[IC] WD's Against the Orcs

[Padreigh]

"By Lolth's hairy legs, I already said that I would stay and guard the village, did I not?"

Argivion shakes his head and turns to the adventurers.

"Well then, gentlemen, shall we look for a good spot in this village of the suicidally stupid to post a guard or two?"

 

[Niehaus]

"Are you telling me we traveled all this way just to go back?" William grips, "I really really don't want to stand gaurd tonight but if no one else is going too..."

 

[Walking Dad]

"I thank you very much, halfling. And eat as much as you like. I think we need at least four guards." Adelmar says, looking at the farmers, too.

 

[Padreigh]

"William, I do not intend to go back tomorrow. Those deserters and cowards have to flee without my assistance.
I will defend this collection of hovels for three days at least. After that ... well, I'll think about that when it is time."

 

[Niehaus]

"I don't know Argi I think the Baron intended for us to protect the people till he could pull them out. Sounds like the plan was to abandon the town anyway since he's not going to be able to push the orcs back without the kings help." The halfling acts for a second like he will continue pushing his point but then he catches sight of the roasting boar and lets his hunger get the best of him. "If we're going to be gaurding the village tonight we'd better eat." William says as he cuts himself off a piece of meat.

 

[Padreigh]

Argivion's smile is as cold as ice.

"The baron's intentions are not for me to judge. Maybe this was his plan, maybe not.
But we were hired to hold and defend the village. The village, my dear halfling, not the people.
And I only intend to honour the letter of my contract. Nothing else.
Especially after meeting the people of this village ..."

With those words he helps himself to some food, gets out his spellbook and starts reading.

 

[Lord Sessadore]

Nerve shows his usual lack of facial expression throughout the rest of the exchange with the villagers, but even he makes a grimace when it looks like his companions lost the debate.

"I will also stand guard," the elf volunteers. He finds himself a decent helping of boar meat, then joins his companions to eat. At Argivion's comments about the baron's intent and the letter of the contract he gives the eladrin a strange look. "I am not sure that the baron will give you your all-important reward if we let the villagers get slaughtered." Nerve looks for a second as though he's going to say more, but them returns to silently eating his piece of boar.

[sblock=ooc]Sorry I couldn't help with the skill challenge, guys. Ah well. Also, wasn't the contract supposed to be worded to follow the baron's intents? The seneschal seemed quite competent, I'm not sure something like that would have gotten past him. [/sblock]

 

[Niehaus]

William merely shugs at Agrivion's comment and continues to eat. He's wasted to many words on the subject of orcs and barons this evening to continue the conversation. Instead he entertains himself with trying to read over the eladrin's shoulder.

 

[Padreigh]

"The way I see it the baron would be better off with them being dead. Nobody needs oathbreakers and cowards."

Argivion looks up from his books.

"But what do you intend to do? Escort them through the wilderness, just to be slaughtered along with them? If the five off us manage to hold this place, the baron has at least some place to set up a camp and depot."

He smiles his frosty smile again.

"While I will not stand guard, I can offer to walk around during the night and check occasionally on the guards. After all, I do not need that much rest. I also do not trust any of these people to keep a proper watch."

[sblock=ooc] Regarding the contract: I double-checked the earlier posts. The baron wants us to help defend the village and hold it. Even when I asked if the villagers were more important he didn't say so. He probably did not expect them to run. So Argivion, devious bastard that he is, is probably right about the contract. [/sblock]

 

[Niehaus]

"Doubt any of them will volunteer but I could be wrong," mentions William. "You don't suppose we'll be able to catch a short nap before we start the watch?"