Fantasy The War (Players Needed)

[The Fluffiest Floof]

"You're far more useful than you think you are, my child. Now, why don't you show this to Bellatrix? I'm sure she'll like it." He broke from the hug and, holding her hand, showed the girl where Bellatrix was. He then excused himself to check on Elsbeth and the soldiers. "Naman'ic. What's the situation? How many have we lost?" He looked around to grasp the current situation.
@Ami the breadling @Pandorian

Tina nodded and started to head off towards the shown direction. But as the spy she was, she snuck behind her new friend. She wanted to be with him some more, he was great. She followed him and then hid.


@Pandorian

 

[Zelarous]

The moonlight began to show through the leaves of the trees. And sparkled on the small river that Zelarous had found himself beside. He took in a deep breath as the air around him began to cool "This is more like it.." he stated once again to himself. He was not use to the warm weather he found himself in prior and found it uncomfortable. He walked along the river, unsure of where it would take him. In fact he was unsure if he should even continue, the queen of the kingdom of plants was in the vicinity when everything happened, or so he believed. If he were found here he would risk being turned in. He stopped walking unsure if h should continue, or find another path.


@EMP @ anyone around

 

[Pandorian]

Elsbeth tried to gather her thoughts in a concise manner. Grasping the reports in her hand, she began to speak in a calmer tone, her voice a little frail from her previous shouting. "It isn't the worst you could assume, but the casualties are still too high for a scuffle. I count 14 Blaze Guard casualties confirmed, and 11 of Queen Bellatrix's command. Total of 25 deaths...". She frankly found it sickening that one person indirectly could cause so many deaths in such a short time, in a castle of all places. The only other time she could conceive such a situation happening would be in... war. Elsbeth clung on, hoping it had come to that. "I've summarised the reports on this document, if you wish to read it. The injured are thankly safe now - by the work of some Plant Kingdom royalty, they were for the most part revitalised and healed. I have yet to send my thanks, unfortunately. I guess it could wait for another time.". With a small but noticeable smirk, she looked at the Emperor once more. "I'm sure it's not appropriate to gloat at a time like this, but I actually impressed myself a little, you know..."





@Ami the breadling


(I now understand the pains of mobile formatting... x-x, also fluff statistics is fluff statistics)

 

[Arty]

(Oh come on! Give me something to work with. Lol)
Avelyn thought for a moment "When you find them kill them. I wouldn't prefer casualties but if they happen it's no big. Take as many of my men with you as you want." Avelyn paced for a moment, the Dark kingdom wasn't bad. But hitting the Fire kingdom? Perfect way to get the message across. "How would you feel about putting a hole in the Fire Kingdoms gates instead?" She offered.


@Arty

"Sure thing. I'll take the offer." He smiled, and started to walk away. "It's a deal. First the damn snitch, then the Kingdom. Got it. I might have some fun with this prick..." He walked back to his shop, and put up a closed sign, grabbing one of the small pistols. 5 bullets... make them count, no? He slipped it into his pocket, and started to walk off.

 

[Gabe]

Elsbeth tried to gather her thoughts in a concise manner. Grasping the reports in her hand, she began to speak in a calmer tone, her voice a little frail from her previous shouting. "It isn't the worst you could assume, but the casualties are still too high for a scuffle. I count 14 Blaze Guard casualties confirmed, and 11 of Queen Bellatrix's command. Total of 25 deaths...". She frankly found it sickening that one person indirectly could cause so many deaths in such a short time, in a castle of all places. The only other time she could conceive such a situation happening would be in... war. Elsbeth clung on, hoping it had come to that. "I've summarised the reports on this document, if you wish to read it. The injured are thankly safe now - by the work of some Plant Kingdom royalty, they were for the most part revitalised and healed. I have yet to send my thanks, unfortunately. I guess it could wait for another time.". With a small but noticeable smirk, she looked at the Emperor once more. "I'm sure it's not appropriate to gloat at a time like this, but I actually impressed myself a little, you know..."



