[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/saJefsm.png[/img] [h2][color=ab0000]C[/color]armillia [color=ab0000]C[/color]arbonneau[/h2][/center] [b]Place(s): Near the southern border of Ersand'Enise Time: Pandes, Vardes 29, Dami-Zept 54, 3:30 HD Interactions: Seung Eun-Ji [@Medili], Penny Pellegrin and Various [@Force and Fury][/b] [hr] [i]"One of you take the reins. I'm needed in the fight!"[/i] Next to Carmillia, Yvette and Madeleine shrieked at the horror of the current events. Carmillia felt like rolling her eyes. Though both of them possessed a high RAS, they both led relatively cushioned lives of the merchant caste. Combat was a foreign concept to them. That said, things were looking grim and Carmillia was not capable in combat. She needed them. [color=ab0000]"Yvette, take the reins."[/color] Yvette had the lower RAS of the two and specialized in binding. She wouldn't be of much help if she joined the fray. Though that could be said of Carmillia herself, she wanted to have control of the situation and taking care of panicked horses didn't exactly fit her concept of control. "M-me? I can't!" she squealed. [b][color=ab0000]"Yvette, calm down. You can do this. I believe in you."[/color][/b] It was a load of hogwash but Carmillia funneled her magic into the panicking adolescent. This, combined with her charisma, calmed her down to a certain extent. It also helped that Yvette picked up on the fact that handling the horses put her out of direct combat. The girl clumsily clambered over to the front of the carriage. With her on the reigns, it would allow Zeno Lascand to aid the king. Carmillia watched as King Rouis charged off the carriage. One might consider the act foolish but Carmillia felt a modicum of respect for the man. Him joining the fray would serve as a boost of morale and cause the rest to rally to him. Though the situation was chaotic, Carmillia didn't miss the fact that Penny had called after him as [i]Papa[/i]. She always knew that was more to Penelope Pellegrin. The carriage was slowing. The road up ahead was blocked by a fallen tree and Yvette was managing to calm the horses down. [color=F7976A]"Sons and daughters of Perrence!"[/color] Penny shouted, [color=F7976A]"around your king!"[/color] The honor guard flocked to King Rouis who was in midst of snapping an unfortunate black-clad man in two. Carmillia assessed the battlefield. The number of enemies were unknown but judging from their initial attack, they had Maegusjaegers. The fact that there were black-clad individuals revealing themselves meant some of them specialized in close combat. A standard combination that allowed them to fight up close with ranged back up. On the Perrench side, the notable ones would be Zeno Giroux, Zeno Lascand as well as King Rouis himself, who was battering aside people as a mass of muscle and kinetic force. One other that stood out was the Biro from Zeno Zemana's group. The Tan Keoulian girl was in swooping about in the air, clearly no stranger to violence. Other than these few, they had the ten students that formed the honor guard and the half dozen trained guards, few of whom had already fallen. [color=ab0000]"Madeleine."[/color] "Y-yes?" [color=ab0000]"You're still carrying those vials? Hand them over."[/color] Madeleine was prominant in wielding fire and specialized in arcane and external chemical magic. She often carried around vials of petrochemicals to use as fuel for her magic. Carmillia quickly grabbed the vials from her and after kinetically enhancing herself, tossed them towards the surrounding trees, smashing the vials in the process. [color=ab0000]"Fire."[/color] The merchant girl looked confused at first but quickly caught on. Using her magics, she lit up the trees and amplified the flames. The fire quickly spread, lighting up the battlefield. The fire had multiple benefits. The enemies taking advantage of the cover of night and Carmillia wanted to erase that advantage. The smoke would hamper the vision of snipers in the distance and the flames and the light that came with them would flush nearby enemies out. The flames would also serve as a source of heat energy. Though said energy could be drawn on by both sides, Carmillia wagered that enemies who specialized in covert operations would not specialize in offensive arcane magic. All that was left to do was to stay with King Rouis and stop him from getting killed. Fortunately for her, King Rouis seemed to belong firmly to the side that did the killing. [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/dDAl8GI.png[/img][/center] [b]Moments earlier...[/b] Flavius Cueller was cursing his luck. Today was supposed to be his off day and he had very well intended to spend it perusing the pleasure houses of Mudville. Then the Conclave happened and the Perrench got dropped and Carmillia got roped into the King Rouis's Honor Guard and Berny had ordered to follow after Carmillia. He understood why; the young lady may have been a force to be reckoned with but not in combat and he was the de facto stealther of the group. Only he could follow after King Rouis's entourage without being detected. He still considered it bad luck nontheless. It was one thing if he could actually spend time with the young lady but he was instead trudging after her from a distance. Flavius had following after Carmillia on horseback. The black steed he rode was a capable 'bush horse'. All it took to remain undetected was to follow after them off the trail and a little bit of sound nullification. It was supposed to be a simple if not tedious and monotonous task. That was... until the attacked happened. [b]In the present...[/b] Flavius whistled to himself within his sound bubble as he watched the Tan Keoulian girl whisk through the air. Seung Eun-Ji, she was one of the students that the young lady had interacted with, albeit briefly. Bernhard had made them all keep track of whom the young lady had met. Watching her move, it was clear she was not your regular everyday student. She was [i]trained[/i]. Flavius felt his groins tingle. He had a thing for women who could hold their own which was why he served the young lady. As Eun-Ji was in the midst of taking down another attacker, Flavius caught sight of a Maegusjaeger taking aim at the girl. He had remained hidden up in the trees til this point. One of Ol' Berny's instructions were to remain hidden unless it was completely necessary to intervene. The young lady did not want any attention drawn to The Crimson Hand. He wasn't to make a move unless the Honor Guard seriously needed it. Nevertheless, Flavius considered the act of lending aid to a pretty woman a necessity. Whipping out a dagger, he launched it and propelled it with kinetic energy. Since he was completely hidden in his sound bubble, the Maegusjaeger never saw it coming. He fell with a soft thud. Though no one was there to see him, he gave a theatrical bow towards Eun-Ji. While the battlefield was chaotic and it was unlikely for his assasination to be noticed, Flavius quickly swapped his location, hopping silently away atop the foliage of the trees, seeking another vantage point. Since he was committed at this point, Flavius was on the lookout for oppurtunities to take out any enemies while remaining unnoticed. [hider=Bernhard Holler][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/hfhodIR.jpg[/img][/center] Bernhard is one of the five members of The Crimson Hand that Carmillia chose to infiltrate Ersand’Enise. Despite being the only one among them who is unable to use The Gift, he’s the de facto leader of the quintet. He’s resourceful, level-headed and has unquestionable loyalty towards Carmillia. Bernhard has proven himself time and time again, showing that while The Gift is a significant boon, it isn’t necessary. [/hider] [hider=Flavius Cueller][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/gQKx67n.jpg[/img][/center] Flavius is one of the five members of The Crimson Hand that Carmillia chose to infiltrate Ersand’Enise. He was originally a wagewand (magus equivalent of a sellsword) but was personally recruited into the gang of thieves by Carmillia after proving his worth. Though Flavius has no official training, he has a respectable RAS of 6.1 and years of experience in using kinetic magic. He specializes in reconnaissance, using his magic to move about quickly and stealthily. While Flavius is arrogant and flamboyant, he is charming in a cheeky sort of way. [/hider] [hider=Summary]Yvette takes care of horses. Carmillia and Madeiline make a fire and follow Penny's orders to guard King Rouis. Flavius who had been following after Carmillia, kills a Maegusjaeger taking aim at Eun-Ji and goes back into hiding.[/hider]