'Tace' doesn't respond to the rebuke from the Sergeant, but says no more to the prisoner so it is obvious he got the message. And back to having that stick up his backside. So I have to watch my tone with him and everyone else as well now.
Now he has two reasons to sit at the back of the carriage with the Lieutenant.
Together, Arren and Bryn lead the prisoner and tie him to one of the nearby trees, despite his struggles and the ceaseless stream of insults. But once they're done and the carriage starts moving again, it doesn't take long before the prisoner is out of sight, and not long after, his shouts stop. Either his comrades came to rescue him, or he just gave up once the subject of his anger disappeared.
Bryn:
If nothing else, the prisoner is at least impressive in his ability to roll well on performance checks act well. When Arren approaches, he starts struggling a little harder, so Arren feels his help is needed.
Through his insults, the prisoner manages to pass on one last message before the crew leaves: "If possible." As far as Bryn can tell, he seems truthful in this response, but there's no question that, if deemed impossible, he wouldn't care much if they're not taken alive either.
The soft rain continues periodically. Occasionally raining for a few minutes and occasionally stopping. Since the sky isn't completely covered by the clouds, the sun shines through occasionally, and despite the clouds and the rain, the weather is just slightly warm for this season and at this altitude. Occasionally, someone might even spot a rainbow. If it is the Lieutenant who spotted it first, he'll call it out every time.
But aside from the occasional rainbow, the spirits aren't too high in the carriage. Maybe it's because of the raid, maybe it's the short interrogation that followed, or maybe it's the figures in the mountains. They still attempt to hide, but after spotting several of them along the way, or perhaps the same one moving around to keep an eye on the carriage, there's no doubt they're out there. Both Arren and Bryn spot these figures. Perhaps they don't both spot each of them, but each spots a few. The Lieutenant seems also aware of this. However, each time you spot such a figure, they soon step out of sight, and apart from watching the carriage, they don't seem to do anything, yet.
"I don't know. I've never passed through here." The Lieutenant answers Bryn's question, perhaps after spotting one of these figures. "We could check the map, I suppose, but I imagine we're going to pass through whatever is ahead, even if it doesn't look right." He speaks loud enough, perhaps on purpose, that both Arren and surely the Commandant can hear. Maybe the hidden figures, too. "Aside from turning around, I don't think there are many other options."
In truth, that's not entirely true. The carriage passed through an intersection not too long after leaving the tarn, and the Commandant says you can expect to see more soon. After all, the mountain path isn't one straight line connecting Ersta and Pyorre, but a network of roads through the mountains that connect all of Katto. Nonetheless, climbing down one of these paths to the shoreline remains undesirable to the Commandant.
"But, you shouldn't worry too much," Lieutenant Tireur continues, now without raising his voice too much. "The bandits we fought off yesternight were about as dangerous as any other we've fought before your arrival, and we're still alive after several years on the job, eh? Besides, you're not so bad either. I had expected the fighting skills of someone who only had to keep the order in a prison to have dulled, but yours are good. I'm glad to know I leave the Commandant in capable hands."
'Tace' is unaccustomed to being in the mountains, and he is quite moved by the vistas around them as they travel. If there wasn't an impending ambush it would be quite a pleasant journey, even despite the rain. At least he feels a little better prepared since they left the tarn, with the crossbow he now keeps close. Is that for the protection or because the prisoner told me to wield it so I will be recognised?
He sits in silence next to the Lieutenant for a few long minutes, before replying to his superior. Is he confident or merely hopeful that it is over?
"The Ledge Lodge has never been abandoned before, Sir. Something is different. Something is brewing", he says as he surveils their surroundings, before briefly looking at the back of the Sergeant ahead of him on the carriage.
He pauses as he thinks things through. Can I really let them move headlong into a trap without saying something? These are not the Meyens that invaded. These are soldiers, but that doesn't define them. Not all of them. The Sergeant is proof of that, with his kindness and empathy underneath the rigid training. But how to explain what I know without tipping my hand. And would it matter? They are unlikely to surrender. Only an order from the Commandant herself could make them do that.
And then he remembers something. The prisoner knew they were heading to Pyorre. Perhaps if they deviated from that path and took one of the paths that led to the coast, they would be able to avoid the ambush. The Commandant seemed careless mentioning our destination, but perhaps she was just canny. Laying false breadcrumbs. But perhaps not.
"Sometimes in Tus, you could just sense something was brewing. I just get that feeling, and no matter how much of what that elf said was bluster, he believed in his cause. And there are other folk out there who are likely as fanatical as him", he finally says, his voice barely loud enough to carry to the Sergeant. "They expect us to be heading to Pyorre, but what if we don't?", he suggests tentatively.
Insight: 1+5=6 (on the Lieutenant to see if he is concerned or not. Or if he knows something he hasn't shared yet. Not that it matters with that roll haha)
(OOC: He is careful when bringing up Tus.I don't think he is deceiving anyone, even as a prisoner you would need to be able to read the place to survive)
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'Tace' doesn't respond to the rebuke from the Sergeant, but says no more to the prisoner so it is obvious he got the message. And back to having that stick up his backside. So I have to watch my tone with him and everyone else as well now.