@Ami the breadling


(I now understand the pains of mobile formatting... x-x, also fluff statistics is fluff statistics)

Galandor looked at the document. "Impressive work for such a short amount of time." From 30 soldiers he brought with him, 16 remained. They stood up from where they were sat, and saluted the king. "Soldiers, as you may know, this whole incident is the work of a single man, a traitor." The soldiers stared at him, a grim but resolute face. "However, i'm deeply disappointed on how quick you were on attacking the soldiers, especially the queen's general." A small murmur was heard among the ranks. One stepped forward. "We were cornered, sir, the soldiers of Queen Bellatrix started attacking us, we had no choice..." Galandor approached the soldier. "And when Aermik stopped the fight, one of you attacked him, screaming monster. Isn't that right?" The soldier avoided the king's gaze. "We were scared, sir, we were on edge since we arrived here..." Galandor sighed.


"I told you before, and I'll tell you again. They are not the enemy. Because of this our peace treaty almost was broken, and think of it, who would have survived escaping this place?" The soldiers shifted uncomfortably. "Think before drawing your sword. Now, as you may have realized..." He pointed at Elsbeth. "This is Elsbeth Naman'ic." Some soldiers started talking, recognizing the name. "She and her family were accused of a crime they didn't commit, during the Hearthfire Treason. Her family was close tied to Emperor Lionheart and because of that, I trust them completely. She's been assigned as the new General of the Blaze Guard." A soldier shouted, his face a mix of anger and unbelief. "My lord, with all due respect, are you insane? She's a traitor of the kingdom and a bandit!" Galandor rushed to the soldier in a blink of an eye. "Think of the next words carefully, soldier." The soldier, now stricken with fear, struggled to form words. "M-my lord, I apologize, but you're not serious, are you?" Galandor stayed unmoved. "She and her family were friends to the kingdom, and still are. I trust her." He backed down. "Her efforts to help you get back on your feet are proof enough she's worthy of the title. You're going to prepare the corpses for the return to Orbis. I'll send a message to the priests, asking them to prepare the rituals of cremation. May the Primordial Fire guide your steps. Through Trust!" The soldiers stood tall, shouting in unison "STRENGTH!". Galandor smiled. "Dismissed." Turning again to Elsbeth, he grinned, handing her back the papers. "I was lucky to find you here, and right to make you my general." The soldiers now bowed to her in a display of apologies and respect, before going to fetch the corpses. "When we return to Orbis, I'll make the official announcement. Until then, you'll be answering as General Elsbeth Naman'ic." He still was oblivious to Tina sneaking up on him.


@Ami the breadling

 

[The Fluffiest Floof]

Tina would have perfect hide, if not for her to sneeze. With that, as she was close to Galandor, she could, only could, probably be found. Her sneeze was cute and quiet, but a sharpened ear could probably hear it.


@Raizel @Pandorian

 

[sprouhtt]

The guards came to Thalia's side quickly,"What seems to be the matter, you look like you have been frightened by a ghost?" Thalia spoke as she turned to face the guards. "Someone is trespassing along the castle walls," the guard replied. "Well then, I guess I cannot change out of this out." Thalia muttered to herself knowing that there won't be enough time to go and changed. Thalia walked out the way she was still in her practice outfit and she made way to towards the castle gates. Thalia felt a familiar dark presence. She and a few of her guards possibly six guards with her walk towards the forest where the trespasser was spotted. Thalia called out,"Halt Zelarous, step no further. State your business here, why do you come all the way from your homeland to the Plant Kingdom?" Thalia walked towards the shadowy figure and she stopped in front of him a few feet away from her. Thalia smiled,"Running away I see," Thalia shook her head and let out a slight chuckle waiting for his response.


