First of all, to Sidona and Her Clan, I apologize on behalf of Myself and the Clan of Vintners for the loss of one of Your Wagons at the Northern Perimeter. The still which exploded was very old and had been patched and repaired several times too many; upon inspection of the wreckage, I determined that it was only a matter of time before the thing exploded as it did. That being the case, the Clan of Vintners accepts responsibility for the destruction caused by Our faulty equipment, and shall make appropriate restitution to the Clan of Seamstresses for such. Rest assured that this shall NOT happen again, as I am taking steps to ensure this.
To that end, as detailed in a post in the Vintner Clan Knowledge thread, the following actions are being taken. Firstly, during Migration prep, when the existing stills are dismantled they will not be stowed and transported with the Clan. Rather, they will be broken up for scrap and never used again. Riders have been sent ahead to The Point to negotiate for ten new stills, and have been provided with a deposit for same.
Secondly, once the new stills are acquired, they will be set up at a safer distance from the Wagons and the Bosk, so that if at some later time another should decide to blow up, it won't take Tuchuk property with it or endanger the lives of Our Family. Once is much more than enough, and thank the Priest-Kings that no one was killed or seriously injured in the blast. I won't let that happen again.
---Arlon
