Post by badwolf on Jan 1, 2019 3:30:36 GMT
High above in a mountain range amidst the blustering winds and thick snow flakes our scene opens to a massive figure in thick plate armor. The being looks down the mountain range towards a small town covered in a blanket of pristine snow. The lights from the village shone bright enough to be a beacon to anyone in the mountains nearby. In a cave not far from where the giant suit of armor stood there was a detachment of soldiers from Grandfather. Among the ranks were armored swords and shields, archers, spearmen, mages, a siege engineer and a strange looking couple. The couple are Diomedes of the Lightbound and his girlfriend Rheia a young Nymph, the two sit by a fire together along with some other soldiers and beasts of burden. In the cave are various supplies in crates like preserved foods, lumber and building materials. The sheer amount of crates in the cave is enough to supply an entire outpost for a month. A young blonde male lieutenant clad in a different more illustrious armor than the other soldiers approaches the entrance of the cave and looks out to the massive suit of armor. He throws on a fur coat over his armor before going outside holding onto it tight in his grip, he strafes to the side not approaching directly from behind almost purposely. The helm on the large suit of armor turns to the young lieutenant with a slow movement, the young lieutenant bows down on one knee before the great figure.
"My lord Thule! All supplies have been transferred in from Grandfather! We await your next orders sir!"
"Thomas."
The booming voice coming from the armor even manages to pierce through the harsh winds blowing.
"In the morning we'll move into the town, I will go alone with the two 'volunteers'. Right now organize a squad of men to explore the caves, I want no surprises. A commandant of Lolth lurks somewhere in these mountains."
"Thy will be done my liege!"
Thomas stands up and turns around to leave.
"Thomas."
The man stops and turns back.
"My Liege?"
"If the shaman or police woman become a liability... Leave them. Nothing interferes with the will Labelas."
"Understood my lord Ben."
Thomas walks back inside the cave and addresses the soldiers.
"YOUR ATTENTION!"
The entire room stands and turns to look at Thomas with complete focus stopping whatever they were doing, everyone save for Diomedes and Rheia who just looked over their soldiers while still eating.
"We'll be scouting out the cave and I need squads now, Captain Monesta, Captain Baran. You two prepare your men for departure and... hm."
Thomas spies Dio and Rheia giving little attention to what was happening. Thomas could not comprehend why it was required to have this slacker and that brash young police woman come along. The forces of Grandfather and Big Ben were great enough to deal with any enemy forces in the area. If he couldn't get rid of them then he'd at least put them to work and make them earn their keep, for surely they had their own dubious reasons for being here.
"You! Shaman!"
"Muh?"
Dio turns with his mouth full of some bread, the expression on his face one of pure apathy.
"Fuck you want?"
Thomas grits his teeth, had a soldier responded that way they would be disciplined with great pain and toil. Lucky for them volunteer forces were not subject to all the laws and rules of the main forces.
"Tch, since you insist on being here then make use of yourself you slothenly fool. You will take part in scouting the caves and mapping, I trust that's not too much for your frail constitution?"
Dio glared at Thomas and let out a long audible sigh, Rheia turned her face trying to hide her eye roll.
"Come on love, let's go see some caves. Might at least kill the boredom right?"
"I mean... Yeah sure, why not? Better than listening to his whining."
"WHINING?! WHY YOU PETULANT LIT... Ahem, just go and try not to get lost."
The two captains stand in the back, both of them looking pensive as they look at Dio then each other. Dio mutters to himself as he picks up his tsurugi and a leg of meat from a bowl, Rheia stands beside him holding his arm with a cute smile. Captain Monesta a half elven woman with an eye patch and short silver hair stood before Rheia and Dio. She carried a spear and kite shield along her arm that jutted out like a long talon on her arm.
"Hmm... I suppose you two will be with us. Do try and keep pace, we'll be moving through rough terrain understand."
"You know I'm not completely useless, cut me some slack geez."
"No you have one good use hehe."
Rheia says under her breath
Captain Baran a rather mean and gruff looking Dwarven soldier with a silky flaming red beard, his beard was done in a series of overlapping braids and his hair was in a buzz cut. His eyes glowed a bright emerald green slightly dimmed by the smoke from his dragon head pipe burning some kind of herb. He stood before his squad inspecting them up and down poking with his ax at anyone out of line or improperly wearing armor, not enough to wound but enough to feel a sting.
"Bruha kuz... All in line and ready... Where is the volunteer? Dul garaz! Where is she?!"
"My lord Thule! All supplies have been transferred in from Grandfather! We await your next orders sir!"
"Thomas."
The booming voice coming from the armor even manages to pierce through the harsh winds blowing.
"In the morning we'll move into the town, I will go alone with the two 'volunteers'. Right now organize a squad of men to explore the caves, I want no surprises. A commandant of Lolth lurks somewhere in these mountains."
"Thy will be done my liege!"
Thomas stands up and turns around to leave.
"Thomas."
The man stops and turns back.
"My Liege?"
"If the shaman or police woman become a liability... Leave them. Nothing interferes with the will Labelas."
"Understood my lord Ben."
Thomas walks back inside the cave and addresses the soldiers.
"YOUR ATTENTION!"
The entire room stands and turns to look at Thomas with complete focus stopping whatever they were doing, everyone save for Diomedes and Rheia who just looked over their soldiers while still eating.
"We'll be scouting out the cave and I need squads now, Captain Monesta, Captain Baran. You two prepare your men for departure and... hm."
Thomas spies Dio and Rheia giving little attention to what was happening. Thomas could not comprehend why it was required to have this slacker and that brash young police woman come along. The forces of Grandfather and Big Ben were great enough to deal with any enemy forces in the area. If he couldn't get rid of them then he'd at least put them to work and make them earn their keep, for surely they had their own dubious reasons for being here.
"You! Shaman!"
"Muh?"
Dio turns with his mouth full of some bread, the expression on his face one of pure apathy.
"Fuck you want?"
Thomas grits his teeth, had a soldier responded that way they would be disciplined with great pain and toil. Lucky for them volunteer forces were not subject to all the laws and rules of the main forces.
"Tch, since you insist on being here then make use of yourself you slothenly fool. You will take part in scouting the caves and mapping, I trust that's not too much for your frail constitution?"
Dio glared at Thomas and let out a long audible sigh, Rheia turned her face trying to hide her eye roll.
"Come on love, let's go see some caves. Might at least kill the boredom right?"
"I mean... Yeah sure, why not? Better than listening to his whining."
"WHINING?! WHY YOU PETULANT LIT... Ahem, just go and try not to get lost."
The two captains stand in the back, both of them looking pensive as they look at Dio then each other. Dio mutters to himself as he picks up his tsurugi and a leg of meat from a bowl, Rheia stands beside him holding his arm with a cute smile. Captain Monesta a half elven woman with an eye patch and short silver hair stood before Rheia and Dio. She carried a spear and kite shield along her arm that jutted out like a long talon on her arm.
"Hmm... I suppose you two will be with us. Do try and keep pace, we'll be moving through rough terrain understand."
"You know I'm not completely useless, cut me some slack geez."
"No you have one good use hehe."
Rheia says under her breath
Captain Baran a rather mean and gruff looking Dwarven soldier with a silky flaming red beard, his beard was done in a series of overlapping braids and his hair was in a buzz cut. His eyes glowed a bright emerald green slightly dimmed by the smoke from his dragon head pipe burning some kind of herb. He stood before his squad inspecting them up and down poking with his ax at anyone out of line or improperly wearing armor, not enough to wound but enough to feel a sting.
"Bruha kuz... All in line and ready... Where is the volunteer? Dul garaz! Where is she?!"