Sample blank check register

Extract multilevel bullet numbers and bulleted text from word file to excel file via python or R or any language.
Hello devs, I am trying to extract multilevel bullet numbers and bulleted text from word file to excel file, however I am able to extract only bulleted text but not bullet numbers via python docx library.
Can any one please share solution for this, thank you.
Sample multilevel bulleted text and bullet numbers in word file that I need to extract -
3.8 Check Equations
3.8.1 myVar1 = myVarA + myVarB
3.8.2 myVarA = someVar1 - (var1/var2)
3.8.2.1 var1 = abc + xyz
3.8.2.2 var2 = abc - def
3.8.3 myVarC = myVar1 + myVarA

No offense to anyone, but if you don't know how to use a Python script then I can't help you. This will remove the 1-250hz bass tones from the music, so it won't play in the vest. The rest of the game(and cutscenes and any other sound effect) will still retain bass. You don't need to use this script, you should just do what I did and start by telling Chatgpt to make you a script to do a high pass filter to remove the 1-250hz from the game sound files. This is one specifically was made for Ghosts Of Tsushima.
First install Python libraries to handle audio files and FFMPEG and ffprobe binaries.
https://www.gyan.dev/ffmpeg/builds/

pip install pydub scipy 

I put my ffmpeg binaries in a folder then added them to PATH. If you don't want to do this, you can just put the FFMPEG binaries in a folder and then tell chatgpt to modify the script to point to those specific files so you can use them. If you have an error you can just copy the whole error into chatgpt and it will fix it.
I put this script inside of woojer.py in the root folder where the folder is called soundtrack. You can just change it to whatever folder contains your audio files if the game is different. The script will run silently without errors then finish without any message. The script at the end is a batch script to toggle the filtered game files on and off.

import os from pydub import AudioSegment from scipy.signal import butter, lfilter import numpy as np # High-pass filter function def butter_highpass(cutoff, fs, order=5): nyq = 0.5 * fs normal_cutoff = cutoff / nyq b, a = butter(order, normal_cutoff, btype='high', analog=False) return b, a def highpass_filter(data, cutoff, fs, order=5): b, a = butter_highpass(cutoff, fs, order=order) y = lfilter(b, a, data) return y # Function to process a file def process_file(input_path, output_path, cutoff=250, sample_rate=48000): # Load the audio file audio = AudioSegment.from_file(input_path, format="mp3") # Convert to numpy array samples = np.array(audio.get_array_of_samples()) # Apply high-pass filter filtered_samples = highpass_filter(samples, cutoff, sample_rate) # Create new audio segment filtered_audio = audio._spawn(filtered_samples.astype(np.int16).tobytes()) # Export the filtered audio filtered_audio.export(output_path, format="mp3") # Function to process all files in a directory def process_directory(input_dir, output_dir, cutoff=250, sample_rate=48000): if not os.path.exists(output_dir): os.makedirs(output_dir) for filename in os.listdir(input_dir): if filename.endswith(".mp3"): input_path = os.path.join(input_dir, filename) output_path = os.path.join(output_dir, filename) process_file(input_path, output_path, cutoff, sample_rate) # Example usage root_directory = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)) input_directory = os.path.join(root_directory, "_Soundtrack") output_directory = os.path.join(root_directory, "_Soundtrack_Filtered") process_directory(input_directory, output_directory) @echo off setlocal REM Directories set "ROOT_DIR=%~dp0" set "ORIGINAL_DIR=%ROOT_DIR%_Soundtrack" set "FILTERED_DIR=%ROOT_DIR%_Soundtrack_Filtered" set "CURRENT_DIR=%ROOT_DIR%_Soundtrack_Current" REM Check current state if exist "%CURRENT_DIR%\filtered" ( REM Switch to original echo Switching to original music... xcopy "%ORIGINAL_DIR%\*" "%CURRENT_DIR%\" /Y del "%CURRENT_DIR%\filtered" ) else ( REM Switch to filtered echo Switching to filtered music... xcopy "%FILTERED_DIR%\*" "%CURRENT_DIR%\" /Y echo.>"%CURRENT_DIR%\filtered" ) echo Done. endlocal pause 

I will start with a red flag about my application, I am a 30 year old single Indian male applying for a short stay business visa to enter the Netherlands for work related training.
This is my third time travelling to a schengen country. First time I travelled to Sweden for a 40 days visit in 2015 for vacation, second time I was a student in Sweden for a year in 2016.
I have a valid B1/B2 visa to the US as well, and have travelled to US once for 2 week long vacation in 2016. Also one visit to Kuwait for business and vacation.
I work from home from my parents' home in India for a company in the Netherlands since Nov 2022, they invited me for in-person and on-site training, all expenses are sponsored by them. Duration of the training is from 1st June till 1st August. I am a mechanical engineer with a master's in engineering from Sweden.
I applied on 30th April with the following documents, and they reached the embassy for processing on 1st May.

1. Cover letter explaining, what I do and why I am invited. Along with details about my personal finances, I have around 7000 Eur in cash, and another 7000 eur in credit card balance. Two personal account statement that showed movement of 9000 eur in each in a period of 4 months. Credit card statement showing I spent aroud 2000 EUR the previous month, no dues, or loans in my person or family.
2. I also mentioned in the cover letter that I handle all my father's businesses in India, as he lives in Kuwait and doesn't visit often. This arrangement began in 2014. Since he has gotten older, I also am starting to visit Kuwait from this year onwards to help him one month every year in August (it's a holiday in the Netherlands for my company in August).
   • I attached a letter from my father narrating how I am the primary caretaker in India and manages all his business. And also saying that I indeed work from his home and that I am invited to Kuwait after my visit to the Netherlands.
     • To show a simple evidence of his claim I have attached two of his bank statement.
     • One account statement showing a total sum of 28,000 eur withdrawn by me from his account through several cheques in a span of 2 months in 2014. A charity amount of 1000 eur sent to the PM of India, same year. This statement also shows that during this period of 2 months he has spent around 90,000 eur.
     • Another account statement showing a total sum of 110,000 Eur spent in a span of 3 months in 2022-2023.
3. I showed all documents requested in the checklist viz,
   • ITR's
   • Paid flight tickets. India to Amsterdam, and Amsterdam to Kuwait.
   • Home address verification docs like Property tax payment, Electricity bill.
   • Vehicle Registeration doc
4. An invitation letter written in Dutch by the company I work for narrating my visit, guarantee of sponsorship, their financial documents, company registeration doc and accomodation for me booked by them. And a proof of sponsorship form filled and attested at their muncipality.
5. I showed three pay slips of 2,300 EUR each as salary of the past three months that I earned from the company inviting me.

I still have a nagging feeling deep down saying there is a chance it might get rejected. I don't know why. I checked with the Swedish embassy via email just in case if there is any fault in my past records, they said that my passport is fine and I can apply for visa if I need to and everything is clean. I just wanted to prevent a huge loss on my boss' part in case if there is an issue in my records.
I also added in the cover letter that I have worked as a volunteer for several registered NGO's helping out in Ukraine and that I am aware how generous and kind the EU is towards poor people who deserve it, hence I won't ever dishonour EU rules or regulations out of respect and honour.
The VFS tracking site says something is wrong since the past 2 days.

