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« on: November 05, 2013, 04:43:16 PM »
Hello everyone, this is a Roleplay that involved many characters during more than a week of interval. Will try to piece things together for a nice reading, note that different players format their Roleplay-Dialog Text differently, will try to unify the format to avoid confusions.
Leatho Blint
Leatho stood in the shadows of a tree, he looked over the camp of his prey. The king of Suville. He played back in his mind the vision he'd had of Da Goat, telling him he must strike down the man who would seek to cause terror across the lands.
He moved off into the night, he moved through the fields and trees that lined the edge of the camp. He moved into the camp and came up behind a personal guard, not a highly trained soldier. Leatho clamped his hand across the man's mouth and whispered.
"For Da Goat"
Before he slit the man's throat. He moved on and came across two more guards, throwing his knife at one and sprinting to the other, he heard the gurgle of the one man as his knife hit him in the throat and Leatho slid on the ground sweeping the second man's legs from under him and hitting him the throat, temporarily paralyzing his vocal chords. He then snapped the man's neck. Retrieving his blade he moved on.
He snuck around the back of the tent where Kindel was sleeping, he quietly cut a hole in the tent and stepped inside. He crept over to the still sleeping form of Kindel, he drew his dagger and as he was about to strike the man woke up. Leatho hit him in the sternum knocking the wind from him and then stabbed him between the ribs. A quick surgical cut. He waited until he felt the sigh and breath leave Kindel, the man was alive, barely. If he did not receive medical attention soon he would bleed out and die. He drew his sword and stepped out the front of the tent, with two strong quick slashes from his sword, the two personal guards that stood outside the tent lost their heads. Leatho went back inside and wrote a quick note that read;
"For your transgressions against Da Goat and his way, I strike thee down in his name. Be warned all who would seek to harm out faith. All followers will be protected and avenged. Da Goat laughs at those who would come and challenge his followers. So I dare thee, come and seek retribution, all shall see the same fate. "
With that he posted it into the main post of the tent with a knife and left. As he was leaving the camp he tossed a burning log onto a tent on the outskirts. A message and warning to all who would hunt and hurt Da Goat.
After this the rumours spreaded through all continent, leatho was asked for the queen to make presence on the Palace.
Leatho Blint
Leatho rode through the streets of Sullenport and was greeted with various looks, some awe, some respect, but mostly fear. The common folk didn't know what to make of the silent hunter as he rode quietly through the streets. Moments later he was riding up the main path to the Imperial palace, met by the royal guard with stern faces and even sterner voices he handed the reigns to a stable boy who took his horse.
He ascended the steps of the palace and was met by a contingent of guards who stopped him. He could tell by the way they approached him that they were meant to frisk him for weapons. The guard reached his hand out to start patting him down and Leatho grabbed the man's wrist and said in a low gruff voice.
"I kill people for a living, do you really think I am unarmed? Or that I need a blade to kill someone should they be a target? Lastly, if I were to kill the queen, do you really think I would bother walking through all her security checkpoints knowing full well I would be checked like this?"
The guard stuttered a bit and didn't know how to react until a commander walked into the room and said
"Release your weapons to us."
Leatho smiled a wolfish grin and said in a tantalizing tone.
"You are welcome to try and take them from me."
The guard stepped forward and pulled Leatho's sword from its sheath and Leatho pulled the man to him in the blink of an eye with a knife at his throat.
"You forgot this blade to. As well as the others stashed about my body. How about I get them for you, so no one here has to hurt themselves."
Only then did Leatho acknowledge the fact that there were several archers with bows drawn taunt pointed at him. He stepped back from the guard and handed his knife to him hilt first. Several moments later he was being lead to a waiting room and sat in a wooden straight backed chair. The guard knocked on the door and announced his presence to the Queen and then left.
Alex Kessler
From window of his office, Alex saw Leatho Blint riding towards the castle. Words has spread of the arrival of Leatho in Sullenport. The door knocks and here comes one of the castle's guard-in-command and another guard. Alex turns away from the window, he had a quick glance on the young guard, a bit naive looking, easily bullied and quickly turn back to the commander.
The commander asked, "You like to see me, General?"
"Just in time....", he nods and took a short glance out before facing back, "I'm sure you noticed Leatho has arrived and he seek audience with Her Majesty...."
"Yes."
"Disarm him....."
"Most certainly....." as he pardon himself out of the door. A bit of hesitating, he turned to Alex, "General.... Will you be joining in the meet?"
"Depends, only if Her Majesty commands......"
"I'll be own my way then", before making his way, Alex interupts, "Also...... Send someone to call Siegfried back from his holidays....."
"Very well......", the guard said.
Sonya Jimenez
There is a loud commotion outside of the Palace on Sullenport, filled with letter from around the continent Sonya sighs and lean back on the chair to take a breath, quickly a guard comes and deliver a message.
"Your majesty!"
