(The site was down for a while, wasn't it? I see some changes were made. Sorry for the delay. Would have had a post up a day ago if not for the site's downtime. I'm going to try a slightly different kind of post this time.)

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Adykon blocked an incoming blow from Krakas, using only one arm to hold the sword. He grabbed her with his free arm and shoved her towards Smith, Ophion, and Fasuto. He also saw that some of the kobold soldiers had caught up with Rama, who fought back despite being outnumbered. 

"Get going, all of you! I'll catch up with you later!"

"But why are you-?" 

"Ophion, I'll be fine. Take Smith and go!" 

Ophion approached Smith and Fasuto. "You two, with me! Stay close. Don't worry, Adykon knows what he's doing!" 

It took a few minutes, but Adykon caught up with Rama and they fought off his assailants. They had some time to themselves before additional kobold soldiers showed up.

"Adykon, I-I'm not ungrateful, but you shouldn't have come without an army. Rughoi, he's- he's gone insane. As much as I supported him before, I cannot abide by his megalomania."

The dracon nodded. "Right. This usually happens. Revolutions usually come full circle, after all. Like a wheel. New leadership, same problems, and the kind of people who want power are usually the same, even with new flags and- ah, there's no time to go on about this. What do you propose we do?"

Rama thought about it for a moment. "I'll have to lead a rebellion within his rebellion. Break up the tribes, but do so in a way which saves as many of us kobolds as possible. As much as I hate to admit it, Rughoi had a good point about how we are mistreated. And no, I don't want to become the leader of some insane army like what he has, I just want to live in peace with my people. Oh, and before I forget, he has plans to attack Aredor across lake draconis. I don't know the specifics, but it probably involves the kobold population there."

"Arador across Lake Draconis. Got it! You got that?" 

"Are you... talking to someone?" 

Adykon simply nodded. "And now, we wait for the other soldiers to come for us." 

From her vantage point back in the farmhouse, a pink-skinned dracon hovered inches above the thick mat, her legs crossed as she sat in the air. Aerta wrote down everything. Her scrying orb caught whatever her husband said, along with the words of anyone near him. She opened a line of communication with Aredor using another crystal ball, and had a third warming up.  

Meanwhile...

Kali nodded silently and ran off to her shrine, as instructed. Rughoi's plan was foolish and likely to get his forces and allies massacred, followed by a crushing counterattack which would get them all killed. Still, challenging his word directly wouldn't work. She returned to her quarters, a rare thing indeed for kobolds, whose culture emphasized communal living in almost every respect. Inside one of her idols was a tiny crystal ball, barely large enough to fill the palm of a small kobold's hand. 

Clutching the ball to her chest as a mother kobold would an egg, she glanced down at it. "He's planning another attack, but I didn't hear where it was. He's using spies for whatever it is."

"Aredor, from across the water. I've already sent word to them and they know to expect it. They're already recalling forces to the city limits and are keeping a watch on the waterfront. I'll contact you tomorrow, Kali. If things go south, use the gate stone. Also, Adykon should be in the palace very soon, so don't be surprised to see him."

"And if things don't go according to plan?" 

"We've got backup already lined up for that. Aerta out." Kali put the crystal orb back into the cavity in her idol and closed it up.