Damiann47

A Third Aggressor (Shadowcatcher - Damiann47)

It was around noon when the forces of the Kingdom of Eskar and the Kingdom of Dreasturith met on a open field located in the deviated, now-abandoned province of Thalim. Leyton Sangster stood ready with his guard, awaiting orders the begin their assault, already skirmishers from both sides were exchanging missile fire. The young captain glanced to his men, the good 150 of them, every single one was prepared to lay down their lives in combat in the name of Eskar and glory, it was satisfying to have decent soldiers at his side. Still even given their skills and undeniable courage he couldn't ignore the haggard state they appeared to be in. During the introductory years of the war, supplies were plentiful and so were fresh bodies, yet after more than a decade of fighting that was no longer the case. Many of his own were lacking a spare few armor pieces, some without boots instead resorting to foot-wrappings, others lacked a shield at their arms, rather using cobbled together wood pallets.

While he didn't want to admit it, Leyton had a secret desire to see this war finally come to an end, everyone involved was hurting and this included the Dreasturiths themselves as well. Above all else, however he valued his loyalty towards the crown, besides he had to place trust in the king and his cabinet to make the right decisions. His daydreaming was interrupted by his section-commander's orders, these were orders calling for full charge, and Leyton understood why as he observed the enemy's frontline rapidly advancing. Following through with the utmost authority he unsheathed his blade the bright, shining metal polished to perfection, the edge sharped to a razor-fine, deadly precision, truly it was a sword deserving for an officer of Eskar.

Leyton bellowed to the absolute maximum volume his lungs would allow, his voice rang crisp and clear. "Forward! We march for glory today!He revived an equally powerful, reassuring roar from his men, proving they were eager to engage in mortal combat. Without a hint of hesitation, Leyton took his place at the front, to act as a beacon for his fellow soldiers, and more importantly to lead by example, it was going to be a bloodbath. He headed the charge into chaos.

A Third Aggressor (Shadowcatcher - Damiann47)

Yep I hear you, anyway NOW I'm going to get started on the real first post, and maybe a CS but it wouldn't be nearly as awesome as yours.

No One Escapes The Guilds

Their dwellings wasn't perhaps what Rylee expected, yet at the same time she figured offering anything too grand would've been over trusting on the old man's account. She nodded in agreement. "It really doesn't look like much, but considering we've slept in the open for the past few nights I'd say this is a good upgrade." She took a closer look at their one real piece of furniture, that being the overgrown, musty chair, and well just from that glance she knew it was probably a poor idea to actually use it. "But... I think we will need to do some cleaning first, and maybe find some proper furniture, even a box would be a better chair than this chair."

They would have time for plotting later, to her it was important to have a livable space, may it be technically a hideout and not a permanent home, it was still their home nonetheless. Rylee started by trashing their chair, yet rather than throwing it she decided it could make decent firewood for colder days, instead after taking some time to smash it to pieces she piled the remains in a corner of their hut, it was a little damp but if given some time she was sure it would be usable when needed. The cabinets looked to be in good condition, unfortunately they contained nothing, seemed the previous owners really did clear out. While they didn't have much in personal positions, Rylee stored both her constable's coat and sword, although she did keep her knifes on hand, running around unarmed didn't seem to be a good idea.

Kiori was attending to his own jobs, they haven't verbally agreed on what they should do, as such she just allowed him to take care of business. By using tree branches she gathered, Rylee swept dirt and other pieces of refuge that couldn't be picked up by hand, it was rough to say the least like being unable to reach into corners, still when done the entire area looked that much cleaner for her efforts. Rylee stopped for a moment to take in their situation, this had been their plan for a while, find a village to hide in until discovered by an assassin, yet in a way all that changed. Kiori meant much more to her now, that being one difference their newly formed love, but also to her it didn't feel like they were fugitives, no it felt like they really were getting a fresh start.

"Kio?" Rylee started. "I know how it is, how we're actually hiding just to survive... but, well I kind of like this, us cleaning a home together." She started to laugh, well more like a giggle. "Remember that other reality, the one where we're normal people living a normal life? I have a feeling we would've gotten together anyway, that we would be moving in together in the same house like now, but you know in a much nicer place of course." Kiori the Assassin would never had this causal of a conversation with her, good thing he wasn't Kiori the Assassin.

A Third Aggressor (Shadowcatcher - Damiann47)

And here be the first post, the first of many, or something.

No One Escapes The Guilds

The ancient elder didn't react, instead he continued to eye the couple suspiciously, he may be an average man without skills comparable to Kiori or even Rylee, yet he had many more years of life experience. Rylee felt nervous as she waited for his verdict, even if Kiori remembered their story word to word, the old man may turn them away regardless. After a few more carefully measured moments, their greeter waved his hand way in disgust. "Keep your orchestrated story to yourself, I see past your lies, and the two of you should be left to the wolves." Her heart sank, they couldn't do anything about it, and this puts them in a dangerous position. Instinctively she clutched Kiori's shoulder even tighter, maybe out of fear, or maybe an automatic reaction to comfort him.

The elder was about to turn away, his word absolute, but stopped before gazing upon them once more, specifically he focused on how close they were to each other. The man sighed, as if he were having second thoughts, again silence passed as he thought deeply once more. "Yet..." He continued. "I can see not everything is a lie... even if not married, a young couple cannot be left to die." Rylee was surprised, why did he change his mind so suddenly? Even so it was irresponsible to look a gift horse in the mouth, as she was about to thank him profusely, he held out a hand for silence, he wasn't finished yet. "At the very end of the road you will find an abandoned home, it is yours for the foreseeable future, before sundown I will have the supplies you so desire delivered." With that the old man was decisively finished, and wanted to deal with them no longer given how he ambled away, not even to await for a response.

Rylee pulled Kiori towards her, her face absolutely beaming with happiness, they did it, their first part of the plan was carried out, admittedly not without issue, but they had a temporary home. "We did IT" she tired whispering but couldn't contain her excitement, as her voice was still quite loud. Suddenly she threw herself at Kiori for another hug, or perhaps not too sudden since they were considered lovers now. Rylee proceeded to continue whispering, still being somewhat loud. "Kio you did great back there, I mean I understand why that old man knew we were lying, the whole thing looked to be rehearsed, but you were able to talk comfortably, plus more importantly he's letting us stay!" The whole time she never was aware about the fact her sword was still worn openly.

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"The clothes that replaced her coat were fairly humble, since she wanted to blend in better she ended up picking up a plain white dress, common for poorer women. She did keep her coat, the material if not strong is warm, plus having a spare constable uniform on hand can be very useful later on."

Yep, she isn't wearing the coat, kept it but not using it.

Time to Find Adventure (M/F and F/F) (NOW with me actually working on this for once.)

Alright, added one new plot to the collection. Now once someone snags this up that will be it, I will be closing down this thread as I would've gotten enough new RPs to last me.

No One Escapes The Guilds

Oh yeah I understand for sure, still sore myself after yesterday, anyway just checking up since it's been a few days.

No One Escapes The Guilds

You doing alright over there? Running low on inspiration?

Time to Find Adventure (M/F and F/F) (NOW with me actually working on this for once.)

Got a good deal of somewhat unexpected responses, which is cool so yay, but it means I'm fresh out ideas. Later on maybe today I'll be adding more plots.