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Post by Treijim on Jun 7, 2007 16:22:37 GMT 9.5
Troy was in the courtyard of Silril Palace, walking between tall columns and then standing in their shade. He looked about to try and find the mercenaries he had hired to act as new bodyguards, but nobody was in his immediate sight. He sighed and leant against a pillar to wipe his brow.
"Ah, I really wish mercenaries were more punctual," he muttered to himself. "Though I am perhaps a little early..."
[You can join and act as either a mercenary he hired or as someone else]
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Post by Jack on Jun 7, 2007 16:43:24 GMT 9.5
Jack quickly jumped in the air with a grin on his face a smile as he did jumping in the air as he stopped towards the castle, "Awesome!" He said smirking. "Jack the Wereanimal is here the best Mercenary of the Wereanimal Clan!"
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Post by Treijim on Jun 7, 2007 17:23:07 GMT 9.5
Troy heard a voice nearby and walked along a little bit so that he was in a position to see through the gateway. He saw a youth that looked somewhat like a mercenary, so he made an assumption.
"Hey!" he yelled, pointing at Jack. "You're the one I hired? It's about time you showed up, boy!"
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Post by Jack on Jun 7, 2007 17:24:40 GMT 9.5
He nodded as he grinned and then jumped towards them quickly with much ease in a flip towards them he smirked. "Well yes I'm Jack."
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Post by Treijim on Jun 7, 2007 17:28:06 GMT 9.5
Troy winced at the flip, realising that perhaps this youth was more capable than he had first thought. He cleared his throat.
"Well then, Jack, my name is Troy, and I am a Guardian of the emperor here. That means I am one of his majesty's best soldiers. That means you answer to me, if you want this bodyguard job. I am the one you guard. What do you say to that, hm?"
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Post by Jack on Jun 7, 2007 17:31:22 GMT 9.5
"Hm OK as long as I get my pay I will be fine...I answer to you." He said as he nodded and smiled shaking the emperor's hand and smirked. "Yay!"
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Post by Treijim on Jun 7, 2007 17:36:12 GMT 9.5
[Troy isn't the emperor. He's just one of the emperor's best men]
"Your pay will come once I see you can actually do your job," Troy said with a smirk. "But the palace is quiet. Guards always patrol it and we're all safe here."
He began to walk back down the alley of the courtyard and invited Jack to walk beside him.
"So tell me something about yourself, Jack. You seem a little energetic to be a mercenary to me."
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Post by Jack on Jun 7, 2007 17:38:01 GMT 9.5
"Well I'm a Wereanimal I'm 15 years old and I like to eat oranges is that good enough?" He said as he blinked lightly a smile on his face.
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Post by Treijim on Jun 7, 2007 17:42:26 GMT 9.5
Troy couldn't help but laugh. "And you don't seem as though you could hurt a fly! And you're just a kid! Hmmm, are you sure you're capable of defending his majesty's best soldier?" He asked, though he wasn't completely serious about it.
"Oh, and just quietly, it's best to keep your race discrete. Wereanimals aren't exactly very welcome around the place, and you should be lucky I hired you, ya hear me?"
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Post by Jack on Jun 7, 2007 17:45:36 GMT 9.5
He blinked at him and nodded as he smiled flipping to the air as he landed on the ground. "OK!"
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Post by Treijim on Jun 7, 2007 17:54:13 GMT 9.5
Troy stepped back, afraid Jack would slip and fall or bump into him or make a mistake. Suddenly two soldiers ran up to Troy from one of the tower doors.
"Sir! There is something in the sky! You can see it from the southeast tower!" one of them said.
Troy motioned for Jack to follow him as he ran behind the soldiers and up the stairwell into the tower's top room. Surely enough, through the narrow windows, there could be seen a shadow high in the sky.
"Ah..." Troy said. "Don't tell me there are more of them." He turned to Jack. "We'll have to go down to the palace gates and make sure there aren't the other ones down there. What weapon do you use?" he asked as he went back down the stairs again.
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Post by Jack on Jun 7, 2007 17:57:34 GMT 9.5
"Don't worry leave them to me!" He said as he grinned and nodded at them smiling. "Just blast me in the air with a cannon and let me do the rest I can beat them." He said with a huge grin.
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Post by Treijim on Jun 7, 2007 19:31:38 GMT 9.5
Troy stopped and stared at him, dumbfounded. "A cannon? What on Riiga is a cannon, boy? Around here, we fight with real weapons in combat, and battles are not glorious or anything to be taken lightly."
He continued down the stairs and exited the tower, heading back towards the gateway. There was shouting outside the palace near the path that headed to the forest and Troy drew his sword.
"Stick near me. There might be lots of them. And I don't wanna see any heroics, ya hear me?"
As they went around the corner they saw a dozen palace guards battling short furry werewolf-looking creatures with crude weapons, and one of them ran towards Jack and Troy right away.
[Riiga is preindustrial, so cannons/gunpowder/steampower don't exist. And since this is your first battle, make sure you've read the rules on battling and it also helps if you've read about it in other threads. The enemies here are Folang. They're weak, but also easy to underestimate, so be careful what you do]
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Post by Jack on Jun 8, 2007 1:38:48 GMT 9.5
Jack then nodded as he then watched as they came towards him he dodged with a fall back on his hands and then a mighty slam of his feet towards the monsters head and towards the body with a simple glance. "Oh yeah but those Heroics you talk about are really just my fighting skills I have much fire in me."
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Post by Treijim on Jun 10, 2007 7:41:52 GMT 9.5
The furry Folang was thrown back from the powerful kick and Troy gave Jack an unusual short stare before running to another and trying to cut at it.
"Still, don't underestimate them!" he called out back to Jack. "No matter how good you are, always be cautious! Folang are devious beasts!"
As he said this, a Folang approached Jack from the front wielding a hooked sword, ready to dodge.
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