@Zelarous

 

[Zelarous]

As Zelarous walked along the river he heard a voice shout towards his direction. It was a familiar voice, but who's voice would be familiar to him all the way out here? He turned and saw that it was Thalia, the queen of these grounds. "My....former...queen was misguided. I had no choice but to leave that place." he became somewhat alarmed at his current state. He imagined she would send word of his position to the others. She walked towards him, and Zelarous stayed in place. "You know exactly why I am here...not that I was ever travelling anywhere in particular." he said analyzing the situation. He watched the queen's guards , he counted six of them in total, before returning his gaze to Thalia. He wondered if she would try to capture him here or simply send word of his whereabouts to his former queen. Either would be problematic for him.


@sprouhtt

 

[Neuton]

Ryan woke up with a start. He looked around to see the clean castle with no knights running all over the place. He stretched and stood up. Lighting was still asleep as Ryan begin to wonder around the dark kingdom. Maybe she's here now, he thought. Ryan begined to wonder around the castle while stretching his arms. He turned around corner to see a kitchen. He's stomach growled at the sight of the heavenly kitchen. I'm sure they won't mind a few ingredients gone, right? Ryan begin to look around the kitchen and found some eggs. He begin to make scramble eggs while looking for something else to cook.

 

[sprouhtt]

As Zelarous walked along the river he heard a voice shout towards his direction. It was a familiar voice, but who's voice would be familiar to him all the way out here? He turned and saw that it was Thalia, the queen of these grounds. "My....former...queen was misguided. I had no choice but to leave that place." he became somewhat alarmed at his current state. He imagined she would send word of his position to the others. She walked towards him, and Zelarous stayed in place. "You know exactly why I am here...not that I was ever travelling anywhere in particular." he said analyzing the situation. He watched the queen's guards , he counted six of them in total, before returning his gaze to Thalia. He wondered if she would try to capture him here or simply send word of his whereabouts to his former queen. Either would be problematic for him.
@sprouhtt

"Hmm.." Thalia sighed and she walked around Zelarous in circles carefully looking at his body language. He seemed to be frightened at the fact that she might send word to the Dark Kingdom to tell them of his whereabouts or she might just take him prisoner. "This is a tricky situation," Thalia spoke in her native elven tongue. Thalia put her hands on her waist and stopped in front of him,"If I let you stay here the Dark Kingdom might think that I am aiding you. If I send word out they might be furious and think that you were in my kingdom the whole time,"Thalia said as she made direct eye contact with Zelarous. Thalia had to think about the consequences of having him here. " Queen Bellatrix might arrive tomorrow and I do not want there to be any controversy with you being here, but since you are on my land I suppose no harm would come to you." Thalia stated. "Guards take him to the cells," Thalia said sternly. "I cannot let such a vile criminal lurking about through my kingdom, so until morning tomorrow..you are my prisoner." Thalia stated still using the stern voice she normally uses in battle. Thalia watched two guards walked towards Zelarous to take him to the dungeon.

 

[Zelarous]

At first Zelarous thought hat he might be off the hook. The queen's demeanor had changed. At first she seemed to be contemplating but then it was as if she had reached a final judgement. He glared at the guards coming towards him. "I would recommend that you come no further." his voice was cold, it was most certainly a threat. Normally he would of simply acted, but he did not wish to upset the balance yet if he didn't have to. It could land him in a situation that would be...undesirable. "Which way is the kingdom of fire?" turning to the queen he asked, a hint of rage behind his voice. Is original intention was to head there after all.


@sprouhtt

 

[Pandorian]

Watching the Emperor's rally in a silent observation, she further realized his influence over his troops. It was as if he had a mutual understanding, or at least, good understanding of his soldiers' morals. She wasn't the best judge of character, but she felt that it was pretty inspiring, at least to herself. General Elsbeth Naman'ic... who would've thought the day would come? Elsbeth felt as if she didn't deserve it, honestly, even with her infamous reputation for achievement back in the dunes - after all, beating a bunch of bandits was still just beating a bunch of bandits. She felt she didn't particularly excel at anything special, except for her knack for weapon improvisation. Her strength didn't really feel like it suited a General, of all things, as pessimistic as it was. "Say, Emperor," Elsbeth recited, the name still odd to her tongue, "It may sound weird for me to say, but I feel like I need to learn something new... for battle, I mean. I doubt you've seen me in combat, as most of my days in combat have been spent in the remnants, but I feel like I'm missing something.". She was about to inquire further into what Galandor might know that could help, but something didn't sound quite right. A small sound, beneath the the ambiance of the room, stood out, if only slightly from all the others. Curious but cautioned, she scanned the room in curiosity for anything that could've made a such out of place noise. Somewhat perplexed, Elsbeth inquired to Galandor about the sound; "...Out of curiosity. Did you hear anything... odd, just now? My hearing isn't the sharpest it could be most of the time, so I was wondering if I was imagining things."





