[center][h2][i][color=6ecff6]Ethelred[/color][/i][/h2][/center]

As Ethelred walked to the tavern, reins of the horses in his hand, he looked over the town.  Seeing Redwater Point again was bittersweet.  A century ago, it had been under the rule and protection of his family.  Today, it was ruled by the man that had crushed his family.  He didn't recognize any of the buildings, but the land that they sat upon was familiar to him.  Either way, it was good to see that the town was still standing after all these years, and evidently hadn't been yet attacked by the troublesome fomorian.

Unsurprisingly, he people seemed to have been unsettled by the knight's strange appearance.  He didn't have much of a choice- the armor didn't come off, and even when damaged, it simply regrew- in fact, it had already fully regenerated the damage that Cecilia's enchanted arrows had inflicted upon it.  Normally it might have bothered him a bit, he considered it a bit of a windfall.  The more they worried about his crystalline armored form, the fewer questions they'd ask about the man within it.  If the Alistains found out that the kin of their old enemies was still alive, they could make trouble and would likely resist any attempt by Queen Sorcha to bring this region under her rule.  It was unlikely that some town guards would pose too much trouble for the Frozen Knight, and it would give him an excuse to take up arms against Lord Alistain, but in the current circumstances, they did not need further complications in their mission.

For now, he'd have to focus on his mission.  Still, it didn't mean he couldn't gather information pertinent to his long-term goals of obtaining justice for his kin.

Ethelred reached the inn and knocked on the door.  Assuming that the innkeeper wasn't too fussy about the knight's appearance, he'd offload the horses to be kept in the inn's stables, then would head to the trader in town.  His own horse had been tied to a tree outside of the town due to its frightening appearance and frankly, it was for the best.  Between both its aggressive personality and its ice powers, it was best for everyone that the horse not be handled by the locals.

After the horses had been taken care of, Ethelred headed to the market to purchase the provisions that Reinhardt requested.  Again, there was some concern that he might have some difficulty dealing with the traders due to his frozen armor.  While he was at the market, he'd try to ask the merchants how the current rulers were treating them and how they were managing the town.  It might prove to be an uphill battle to get anyone to speak ill of the rulers within hearing distance of the guards, especially to a man of an alarming appearance.  He considered slipping them some extra coin to loosen their lips, but Reinhardt would definitely not approve of such a misuse of their funds.

Perhaps they'd be more willing to trust them after the knights ensured that the fomorian was dealt with...