Jaehaerys' lips thinned as he watched Arrys' face. "I've had a letter from Lord Randall. The plague has appeared in Gull Town, and has spread to Runestone, Iron Oak and Harts Home. It's moving quickly. Your father has sealed the pass, but..." Jaehaerys didn't finish that thought. Bad enough to speak of the plague in the ever-isolated Vale, but the idea of seeing the same wave of deaths again was not something he wanted to give voice to.