@Ami the breadling

 

[Ms. Sparrow]

Avelyn smiled "Deal." She watched him walk out before she decided to take a stroll through the woods, specifically near the plant kingdom. As she unintentionally neared the plant kingdom. She saw a scene unfolding. With two guards, a man, and Thalia. She easily climbed into a tree silently undetected and watched the scene in the shadows of the tree.

 

[sprouhtt]

At first Zelarous thought hat he might be off the hook. The queen's demeanor had changed. At first she seemed to be contemplating but then it was as if she had reached a final judgement. He glared at the guards coming towards him. "I would recommend that you come no further." his voice was cold, it was most certainly a threat. Normally he would of simply acted, but he did not wish to upset the balance yet if he didn't have to. It could land him in a situation that would be...undesirable. "Which way is the kingdom of fire?" turning to the queen he asked, a hint of rage behind his voice. Is original intention was to head there after all.
@sprouhtt

Thalia's voice became cold and uninviting,"Shed the blood of my men on this night and I will make you see hell." Thalia said. Thalia cleared her throat and stepped aside to let the two guards continue in taking him in. One guard took out handcuffs made of silver with a thick chain in the middle,"You wander into my kingdom and now you tell my men to come no further. You are a long way from home to be telling my men not to approach you," Thalia stated as she had a bit of annoyance in her voice. Thalia heard him asking for the kingdom of fire,"Do not upset the balance Zelarous or things will come tumbling down." Thalia said giving him a word of advice.

Avelyn smiled "Deal." She watched him walk out before she decided to take a stroll through the woods, specifically near the plant kingdom. As she unintentionally neared the plant kingdom. She saw a scene unfolding. With two guards, a man, and Thalia. She easily climbed into a tree silently undetected and watched the scene in the shadows of the tree.

As Thalia was talking to Zelarous she felt the presence of a new comer up above, Thalia gave off a small smirk as she looked up at the tree that was a couple of feet away from her and she saw a female figure in the trees just watching. Thalia would handle whoever was eavesdropping on her conversation in number of minuets. Thalia swayed her hand only once towards the direction of which the figure was sitting in on the tree, sending a powerful wave of wind her way to knock her out of the tree,"Did your mother not tell you it is rude to eavesdrop on others," Thalia spoke so that the girl would hear her.

 

[Moolock]

Em had fallen asleep in the waiting room to the plant queen's throne room and as a result, her lizard-like friend settled at her side, the arcane playmate gone. In her sleeping state, a nigh invisible bubble formed around her, a basic protection from harm. Her lizard friend rested just outside it, knowing better than to poke the spell for the small shocks it gave as deterrent, and instead found a small place to crawl through into the throne room.


The lizard crouched at the back of the room, tiny compared to its occupants, and looked up at those gathered with his luminous amber eyes.

 

[Zelarous]

Zelarous chuckled at the mention of her making him see hell. His demeanor began to change, he was no longer chained down by his loyalty. He pushed the cloth mask that hid the bottom half of his face. His voice became distorted as if their were more than one talking in unison "I have been in hell longer than you have been alive. I was forged by the sea of fire! If you wish to see the flames of hell so badly, I will grant you that wish." his voice became normal near the end "...you were warned and I do not give empty threats". He said while looking to the 2 guards that were very close to him now, one even grabbing his left arm in an attempt to shackle Zelarous. Flames dispersed towards the two guards and when Zelarous said the flames of hell, he meant literally the flames of hell. For the guard about to shackle him, it was much too late. The other would doubtfully be able to escape the inferno. He did not notice the woman spying on them, as he was busy.