Am I the Arsehole? My closest friend (we've known each other for 18 years) and my business partner (for 7 years) recently had their first baby (via surrogate, he's a single Dad). I wasn't able to be with him during the birth as in took place in another country so we've been texting a lot. The baby was born 4 weeks ago.
During a text conversation a few days ago, I accidentally misspelled his son's name as "Jessie" instead of "Jesse". So I accidentally added an "i" to the name while busily writing out a message about him possibly being underweight because he was premature, I said, "Is Jessie gaining weight fast enough?". My friend replied "it's Jesse friend-who-should-really-know-that". Now, not having registered that I had misspelled the name, I took this to mean that I should know about newborns' WEIGHT in general. I was confused, I didn't think this was obvious knowledge. So not realising that he was referring to the spelling, I made the "Jessie" mistake again a second time a minute later. He corrected me again and I apologised and said it was a simple mistake. He said he didn't care, it's his son's name. Since then I have consciously spelled the name correctly every time.
My friend was very offended by the misspelling. For the last day, we've been having a fight about this - probably 40 long text messages. I've apologised a couple of times. I've told him that it's ridiculous to be punishing me with this argument for the mistake, and that he needs to have more understanding. He's said that I should know the spelling (even though we've never talked about how Jessie/e can be spellied several ways until now, I guess he expected me to realise). He's said that I haven't taken enough responsibility and acknowledged how the misspelling made him feel. I've told him to chill out, that this is petty and that he's blown this mistake completely out of proportion. I haven't made the mistake since. He's moved between calling it a misspelling and that it wasn't a mistake, that I entirely "forgot" his son's name. He recently said "a mistake would be calling him Jessr or Jessw because those letters are near the letter e. But you actually spelt out the whole spelling of the alternative name (Jessie) which means you actually thought that was his name."
I've felt shitty for 24 hours because of this. I've apologised twice but he wants more - to acknowledge how I made him feel and acknowledge that is much worse than how I see it. I just think that's way too much for what happened. As his closest fiend for 18 years, who has made a baby gift, is single-handedly running his business while he's away and has been checking in almost daily (apparently not enough though), I thought he might be a bit more understanding.
Honestly, am I the arsehole for misspelling the name?

Hey friends, connect my PC to my TV, no problems for months. Pc crashed while gaming and now display isn’t registering. Tried multiple working HDMI cords, tried even connecting to motherboard hdmi instead of the graphics card, but no display. Any ideas? A lot to google says for me to turn on my monitor or check my cable but those don’t seem to be my issue

It keeps saying "CRN/SS Number is not registered in My.SSS" even though I already submitted the necessary documents (today, May 20, 2024) to an SSS branch.
For context, I once registered for SS Number and got those three attached documents back on November 25, 2021, but I never submitted any required documents to the site or a physical branch beforehand as I had no valid IDs during that time. Now that I finally have the requirements to submit, after 2 years, I decided to follow through with it and went to an SSS branch. The staff told me "Your account is now permanent" but when I got home and checked, my SS number was still not registered and I still could not log in. Will I be able to access my account once I pay my first contribution? I was able to open my account before but after 2 years, I can't log in. What do I do?

I have just learnt about instancing and wanted to give it a try to render couple of objects of the same type. However, I am getting weird results. I am not sure what I am doing wrong. This is the picture of what I am getting:
https://preview.redd.it/12vdcb1erh1d1.png?width=826&format=png&auto=webp&s=e25885f878ebaa864fbc44ea02a6b5423aebee07
As you can see the checkboard is the only object that is rendered correctly. I have checked with renderdoc to make sure all the data is being passed correctly and everything seemed fine. I would appreciate if someone could tell me of the possible things that I might be doing wrong thanks!
This is my shaders code in HLSL:

#define NUM_DIRECTIONAL_LIGHTS 3 #define NUM_POINTLIGHTS 0 #define NUM_SPOTLIGHTS 0 #define NUM_TEXTURES 12 #include "Lighting.hlsl" struct Material { float4 Ambient; float4 DiffuseAlbedo; float3 FresnelR0; float Roughness; uint IndexNumMaterialCPU; float structMatPad0; float structMatPad1; }; struct InstanceData { float4x4 WorldTransformation; float4x4 TextureTransformation; float4x4 NormalTransformation; uint MaterialIndex; uint TextureIndex; uint BlendTextureIndex; float DistanceToViewerSquared; }; Texture2D DiffuseMaps[NUM_TEXTURES] : register(t0); StructuredBuffer StructuredBufferMaterial : register(t0, space1); StructuredBuffer StructuedBufferInstanceData : register(t1, space1); SamplerState PointWrap : register(s0); SamplerState PointClamp : register(s1); SamplerState LinearWrap : register(s2); SamplerState LinearClamp : register(s3); SamplerState AnistropicWrap : register(s4); SamplerState AnistropicClamp : register(s5); cbuffer cbPass : register(b0) { float4x4 gView; float4x4 gInvView; float4x4 gProj; float4x4 gInvProj; float4x4 gViewProj; float4x4 gInvViewProj; float3 gEyePosW; float cbPerObjectPad1; float2 gRenderTargetSize; float2 gInvRenderTargetSize; float gNearZ; float gFarZ; float gTotalTime; float gDeltaTime; float4 fogColor; float fogStart; float fogRange; float b1s0Pad0; float b1s0Pad1; }; cbuffer cbLight : register(b1) { float SpotLightPower; float FallOffEnd; float FallOffStart; float b2s0Pad0; float3 lightPositions[MAX_NUMBER_LIGHTS]; float3 SpotLightDirection[MAX_NUMBER_LIGHTS]; float3 DirectionalLightDirection[MAX_NUMBER_LIGHTS]; float b2s0Pad1; }; struct VertexIn { float3 PosL : POSITION; float3 Normal : NORMAL; float2 TexCoord : TEXTURECOORD; }; struct VertexOut { float3 PosW : POSITION; float4 PosH : SV_POSITION; float3 PosL : POSITIONL; float3 Normal : NORMAL; float2 TexCoord : TEXTURECOORD; nointerpolation uint InstanceID : INSTANCEID; }; VertexOut VS(VertexIn vin, uint l_instanceId : SV_InstanceID) { VertexOut vout; float4 posW = mul(float4(vin.PosL, 1.f), StructuedBufferInstanceData[l_instanceId].WorldTransformation); vout.PosW = posW.xyz; vout.PosH = mul(posW, gViewProj); vout.Normal = normalize(mul(float4(vin.Normal, 1.f), StructuedBufferInstanceData[l_instanceId].NormalTransformation)).xyz; float4 lv_textureCoord4 = float4(vin.TexCoord, 0.f, 1.f); lv_textureCoord4 = mul(lv_textureCoord4, StructuedBufferInstanceData[l_instanceId].TextureTransformation); vout.TexCoord = lv_textureCoord4.xy; vout.PosL = vin.PosL; vout.InstanceID = l_instanceId; return vout; } float4 PS(VertexOut pin) : SV_Target { float4 lv_textureDiffuse1 = DiffuseMaps[StructuedBufferInstanceData[pin.InstanceID].TextureIndex].Sample(AnistropicWrap, pin.TexCoord); #ifdef ALPHA_TEST clip(lv_textureDiffuse1.a - 0.1f); #endif Light lv_lights[MAX_NUMBER_LIGHTS]; Material lv_material; InitializeMaterial(lv_material, StructuredBufferMaterial[StructuedBufferInstanceData[pin.InstanceID].MaterialIndex].Ambient, StructuredBufferMaterial[StructuedBufferInstanceData[pin.InstanceID].MaterialIndex].DiffuseAlbedo, StructuredBufferMaterial[StructuedBufferPerObject[pin.InstanceID].MaterialIndex].FresnelR0, StructuredBufferMaterial[StructuedBufferInstanceData[pin.InstanceID].MaterialIndex].Roughness); [unroll] for (int i = 0; i < MAX_NUMBER_LIGHTS; ++i) { InitializeLight(lv_lights[i], SpotLightDirection[i], SpotLightPower, lightPositions[i], FallOffEnd, DirectionalLightDirection[i], FallOffStart); } float4 lv_textureDiffuse2 = DiffuseMaps[StructuedBufferInstanceData[pin.InstanceID].BlendTextureIndex].Sample(AnistropicWrap, pin.TexCoord); float4 lv_lightColor = CalculateAllMajorLights(lv_material, lv_lights, pin.Normal, pin.PosW, gEyePosW); float4 lv_finalColor = StructuredBufferMaterial[StructuedBufferInstanceData[pin.InstanceID].MaterialIndex].DiffuseAlbedo * lv_textureDiffuse1 * lv_textureDiffuse2 * lv_lightColor; #ifdef FOG float s = saturate((distance(pin.PosW, gEyePosW)-fogStart)/fogRange); float4 lv_finalFogColor = (1-s)*lv_finalColor + s*fogColor; lv_finalFogColor.a = lv_finalColor.a; return lv_finalFogColor; #endif return lv_finalColor; } 

Edit1:
The first part is the relevant code for defining the root signature and the following 2 functions defines the heap and the its descriptors.