"What is that commotion, i am not in the mod neither is the time for such things!"
"Your pardon my Queen, but Leatho is outside as you requested, he is speaking with the General."
Sonya twist the letter she has on hand while grinding her teeths.
"Tell them to come, and leave the door open for any noble on Sullenport to come, this is not a trial, but something we must discuss."
The guard turn around to give the messages then stops, and slowly return to Sonya while asking...
"Well...ahh your majesty, he does not want to surrender his weapons, shall i request him in your name?"
Rising her voice, Sonya hit the table with anger with her reply.
"Of course he will not hand over his weapon, if he does that i will personally kill him myself"
Sonya points at the guard like if she were kicking him out.
"Go move and call Kari as well, in the situation i am right now i will need someone to control me!"
The guards proceed to give the messages, at the same time more correspondence arrives.
Alex Kessler
He walks while stretching a bit wearing his armor and his sword on it's hilt. A little tight after so long in peace. He usually don't drink beer but he did it anyway. As he walks towards the main castle, he sense some kind of weird vibe. People are a bit restless. Some look like they have slept for days.
"I wonder what happened.......", he asked himself. Sipping his beer and practically hopping his way to the castle. What an adorable sight.
The moment he enters the castle, courtiers, squires, you name it, all ran towards him. Everyone was waiting for his arrival.
"Sire, where do you want to set the command posts?", "Sir, we need you to read this message", "Sir, there's a list of things that I'm suggesting that we shoud do.....", and the questions was endless. He tried to push them aside being clueless in the loop.
"Stop..... Stop..... Stop!!!!!"
Suddenly everyone stopped their pushing and questioning. And then he asked:
"Where's the General?", asked Siegfried.
"The General?", one of the audience said, "He asked us to seek you just a moment ago...... 'All paperworks will be handled by Siegfried', he said to us and he asked us to give you this", as he handles over a piece of paper.
"Siegfried, never expected seeing you with a beer in your hand but good job. Still, the hopping was a little childish. Good luck with paperworks and welcome back from your holidays"
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!" Siegfried screamed.
Leatho Blint
Leatho sat in the waiting room outside Sonya's office, the chairs were obviously designed to make one feel uncomfortable and very aware of their posture. Which Leatho pushed to the back of his mind. He smiled to himself as he thought about the looks on the guards faces when he refused to ahdn over his weapons.
"Kari will be furious about this situation"
Leatho thought to himself. The guard opened the door to Sonya's office and had a look of fear and confusion written on his face. Leatho stood gracefully and entered the room. He had heard that the queen was opening this "conversation" up to the public and was curious to see who would turn out for it.
As he walked into the room he took note of every guard in the room, their positions and the way they held themselves. All of them looked nervous to have him in such close proximity to the queen. Leatho stood in the middle of the room his hands clasped gently together in front of him, he bowed at the waits and inclined his head as he said,
"My Queen, what can I do for you?"
Sonya Jimenez
Sonya gazes at the silhouette of sir Leatho entering the hall, she put the letters in the table then stands up walking towards Leatho.
"Sir Leatho Blint, it has been a while since we saw each other."
She approaches to Sir Leatho, gives him a hug and then she returns back to her desk and with a smile continues to speak.
"How have been your adventures through the continent, I have heard news of your amazing deeds, assaulting Council Members and Royal Families."
She stares at Leatho and grimes at him.
"The continent seems to be too small for you right now….so I wonder…"
She sorts out some letters on her desk and picks one with a hand, while hitting her desk hard.
"I wonder WHY IN THE NAME OF “#$/>)%!/(!25&%/(!#”% YOU ASSAULTED KING KINDEL?"
Sonya’s humor changes, the forceful smile she had a while ago is long gone, and starts to throw at Leatho's feet some of the letters she has in her desk.
"Look all of that, you have idea of what is that? These are the letter and report I have received from around the continent, don’t give me predicaments of spies and conspirator theory."
Sonya stands up and starts to walk around, stopping at moments to see Leatho and talk.
"Everyone knows you work in the shadows; I am not condemning that, which could have been solved like I do all the times when you get in caught in foreign land lurking in the bedroom of some Realm’s Council, smiling and playing the fool. Promising to do something and wait for them to forget."
"This time, not only you abandoned the shadow that protect you, you went out and taunt your victims and using the name of Da Goat without permission to declare a holy war with a realm that have been on my nerves the entire time"
"You, an infiltrator, took part into a personal vendetta in PUBLIC! Do you think you are immortal, that you will not get caught ever, I haven’t seen so far the perfect assassin, all and every one of them have failed."
Sonya stops moving and return to her desk standing in front of it, from there she pick up another report.
"Don’t stay there silently, this is not funny. I need you to talk, tell me everything, about the assault, about Ivore, about using Da Goat, and last but not least ABOUT KINDEL!"
She sits in expectancy of Leatho’s reply, twisting the report she had in her hand, while murmuring.
