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<blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 5273552" data-attributes="member: 2012"><p><strong>SUMMARY (Cont.) [POST 2]</strong></p><p><u>Meanwhile: At Oakfirst Manor...</u></p><p>Commander Reginald Oakfirst limps up the steps of his old home. <em>'Was it might my fault?'</em>, he asks himself. <em>'No, there was no way from me to know there were so many of them'.</em> He should have retreated with the others. But hindsight is the skill of clerics and wizards. He sighs as he opens the door and enters the manor. Lavia is there to greet him.</p><p></p><p>"Lord Oakfirst, what happened to you?"</p><p></p><p>"There was an ambush out in the ruins," he replies. He stumbles to the hall and finds the nearest chair. His knee is in ruins. It would take days to mend even with the aid of a skilled healer.</p><p></p><p>"I thought you were going to recruit Lady Thistle?"</p><p></p><p>"Yes, I did. But, I convinced her to come with me through the ruins. A small sidetrek on the main road, nothing dangerous."</p><p></p><p>"Obviously it was more dangerous than you thought it would be," Carter appears silently. The halfling starts checking his lord's wounds.</p><p></p><p>"There were diggers out there who went into the ruins without a proper escort," Oakfirst replies angrily. "If Lady Thistle and I hadn't come across them, they would have all died — several of them did anyway. Betrayed."</p><p></p><p>"Betrayed?" Lavia asks.</p><p></p><p>"Their supposed Headman," Oakfirst replies. "He wasn't who they thought he was... he was an impostor. He convinced them to go into Sem La Vah without Cephalous' permission."</p><p></p><p>"Where is Lady Thistle?" The female halfling asks.</p><p></p><p>"Dead."</p><p></p><p>"No."</p><p></p><p>"Aye," Oakfirst replies. "She died protecting the diggers and a young guard. The attackers were flying reptilian beastmen with fiendish ancestry of some sort. Initially, there weren't that many but more came at us out of nowhere."</p><p></p><p>Lord Oakfirst goes over it in his mind. There had been at least ten more of them. If the two Elites, Tinna and Denitian, hadn't been there and called out for more Elite guards, they all would have died. The woman Sofija was okay (barely) as were two of her peers. The others didn't make it to the Temple District's gate, however. And the fake Headman, he just disappeared in the confusion. He hadn't been in league with the attackers, as the beastmen had tried to kill him too.</p><p></p><p><em>'The reinforcements arrived in time to save me but not her',</em> he thinks.</p><p></p><p>"After everything she had already gone through, to die," Lavia says.</p><p></p><p>"She died as she lived," Oakfirst replies. The last thing she had said to him as the lifeblood poured from her was 'I'll be with you soon, Bran'. "And she saved the diggers. I had too many of them on me to be able to help her."</p><p></p><p>"Perhaps she can be raised from the dead," Carter suggests.</p><p></p><p>"No, I don't think that's what her soul would want," Oakfirst replies.</p><p></p><p>All of a sudden, the door to the manor bursts open and several members of the Elite rush in with Lady Samantha Pomander in their midst. She quickly rushes to the commander's side in the hall and asks him if he's okay.</p><p></p><p>"I'll live," he replies.</p><p></p><p>"What the hell happened out there?" Her tone quickly becomes demanding.</p><p></p><p>Lord Oakfirst tells her everything without leaving out any details. He knows that she'd find out everything through her Dark Lantern agents in the Regulars. She listens intently while pacing slowly.</p><p></p><p>"Did you ever find the body of the man they called Roland?" She asks.</p><p></p><p>"I don't know," he replies. "I left Mr. Denitiian in charge of the situation. He fought bravely and deserves some recognition. I recommend he be promoted to lieutenant."</p><p></p><p>"If he finds Roland's body, I'll make him a captain!" She exclaims. "Gods, this is awful. Roland... is Roland Aalisar."</p><p></p><p>"Aalisar," Oakfirst's day just became worse. "A noble, a digger?"</p><p></p><p>"It's his hobby, but he's <u>never</u> to go out in the ruins alone," Lady Pomander replies.</p><p></p><p>"From what I understand, this fake digger, the one pretending to be Headman Jago, he convinced them the artifacts were worth the risk. In truth, he wanted them for himself."</p><p></p><p>"Do you have any idea what he found? Who he was?" Lady Pomander asks.</p><p></p><p>"An idol and an ancient bowl with mystic writing on it. One of the survivors told me it looked like Draconic or possibly Old Dragori," Lord Oakfirst replies. "And I have no idea who he could have been? I was too busy trying not to die."</p><p></p><p>"Oh wonderful," Lady Pomander says. "That's the last thing we need. The dragori are already showing too much interest in Bluffside."</p><p></p><p>"Yet, you sent me their attache for Terger's group."</p><p></p><p>"What were we supposed to do, say no?" She paces faster while shaking her head. "Where are they right now?"</p><p></p><p>"They went to Wyndlasmere House to check out the old Growers' Gate, mum," Carter replies. "There is evidence that Phelix's hideout might be in one of the towers."