Roleplay from the player of Vahanian Blint
Vahanian rode up to the tavern where Astros was drugged. He had destroyed the doorframe with his sword and was stumbling about in front of the building. 100 of Vahanian's heavily armed men circled the building and covered all of the exits. All of them prepared to murder every last soldier under Astros's command.
Vahanian dismounted and approached the Grandmistress, he bowed his head and said to her "My apologies for being late Grandmistress, my men have reinforced the perimeter and are at your disposal. The command is yours to give"
Vahanain hoped that he would not have to engage in direct combat with Astros, he was still a bit weak from his stay in prison, and he hand't had the time to eat today so he was feeling a bit unsteady.
Roleplay from Jessica Gildre
Jessica ducked, side stepped around a straw filled dummy, and sprang back up with two quick strikes from her dagger. She stopped, turned with a hand on her hip to her master servant, and raised an eyebrow.
"It would seem that the Grandmistress has issued a warrant for Sir Astros. Seems to be a bit of a showdown at center ville..." he reported, a hint of a smile on his lips.
Jessica shot him a quick, crooked grin. She sheathed her daggers and grabbed her cloak as she followed Bryant out the door.
***
Jessica arrived to a scene of full chaos. The Grand Templar's heavy infantry had posted up all around the tavern, blocking the streets. The soldiers, seeing her, allowed her to pass, but blocked Bryant's path.
"Sorry, m'Lady," a soldier said apologetically, "Strict orders from the Grand Templar to maintain a perimeter. Can't stop you, as is your birth right, but I can't let him past."
She looked worriedly at Bryant who shrugged at her.
Well, she thought, that certainly makes things more difficult...
She strode towards the tavern. Half the door had been smashed thoroughly, and a dazed looking Astros stood waveringly outside, the great slab of steel he called a sword hanging limply in his hand.
She saw Grandmistress Yxevarii and Grand Templar Vahanian standing together across the street from Astros, and there were soldiers everywhere at the ready.
She stopped next to Astros and looked at him. If he was aware of her presence, he made no sign of it. She ran a finger along his bald scalp, slick with sweat. She frowned to herself as she examined him. Was he drugged? Poisoned? She shrugged. Impossible to tell at this point. Would have to let him sleep and see if he wakes up or not.
Slowly, purposefully, she paced around the hulk of a man, studying him. She stopped on the other side of him and turned to look back across the lane.
It seemed to Jessica that they had themselves a Gotlandian Standoff, only they didn't have any goats...
Roleplay from Kiki Raven
Kiki's Little Eyes
Though Kiki is long way from front lines of Avengmil, even she sees troubles what have been brewing. While she does not know the cause, her preachers have told her that Grand Templar has ordered simple tavern to be surrounded with large amount of troops. She still depises Grand Templar Vahanian or rather back then simply Templar Vahanian for making her "loyal" knight leave the holy realm. What's worse he dared to call Kiki ugly, while clearly she is most beautiful and graceful in whole mortal plane. She had to ruin his operation somehow. So she began plotting how to humiliate Grand Templar.
Kiki's Grand Plan
Looking down to empty courthall, she thought how to humiliate Grand Templar. While simply demanding answers would been easy way, it was also a way others to folly her plans and it would also inform that she has eyes even places other than her domain. So she needed something more sneaky, humiliating and hopefully spmething that would leave bad mark on his career. She thought and thought until she saw one of her servants. Wearing black robe and mask, as their peasant faces must not be seen by the nobles who are at Kiki's court. Kiki however knew that if Grand Templar is willing to use whole unit to surround one simple tavern, it is no lowly criminal but someone valueable.
She stands from her throne, breathes and then yells with her voice: "All those who wear masks gather in front of the Memoria, we are traveling to main island." She begins climbing down from the stairs to her throne to begin move toward the sieged tavern.
