[center][b]Tribus Visa Roth, Tribus Albranni[/b][/center]

Verminus and Pykar rode together to the port town of Ravenis along with their small company of men. Verminus and Pykar had aged little during the last 20 years, looking still as young as young can be now that they were in their 40's. They're physical abilities though, were starting to diminish. Pykar, who before would spar with his son a number of times a week, is now crippled by aches all about his body. Verminus now envies the days he led his fearsome Albranni bare-shirts into battle. If he did so now, the youngens would outrun him easily into battle, limping into the battlefield. Their days of glory on the land of war were over but they would be damned if they would ever let anybody challenge their rule. That is why the news of the Ollexians and the Olsa Goths working together troubles them so much. Normally, they would have nothing to fear from this two tribes. They were the masters of the northern grounds, all tribes in those areas waged unwavering allegiance to them. They also had mastery of the mountains, the woods and the plains on the area. But the harvest had been poor to them and if they fielded an army, they would not know how to feed them. An alliance between the Ollexians and the eastern, Katholic Roths was bad news for them. They new that the church was behind this alliance. That was why they had made their own. 

Pykar looked at Verminus and asked "Do you think this is a good idea?". 

"What other choice do we have?" Verminus answered with a question. 

"But what if it's a trap?" Another question from Pykar. 

"Then Gods help us." Verminus said. 

They were noth heading to Ravenis to sail for the lands of the Draki. Seeing as they were all of the faith of Mata, the two hoped to coax the leader into joining their fight against the expanding Katholic armies. After receiving their invitations, it seemed like the perfect excuse.

"We'll just have to play our cards right Pykar." Verminus said. "Play them right and hope this tribe's leader see's the threat from the east. If he doesn't, we could also ask for trade rights. That he should accept."

Pykar nodded as a sign that he agreed with what Verminus was saying. They didn't have much of a choice at the moment.