"I will not let you sink Carelia alone, I will make a deep hole and bury you first........."
Leatho Blint
Leatho stood there silently as he listened to the queen berate him, her shouting and accusations swung at him and he stood there, motionless and silent as though they were not even hitting him. When at last she demanded him to speak and listed what he was to speak of he tilted his head, the first movement he had made in nearly 20 minutes. His icy pale blue eyes stared at Sonya for a long while as he gathered his thoughts to him.
"My queen, you are asking me questions that I cannot answer. You ask me to divulge secrets and information that I am not at liberty to speak of."
He saw the fury begin to rise in her eyes and face and he quelled it by starting to speak again.
"I will tell you what I can. You are right about a lot. I have caused you more trouble then I am worth, I am the first to admit that. But that is exactly what I do. I cause trouble. You of all people should understand the ripple effect that one person's actions can have. As to your question of my mortality. I do not think myself immortal. Quite the opposite in fact, I am all to aware of my mortality and the ever looming possibility of death each and every day."
Leatho began to pace slowly. His hands folded behind his back. He ignored the slight urge to scratch at the scar on the left side of his face.
"There are more people who want to see your head on a spike than you can imagine. My actions against King Kindel were not out of personal vendetta. Drunks would call what I experienced, a moment of clarity. I saw a path laid out before me and I followed it. Kindel happened to be on that path as an obstacle. I simply removed him from the path. My brother once told me that Death smiles and greets us all, every day. All we can do as men and women of this earth are smile back and simply tell death, not today my friend. I fight that battle every day."
Leatho stopped and stared directly at Sonya as she sat behind her desk.
"You sit there and accuse me and demand that I speak on the actions of Lord Ivore. I cannot do that. I know not why he attacked Kindel. However I can tell you this, I would happily die for Ivore, he is a brother to me and I to him. We are all just pawns on the world stage. We who choose to act, we who choose to move up and take control as players rather than pieces, we are the ones who make a difference. You can condemn me to whatever hell you believe in and banish me from this realm. But know this. In the end everyone receives their dues."
Leatho stepped back and bowed his head respectfully before saying
"My queen, I am afraid that I can not say anything else. I apologize for not being able to satisfy your need for knowledge. Will there be anything else?"
Alex Kessler
Alex stood there, leaning against the wall next to the door, outside of the Queen's office. He is aware of everything they said. He heard everything. When he walked in when Leatho bowed his head, he interrupted before the Queen could response.
"My Queen, if I may....."
He stared at Leatho, with a hard look on his face. He rethinks of the chaos that he has done. He sighed and continued:
"I heard of all the excuses you give before I entered this office. I ask you now..... Who do you pledge your loyalty most....? You are thinking of the questions that you can't answer. If you really are loyal to Carelia, you would ask yourself, what are questions that you can answer. You are a man of oath, you speak highly of your loyalty to keep those secrets and information but now is not the time for that. Now is the time to redeem and show your loyalty to Carelia. Even if you so ever choose to not reveal those 'secrets and information', I prefer you telling us all you can answer to Carelia, and not only when the questions come forward. That is of course.... If you ever thought of Carelia's well-being......"
And then he turned to the Queen.
"Pardon me for my long speech. Here's the report for the day. I won't be around the palace, my Queen. I got some errands that needed my attention.", he bowed to everyone and said, "Farewell......"
He walks near Leatho, took one look, tucked his arms around himself and walks away.
Leatho Blint
Leatho listened to another berating from Sir Alex, the relatively new and untested General At Arms. He stood there silently and again did not move while he was being questioned and accused.
"I pledge my loyalty to those who have earned it. I have been alive and serving Carelia far longer than you. I have shown my loyalty to Carelia time and time again. I have bled for this realm. I have lost friends and family for this realm and I have served with honor and distinction in my time as a soldier of the battlefield."
Leatho took a deep breath and paused, he collected his thoughts and then launched into his speech.
"How dare you stand there and dictate to me what now is the time for. It has been the time for action for as long as I can remember and yet Carelia sits idly by and grows fat and bored. Weak and undisciplined as they obey the commands of a heathens and half-wits. I will not sit by and watch Carelia crumble fall into nothing. She was once the Hammer of the South! She has become the whore of the South! We are laughed at and mocked as our Queen tries to so called appease our enemies."
He turned to Sonya and bowed his head before saying
"Your Grace, I am sorry for saying what I must, but you asked for the truth and here it is. When will you grow a spine and gather our armies? Carelia was once strong and now we are weak. Weakness is temporary, but will become permanent if you let it. Discipline must be reinforced or it will crumble. Martial skill must be honed or it will be lost. We have sat around drinking and whoring like we are the victors. We are weak and pathetic."
Leatho looked over at Alex and said
"As for you, all I have ever done is think of Carelia's well being. And I promise you, should anyone ever suggest otherwise I will see to it they meet my blade."