Now he has two reasons to sit at the back of the carriage with the Lieutenant.
Together, Arren and Bryn lead the prisoner and tie him to one of the nearby trees, despite his struggles and the ceaseless stream of insults. But once they're done and the carriage starts moving again, it doesn't take long before the prisoner is out of sight, and not long after, his shouts stop. Either his comrades came to rescue him, or he just gave up once the subject of his anger disappeared.
Bryn:
If nothing else, the prisoner is at least impressive in his ability to
roll well on performance checksact well. When Arren approaches, he starts struggling a little harder, so Arren feels his help is needed.Through his insults, the prisoner manages to pass on one last message before the crew leaves: "If possible." As far as Bryn can tell, he seems truthful in this response, but there's no question that, if deemed impossible, he wouldn't care much if they're not taken alive either.
The soft rain continues periodically. Occasionally raining for a few minutes and occasionally stopping. Since the sky isn't completely covered by the clouds, the sun shines through occasionally, and despite the clouds and the rain, the weather is just slightly warm for this season and at this altitude. Occasionally, someone might even spot a rainbow. If it is the Lieutenant who spotted it first, he'll call it out every time.
But aside from the occasional rainbow, the spirits aren't too high in the carriage. Maybe it's because of the raid, maybe it's the short interrogation that followed, or maybe it's the figures in the mountains. They still attempt to hide, but after spotting several of them along the way, or perhaps the same one moving around to keep an eye on the carriage, there's no doubt they're out there. Both Arren and Bryn spot these figures. Perhaps they don't both spot each of them, but each spots a few. The Lieutenant seems also aware of this. However, each time you spot such a figure, they soon step out of sight, and apart from watching the carriage, they don't seem to do anything, yet.
"I don't know. I've never passed through here." The Lieutenant answers Bryn's question, perhaps after spotting one of these figures. "We could check the map, I suppose, but I imagine we're going to pass through whatever is ahead, even if it doesn't look right." He speaks loud enough, perhaps on purpose, that both Arren and surely the Commandant can hear. Maybe the hidden figures, too. "Aside from turning around, I don't think there are many other options."
In truth, that's not entirely true. The carriage passed through an intersection not too long after leaving the tarn, and the Commandant says you can expect to see more soon. After all, the mountain path isn't one straight line connecting Ersta and Pyorre, but a network of roads through the mountains that connect all of Katto. Nonetheless, climbing down one of these paths to the shoreline remains undesirable to the Commandant.
"But, you shouldn't worry too much," Lieutenant Tireur continues, now without raising his voice too much. "The bandits we fought off yesternight were about as dangerous as any other we've fought before your arrival, and we're still alive after several years on the job, eh? Besides, you're not so bad either. I had expected the fighting skills of someone who only had to keep the order in a prison to have dulled, but yours are good. I'm glad to know I leave the Commandant in capable hands."
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'Tace' is unaccustomed to being in the mountains, and he is quite moved by the vistas around them as they travel. If there wasn't an impending ambush it would be quite a pleasant journey, even despite the rain. At least he feels a little better prepared since they left the tarn, with the crossbow he now keeps close. Is that for the protection or because the prisoner told me to wield it so I will be recognised?
He sits in silence next to the Lieutenant for a few long minutes, before replying to his superior. Is he confident or merely hopeful that it is over?
"The Ledge Lodge has never been abandoned before, Sir. Something is different. Something is brewing", he says as he surveils their surroundings, before briefly looking at the back of the Sergeant ahead of him on the carriage.
He pauses as he thinks things through. Can I really let them move headlong into a trap without saying something? These are not the Meyens that invaded. These are soldiers, but that doesn't define them. Not all of them. The Sergeant is proof of that, with his kindness and empathy underneath the rigid training. But how to explain what I know without tipping my hand. And would it matter? They are unlikely to surrender. Only an order from the Commandant herself could make them do that.
And then he remembers something. The prisoner knew they were heading to Pyorre. Perhaps if they deviated from that path and took one of the paths that led to the coast, they would be able to avoid the ambush. The Commandant seemed careless mentioning our destination, but perhaps she was just canny. Laying false breadcrumbs. But perhaps not.
"Sometimes in Tus, you could just sense something was brewing. I just get that feeling, and no matter how much of what that elf said was bluster, he believed in his cause. And there are other folk out there who are likely as fanatical as him", he finally says, his voice barely loud enough to carry to the Sergeant. "They expect us to be heading to Pyorre, but what if we don't?", he suggests tentatively.
Insight: 1+5=6 (on the Lieutenant to see if he is concerned or not. Or if he knows something he hasn't shared yet. Not that it matters with that roll haha)
(OOC: He is careful when bringing up Tus.I don't think he is deceiving anyone, even as a prisoner you would need to be able to read the place to survive)