Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-17114085-20180712215352/@comment-17114085-20180722222259

(@Nelthro: Zirkan hasn't entered the keep yet, he is still outside in the courtyard. There were no shadows on the outer wall of the keep for him to slip into to gain access inside, since the sun is currently facing the keep walls as it started to go down the western sky.

@Zoor: That is incorrect.)

The Fist couldn't aim its weapon that far back, as the Virene was now sternward from the warship due to it running away. So it was not possible to aim at the Breton vessel while they were retreating.

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As the Crown tried to ram the Stonetooth, they found that the longship was much faster than their ship. The Crown grazed the stern of the longship was it outmaneuvered the galleass and avoided a direct ram to their flank.

The Orcs, however, couldn't fired back and focused on attempting to escape. They brought out their rowing paddles to help the ship go faster.

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"Your majesty, I spot the Shelakh's ship, the Stonetooth!" Lorchel reported. "They are attempting to escape!"

"Don't let them, fire on their mast!" Marcus ordered. "Florius, turn the ship starboard!"

The Katariah slowly turned to face its portside to the fleeing Orc ships.

The loaded catapults fired on the Stonetooth and the other fleeing longship. Three of them hit the two longships, dealing more damage on them and killing 5 Orcs between both ships.

The ships were still afloat, but they were greatly weakened. Another straight hit was likely to sink them by now.

The Legionnaire snickered at Nelthro's reply. The thought of a regular guardsman like him walking up to talk to the Emperor was funny to him, it was quite an absurd notion.

"Your name is Nelthro Kanir and you're here to speak to the Emperor?" Another guard said, asking Nelthro for confirmation of what he had said.