</p><p></p><p>"I doubt it," Lady Pomander replies. "I doubt old Alel would miss a renegade's lair that close to his post."</p><p></p><p>"Mr. Rhodes thought it was a good lead," Lavia says while blushing.</p><p></p><p>"I can't believe we had to let that man out of his cell," Lady Pomander says bluntly. She pauses. "How'd he look?" She asks Oakfirst.</p><p></p><p>"The same old Rhody but older. And leaner," Oakfirst replies. "I bet he could lift me over his head."</p><p></p><p>"Gods," Lady Pomander stops pacing. "This had better work."</p><p></p><p>"What do you want to do about Lord Roland?"</p><p></p><p>"Let's keep this as quiet as we can until we're sure he's dead," she replies. "But pull guards from anywhere you can to join the search. I'll send in the Lanterns to check the more dangerous areas."</p><p></p><p>"We'll lose some of them," Oakfirst replies. "We're already bleeding guards everywhere. If it gets any worse, we'll have to call out the militia."</p><p></p><p>"I'm already planning to do that," she says. "If I can get the rest of The Five to agree." She pulls chair up next to Oakfirst and puts a hand on his arm. "Are you sure you're okay?"</p><p></p><p>"I feel like I should have done more to save her," he replies.</p><p></p><p>"The paladin. What was her name again?"</p><p></p><p>"Thistle. Thistle Ravenwood."</p><p></p><p>"The people will mourn her," Carter says. "They loved her."</p><p></p><p>"I'll try to arrange a state funeral for her," Lady Pomander says. "It's too bad that the gnome and the cleric of Ahto have left the city already."</p><p></p><p>"I could try to send them a message," Oakfirst suggests.</p><p></p><p>"No, they chose to leave, and we'll respect their wishes. But make sure Terger attends and anyone else who knew her."</p><p></p><p>"I know that Custodio Vecchi knew her. I don't think the wizard ever met her," Oakfirst says with a grin. "That would have been as interesting to watch as Relgar's first meeting with Rhodes."</p><p></p><p>"Agreed," Lavia says with a tinkering laugh.</p><p></p><p>"What happened?" Lady Pomander groans, then she waves her hands. "No, wait! On second thought I don't want to know."</p><p></p><p>"Sam," Oakfirst says.</p><p></p><p>Lady Pomander is shocked by his informality. "What!?"</p><p></p><p>"Never mind," he says with a sigh.</p><p></p><p>"Find Lord Roland and any of the other missing diggers," she insists as she stands and becomes 'The Lady' once again. "Alive or dead. Call out every guard you can from the Military District. I want those ruins scoured and if there are any more of the reptilians in there, put them to the sword."</p><p></p><p>"Yes, Lady Pomander," Oakfirst replies.</p><p></p><p>She leaves as quickly as she arrived with guards in tow. Lavia and Carter attend to Lord Oakfirst as best as they can, leading him upstairs to his father's room. They lay him down on the bed before Carter rushes off to find the nearest cleric.</p><p></p><p>Carter's mind buzzes. <em>'Why didn't mi'lord go to the Temple District?'</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Knightfall, post: 5273552, member: 2012"] [B]SUMMARY (Cont.) [POST 2][/B] [U]Meanwhile: At Oakfirst Manor...[/U] Commander Reginald Oakfirst limps up the steps of his old home. [I]'Was it might my fault?'[/I], he asks himself. [I]'No, there was no way from me to know there were so many of them'.[/I] He should have retreated with the others. But hindsight is the skill of clerics and wizards. He sighs as he opens the door and enters the manor. Lavia is there to greet him. "Lord Oakfirst, what happened to you?" "There was an ambush out in the ruins," he replies. He stumbles to the hall and finds the nearest chair. His knee is in ruins. It would take days to mend even with the aid of a skilled healer. "I thought you were going to recruit Lady Thistle?" "Yes, I did. But, I convinced her to come with me through the ruins. A small sidetrek on the main road, nothing dangerous." "Obviously it was more dangerous than you thought it would be," Carter appears silently. The halfling starts checking his lord's wounds. "There were diggers out there who went into the ruins without a proper escort," Oakfirst replies angrily. "If Lady Thistle and I hadn't come across them, they would have all died — several of them did anyway. Betrayed." "Betrayed?" Lavia asks. "Their supposed Headman," Oakfirst replies. "He wasn't who they thought he was... he was an impostor. He convinced them to go into Sem La Vah without Cephalous' permission." "Where is Lady Thistle?" The female halfling asks. "Dead." "No." "Aye," Oakfirst replies. "She died protecting the diggers and a young guard. The attackers were flying reptilian beastmen with fiendish ancestry of some sort. Initially, there weren't that many but more came at us out of nowhere." Lord Oakfirst goes over it in his mind. There had been at least ten more of them. If the two Elites, Tinna and Denitian, hadn't been there and called out for more Elite guards, they all would have died. The woman Sofija was okay (barely) as were two of her peers. The others didn't make it to the Temple District's gate, however. And the fake Headman, he just disappeared in the confusion. He hadn't been in league with the attackers, as the