//Relevant root signature part { constexpr UINT lv_numDescriptorRanges{ 5 }; std::array lv_descriptorRange{}; lv_descriptorRange[0].Init(D3D12_DESCRIPTOR_RANGE_TYPE_CBV, 1, 0); lv_descriptorRange[1].Init(D3D12_DESCRIPTOR_RANGE_TYPE_CBV, 1, 1); lv_descriptorRange[2].Init(D3D12_DESCRIPTOR_RANGE_TYPE_SRV, m_numTextures, 0); lv_descriptorRange[3].Init(D3D12_DESCRIPTOR_RANGE_TYPE_SRV, 1, 0, 1); lv_descriptorRange[4].Init(D3D12_DESCRIPTOR_RANGE_TYPE_SRV, 1, 1, 1); constexpr UINT lv_numRootParamters{ 5 }; std::array slotRootParameter; slotRootParameter[0].InitAsDescriptorTable(1, &lv_descriptorRange[0]); slotRootParameter[1].InitAsDescriptorTable(1, &lv_descriptorRange[1]); slotRootParameter[2].InitAsDescriptorTable(1, &lv_descriptorRange[4]); slotRootParameter[3].InitAsDescriptorTable(1, &lv_descriptorRange[2], D3D12_SHADER_VISIBILITY_PIXEL); slotRootParameter[4].InitAsDescriptorTable(1, &lv_descriptorRange[3], D3D12_SHADER_VISIBILITY_PIXEL); } void ShapesApp::BuildDescriptorHeaps() { UINT numDescriptors = mAllRitems.size() * gNumFrameResources + 2*gNumFrameResources + m_numTextures + 3; mPassCbvOffset = mAllRitems.size() * gNumFrameResources; mLightCbvOffset = mPassCbvOffset + gNumFrameResources; mTextureViewOffset = mLightCbvOffset + gNumFrameResources; mMaterialSRVBufferOffset = mTextureViewOffset + m_numTextures; auto CreateDescriptorHeap = [&md3dDevice = md3dDevice](D3D12_DESCRIPTOR_HEAP_DESC& l_heapDesc, UINT l_numDescriptors, Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr& l_arrayHeapDesc,const D3D12_DESCRIPTOR_HEAP_TYPE& l_type = D3D12_DESCRIPTOR_HEAP_TYPE_CBV_SRV_UAV, const D3D12_DESCRIPTOR_HEAP_FLAGS& l_flags = D3D12_DESCRIPTOR_HEAP_FLAG_SHADER_VISIBLE, UINT l_nodeMask = 0) { l_heapDesc.NumDescriptors = l_numDescriptors; l_heapDesc.Flags = l_flags; l_heapDesc.Type = l_type; l_heapDesc.NodeMask = l_nodeMask; ThrowIfFailed(md3dDevice->CreateDescriptorHeap(&l_heapDesc, IID_PPV_ARGS(&l_arrayHeapDesc))); }; D3D12_DESCRIPTOR_HEAP_DESC cbvHeapDesc{}; CreateDescriptorHeap(cbvHeapDesc, numDescriptors, mCbvHeap); } void ShapesApp::BuildBufferViews() { for(UINT frameIndex = 0; frameIndex < gNumFrameResources; ++frameIndex) { UINT i{ 0 }; //Iterating throw all render items for (auto& l_element : mAllRitems) { auto lv_objectConstant = mFrameResources[frameIndex]->m_instanceData[l_element.get()]->Resource(); int heapIndex = frameIndex * mAllRitems.size() + i; auto lv_handle = CD3DX12_CPU_DESCRIPTOR_HANDLE(mCbvHeap->GetCPUDescriptorHandleForHeapStart()); lv_handle.Offset(heapIndex, mCbvSrvUavDescriptorSize); D3D12_SHADER_RESOURCE_VIEW_DESC srvDesc; srvDesc.ViewDimension = D3D12_SRV_DIMENSION_BUFFER; srvDesc.Format = DXGI_FORMAT_UNKNOWN; srvDesc.Shader4ComponentMapping = D3D12_DEFAULT_SHADER_4_COMPONENT_MAPPING; srvDesc.Buffer.Flags = D3D12_BUFFER_SRV_FLAG_NONE; srvDesc.Buffer.FirstElement = 0; srvDesc.Buffer.NumElements = l_element->m_numInstances; srvDesc.Buffer.StructureByteStride = sizeof(InstanceData); md3dDevice->CreateShaderResourceView(lv_objectConstant, &srvDesc, lv_handle); ++i; } } //cbPass constant buffer UINT passCBByteSize = d3dUtil::CalcConstantBufferByteSize(sizeof(PassConstants)); for (int frameIndex = 0; frameIndex < gNumFrameResources; ++frameIndex) { auto passCB = mFrameResources[frameIndex]->PassCB->Resource(); D3D12_GPU_VIRTUAL_ADDRESS cbAddress = passCB->GetGPUVirtualAddress(); int heapIndex = mPassCbvOffset + frameIndex; auto handle = CD3DX12_CPU_DESCRIPTOR_HANDLE(mCbvHeap->GetCPUDescriptorHandleForHeapStart()); handle.Offset(heapIndex, mCbvSrvUavDescriptorSize); D3D12_CONSTANT_BUFFER_VIEW_DESC cbvDesc; cbvDesc.BufferLocation = cbAddress; cbvDesc.SizeInBytes = passCBByteSize; md3dDevice->CreateConstantBufferView(&cbvDesc, handle); } UINT lv_lightCBByteSize = d3dUtil::CalcConstantBufferByteSize(sizeof(Light)); for (int frameIndex = 0; frameIndex < gNumFrameResources; ++frameIndex) { auto lv_lightCB = mFrameResources[frameIndex]->m_lightCB->Resource(); auto lv_lightCBGPUAddress = lv_lightCB->GetGPUVirtualAddress(); int lv_heapIndex = mLightCbvOffset + frameIndex; auto lv_handle = CD3DX12_CPU_DESCRIPTOR_HANDLE(mCbvHeap->GetCPUDescriptorHandleForHeapStart()); lv_handle.Offset(lv_heapIndex, mCbvSrvUavDescriptorSize); D3D12_CONSTANT_BUFFER_VIEW_DESC lv_cbvDesc; lv_cbvDesc.BufferLocation = lv_lightCBGPUAddress; lv_cbvDesc.SizeInBytes = lv_lightCBByteSize; md3dDevice->CreateConstantBufferView(&lv_cbvDesc, lv_handle); } CD3DX12_CPU_DESCRIPTOR_HANDLE lv_handle{ mCbvHeap->GetCPUDescriptorHandleForHeapStart() }; lv_handle.Offset(mTextureViewOffset, mCbvSrvUavDescriptorSize); D3D12_SHADER_RESOURCE_VIEW_DESC lv_srvDesc{}; auto CreateShaderResourceViewDescTexture2D = [&m_textures = m_textures](D3D12_SHADER_RESOURCE_VIEW_DESC& l_srvDesc, unsigned int l_indexTexture, const D3D12_SRV_DIMENSION& l_viewDimension = D3D12_SRV_DIMENSION_TEXTURE2D, UINT l_shader4ComponentMapping = D3D12_DEFAULT_SHADER_4_COMPONENT_MAPPING, UINT l_mostDetailedMip = 0, FLOAT l_resourceMinLODClamp = 0.f) { l_srvDesc.Format = m_textures[l_indexTexture].m_texture->GetDesc().Format; l_srvDesc.ViewDimension = l_viewDimension; l_srvDesc.Shader4ComponentMapping = l_shader4ComponentMapping; l_srvDesc.Texture2D.MostDetailedMip = l_mostDetailedMip; l_srvDesc.Texture2D.MipLevels = m_textures[l_indexTexture].m_texture->GetDesc().MipLevels; l_srvDesc.Texture2D.ResourceMinLODClamp = l_resourceMinLODClamp; }; auto CreateShaderResourceViewTexture2D = [&m_textures = m_textures, &md3dDevice = md3dDevice, &mCbvSrvUavDescriptorSize = mCbvSrvUavDescriptorSize, &CreateShaderResourceViewDescTexture2D](D3D12_SHADER_RESOURCE_VIEW_DESC& l_srvDesc, unsigned int l_indexTexture, CD3DX12_CPU_DESCRIPTOR_HANDLE l_handle) { CreateShaderResourceViewDescTexture2D(l_srvDesc, l_indexTexture); md3dDevice->CreateShaderResourceView(m_textures[l_indexTexture].m_texture.Get(), &l_srvDesc, l_handle); }; for (unsigned int i = 0; i < m_numTextures; ++i) { CreateShaderResourceViewTexture2D(lv_srvDesc, i, lv_handle); lv_handle.Offset(1, mCbvSrvUavDescriptorSize); } UINT lv_materialByteSize = d3dUtil::CalcConstantBufferByteSize(sizeof(Material)); for (int frameIndex = 0; frameIndex < gNumFrameResources; ++frameIndex) { auto lv_materialSRV = mFrameResources[frameIndex]->m_materialSRV->Resource(); D3D12_GPU_VIRTUAL_ADDRESS lv_cbAddress = lv_materialSRV->GetGPUVirtualAddress(); int lv_heapIndex = mMaterialSRVBufferOffset + frameIndex; auto lv_handle = CD3DX12_CPU_DESCRIPTOR_HANDLE(mCbvHeap->GetCPUDescriptorHandleForHeapStart()); lv_handle.Offset(lv_heapIndex, mCbvSrvUavDescriptorSize); D3D12_SHADER_RESOURCE_VIEW_DESC srvDesc; srvDesc.ViewDimension = D3D12_SRV_DIMENSION_BUFFER; srvDesc.Format = DXGI_FORMAT_UNKNOWN; srvDesc.Shader4ComponentMapping = D3D12_DEFAULT_SHADER_4_COMPONENT_MAPPING; srvDesc.Buffer.Flags = D3D12_BUFFER_SRV_FLAG_NONE; srvDesc.Buffer.FirstElement = 0; srvDesc.Buffer.NumElements = m_materials.size(); //Total number of all materials srvDesc.Buffer.StructureByteStride = sizeof(Material); md3dDevice->CreateShaderResourceView(lv_materialSRV,&srvDesc, lv_handle); } } 

