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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cerebral Paladin" data-source="post: 2814012" data-attributes="member: 3448">Okay, and now that we're back to where we were before the unpleasantness...  here's a new post!* * *Mother Honore made her way to the encampment of the Third Field Army and made her way to the tents of the chaplains.  Glancing in, she noticed a stocky, middle-aged priest finishing a meal alone at one of the tables-- perfect.  She rapped on the tent post.  "Good day, Father.  I thought you might like some company, and I had a bottle of wine I've been looking forward to drinking.""Welcome indeed.  Please join me." The priest quickly brought out two mugs.  "I hope you'll pardon the informality--we can't very well take crystal on campaign.""Quite alright," replied Honore as she filled his tankard and began with some small talk.  After her companion had finished a few drinks, she began to move the conversation towards serious matters.  "How have things been around here?  I hope the army hasn't been facing any problems.""No problems that you'd speak of," he replied.  "There have been some odd things though.  Many of the officers from the Caldra field army seem to be getting large amounts of extra money.  I don't know who they're taking it from or why, but it's certainly been a lot.  And in platinum, too.""You don't think they'd turn disloyal, do you?  Could they be paid to betray the Archduchy?""The Defenders and the Heavy Horse would never.  Truth be told, I doubt their officers would even take coin with no strings attached.  Their sense of loyalty and honor wouldn't permit it.  But the light infantry... they might.  The money must be coming in through them.""What of the Third Field Army?  Do you have any fears for their loyalty?""Bah, our officers could never be bought.  They follow the Marshal.""So their real loyalty is to Sir Derrick?""Aye.  Sir Derrick is a fine leader, and his men would follow him anywhere.  And I do mean follow-- the surest way to find the thickest fighting when the Third fought against the orcs was to look for Sir Derrick.  Truth be told, I wish he were a little less bold-- he took a spear through the lungs fighting the orcs and was unconscious for better than a week.  We all feared we would lose him.""And what of his loyalties?  I've heard some suggest that his father might challenge the prince's right to rule."The chaplain shook his head sadly.  "The Marshal's in a terrible position.  There's none more honorable than him, and he's sworn to serve the Archduchy.  But his father has his expectations, and honor demands loyalty to family as well.  Truth be told, it will probably depend on what he thinks of the prince.  If the prince's father were still alive, he'd follow him, sure enough, whatever the Duke of Brightspan might want.  But he's not, and if the prince is as bad as he was when he left, the Marshal will have no choice but to follow his father.  He just won't be able to cross his father to serve a wastrel."</blockquote>

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