Gusseppi enters, "We seem to have attracted a lot of attention with our preparations. The various dignataries of local Tregeren port are sniffing around. I guess they figure nobody would host an important event without inviting them."
"Damn....always more complications.....I guess we will have to invite them.......and on the bright side with them in attendace the chieftian can not help but be on his best behavior...and if we announce the engagement bewteen Chandar and his daughter there then it more or less will be a done deal....see to the invitations please Guiessippee"....then back to ambar...."Well think you can pick up information by socialzing at such and event?"
"Victums of our own success it seems" Michael says "Guiessppie ask the officers and Master's Willum and Grumbar to meet me on the quartedeck as soon as they may"...Michael will then finish getting cleaned up and walks to the quarter deck....when the officers have all arrived he says "Things appear to be getting out of our control and growing gentlemen..but i think it is for the best.....Master Grumbar we will need to increase the food production to accomodate the sailors and their familes as well as the local diginatires..of course you can enlist the help of the local tavers etc....Lt. Guiesspiee will help you with the arrangements......" then to the other two lieutiants "Gentlemen see that the men get the invitation for their familes and apolgize for the delay" the to Master Willum he says "See if you can arrange for the entertainment if you please"
As the officers have disperesed leaving only Michale, Ambar and Grond on deck he lowers his voice and says "This should help greatley with secuity and information....I do not think the Chieftian will start anything with so many civiliians and diginatires present....and we do need to see that the harbor masters and our business partners to date (The dye merchant and the cigar merchant) are given places of honor and treated as VIP's...any questions"
Amabar shurgs, "No questions. It makes me a little nervious when things seem to be going too well. I wonder if there is any way or reason why the chieftan would want so many witnesses?" Grond looks at the gathering crowd, "So many inocent civilians means that our heavy weapons will be useless..."
"True, true" Michael says "But then again it will also allow us a stronger position. And if trouble does start, we will finish it regadless of the casualites....."
"We know that Grond and may temper our actions....however the Chieftain knows that we were prepared to storm his hall over Chandar........perhaps we can run an even bigger bluff...and we should perhaps have some ideas.......along those lines should he chose to excite things....in fact.........alert the officers that if things go wrong we will have to evacuate our people and their familes................in fact we may have a mission to Guiesspiee.....with a few smoke bombs etc..........and flasks of alchemical fire he could give the impression that we are burning his homestead/fortress as part of an inducement to make nice.....