I'm trying to install wazuh agent on a cPanel server but looks like there is a conflict with inmunify360
I found a similar case without a solution here: https://www.reddit.com/Wazuh/comments/132pgof/wazuhimunify360_it_is_possible/

Transaction check error: file /vaossec from install of wazuh-agent-4.4.1-1.x86_64 conflicts with file from package imunify360-ossec-3.1.0-106.el7.x86_64 file /vaossec/active-response from install of wazuh-agent-4.4.1-1.x86_64 conflicts with file from package imunify360-ossec-3.1.0-106.el7.x86_64 file 3/vaossec/active-response/bin from install of wazuh-agent-4.4.1-1.x86_64 conflicts with file from package imunify360-ossec-3.1.0-106.el7.x86_64 file /vaossec/bin from install of wazuh-agent-4.4.1-1.x86_64 conflicts with file from package imunify360-ossec-3.1.0-106.el7.x86_64 file /vaossec/agentless from install of wazuh-agent-4.4.1-1.x86_64 conflicts with file from package imunify360-ossec-3.1.0-106.el7.x86_64 file /vaossec/agentless/main.exp from install of wazuh-agent-4.4.1-1.x86_64 conflicts with file from package imunify360-ossec-3.1.0-106.el7.x86_64 file /vaossec/agentless/register_host.sh from install of wazuh-agent-4.4.1-1.x86_64 conflicts with file from package imunify360-ossec-3.1.0-106.el7.x86_64 file /vaossec/agentless/ssh.exp from install of wazuh-agent-4.4.1-1.x86_64 conflicts with file from package imunify360-ossec-3.1.0-106.el7.x86_64 

The error above is not from my server as I'm using agent version 4.7 but is almost the same case.
How can I install the agent in this case?
Thanks a lot for the help.

Hello devs, I am trying to extract multilevel bullet numbers and bulleted text from word file to excel file, however I am able to extract only bulleted text but not bullet numbers via python docx library.
Can any one please share solution for this, thank you.
Sample multilevel bulleted text and bullet numbers in word file that I need to extract -
3.8 Check Equations
3.8.1 myVar1 = myVarA + myVarB
3.8.2 myVarA = someVar1 - (var1/var2)
3.8.2.1 var1 = abcQty + xyzQty
3.8.2.2 var2 = abcQty - defQty
3.8.3 myVarC = myVar1 + myVarA

Throwaway because of the subject. I'm being followed and observed everywhere I go for most of the past year. They seem to be using my cellphone as a tracking device. I notice strange things happenings to my phone, like old emails suddenly changing permissions to my photos and recorded phone activity. When I leave home my security camaras start gliching out and they stop sending notifications. Old facebook accounts which I lost access to start sending email notification of activity but I have no idea what's going on so I close the email accounts.
This same thing happend to my sister a few years ago as well, she ended up hospitalized. They really fucked her up. It all started shortly after a close realtive contracted a local equivalent of a lawyer from the CIA. At first I thought it was a political persecution as I engage online in a local forum and dating sites and sometimes have disagreements with dense people of other wings.
Things get personal quick when people start coming in too close for comfort as if I'm some kind of jihad terrorist. I start recording them as evidence and the motherfuckers start coming with kids to make it look I'm recording them. They are always step ahead of me, I trip on all their sticks.
I start having an STD and get checked out by doctors and treatment. This particular std is known to be related as intel ops to give people cancer. I'm having a wild ride while dealing with a challenging std and these people after me. I start confiding to doctors there's strange people following me. After telling a doc. says she's going to use the phone flashlight to check something out but instead she takes a pic of me. Shit goes south from there, they start doing ops where I eat and buy my food and then feel sick to my stomach, falling ill for a few days at a time.
It gets worse the more people I tell. It's a nightmare. Some days it's an all feminist group, some mixed like there are different groups, no doubt there is a medical group involved fucking up my health. I go to a lawyer to see if there is something the state is involved because it's ridiculous the amount of resources that are being employed on me, it comes out blank.
My family thinks I'm going crazy, they only do it while I'm alone. I see a psychiatrist and change meds, nothings changes things just get wilder. They start doing ops at the fucking pharmacy where I get my drugs like they are tampering with my meds.
Its been at least 3 months I have low-grade fever, fatigue, short of breath and chest pain. Then things get serious when ever I go out to pay bills and while in line people with bags start getting uncomfortable close to me, when I get home I feel absolutely wrecked. I start googling my symptoms and they match with radiation sickness. These people are doing some kind of radiotherapy to me, rendering useless my groin area, I can't even pee properly, can't eat for long periods because of the nausea.
There's also news a iodine 131 sample goes missing from a local med department the same week my house show signs of being broken into. I start having a mirradid of other health problems all linked to radiation poisoning, my house looks like is compromised. I go to my physician and he basically laughs off all of it as if he knew what the fuck is going on. Doesn't give me anything for the pain or symptoms. I get a blood analysis done and my sample get fucking stolen, wtf.
There is some kind of intel group that's summoning other groups to attack my health. Somebody fabricated something on me but they have absolutely no evidence, its seems to be all speculation. They are getting really dense now and I feel they are now trying to kill me with radiation or give me lifelong health complications. On different occasions I reached out to the police and they did nothing since no evidence, then to the municipality and then to a private investigator that basically postponed the meeting several times and ghosted me. My phone is tapped so any action I do there is a countermeasure being done by some other group.
Shit it too much and don't know for how long I can take it. Advice is welcomed if you have anything of value to add, save it if you have shitty whitty comments, enough damage is being done. Heads up, this is a third world country with equally shitty laws.

