Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-17114085-20170105222240/@comment-17114085-20170115000832

(Nope, she didn't mutter it.)

"He will have no control of the army? He is in control of his army as we speak, trying to take Jehanna back from the Bouchards." Crendal retorted. "I don't forsee them abandoning him any time soon."

He reached over and grabbed the glass of wine, then drank a sip. "You misunderstand. The compensation is not the important part of the deal. Daggerfall is the richest kingdom in High Rock, my family is the richest family in the province. We do not need your gold. The compensation is for me to have an easier time with buying supplies for when I march my army into Farrun to deal with the Toreaus. Queen Jannia, as I said: I have no reason to trust neither your word or that of your husband. The Tynes already rebelled against my father once. Without a ward I will not agree to your surrender. I am aware that you have a young son. I shall take him as my personal squire and raise him as a true knight. When he comes of age, I will knight him myself. By then he shall be free to return if he wishes. Return home as a proud young knight, ready to serve High Rock."

The Prince drank another sip. "I was a ward myself when I was young. Squire to Knight-Captain Noleon Beauchamp during his days in the Knights of the Dragon, before he became the Knight-General of the Adamantine Order. Truly an honor to have been awarded that position. Back then I was merely the son of a Duke, not a prince."

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Jovron's gaze was fiery, angry. He was trying hard not to believe her, not to get his hopes up. He had long thought Arielle dead until Sir Cirges came to the Black Fortress with news that she was alive and in Jehanna. That turned out to be false and he was a man that Jovron knew since his childhood. A knight that served his father for years. This woman was a random stranger with a dagger and red hair, possibly an assassin and of unknown allegiance. He had zero reason to believe anything that came out of her mouth. Still, a part of him wanted to believe her. A part of him wanted, no matter how small the chance, for there to be a chance that his family was alive.

''Was Relien able to use the tunnels under the castle to escape Julien? Ygfa went missing according to Louis, maybe she...'' He shook his head. "Say what you will and take your leave, if you really mean me no harm." He stated. He was tired. He had already had his hopes crushed once today, he was not ready to raise them up just to be crushed once more.

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"I'm not going to hurt you." Cassander said as he kept his hand outstretched. "I want to take you far away from this room. Come with me, we can head into town. I can rent you a room at the inn, so you don't have to sleep in the castle. Away from here. Where your husband can't hurt you."

The girl looked at him for a few moments and as Cass gave her a warm smile, she reached out and grabbed his hand.

As he said he slowly helped her out of the room and of the castle. Leading her away from the abusive memories of Rallaume.