@sprouhtt @DarknessSpirit

 

[sprouhtt]

Zelarous chuckled at the mention of her making him see hell. His demeanor began to change, he was no longer chained down by his loyalty. He pushed the cloth mask that hid the bottom half of his face. His voice became distorted as if their were more than one talking in unison "I have been in hell longer than you have been alive. I was forged by the sea of fire! If you wish to see the flames of hell so badly, I will grant you that wish." his voice became normal near the end "...you were warned and I do not give empty threats". He said while looking to the 2 guards that were very close to him now, one even grabbing his left arm in an attempt to shackle Zelarous. Flames dispersed towards the two guards and when Zelarous said the flames of hell, he meant literally the flames of hell. For the guard about to shackle him, it was much too late. The other would doubtfully be able to escape the inferno. He did not notice the woman spying on them, as he was busy.
@sprouhtt @DarknessSpirit

Thalia grew in anger as she watched the guard get burned very badly and she summoned the roots from below her and she brought her hand up and swiped it across, she was controlling the roots of the trees with her hand and as she did so the thick roots came in contact with Zelarous and threw him across the forest. Thalia looked at him,"I have had enough of your foolishness, I offered to keep you here in the castle until tomorrow morning and this is how you thank me?!" Thalia exclaimed to him as she walked towards him and her guards the rest of the five guards followed her. Two in front of her, two in the back of her, and one on the side of her. Thalia looked to see her one guard badly burned but he got up anyways and joined them. Thalia didn't think it was necessary to call the other palace guards to her side since she didn't want to lose any men.

 

[Moolock]

Em's lizard, Murc, recoiled watching the scene and in a moment of fear, released a puff of steam. He folded himself inward, tail curled tightly around his feet, and crept further back from the fire and nature magic blossoming and burning in the room. He liked the warmth but this was different, sinister compared to the odd arcane orbs his friend usually provided. Murc knew very well Em would be very put off if the person she'd traveled so far to discuss work with were to be slain by a fire mage with her so close to that goal. He narrowed his eyes and waited.

 

[Zelarous]

Zelarous was not expecting the attack to come from the trees themselves. He had been paying most of his attention to the guards, and especially the queen. He was thrown through the air. He braced himself for impact as he landed on the ground. He brought himself to his knees and wiped some blood from his mouth. "You offered to imprison me, and nothing less!" he was not dumb enough to fall for such a thing. For her to think she could lure him into the castle to imprison, and turn him over to the king was preposterous. He would not fall for it. He needed to take control of the situation though, or this could end quite horridly. The fact that she was using nature to attack him made Zelarous think for a moment. He put his right hand on the ground as fire began to spill forth from it. He would have to try to burn his surroundings. Perhaps he could gain an advantage if he took away the trees and plants, maybe even a few guards if they were dumb enough to get close.


@sprouhtt @ anyone it would concern

 

[sprouhtt]

Zelarous was not expecting the attack to come from the trees themselves. He had been paying most of his attention to the guards, and especially the queen. He was thrown through the air. He braced himself for impact as he landed on the ground. He brought himself to his knees and wiped some blood from his mouth. "You offered to imprison me, and nothing less!" he was not dumb enough to fall for such a thing. For her to think she could lure him into the castle to imprison, and turn him over to the king was preposterous. He would not fall for it. He needed to take control of the situation though, or this could end quite horridly. The fact that she was using nature to attack him made Zelarous think for a moment. He put his right hand on the ground as fire began to spill forth from it. He would have to try to burn his surroundings. Perhaps he could gain an advantage if he took away the trees and plants, maybe even a few guards if they were dumb enough to get close.
@sprouhtt @ anyone it would concern