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Am I the a hole for telling a customer to leave after I told them I couldn't take their 100 dollar bill because of too many fake ones currently. Keep in mind it was posted at the register before she even checked out. After I told her I couldn't take it she demanded to take to a manager once I got a hold of the manager she told them the same thing I told them that it was a corporate decision. She then went on to tell how much she spends I in the store and that I needed to take the bill because she didn't have money in her account her bill was 158 and some change. She then called her husband to come in then they both joined together on how we were in the wrong and it was against the law to now take their form of payment. I then told her she needed to leave if she was going to continue to be angry for something out of my control and that I don't get paid enough to be belittled, yelled at etc. She then asked my name and told me she was going to report me to corporate.

“Jacob, can you come over here?”
“Give me a minute, Jess. Just finishing something up”
“I’m not asking a fucking question, get over here now.”
I stared into space for a couple seconds, conjuring up the strength to get off the couch. I had just gotten back from work, and helping my girlfriend around the house was the last thing I wanted to do that night. I mean, I thought she was about to have a bath; what the fuck did she want now? Before I could get up, footsteps started rapidly approaching me from the back bathroom. I quickly threw my phone aside on the couch and hopped up, acting like I was on my way.
“What the hell is taking you so long?” Jess said, bursting through the doorway. She was in her typical business casual blazer and jeans. I hadn’t seen her since she left for work in the morning; when she came home just 5 minutes prior she headed straight for the shower. She looked… flustered.
“Sorry, I had to just finish up some paperwork for some stuff at work,” I scraped out unconvincingly. Jess looked at me skeptically, so I quickly diverted the conversation. “Anyways, we can talk about it later, what’s going on?”
“I think, I don't really know how to explain it,” Jess said. I could sense a quiver of fear in her voice. “There’s, like, an infestation.”
“Like, of spiders?” I could feel my skin crawl. I sure as hell wasn’t hoping to have a showdown in the bathtub with a tarantula.
“No, no spiders. Just flies I think. And it’s not a whole nest or anything, they’re just crawling out of the floorboards. I saw a few last night but there’s way more now.”
“Shit, well I guess I’ll go check it out if you want.”
Jess nodded, and we locked eyes. She almost looked afraid, her eyes bleached with a sense of sorrow, while her brows were furrowed.. in fear? Maybe disappointment? It had always been so hard to read her. I had so many questions to ask her, but all I could choke out was, “Are you okay?”
She stared downwards and said, “Tough day at work.”
“You’re a bad liar.”
“Yeah, I know.”
An awkward silence followed. “I’ll see what I can do,” I said, awkwardly breaking the ice.
I walked past her, through the kitchen, and into the hallway. I peered over my shoulder as I wrapped around the corner and caught Jess staring at me blankly with that same face. I finally understood; she didn’t look distraught or afraid, she was guilty. I’ll admit, we had been going through a rough patch, but we had also been going to therapy and she hadn’t shown a sign of remorse. Guilt was something that she had never shown before. It was strange, but I didn’t think much of it at the time.
I opened our bedroom door and, to my confusement, the lights were out. I tried flipping on the light switch but nothing happened. I clicked it back and forth a couple more times, but the only light came from the far corner near the window. The bathroom door was slightly ajar, spilling in a sliver of light into the darkness.
BZZZZ BZZZZZ BZZZZ BZZZZZ BZZZ
A monotone buzzing noise traveled through the shadows, grating against my ears.
BZZ BZZZZZ BZZZZZZ BZZZ BZZZZZ
I moved towards the bathroom, but I stopped right before the door.
BZZZZ BZ BZZZZ BZZZZZZZ BZZ BZ
I was afraid. The buzzing seemed to grow louder by the second. It was deafening, piercing. “It’s just a couple of flies. I can handle a couple of flies,” I muttered to myself. I opened the door, and it let out a creeaak that split through the hum like butter.
BZZZZZ BZZ BZZZZ BZZZ BZZZZZZ
When Jess had called it an infestation, she was wrong. No, that would be putting it kindly. It was a fucking plague of them. On the far end of the bathroom, where the tub lay right next to the window, flies were pounding against the window screen, attempting to break through the plastic wire. There were some who succeeded, but were stuck bouncing back and forth against the screen and the glass furiously like enraged ping pong balls. Their murmurs resonated through the room, the droning buzz mimicking the sound of power lines on a hot summer day.
BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
I felt like running, but instead I moved closer. I stood straight over the tub, looking down at the floorboards. Flies were flying out of the cracks by the seconds. The floor held a mixture of insects, dead and alive. There were ants and beetles that scurried among a graveyard of dead flies. That’s when it hit me; a wafting stench flared at my nostrils. It made my eyes water.
BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
I shoved myself further into the swarm, getting pelted by the insects as I shoved my hands forward. I gripped my fingers around the corner of the screen and ripped it back. Flies ricocheted off my face, looking for a route to freedom. My hands fumbled for the bottom of the window, and I shoved it upwards. The insects whirred out of the room, exiting through the window and out into the night. I fell backwards and scrambled away from the continuous swarm exiting through the floorboards.
BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzz
The buzzing of the insects eventually faded. I got up, slowly but surely, and stumbled back over to the window. The flies were gone, but the stench still lingered. I looked downwards, over the sea of dead flies, beetles, and ants, and towards the floorboards. One spot in particular caught my eye. A few flies were still crawling out, but I took a large step over the bathtub and crunched down upon the beatles and flies. I squatted down next to the floorboard, noticing that it was very loose. I gripped my hands around it, took a deep breath, and ripped it out. The stench intensified, rushing against my face as I pulled the board out of its socket.
Concealed inside the walls of my bathroom, a rotting body lay right before my eyes. The unfortunate soul’s head had been ripped apart, its brain, or what was left of it, almost completely eaten by the insects. The body was bloated, and there was still plenty of flesh still left. It was fresh. I staggered backwards, my eyes plastered in the direction of the body. I couldn’t look away. All of a sudden, the light turned off, and my heart sank. I was completely and utterly enveloped in darkness.
“You were wrong, I’m not a bad liar,” a familiar voice giggled from behind me.
I wanted to turn around, but I couldn’t. I couldn’t bear to face what I would see, even though I knew what would await me.
“What the fuck, Jess?! Who the fuck even are you?” I decided to face my fears, and turned around to see the dark outline of my girlfriend. “You fucking killed someone and let insects turn him into fucking skin and bones?! What the fuck, what the fuck, how is this possible-” I wailed on in shock, before Jess cut me off.
“Oh, don’t worry. I didn’t let the beatles do all of the dirty work, I had a little snack as well!”
I looked at Jess in terror, disgust, and shock. She thought this was funny. Whether she was a cannibal or simply a killer, I couldn’t give a fuck. I spent years with her, I slept with that monster, and I fucking loved that bitch. I simply didn’t, and still, don’t understand.
What happened next was somewhat of a blur. All I know is that I didn’t want to end up like the person underneath the floorboards. I jumped straight out of the window and hopped in my car. I drove for hours, and I didn’t stop until I ran out of fuel. The one thing that I really do remember though, is her pleading screams for me to come back as I sped away from our house.
“Come back!”
“Please don’t leave me!”
“I love you!”
“Please don’t do this!”
“I don’t want to hurt you!”
“Let's just talk this out, please!”
As much as I want my old Jess back, I have a feeling that my old Jess never existed. I don’t know what would’ve happened if I had stayed that night. She might’ve spared me. She might’ve still loved me. Maybe we could’ve lived on as if her little hobby didn’t matter.
But I didn’t, and I don’t think I ever could’ve.

