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[h3][b]Chapter 1[/b] - [color=fff200]In Times of Need[/color][/h3]

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After several long minutes, Servus and his newfound group finally approached Grado Keep. When they got there, he can see the enemy soldiers scurrying below them, their weapons high and their sights forward in completing the invasion. Some were marching towards other sections of the kingdom, while several squads can be seen snuffing out the last bits of resistance. Jehenna's strike was both quick and ruthless, taking Grado completely off guard and ill-prepared. They didn't stand much of a chance it seems. And it was both weird and rather shameful for the Jehennian born gone rogue to see his old faction attack his current residence. Do they even know that Servus still exists? Or perhaps that maybe he died? 

Either way, Servus knew that for the sake of his passengers on board, he had to hide. Swooping down below the gates, the wyvern swiftly descended behind Grado's tall walls and behind a large fortification of shrubbery. It could almost represent a make-shift moat, one not of water and man-eating crocodiles, but rather of thick foliage that prevents enemy forces from scaling her walls easily and slowing them down. Once they landed, Servus cautiously had Ambolli approach the entrance as close as they can before letting off the two passengers off. If they get anymore closer than this, they can risk getting caught. He carefully peaks out of the wall to take note of the surrounding area.

[b][color=a0410d]"Good lord there's a lotta troops."[/color][/b] he whispers to himself as he peaks from the corner.

From where he's standing, he can see three guards guarding the entrance closest to them, and a little farther off Servus notices two soldiers guarding what seem to be prisoners. Looks like they didn't kill everyone here after all. Yet still, amongst them, he can see other soldiers patrolling the area and no doubt more located on his blind side to the east. It'll be extremely tough for them to get in.

[b][color=a0410d]"Alright..."[/color][/b] Servus says while lightly clasping his hands, [b][color=a0410d]"We need to make up some sorta plan to get past these blokes. Some of em are even holding prisoners hostage. It's gonna be hard getting past them just by our lonesomes. What say you guys?"[/color][/b]