A dagger hangs at the man's belt. You can see the in the sparsely furnished room behind the man hangs a suit of tan leather armor.
The man replies "Hah, that's a switch. Who ever heard of soldiers that do anything but take what they can?
Well, I have food and water, if that's what you mean. Thanks only to the river, of course. Gotta boil every muddy drop or it makes you sick. Though I don't reckon there's enough fish in it to feed your army, no way.
What I really need is a way out, not that you could or would help there. There's nothing left for me here.
Used to be, the nomads raided us once in a while, took a few slaves. This time was much worse. It wasn't just desert folk, there were orcs and monsters of all kinds. That new Master of thiers made 'em bloodthirsty. They just killed everyone they could. They even killed my brother Horrat, and he was a strong worker! Though I reckon he took a few of 'em down first. They would've killed me too, if I hadn't hid so well in the river mud.
I got one skill and that's the river. If you military types need a guide upriver into the desert, I'd do it for one thousand gold. I need that money to start me a new life far from here.
Though if I were you, I'd just desert now, to be honest. Escape while you can. From the way those nomads were talking, your main army was drawn into a trap. That crazy Master planned well for this."
The man replies "Hah, that's a switch. Who ever heard of soldiers that do anything but take what they can?
Well, I have food and water, if that's what you mean. Thanks only to the river, of course. Gotta boil every muddy drop or it makes you sick. Though I don't reckon there's enough fish in it to feed your army, no way.
What I really need is a way out, not that you could or would help there. There's nothing left for me here.
Used to be, the nomads raided us once in a while, took a few slaves. This time was much worse. It wasn't just desert folk, there were orcs and monsters of all kinds. That new Master of thiers made 'em bloodthirsty. They just killed everyone they could. They even killed my brother Horrat, and he was a strong worker! Though I reckon he took a few of 'em down first. They would've killed me too, if I hadn't hid so well in the river mud.
I got one skill and that's the river. If you military types need a guide upriver into the desert, I'd do it for one thousand gold. I need that money to start me a new life far from here.
Though if I were you, I'd just desert now, to be honest. Escape while you can. From the way those nomads were talking, your main army was drawn into a trap. That crazy Master planned well for this."