Greetings! Looking to get a tractor for out property and have narrowed it down to an L3200, L3800, or L2501 (all used). Recently a 2014 L3200 HST came up for sale with about 175 hours on it locally with a LA524 FEL.
Taking a look at it today and had some questions to see if it's worth pursuing or keep looking.

• The current owner has had it for about 2 years and recently changed the hydraulic fluid. Upon driving it around some and testing the 3pt and FEL noticed some hydraulic fluid coming out of the overflow under the drivers seat on the left side. Did look foamy/aeriated but quickly turned clear. Owner states he may have over filled it potentially (and it looks like it has the "older" style cap without a dip stick to check levels). Trying to figure out if this is "normal" or something indicative of a larger issue.
  
• The hard lines on the FEL where they make a 90* turn and come back to the driver, 2 are partially pinched/crushed. How difficult are those to replace? Looking on the kubota website says they are between $80-200. Loader moves fine in all directions/bucket operations and I would have missed it if my dad hadn't pointed it out.
  
• Owner doesn't have a title, would be bill of sale only. Since we aren't going to register it or "title" it in our name. I'd find it highly unlikely he has a lien on it as its a 10 year old tractor at this point!
  

Past that, seems like a solid rig but don't want to let the low hours blind me to something I'm over looking and since this would be my first tractor, I'm a bit short on knowledge.
TIA!

I have had a problem for the last couple of years with playing online slots. It started as it usually does, deposited a small amount and hit big. The thing is, I have always been able to recover my losses, I was responsible in a way that I would always withdraw what I deposited sometimes with profit, sometimes with a big profit, there were a few slip ups where I spent a lot more than I should've, but I would always hit big a short while after and have that dopamine rush and the feeling that everything will be okay, this isn't a problem because I'm not in debt or I'm not losing too much money. I thought.
Well fast forward to this month, I have no idea what happened. I was feeling pretty low one night and checked my bank account, it was pay day. For some crazy reason I do not understand, I thought 'fuck it' moved out the money for rent/bills into another account, and then sat up for almost ten hours straight gambling away the rest on online slots. Eventually I fell asleep. I woke up with a huge feeling of guilt, checked my bank and after rent and bills, zero, absolutely nothing left. I couldn't even try and 'recover' like my brain fools me into doing, because there was nothing left to deposit, no money for food, for days out, to go shopping, all because I was feeling low and went on a gambling binge. I have spent the entire month feeling so stupid and ridiculous, a part of my brain keeps telling me 'its fine, you will get it back' but I know that isn't how it works, I know I made a mistake, I know this is how people end up in severe debt and homeless and some sadly worse. I have self excluded, I have done it before, one time after losing some I self excluded so I didn't fall deeper in, I have self excluded for the maximum time on the casinos I am registered to.
I don't understand why my brain tells me 'you will win it back' 'deposit more and double it and then you can withdraw and be up' 'theres a big win coming' I know it is lies, but sometimes it's right and I do hit big and it's that what keeps me going back to it, I wish I never started in the first place. I have opened a new savings account and everytime I want to deposit, I'm going to deposit into there instead, the interest can be my 'winnings'

