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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cerebral Paladin" data-source="post: 3322211" data-attributes="member: 3448">Well, that was the point of infiltrating Kit's people into the restaurant.  Perhaps more should have been done, but...  As for the clothes over armor, by clothes I meant things like tabard and cloak and so forth, that would normally be worn over plate.----The young man said with a smile, “This does need to be private, even from you old friend.  Wait outside.”  The guard genuflected and stepped out in perfect silence, closing the door behind him.  Alone in the room with Dame Brionna and Kit, Lord Terence reached out a hand of welcome and gestured for them to sit.  “Good dames, I am honored to meet the two most powerful women in Canberry.”Kit stammered for a moment at that description, but Dame Brionna spoke over her.  “And we are honored to meet with you, Lord Terence, but you have the advantage of us, in that you know why we are having this meeting.”“I did not want to approach the Archduke directly, although I do remember him; he cut a dashing figure as he passed through our lands on a visit some time ago.  But it would be politically awkward for me to approach him directly on this matter…  I have tried to convince my brother to intercede in the Spice Lands.  I fear that the creature that moves there with its army poses a great threat to us all.  But I have been unable to persuade my brother to respond to that threat.  Before I came here, I dispatched my personal legion, a gift from my maternal grandmother; they are light infantry, but well trained.  I also have some intelligence that I think you may find useful.”  Pulls out a leather case with a complex seal, makes a gesture.  “This is the disposition of four legions from my sister-in-law’s former kingdom, moving to meet the creature.”“To join it or to fight it?” asked Dame Brionna.“They killed both of my emissaries.  Based on that response, I can only presume that they are allied with the enemy.  However, our agents believe that most of the troops, even the officers, have been duped by the over-commander, who is from the highest noble house besides the royal house.  We believe he has been corrupted.”  Lord Terence paused for breath.  “I fear there is little more that I can do to stop them.  We have almost no air navy, even less than you do.  We have some ships, and a powerful sea navy, but the sea navy is powerless in this case.  I have considered having the admiral of the fleet that my father gave me to dismount his men, and then march them across, but I think that would be futile.”“If they have been mislead…” began Kit.“If the four legions reach the army, duped or not, they will add 4,000 chivalry.  I have sent some efreet to harass them.  But they will not last long.”“What if we killed the over-commander?” asked Dame Brionna.  “Could we prevent them from joining the enemy army then?”“If we could assassinate him, then the four legion commanders would probably listen to me, because I am a brother-in-law of the youngest member of the royal house.  But he is very powerful-- more powerful than he should be.”</blockquote>

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