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| Ariakas | Mar 5 2008, 10:37 PM Post #301 |
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"The army from the White Realm consists of around 18,000 soldiers with men from the Southern, Zealous, Capital and Mjolnir Counties," Justin responded. |
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| Hotshot | Mar 5 2008, 10:49 PM Post #302 |
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Aldron sighed and looked at James. James shook his head and shrugged half-heartedly. "Thank you for bringing this information," said Aldron. |
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| Ariakas | Mar 5 2008, 10:54 PM Post #303 |
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Justin could see that the news of the aid was not met with joy nor high spirit, but he ignored it. At least he tried to, but he was certain that some part of his anger could show through. "And then there is the case of the Commander of Mjolnir," said Justin. "Where can I find him?" |
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| Hotshot | Mar 5 2008, 11:19 PM Post #304 |
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Aldron looked at James, but James only shrugged his shoulders and held his hand out. Turning back to the Realmers, Aldron said, "I have not seen him for some time. Things have been quite hectic." James, however, seeing annoyance on the faces of the Realmers, said, "Don't think that we don't welcome your help. It's just that 18,000 men will not be enough to turn back Drathmor's hordes. We will take what help we can get, especially solid men from the Realm, but I do not think you fully grasp what is going on here, the depth of our plight. Our people stand on the verge of destruction, so don't get angry if we aren't leaping for joy." |
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| Ariakas | Mar 6 2008, 07:02 AM Post #305 |
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"So who could tell me where to find him then?" Justin said. |
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| Mordus | Mar 6 2008, 08:39 AM Post #306 |
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Mordus put a hand under the lid of the crate and pulled out another bottle, tossing it to Nathaniel, who caught it in one hand. "Drink then, and drown your troubles," He said and took another swig. "but keep your senses because they are quick on our heels." He continued, looking across the moonlit river. |
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| Hotshot | Mar 6 2008, 12:33 PM Post #307 |
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Aldron shrugged. "I have no idea." |
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| Gorfang | Mar 6 2008, 06:27 PM Post #308 |
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Nathaniel took a swig of the drink and looked towards the river. He said "Do you think the enemy will reach us before we break camp in the morning?" |
![]() Anubis, IPU is dead, long live IPU! A-Team member. "If a loyal servant of Weissland is threatened, I will aid him to my dying breath, with every drop of my blood. There are older and more powerful things in the world that have faced me and underestimated my resolve, to their end." - Nathaniel Drakkon "For what is dead may never die, but rises again, harder and stronger!" - Aeron Damphair, a Song of Ice and Fire. Visit the Drakkon Grimoire - The Collected, Completed Nathaniel Drakkon Fiction | |
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| Mordus | Mar 6 2008, 07:28 PM Post #309 |
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"Hmmm," Mordus growled. "It is hard to tell... Drathmor is not a fool, he will not dare cross anywhere but at the bridge. It's narrow path may waylay him enough to let us reach Sirth, although I doubt it. We must meet with the Realmers if we are to stand even the slightest chance of fighting," He massaged his temple slightly before looking over Nathaniel's shoulder, eyes wide open and shining in the firelight. "else you may join your ghostly friends in undeath before next nightfall." |
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| Gorfang | Mar 6 2008, 08:49 PM Post #310 |
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Nathaniel drank again, and replied coldly "I don't know what you're talking about." He held the bottle up again, hearing the liquid slosh about. After he moved the bottle away from his lips he said "What size of force do the Realmers bring?" |
![]() Anubis, IPU is dead, long live IPU! A-Team member. "If a loyal servant of Weissland is threatened, I will aid him to my dying breath, with every drop of my blood. There are older and more powerful things in the world that have faced me and underestimated my resolve, to their end." - Nathaniel Drakkon "For what is dead may never die, but rises again, harder and stronger!" - Aeron Damphair, a Song of Ice and Fire. Visit the Drakkon Grimoire - The Collected, Completed Nathaniel Drakkon Fiction | |
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| Mordus | Mar 6 2008, 09:07 PM Post #311 |
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Mordus smiled slightly to himself. "Hmmm, yes...the Realmers will not be mustered in great strength, the war sapped them greatly, perhaps too much. Still, we need every man we can get, honour and enimity asside." He sat silent for a moment, scratching his stubble. It was dead silent as most people had fallen into whatever sleep they could find. He withdrew a hand from his cloak and bent down, laying his hand on the ground. "You can feel them march in unison, it disturbes the earth." |
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| Gorfang | Mar 6 2008, 09:16 PM Post #312 |
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Nathaniel stared into the fire and said "I suspect the earth is greatly 'disturbed' by the forces marching across it now." Taking a long swig, Nathaniel wondered how many of the people of Weissland would survive the coming storm. |
![]() Anubis, IPU is dead, long live IPU! A-Team member. "If a loyal servant of Weissland is threatened, I will aid him to my dying breath, with every drop of my blood. There are older and more powerful things in the world that have faced me and underestimated my resolve, to their end." - Nathaniel Drakkon "For what is dead may never die, but rises again, harder and stronger!" - Aeron Damphair, a Song of Ice and Fire. Visit the Drakkon Grimoire - The Collected, Completed Nathaniel Drakkon Fiction | |
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| Ariakas | Mar 6 2008, 11:11 PM Post #313 |
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"This is idiotic," said Justin in clear anger. "You have our Commander, the second-highest ranking man in the White Realm, an ambassador to ease the relationship between our Realms as a guest in the court of Thaendil, and when the Archmage dies no one can tell where this man went. This is unheard off." |
