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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cerebral Paladin" data-source="post: 3724422" data-attributes="member: 3448">The discussion was interrupted by the sudden appearance of the projected image of an officer in the Sky Guard.  “Your Grace, the Tether Towers report a voler in distress.  The voler is Hanalian, coming from the west, and not going to make it to the tower.  Clearing a street offers the best possibility for a landing.”Dame Brionna dashed away barely without waiting for the officer to finish a report.  Along with several other mounted guards, she quickly cleared a street, taking full advantage of the power horses have for clearing pedestrians.  She quickly spotted the voler, covered with people and signaling distress as it came in fast and low.Moments after the street had been mostly cleared, the voler hit.  The voler’s captain tried to get it to land on its keel, traveling straight down the street, but its landing was not quite even, and in any event, full-sized volers are never meant to land.  It did not ram any buildings, but ultimately rolled onto its side.  As it rolled, many civilians in local garb spilled out, along with Hanalian knights in uniforms.  Canberran healers rushed in before the voler had even stopped rocking.Dame Brionna spotted two Hanalian knights assisting an older, rather frail looking man who was bleeding profusely.  She hurried over as he finally got to his feet-- based on his insignia, he was a Hanalian strom.  She quickly healed him, closing the most grievous wounds at least.“Thank you, Dame Knight,” he gasped as she assisted him.“I am Dame Brionna, Knight Captain of the Archducal Guard.  What happened?”“Ah!  I can be candid then.  We were en route to assist my liege, the Duke of Snatterkaz, when we saw a walled town to the west of here under heavy orkish assault.”“Grokken.”“Yes, I think that’s what the captain said its name was, from the maps.  Some of the people had already escaped, and we evacuated many of the rest of the people, leaving behind some volunteers from my forces to augment the defenses and to free up additional room in the voler for the refugees.  We then made for the City with as best speed as we could manage, but between the damage we sustained at Grokken and the added weight, we were not able to make it.”  He surveyed the wreckage as the full scope of the damage sunk in.“We thank you.  Your bravery and that of your knights have saved many lives today.  If we may assist you in any way, please let us know.  I’m sure the Archduke will also want to meet with you.”</blockquote>

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