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Chapter 14
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“Lord Wyatt, you are needed” Called Lars that shook me out of my fascinating reading about dragon neuts.
“Yes.” I said as I pulled back the curtain.
“The city guard requests to speak with you. They are restricting entrance to Avalon given the latest attack by Mardor at Black Gate of Rowan.” Lars explained with a salute and chest bump
With a sigh, I handed my book to Gus and exited the carriage and was very impressed with the massive three story gatehouse and huge stone block readouts connected on each side. I was met by a forty something looking man of average build with black hair and dark eyes flanked by six fully fitted out soldiers.
“I am Rhys Redith captain of the guard here in Avalon. You must be Count Ryan Wyatt.” Rhys introduced himself with the question.
“Yes, I am Ryan Wyatt.” I responded with a frown and knotted brow.
“We have been expecting your arrival. The king has ordered us to assist you and provide hospitality. I am to escort you to the fortress and the rest of your party to Duggan's inn.” Said Rhys with a salute and formal bow.
“That will not do! I have several wards under my care which several are nobility.” I objected to the plan given.
“I was not aware. I will of course take you to the fortress where Lady Ludmilla will address your concerns.” Replied Rhys with a salute and bow then motioned for me to follow.
“Follow him, Jace .” I said to my new driver and climbed into the carriage.
The bridge over the north side of the Paradise River to the island of Avalon was very long at around a quarter mile or so. The readouts of the gatehouse extended a good ways into the river which had several firing positions. I suspected that the river rose and fell with a possible rainy and dry season which was why the readouts could prevent an army from getting behind the gatehouse or access to the bridge from land. The island side gatehouse was flush with the city walls and protruded into the river was equally as impressive with a descent sized recessed portico and draw bridge porch extension.
Thinking back to my travels through Europe, I decided Avalon looked like the city of East Looe, Cornwall in England but not as topographically elevated and with more renaissance style architecture than back on earth. The Roman style arched bridge was very much what we just rode across. The fortress of Avalon itself was at the highest point which was off to the left on the far east side of the island and most up stream point on the islands.
The Fortress keep was decent but still half the size of Duke Boasag's Buanna. I realized that the reason for putting my servants at an inn was because of the lack of space. However, I was determined to stay with my wards no matter the violation of etiquette it might cause. As my carriage pulled up to the entrance with the fortress that had both iron gates and metal reinforced wooden doors that were a good six feet wide and twelve feet tall each. These doors were set into no less than a three foot thick wall.
Passing through the gate was a small bricked paved courtyard that was about forty to fifty feet wide in a more or less oval shape. I saw a host of servants and two well dressed ladies waiting at the main doors to the fortress's central keep.
“Lord Wyatt, welcome to Avalon. I am Viscountess Ludmilla Skafhoggr and this is my mother Baroness Grogda Wode.” Stated a quiet plump pretty faced brown haired woman in a gaudy yellow with purple accented dress with unicorns all over it and a matching unicorn hat whose horn protruded a good foot from her forehead.
“Yes, it is a very deep pleasure to meet you as well.” Stated Lady Grogda a good looking woman who seemed to be in her mid to late thirties with black hair and unusual olive colored eyes. Her lite brown dress was quiet plain compared to her daughter's which was kind of comical in their contrast.
“The pleasure is mine for sure in meeting you ladies.” I said pouring it on a bit thick with a formal bow and sweep of my arm.
“I do not understand. Why are all your people with you?” Lady Ludmilla asked looking toward Captain Rhys but speaking to me.
“I have many wards under my protection. Thus, it is impossible to leave them alone without my presence as there are many who would try and take advantage of helpless young girls.” I stated but that failed miserably when Freya and the other three Asgardians approached fully armed with their swords.
“I would hardly call them helpless!” Spat Lady Grogda with a bit of contempt as the Asgardians were better looking than her.
“Despite appearances, they need my protection. After all, I am their guardian as I freed them from captivity.” I responded with a bit of admonishment in my voice.
“Yes, we have heard the tale. You are quiet the knight in shinning armor.” Lady Ludmilla said with obvious sarcasm.
“It is what it is. The wards will be with me wherever I am. If that is at an inn or camping on the side of the road, so bit it.” I stated with irritation.
“Do not be silly. We can host your wards and personal attendant. However, we must insist that the rest stay in the inn over there.” Lady Ludmilla said pointing to a three story building that was about fifty yards away.
“That is closer than expected. However, I accept. My people can stay at the inn while you host me and my wards.” I stated with another formal bow.
“Good, now come and we will see to your comfort.” Lady Ludmilla said with a bit of a laugh with Lady Grogda giving a small laugh and a wicked grin.
I immediately turned to Lars, Razor and Meowth and ordered that they maintain a watch on the carts and carriage around the clock as I did not want any lapse where someone would try to take advantage. I called to the wolf kin brothers to continue to protect the girls inside the fortress. Pointing to Lars, I told him to take our prisoner Andros to the adventure's guild office and turn him over and letting them know he was caught trying to steal from me. Tell them know I will see them on morrow to see if Andros was telling the truth or just lying. Turning with a smile and motioned to Freya and the girls to follow me with Gus right behind me.
The inside of the fortress was decently furnished though it had more of the appearance of a military outpost than a holding of wealth as it looked quiet spartan. I was led to an upper chamber where Lady Grogda had already ordered a bath filled by the time we had arrived.
“I will see to you personally” Lady Grogda stated with that same wicked grin again.
I suddenly felt as though I was a piece of meat put on display before a hungry wolf. I steeled myself to not recoil as I just felt off with this lady.
“See to your master's baggage.” Lady Grogda ordered Gus who was surprised by the command.
Gus gave me a slight shaking of his head and left the chamber. Lady Grogda then proceeded to strip me with efficiency. Once I was naked, she suddenly took her time looking at my nakedness. She even traced my scars on my back with a click of her tongue. Walking over to the tub, I climbed in and sat down.
“Spoil sport” Said Lady Grogda as she grabbed a wash cloth.
“Do not get my wounds wet.” I said warning Lady Groda of what the doctor had told me.
“Why? Your wound is almost well healed. The stitches can be pulled out except here” Stated Grogda and tapped me on my left shoulder blade.
“I have been using a special salve from the high elves. I did not realize it was healing that fast. However, I was warned that getting my wound wet would effect my healing.” I repeated what Doctor Zalzwarth told me.
“Very well.” Groda conceded.
Lady Grogda began washing me where she was absolutely taking her time. It was obvious that she was deliberately feeling me up for her own pleasure. When she grasped my manhood. I stood up and said, “The water is cold and I am tired and hungry!”
“Humph” Pouted Lady Grogda her displeasure but began to rinse me.
Just as I was stepping out of the tub, Gus entered slightly out of breath as he had run to get my clothes with Lukas my footman helping. I sighed with relief as Gus helped me don my dressing gown.
“Old Maude will be here momentarily to apply your salve.” Gus said with a salute.
“Very good.” I replied to Gus then turned to Lady Grogda and said, “I was told you are a Dowager Baroness. Is that not so?” I blatantly asked appearing as innocent as I could.
“I will see you at the dinner bell hour.” Lady Groda said with a sort of half wave salute and stormed out of the chamber in a huff.
“Thank you, Gus. I actually thought I would have to literally fight to save my personal honor.” I remarked with a laugh.
“It was my pleasure, Lord Wyatt.” Gus responded and joined me in laughing.
Old Maude came about twenty minutes later and applied my salve and chatted about how excited she was to be in Avalon and wanting to visit one of the apothecary shops. I gave her permission but have one of the guards accompany her.
About an hour later and I was fully shaven and dressed, I heard a large bell ringing from a bell tower not far away from my chamber. With that, I headed down to the great hall that was just off the main entrance way. I was met by Lady Ludmilla who escorted me to Viscount Skafhoggr chair where she seated herself to my left. Lady Grogda appeared wearing a new pink dress and seated herself to my right. The one missing was the Viscount.
“Where is Lord Skafhoggr?” I asked Lady Ludmilla with a raised eyebrow.
“He is meeting with one of the military commanders. I believe they are deciding on how large a levy they must raise to battle the bastards of Mardor.” Replied Lady Ludmilla as she clapped her hands for servants to begin serving the evening meal.
Four exhausting hours later, I was back in my chamber with my nerves completely shot. The constant fawning and mindless chatter from Lady Ludmilla as well as the constant groping from Lady Grogda under the table had stained me to the max. I was ready for bed and was glad to sink into the lavender scented sheets. Gus grabbed a thin pallet and two blankets. Blowing out the candles he stepped into the hallway closing the door behind him. He would outside my door as custom demands while traveling.
A little over a half an hour later after Gus left, the door opened and closed quickly. I could not see in the darkness but relaxed when Freya spoke softly and slipped into bed with me. Freya did her magic on me as she mounted me taking me to new heights of pleasure. I quickly forgot all about the overly eager pursuit of the Dowager Baroness as I shared the pleasures of being with Freya. After we had sated ourselves completely, we slept peacefully in a loving embrace.
The morning came with a knock on my door that woke both Freya and I. I moaned but Freya nudged me on the chin.
“Time to wake you lazy bones.” Freya said with a laugh.
“I am not a morning person.” I said with a groan.
“Don't I know it! You were quiet the beast were you not?” Freya teased then laughed at me.
The knock on the door was more instant as I rose and put on my dressing gown. Opening the door slightly was Gus and the Dowager Baroness.
“It is early, what is it?” I asked.
“We have prepared a very special meal for you this morning.” Said Lady Grogda with a frown while she tried to look around me into the chamber.
“I see. Well, give me some time to properly dress and I will be down shortly.” I stated and continued to Gus “Have Lukas bring my shaving kit.”