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| Mordus | Mar 6 2008, 11:12 PM Post #314 |
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Mordus removed his hand from the ground and sat up once again. He toyed with some dirt in the palm of his gloved hand, letting it sift to the ground. "There were tales," He said roughly, coughing to restore his voice."Tales in the east; of a time when the earth would not lie idly, as it does now, whilst corruption seeped into it. Fairy tales they seem now, beyond possibility. Yet I have seen enough in my time to know it may very well be true. Such is the beauty of magic; nothing is impossible. Save perhaps the sacrefice to achieve it. It all boils down to power..." He trailed off, chuckling grittily. "Yet for all of it to be found in Weisslands it would still seem to be the end of us. Quite fitting, no? Living and dying by the sword and suchlike." He mused on, breathing in the scent of the Firewine and taking a gulp. |
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| Gorfang | Mar 7 2008, 12:55 AM Post #315 |
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Nathaniel nodded as he listened. He said "The east, my own travels always took me west... always west, although I could have just as easily went east. But it never seemed like the right way for me to go. Dying by the sword, I don't suppose it is so bad. It was good enough for my ancestors, it should be good enough for me. Death is the fate we all share, and to cheat death is the perversion we call necromancy. But living, ahh, life makes the end worthwhile. If I'm going to die by the sword, then I'm sure going to live by it as well... and take a lot of enemies with me when my time is up." He held the bottle against his knee, then raised it and took another drink. |
![]() Anubis, IPU is dead, long live IPU! A-Team member. "If a loyal servant of Weissland is threatened, I will aid him to my dying breath, with every drop of my blood. There are older and more powerful things in the world that have faced me and underestimated my resolve, to their end." - Nathaniel Drakkon "For what is dead may never die, but rises again, harder and stronger!" - Aeron Damphair, a Song of Ice and Fire. Visit the Drakkon Grimoire - The Collected, Completed Nathaniel Drakkon Fiction | |
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| Hotshot | Mar 7 2008, 01:21 AM Post #316 |
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James stepped forward and leaned in close to the Realmer's face. "You have quite a bit of nerve to come over here and tell us what is idiotic and what is unheard of. Ariakas was in the Pass of Kuren with me, and flew to Ataya with me. I went and organized the army for an ordered retreat out of the city, and Ariakas went and found Lord Thaendil. Now I saw Ariakas some time during the march here, but he was on a horse, and in the last day and a half he has disappeared." "James," said Aldron, putting a hand on James's shoulder. "Milord," said Darnil from behind Aldron, and both Lords turned to look at James's lieutenant. "Yes, Darnil?" asked James. "Milord, Lord Ariakas abandoned the army yesterday after Mordain's...revelation," said Darnil. "Did what?" asked James. "He rode off, Milord," said Darnil. "And you didn't tell anyone?" asked James. "Forgive me, Milord, but it didn't seem to be the most important thing at the moment," said Darnil. James nodded. "Don't apologize. It wasn't the most important thing at the moment." Turning back to the Warriors, James said, "So there you have it. Your great commander has deserted us." |
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| Mordus | Mar 7 2008, 08:53 AM Post #317 |
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Mordus stretched his arms and back, sighing a relief, and resumed his former position. "As much as an honourable death is appropriate I can still not bring myself to relish the thought of dying under a sea of corpses. Truthfully, fleeing had crossed my mind, a long time ago. Why? I thought. Why perish needlessly when you could live on to bring the fight to the enemy an other day. Perhaps it is just honour, a truly foolish concept. Or perhaps it is inevitability; we all have to face our demons before the end." |
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| Gorfang | Mar 7 2008, 06:37 PM Post #318 |
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Nathaniel replied "Granted I do not welcome the idea of being ripped and gouged to pieces by undead but we all have to die. Living on to fight again, it should be what we strive for, but not the excuse not to fight. There is a vampire I've got to kill, and there is no power in the world which will stop me from doing that before I die. Drathmor sets his will against us, we should show him what men of will can really do." He sighed and took another drink, seeing the bottle was half empty. Nathaniel looked around at the various tents and supplies spread around the large campsite, of which he could only see a small part. Quietly he said, his voice gravelly and deep "Vengeance, it does not work for us, we work for it. There are prices to be paid... in blood... for what has been done to Weissland and its people." |
![]() Anubis, IPU is dead, long live IPU! A-Team member. "If a loyal servant of Weissland is threatened, I will aid him to my dying breath, with every drop of my blood. There are older and more powerful things in the world that have faced me and underestimated my resolve, to their end." - Nathaniel Drakkon "For what is dead may never die, but rises again, harder and stronger!" - Aeron Damphair, a Song of Ice and Fire. Visit the Drakkon Grimoire - The Collected, Completed Nathaniel Drakkon Fiction | |
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| Mordus | Mar 7 2008, 09:44 PM Post #319 |
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Mordus nodded bitterly. "I will drink to that. The dead of my home lie restlessly; no more. May the blood of his slayn minions drown the bastard Lich!" He said and raised his bottle, holding it for a second before emptying it in one fell gulp. He tossed it asside. |
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| Gorfang | Mar 8 2008, 12:51 AM Post #320 |
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Nathaniel raised his bottle in salute, then drank. He wiped his lips with the back of his hand and asked "What do you think of James Castoden?" |
![]() Anubis, IPU is dead, long live IPU! A-Team member. "If a loyal servant of Weissland is threatened, I will aid him to my dying breath, with every drop of my blood. There are older and more powerful things in the world that have faced me and underestimated my resolve, to their end." - Nathaniel Drakkon "For what is dead may never die, but rises again, harder and stronger!" - Aeron Damphair, a Song of Ice and Fire. Visit the Drakkon Grimoire - The Collected, Completed Nathaniel Drakkon Fiction | |
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