"I did not imprison you, I told you I was going to release you by tomorrow morning because I cannot have you lurking through my kingdom." Thalia said to him. Thalia looked at him and she saw him releasing flames from his hand to the ground. Thalia watched as the ground began to burn following with the trees and the plants. This hurt Thalia physically because she was connected to these plants, and trees. Thalia dropped the her knees with a single shriek of pain that could be heard from miles away, tears followed down Thalia's cheeks mourning for her trees and plants which burn, and a single scream from the pain that came. A strong aura of bright white light came from Thalia, this was the part Thalia didn't want anyone to see. This broken part of her which grows in anger when someone disturbs or harms her kingdom and the ones she loves. The light from Thalia shot up into the sky and her eyes turned from light blue to white all over. The force that was coming from her blew her men away from her sending them across the forest and some holding onto the tree. After a few seconds Thalia calmed down and she looked down at the ground still in rage. Thalia dug her fingers into the moist soil and thick roots shot up into the sky and aimed towards Zelarous, wrapping the roots around his wrist and ankles stretching him out. Thalia got up from the ground and she moved towards Zelarous who was tied up with the roots and another root shot up from the ground about to pierce his flesh when she put her hand up, stopping it from completing the act.


(Just the part where she falls knee first to the ground)


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[Moolock]

Em awoke from the sound and the bubble evaporated in an instant. Scared of the fire, Murc had crawled back into the waiting room and bounced up to the safety of Em's shoulder. The arcane mage let out a hiss as she felt the magic aura in the room adjacent growing and waited for the worst to come. One of those was the queen and if she didn't last the duel, Em's business here would evaporate, however it would make one less piece on the playing field. Eyes alight with the glow of the arcane realm, the mage decided to investigate herself and in a flurry of black feathers and wisps of light, took the form of a crow. On wings cloaked in magic, the mage soared through the leafed roof already beginning to smoke and into the throne room, taking perch among a non-burning branch to watch the duel below.

 

[Gabe]

Watching the Emperor's rally in a silent observation, she further realized his influence over his troops. It was as if he had a mutual understanding, or at least, good understanding of his soldiers' morals. She wasn't the best judge of character, but she felt that it was pretty inspiring, at least to herself. General Elsbeth Naman'ic... who would've thought the day would come? Elsbeth felt as if she didn't deserve it, honestly, even with her infamous reputation for achievement back in the dunes - after all, beating a bunch of bandits was still just beating a bunch of bandits. She felt she didn't particularly excel at anything special, except for her knack for weapon improvisation. Her strength didn't really feel like it suited a General, of all things, as pessimistic as it was. "Say, Emperor," Elsbeth recited, the name still odd to her tongue, "It may sound weird for me to say, but I feel like I need to learn something new... for battle, I mean. I doubt you've seen me in combat, as most of my days in combat have been spent in the remnants, but I feel like I'm missing something.". She was about to inquire further into what Galandor might know that could help, but something didn't sound quite right. A small sound, beneath the the ambiance of the room, stood out, if only slightly from all the others. Curious but cautioned, she scanned the room in curiosity for anything that could've made a such out of place noise. Somewhat perplexed, Elsbeth inquired to Galandor about the sound; "...Out of curiosity. Did you hear anything... odd, just now? My hearing isn't the sharpest it could be most of the time, so I was wondering if I was imagining things."



@Ami the breadling

"I praise you for your eagerness to learn, General." He slowly paced around the room, slowly approaching the place where Tina was hidden. "I may need to evaluate your skills, see what you can do. Maybe I'll forge something for you, a proof of your role in the Guard." he stopped, close to Tina's hideout. "But the first thing you need to know is simple." He suddenly grabbed Tina, raising her from the floor. "Awareness of your surroundings." He looked at Tina, firmly grasped into his hand. "Weren't you supposed to be with Bellatrix, my child?"