beastmen had tried to kill him too. [I]'The reinforcements arrived in time to save me but not her',[/I] he thinks. "After everything she had already gone through, to die," Lavia says. "She died as she lived," Oakfirst replies. The last thing she had said to him as the lifeblood poured from her was 'I'll be with you soon, Bran'. "And she saved the diggers. I had too many of them on me to be able to help her." "Perhaps she can be raised from the dead," Carter suggests. "No, I don't think that's what her soul would want," Oakfirst replies. All of a sudden, the door to the manor bursts open and several members of the Elite rush in with Lady Samantha Pomander in their midst. She quickly rushes to the commander's side in the hall and asks him if he's okay. "I'll live," he replies. "What the hell happened out there?" Her tone quickly becomes demanding. Lord Oakfirst tells her everything without leaving out any details. He knows that she'd find out everything through her Dark Lantern agents in the Regulars. She listens intently while pacing slowly. "Did you ever find the body of the man they called Roland?" She asks. "I don't know," he replies. "I left Mr. Denitiian in charge of the situation. He fought bravely and deserves some recognition. I recommend he be promoted to lieutenant." "If he finds Roland's body, I'll make him a captain!" She exclaims. "Gods, this is awful. Roland... is Roland Aalisar." "Aalisar," Oakfirst's day just became worse. "A noble, a digger?" "It's his hobby, but he's [U]never[/U] to go out in the ruins alone," Lady Pomander replies. "From what I understand, this fake digger, the one pretending to be Headman Jago, he convinced them the artifacts were worth the risk. In truth, he wanted them for himself." "Do you have any idea what he found? Who he was?" Lady Pomander asks. "An idol and an ancient bowl with mystic writing on it. One of the survivors told me it looked like Draconic or possibly Old Dragori," Lord Oakfirst replies. "And I have no idea who he could have been? I was too busy trying not to die." "Oh wonderful," Lady Pomander says. "That's the last thing we need. The dragori are already showing too much interest in Bluffside." "Yet, you sent me their attache for Terger's group." "What were we supposed to do, say no?" She paces faster while shaking her head. "Where are they right now?" "They went to Wyndlasmere House to check out the old Growers' Gate, mum," Carter replies. "There is evidence that Phelix's hideout might be in one of the towers." "I doubt it," Lady Pomander replies. "I doubt old Alel would miss a renegade's lair that close to his post." "Mr. Rhodes thought it was a good lead," Lavia says while blushing. "I can't believe we had to let that man out of his cell," Lady Pomander says bluntly. She pauses. "How'd he look?" She asks Oakfirst. "The same old Rhody but older. And leaner," Oakfirst replies. "I bet he could lift me over his head." "Gods," Lady Pomander stops pacing. "This had better work." "What do you want to do about Lord Roland?" "Let's keep this as quiet as we can until we're sure he's dead," she replies. "But pull guards from anywhere you can to join the search. I'll send in the Lanterns to check the more dangerous areas." "We'll lose some of them," Oakfirst replies. "We're already bleeding guards everywhere. If it gets any worse, we'll have to call out the militia." "I'm already planning to do that," she says. "If I can get the rest of The Five to agree." She pulls chair up next to Oakfirst and puts a hand on his arm. "Are you sure you're okay?" "I feel like I should have done more to save her," he replies. "The paladin. What was her name again?" "Thistle. Thistle Ravenwood." "The people will mourn her," Carter says. "They loved her." "I'll try to arrange a state funeral for her," Lady Pomander says. "It's too bad that the gnome and the cleric of Ahto have left the city already." "I could try to send them a message," Oakfirst suggests. "No, they chose to leave, and we'll respect their wishes. But make sure Terger attends and anyone else who knew her." "I know that Custodio Vecchi knew her. I don't think the wizard ever met her," Oakfirst says with a grin. "That would have been as interesting to watch as Relgar's first meeting with Rhodes." "Agreed," Lavia says with a tinkering laugh. "What happened?" Lady Pomander groans, then she waves her hands. "No, wait! On second thought I don't want to know." "Sam," Oakfirst says. Lady Pomander is shocked by his informality. "What!?" "Never mind," he says with a sigh. "Find Lord Roland and any of the other missing diggers," she insists as she stands and becomes 'The Lady' once again. "Alive or dead. Call out every guard you can from the Military District. I want those ruins scoured and if there are any more of the reptilians in there, put them to the sword." "Yes, Lady Pomander," Oakfirst replies. She leaves as quickly as she arrived with guards in tow. Lavia and Carter attend to Lord Oakfirst as best as they can, leading him upstairs to his father's room. They lay him down on the bed before Carter rushes off to find the nearest cleric. Carter's mind buzzes. [I]'Why didn't mi'lord go to the Temple District?'[/I] [/QUOTE]
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