(Dominus, Streets of Artis Port, Praelium)

The Dominus mage snorted at the man's first attempt to pronounce their name. This man couldn't be Praelian. Even if the House of Dominus was mysterious, there was no way a local citizen wouldn't be able to say "Dominus" correctly. As the fog cleared, the Dominus mage began to study the man. Decent height, exceptional athletic build. Clearly a soldier, but no longer in his prime. His garb was On'Hinian, which was strange to see in Praelium. But as they studied the man's face, their eyes widen beneath the hood. This was the other man the House of Dominus spoke of.

[color=8882be]"Maybe this was the situation they were talking about..." [/color]The Dominus mage muttered to themselves. [color=8882be]"Will he help with this then?"[/color]

The Dominus mage shook their head, and began speaking to Holden.

[color=8882be]"My apologies, Major d'Alhnharte. I did not recognize you in the fog. And don't worry, you don't know me."[/color]

The Dominus mage motioned them to follow them as they began walking further into the streets of Artis port.

[color=8882be]"Come, the House of Dominus requests your assistance. We'll notify officials later. But for now, we must find transportation. I need to tell the House of this."[/color]

(Carver Pentaghast, Fort Gloria, Outskirts of Praelium)

[color=00aeef]"Huh."[/color] Carver's smile faded and he put his unshaken hand away. [color=00aeef]"They're not really talkers."[/color]

"They're not that good at negotiating either." The captain scoffed. "They're getting less than what they asked for. They're only getting their supplies now, not passage to Praelium."

[color=0054a6]"Good."[/color] Claudius snorted. [color=0054a6]"We can't trust them that much yet. And if they're confident enough to take all the desert tribes by themselves and to deny extra soldiers, they definitely have an army of great size."[/color]

[color=00aeef]"Well, either way, that's one less problem to deal with." [/color]Carver turned around to head back into the fort. [color=00aeef]"Now, it's off to Benaduza, right? The whole "impending doom" from the On'Hinians is still an issue."[/color]

Claudius sighed, and followed Carver.

[color=0054a6][i]Still one for jokes, even with all this crisis going on.[/i][/color]