“Right away, Lord Wyatt.” Gus said as he motioned down the hall where I assumed Lukas was.
About forty five minutes later and having snuck Freya out of my chamber, I was fully shaved and dressed in my dark red outfit and black beret hat that actually looked really good on me. Upon entering the great hall, I saw Lady Ludmilla seated. Lady Grogda taking me by the arm led me again to the Viscount's chair where she seated herself next to me.
“Where is Lord Skafhoggr, Lady Ludmilla?” I asked her directly.
Lady Ludmilla was quiet for a moment then said, “I guess he is sleeping. The meetings with the military commanders drag on for hours and hours. I hardly ever see him these days.” Lady Ludmilla said with a shrug of her shoulders.
“Is that so. Very well as it can not be helped. Please send my regards to Lord Skafhoggr for his hospitality. I was informed that the king would have a messages for me that Lord Skafhoggr was to give me. Could you ask Lord Skafhoggr for them?” I asked as I suspected something was just not right.
“Oh. Ah. I will of course ask my Lord Vincent for the king's message once morning meal is finished.” Lady Ludmilla said and looked discombobulated.
“I see. Please do so. The king ordered me to arrive in Camelot immediately. I can not dally and spend extra time as I normally would do. I hope you understand.” I said making extra emphasis on the king's order part.
“Yes. What the king commands we all must obey.” Lady Ludmilla said sourly but not looking at me.
Lady Ludmilla then clapped her hands and the servants brought in the morning meal. What surprised me was my meal was different from everyone else. Looking at both Lady Ludmilla and Lady Grogda something in the back on my head screamed warning warning.
The silver plate before me was a type of stew with a strong overpowering spice scent. I frowned and began to think hard and fast.
“This is a specialty from the High Valley region. I hope you like it.” Lady Grogda said with no expression at all.
My alarm bells went off even stronger this time. A footman came over to fill my cup which I deliberately knocked over and profusely apologized for my clumsiness.
“You know, I am from the High Valley region too. I have never been a fan of overly spiced foods. Lets see how spicy it is.” I stated and took a scoop with a spoon and handed it to the footman to taste.
The footman was surprised but more than happy to taste the food as it was obvious that food for the staff was very plain and simple.
“You should not do that! It is not right!” Lady Grogda said as she stood up showing more alarm than outrage.
The footman had already consumed the sample where he at first looked like he liked it. However, he suddenly started to choke as his face turned bright red and falling to his knees. Lady Ludmilla stood up in horror as the footman was gagging begging for water. I handed him my silver chalice with what I assumed was apple cider where he chugged it down then begged for more.
Finally, after three more cups of water given by another footman, first footman just lay on his back almost in a stupor. It was as if his mind was blank.
“What is this?” I asked as I pointed to my meal looking at both Lady Ludmilla and Lady Grogda.
“I do not know!” Said Lady Ludmilla looking at her mother with a strange look.
“Do not give me that! What did you do?” I demanded with a my voiced raised and now pointing my finger at them.
“It was a love potion. It was to make you like me.” Said Lady Grogda meekly and looking sheepishly at the ground.
“Seriously! That was more than a simple love potion!” I yelled my outrage.
“I swear that is all it was. I had to hide its not so pleasant taste with spice.” Lady Grogda stated her defense but still not able to look me in the eye.
“Lady Ludmilla, I must now ask that you bring me the king's message as I am now leaving Avalon.” I commanded with rage in my countenance.
Lady Ludmilla fled the great hall without replying. Lady Grogda just sat down with her head down looking at the floor saying nothing.
With exasperation, I called out to my people. “House of Wyatt, Ladies and girls we are leaving! Quickly gather your things and be out front within a little span!”
With that, I stormed out of the great hall to the shock of all present. Up in the guest chamber, I changed clothes into my bluejeans, a blue shirt and a tan leather vest. Pulling on my boots and strapping on my weapons belt, I looked over seeing Gus and Lukas already packed up my discarded clothing and was ready to leave as they were staying clear of my angry outbursts.
Down at the carts, I ordered my guards to ready themselves to leave. I sent Lukas to call all the servants in the inn to be ready to leave immediately. Razor and Meowth jumped down from their perch on the first two carriages with questioning looks.
“They tried to poison me! Can you believe it?” I said angrily as I swept my arm to point at the fortress.
“Meow Lord Wyatt, that is clawful. Do you want meow to use them like a scratching post?” Asked Meowth as her tail went straight in what I assumed was either surprise or anger.
Razor just gave a low grumbling growl with teeth bared as he looked at the fortress.
Forty minutes later as my people were loading up, Lady Ludmilla approached with her head down.
“I am sorry Lord Wyatt. It seems you do not have any messages from the king.” Lady Ludmilla said never once looking me in the eye.
“I see. Send a message to the king that I left Avalon today and as commanded traveling as quickly as I can. The king is expecting my update so make sure it is properly sent!” I said with a warning.
I ordered a florse saddled for I needed fresh air as I was still furious. I actually led our people out and toward the main north south road which Nick panicked a bit and settled with riding next to me. As we approached the main crossroads of the city, I saw a large dinning hall and ordered a halt for all of our people to have breakfast. The meal consisted of roasted mutton, eggs, apple pancakes and apple jam. They also had fresh chilled milk and apple cider which really went well with the sweet dishes. Our group apparently cleaned them out and they had to turn away a few customers until mid day.
After breakfast, I went to the adventurer's guild that was a few buildings to the south. It was a four story building of decent size. I allowed Old Maude with a one of the house guards to go to the apothecary shop across the road along with the two Alphardian servants Aura and Sylvia. Inside the adventurer's guild, I asked for Marine as instructed. It was then I learned that Marine was Zack Talley's girl where they were to marry soon as she proudly let me know her good news.
“Zack said to tell you this is a level one escort. Whatever that means.” I repeated what Zack had told me to say.
“Thank you. It simply means Zack thinks there would be no problems and just being present is enough to discourage any potential thieves. The total is two hundred fifty denari for basic escort with an A ranked adventurer.” Marine said with a smile
After paying the fee for the job request, I asked Marine to speak to someone about Andros that was brought in by man guard Lars.
“I am Supervisor Etan Borg and assistant to Guild Master Henry Stewart. It is a pleasure to be at your service Count Wyatt.” Stated Etan with a salute and bow.
“Pleasure is mine.” I replied with a salute and nod of my head.
“We have investigated Andros. His party the Finders of Avalon specialize in retrieving lost items or stolen goods from thieves. It appears his party was specifically requested to recover a lost ventu volpis. We do not have any more details for the job other than this.” Etan stated as he read from a page in his hand.
“Who hired them to steal from me? Make no mistake, they were hired to steal from me!” I said as I was showing my anger and frustration.
“Normally, we would not disclose who posted job requests to those not apart of the contract. However, given the circumstances, I was instructed to tell you it was Viscountess Lady Ludmilla. It seems she contracted and paid a merchant from Xanadu for a ventu volpis. It is our understanding that merchant was placed on a Quenya trade ship where he will go on trial for his many crimes in Svarta. The Finders of Avalon should not have tried to take your ventu volpis. Nor should they have taken on the job given the crimes of the merchant without more information.” Etan explained what the guild knew.
“What will happen to Andros?” I asked frankly.
“The Guild Master will hold a hearing with S and an A ranked members who will advise on the issues. I expect he will be found guilty but will escape the ten year punishment. More like one to two years of labor for the guild doing low ranked jobs that no one wants while being supervised by myself or a C ranked or higher adventurer. His pay will be one third of normal with the rest going to repay the guild and costs associated with his lapse in judgment.” Etan replied with a shrug of his shoulders.
“I see. The thing that irks me is they attacked my people and wounded one of my guards with a slinger's stone.” I explained my outrage.
“I was not aware of this fact. Master Stewart will compensate you as the law requires. Unfortunately, Master Stewart left for Camelot for meetings with the war counsel on Astria's response to the Empire's latest invasion. I will send a filoxis to let Master Stewart know that there was injury, offense and honor requirements. I understand you will be traveling to Camelot and am certain Master Stewart will seek you out to give you a formal apology and see you are properly compensated.” Etan stated with a salute and bow.
“Good enough. Let me know the outcome of the hearing for Andros. I do not like loose ends and a potential enemy looking for revenge.” I said mater of factually.
“Understood. I will relay your concerns to Master Stewart. Etan replied with another salute and bow.
Leaving the adventure's guild, I decided to visit the tradesman's guild and merchant's storefront while Old Maude was still busy across the street. The girls came with me as they had been requesting things like combs, brushes and scented oils plus a few other special feminine items they needed.
Once all the girls got what they were needing and getting those items stowed with their baggage, Old Maude came back with a small crate filled with items to make medicines. While the baggage was being loaded and sorted, I went to see the information broker's desk and inquired about Chamberlain Robert Duffy. I paid the requested fee of one erythro given his status in the city. I was shown a file which listed the qualities, character and known habits of Robert. There was a section about vices and food preferences. The only vice was seeing a woman who was a widow listed as a paid mistress. Basically, Robert was a straight as an arrow honorable man. I smiled as the report made me feel better about who I was helping.
Finally, with everyone loaded up, we headed out of the city of Avalon over the southern main bridge and gate that was just like the north one but slightly longer with a guard tower protected draw bridge section to let ships pass. After about two hours, I had calmed down enough that I rode in the carriage as was expected of a person of rank. I just looked out seeing nothing but the vast wheat fields of the Capital Region realizing how lucky I had been to escape the evils of the ladies of Fortress Avalon.