[u][b]Simon Barnaky - The Gourmand[/b][/u]

After finishing his sentence, Barnaky, or to be more precise, the robot he was speaking through, suddenly froze in place. After about a minute, Marin leaned towards the robot. 

"My Lord", Martin whispered, "is something wrong?"

Another minute then passed, then the robot finally began to move again, looking over at Martin. 

"Kimball is dead", Barnaky whispered back so only Martin could hear. "Lucius lured him into a ambush outside Phoenix and wiped out his whole force. The recovery group at Monthan-Davis got a drone out there and confirmed a large NCR force was massacred. Also, Graham has gassed the NCR again...this time they hit one of their main camps" Barnaky then grabbed a notepad and wrote out a note, then handed it over to Martin. "Give this to Titus...I'm sure Lucius would want him to be the one to make the announcement."

Martin unfolded the note and read it:


[i]NCR incursion force ambushed outside Phoenix by Legions of Caesar Lucius and Legatus Aurelius. All killed or captured. Kimball is dead. Relay news to convention.
[/i]
PS - this message was received by courier at one of our listening posts in Arizona about three hours ago. the message bore the seal of Legate Aurelius and has been confirmed authentic. Drone reconnaissance has confirmed a battle took place approximately fifteen miles southwest of Phoenix this morning, with heavy losses to NCR armored forces and Legion forces bearing the standards of  [i]Legio I Arizona[/i] were observed in possession of the field. In addition, a second cloud attack was launched on NCR Camp Delta around the same time, surviving NCR forces there have withdrawn Westward. -Barnaky

Martin folded the note back up, got up and approached Titus.

"Queastor", Martin said quietly as he handed the note to the younger man, "The Lord-Paladin sends his regards, and requested that I bring you this message. It is a message received from your front lines in Arizona. He feels the honor of delivering it to the convention is, by right, yours."