Ludivico woke with a clear and rested mind, free from any sort of hangover. Thank the maker. He looked around and saw Stefano and his pets were nowhere in sight. It was a good night of shared laughter and storytelling, reminiscent of his jollier days sailing under a black flag. Today, the chase for coin placed him under a different banner, and he prayed to the pirate deities of Captain Nahrm that his greed would not see him fall on this day. Ludivico leapt to his feet and grabbed his traveler's pack, readying himself for battle. 

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When the man named Silas knocked down the now former Commander, Ludivico initiated a rallying holler that sent a small, but loud, wave of cheers.

[color=yellow]"My first mutiny! are they all this exciting?"[/color] 

"If it's anything like a pirate's mutiny, Ol'Jenkins will be paraded around the battlefield in the nude. Far more effective than his speeches, I'll tell you that much." Ludivico watched as another man stepped forward.

Dixon was his name, and he proceeded in Jenkin's place. After Dixon's speech ended Ludi wondered if Silas would knock him down too. He chuckled at the thought of a new replacement constantly going up to make a speech, only to get knocked down, leaving one soldier left to fight the horde of orcs. The next moments were spent reshaping troop tactics, adding a lot more structure that was to Ludi's liking. He was one of the few combat experienced people that stepped forward, and was immediately placed as a team captain. The formations were explained in careful detail, and Ludi was tasked to group together four more members into his squad. Well, three more, as he already had Stefano in mind. There was a lot going on, and there were many greenhorns standing about with confused looks on their faces. Of that lot, he picked the two that didn't look so out of their element, and marched back in Stefano's direction. When he arrived, he saw that the noble was making a wager with a beansprout of a man. No, not a man, a boy. He will have to do. 

Ludivico relayed the information to Stefano. As he did, he brought up a good point about the lay of the land. Stefano will have to be out of formation to keep from harms way. Doing so will leave him just out of earshot. He looked at the three soldiers. Aside from the young farmer, the two he selected were adults in healthy shape. One was a bald, clean-shaven man named Ulri, while the other, Ojan, had a long beard. Both had swords and shields and introduced themselves as if they were twins.  

"What we'll do is no different than a group of parrots." He gathered them around, first explaining to the farm boy what a parrot was, then described to the three soldiers their initial plan that involved Stefano's pets. "The only thing we've added now are extra bodies to plug up the holes between me and Stefano. You call the flanks as usual, good friend, only we'll have farm boy, Ojan, and Ulri, to relay that information to me. Like a group of parrots, see?" Ludivico glanced over at the farm boy who looked as lost as the clouds hovering above them. "Correction. Ojan and Ulri will be the parrots." Ludivico chuckled, awaiting Stefano's input. 

[@Cuddle Pot]