 

[Zelarous]

"Should I just take your word for it?" Zelarous yelled back. The area around him became consumed, turning into a dark muddy ash around them. A bright light not from his flames came from the queen, he had to shield his eyes from it. It was too bright for him to bare, being in the dark for so much of his life. Though a smile curled his lips when he heard her screams. Unfortunately the next thing he knew he was pinned to the ground. That light had distracted him and forced him to become blind to her movements. Normally he would just burn the roots away, as they were made of a particularly flammable material, however, he doubted that he could do that before getting impaled. He would simply end up dead. He didn't struggle, he knew if he did it would just hasten his death. He looked at the queen, from the ground "I guess..." he started, catching his breath "...I am not strong enough to take on king's and queen's. Why did you not just point to the direction of the kingdom of fire. None of this had to happen."


@sprouhtt

 

[sprouhtt]

"Did you not listen to what I am telling you?!" Thalia exclaimed, her eyes still white with anger since they didn't turn back to their original color. Thalia spread her hand that was up and it stretched Zelarous even more,"...I told you I was going to keep you here till the morning, but you did not listen to me you stubborn man." Thalia hissed at him. Thalia walked up to him and she was face to face with Zelarous,"..if you were not strong enough then you should not have started something you could not finish," Thalia calmly said as her eyes faded to its original color, she brought her hand across his face slapping him hardly, leaving a red mark on the side of his cheek. "You will not do what you did to the Dark Kingdom here, I will not tolerate it." She stated, Thalia heard the footsteps of the guards and she unwrapped the roots from his legs so that he could walk but she kept his arms tied tightly behind him and if he tried struggling out of it they would only tighten even more bringing the thorns out to pierce him. Thalia held onto the the roots that was tied onto his wrist and she guided him towards the castle. The doors of the castle opened and she brought him down to the dungeon where he would stay and spend the night. Thalia would deal with her forest and plants tomorrow, giving it time to cool off.


@Zelarous

 

[The Fluffiest Floof]

"I praise you for your eagerness to learn, General." He slowly paced around the room, slowly approaching the place where Tina was hidden. "I may need to evaluate your skills, see what you can do. Maybe I'll forge something for you, a proof of your role in the Guard." he stopped, close to Tina's hideout. "But the first thing you need to know is simple." He suddenly grabbed Tina, raising her from the floor. "Awareness of your surroundings." He looked at Tina, firmly grasped into his hand. "Weren't you supposed to be with Bellatrix, my child?"

Watching the Emperor's rally in a silent observation, she further realized his influence over his troops. It was as if he had a mutual understanding, or at least, good understanding of his soldiers' morals. She wasn't the best judge of character, but she felt that it was pretty inspiring, at least to herself. General Elsbeth Naman'ic... who would've thought the day would come? Elsbeth felt as if she didn't deserve it, honestly, even with her infamous reputation for achievement back in the dunes - after all, beating a bunch of bandits was still just beating a bunch of bandits. She felt she didn't particularly excel at anything special, except for her knack for weapon improvisation. Her strength didn't really feel like it suited a General, of all things, as pessimistic as it was. "Say, Emperor," Elsbeth recited, the name still odd to her tongue, "It may sound weird for me to say, but I feel like I need to learn something new... for battle, I mean. I doubt you've seen me in combat, as most of my days in combat have been spent in the remnants, but I feel like I'm missing something.". She was about to inquire further into what Galandor might know that could help, but something didn't sound quite right. A small sound, beneath the the ambiance of the room, stood out, if only slightly from all the others. Curious but cautioned, she scanned the room in curiosity for anything that could've made a such out of place noise. Somewhat perplexed, Elsbeth inquired to Galandor about the sound; "...Out of curiosity. Did you hear anything... odd, just now? My hearing isn't the sharpest it could be most of the time, so I was wondering if I was imagining things."



@Ami the breadling

Tina squealed in his grib, her feet not toucjing the floor anymore. "But i dont wanna! I wanna be with you! You are nice and kind and you make me do magical things!", she scaredly cried, obviously not knowing in what mood he now was and what he would do to her. The girl squaled around to free herself, but couldnt. She then just left herself hang there loosely.