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Post by Eivor on Dec 1, 2022 8:17:05 GMT
"This is a demonic army supported by Lords of Chaos - supply lines are not going to be an issue for them," Eivor replies. She considers a moment. "I think it best you link up with the cavalry. Ryland should have a better understanding of the enemy's disposition as he approaches and will be able to advice where best to attack. Be wary of Hammett and anyone else intervening. I don't know if you've heard of Julia and Jurt Sawall but I believe they have attuned to the local power and have exhibited unusual abilities. It won't just be slings and arrows you're facing."
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Post by XuLiang on Dec 1, 2022 14:12:58 GMT
“Interesting.” Xu Liang’s fan snaps shut and he taps it in his palm while thinking. “There is a fissure back that way.” He gestures with his fan towards where he saw the black crevasse, “Which is where they most likely emerged from. So, if routed they may head back that direction. The thought was that they might be bringing supplies in from there also the way they did back in Zhong Guo during the great war.”
“We should be able to link up with Lord Ryland. His reputation precedes him, but I have not met him. Will he be expecting me?”
After she answers that he mounts up on Tea and asks, “What kind of abilities should we expect? Are they similar to what Lady Katerina used?”
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Post by Eivor on Dec 1, 2022 16:48:48 GMT
"Kat would be able to tell you, but I wouldn't count on them routing. They will either destroy or be destroyed," Eivor replies. "I'll go on ahead and let him know to expect you. sorry, but I travel quicker alone."
"Perhaps, but I think they are more likely to fall back on Shadow magic and Logrus," she says. "Mirrormancy may be weaker than it was; suffice it to say I have a lot of bad luck coming my way if the superstition holds true."
"Now I'll be on my way. Good luck."
Unless the group has more to say, she departs into the darkness.
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Post by XuLiang on Dec 2, 2022 4:06:31 GMT
“Well in that case your luck is still holding for you to have run into an expert on esoteric superstitions.” He leans back and opens a saddlebag. Reaching into it up to his elbow he pulls out a small bracelet. "Here."
He tosses it to her, “It is a Pi Xiu bracelet. Pi Xiu are prosperous animals that can turn disasters into good fortune. Lady Katerina was who was in mind when I picked it up, but it seems to have come to me to go to you. They are a natural protection against negative energy.” When she looks at the bracelet it is a series of blue jade beads on a thick red string. At each end of the beads is a golden bead shaped like a cross between a Chinese dragon and a body of a lion. The string goes out of their mouths and into a double loop so the size of the bracelet can adjust.
“If it breaks, let the beads go and take the energy with them. But keep the Pi Xiu as they should still be effective.”
“Good luck to you also.”
He nods to the waiting soldier who puts out the small fire. The scouts whose eyes were already adjusted to the darkness slowly lead the way. After a time their eyes adjust to the starlight (OOC – Moonlight?) and they pick up the pace slightly in hopes of reaching Ryland before morning.
(OOC - Does the scout join them, or continue on some other mission?)
Once they are on their way, Xu Liang maneuvers to ride next to Tug. “Now that you know where we head. Do you still wish to ride with us? Or take your chances to slip into the city on your own?”
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Post by Eivor on Dec 2, 2022 8:37:28 GMT
Eivor accepts the bracelet with a nod of thanks and slips it on.
"Let's hope we meet again in victory."
With that, she departs.
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Post by Admin on Dec 4, 2022 20:30:54 GMT
#s://i~ibb~co/KbDL8VM/art-obit-lou-albano~jpg The scout has drifted away while the others talked to where they can not know. "I don't feel that sneaking into the city will be an option anymore. But I, too have heard of the Ryland and would like to see what kind of horsemen he rides with. And the Harold army also. I will make my decision then."
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Post by Admin on Dec 4, 2022 20:47:07 GMT
#s://i~ibb~co/KbDL8VM/art-obit-lou-albano~jpg As they ride through the night, there is the distant sound of thunder or a great explosion. By morning they come to the army that the scout and Eivor spoke of. Scouts seeing them as the only remaining armed humans on the plain, let them pass into the camp. Tug nudges Xu Liang and points to a trio of riders near the front of the army. "Your boy Ryland is in the middle, Harold to his right, and Edward to his left."
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Post by XuLiang on Dec 5, 2022 7:31:17 GMT
To Tug after his first comment, “You are most likely right about the sneaking into the city. But people keep surprising me with the width and breath of their abilities. Despite attempting to expect the unexpected.” He smiles at Tug, “I am glad you continue to ride with us as it proves that my belief in you is well founded.”
(OOC – I think we move to the other thread now.)
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Post by Admin on Dec 7, 2022 5:17:28 GMT
OOC: Yes, we can move Xu and Eivor to the Reinforcements thread and close this one.
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