spill information later on that we might want to keep secret so we'll have to keep an eye on her. As for Gaskrul, he can benefit from us the most but what do we get from him that we don't already have? My second choice would be Lassi seems to be a better choice she has hunting skill that we don't have which could be useful when combined with illusion and it seems have a lot of experience for her young age. (I'm thinking invisible & silent ranger in the future. Also  since I am cruel person, calm animal to befriend animals right before you shoot an arrow at their vital organs.)