[center][h3]Outbound[/h3][/center] [center]Themerlinhawk[/center] [center]Day one, Evening[/center] [center]Megelis, Ralrisk, Eve, Ulric[/center] With the appearance of the Warden’s from the prison Megelis’ forces had been forced back significantly. Ralrisk crouched behind the shield wall and checked her side arm as the other knights fired from around the wall of interlocking metal. The prison forces had been reinforced by Angel’s Landing peacekeepers and they were closing in around the group of knights. “Well, did you have a plan for getting out of here?” The pout was back. Megelis frowned as he fired off a few rounds. “Yes. Sort of.” Ralrisk snorted and stood up to fire off a few more rounds. She was still in a bad mood from earlier and killing things hadn’t helped. Bringing up his internal comms devices Megelis broadcast the signal that he had prearranged with their get away. With that he hunkered down to wait. “Why are you so pissed off at me?” Ralrisk turned up her nose as she switched out the feed on her sidearm. Megelis sighed, this was not going well. The peacekeepers decided right then to make their advance. Turning Megelis laid down a heavy spread of fire as they charged. The other Knights moved back from their entrenched position. The street offered little cover, they’d be cut to pieces even with the armor. Ralrisk put herself behind him using Megelis’ armor to protect her from the hail of gunfire. “Hey, so seriously? We need to go.” The look on her face was showing concern and it tugged at Megelis. “We’re going to be just fine.” It was weird seeing her at all concerned, the woman that Shard could send anywhere to do almost anything look this concerned. ----------------------------------- The air shimmered above the street and a ship uncloaked just above street level. It was a Corsair armed to the teeth and just as heavily armored. The opening volley from the ship scattered the peacekeepers like rats and sent the Wardens fleeing back to the prison entrance seeking cover. The whole outside of the ship was the child of the airships of old and the newer sleeker breed of airships. Emblazoned on the side of the ship was the name: Adventure Prize in brilliant red Stygian script. It had been altered to prevent others from connecting the attack to the Tower. Megelis looked up at the ship and smiled before he began laughing. “Took your damn time didn’t you.” With that he grabbed Ralrisk put his head down and began running full tilt towards the ship. A series of lines were deployed from the ship as the Knights ran for the shadow of the ship on the ground and grabbed the lines. “What the hell was all Ralrisk could manage as she looked up at the ship. Is that Nemesis?” Ralrisk looked at Megelis with confusion. He simply nodded “Yeah, it is. We changed the name so that it wouldn’t be immediately apparent. Ralrisk frowned “But, that means Ulric has returned? I thought Shard expelled him from the tower when he stole Nemesis?” Megelis chuckled “You mean ‘The Shard’s Revenge’ “ Ralrisk rolled her eyes “That’s such a stupid nickname, but that still doesn’t answer my question why is Ulric back?” Megelis shrugged. “Shard sent Eve to find him a week ago.” Megelis missed the sudden flare or Ralrisk’s nostrils at the name Eve. “Well whatever.” She folded her arms as Megelis held her against his armor. Her sudden cold silence warning Megelis off of any further discussion. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The man standing at the helm grinned a rictus grin through skin rendered taught and slick as though he had recently climbed out of a shower or bath. The air around the man was thick with an oppressive humidity. Eve hated standing anywhere near Ulric Felhammer, the man was disgusting and uncaring. [i]Why did Shard send me to find this freak, I didn’t even know he was still alive, but I guess that is what happens when you give a lich back its phylactery.[/i] Eve slipped down to the deck before descending to the hull where the Knights had embarked. Coming down the stairs Eve’s face lit up at the sight of the Redhawk armor. Leaping from the stairs with a squeal of delight she unfurled her wings and swept the distance between the two of them. Ralrisk had to hop out of the way as Eve smacked into Megelis, still in his armor. She wrapped her arms part of the way around the armor. “I didn’t even know we were coming to get you!! Oh my gosh thank goodness you’re safe.” Ralrisk curled her lip in irritation as she backed out of the way. “I’m going to go get cleaned up.” Megelis disengaged his helmet. “Ralrisk wait-” but the woman was gone up the stairs towards the cabins. Eve gave Megelis a concerned look. “What is wrong with her? She looks pissed? Did something happen?” Megelis just shook his head. “I have no idea what is wrong with her.”