Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-7262318-20170119203012/@comment-7262318-20170128043918

"You brutish idiots!" Veludus snapped back, rising from his chair. "You think your sob stories weighs on my conscious? Why, I should throw you all in the prisons for this! To threaten me in my palace, do you know who I am?!"

"ENOUGH!" Kasio shouted, his loud voice echoing throughout the chamber. "This pointless banter is getting us absolutely nowhere!"

"Don't you interrupt me, you-"

"Silence!" Kasio ordered the Imperial, standing over the head of the Elder Council. Veludus glared at the Imperial General for a moment longer before sitting back in his seat. "I will not have chaos unfold in this meeting. We're all on the same side of the playing field. We have an enemy who threatens the very existence of this great Empire, a dark elf named Goriyn Mortis. We all want him dead, some for the money and some for the peace. I don't honestly care what your motivations are. If you want Goriyn's head on a pike as much as I do, then you're a friend of mine."

"Are you justifying these scou-"

"I am saying that we have a common enemy. And that makes us allies," Kasio barked, silencing the Imperial once more. "The Empire has fallen upon hard times, Veludus. You know as well as I do that the people outside of this city are calling for your head. You've let this rebellion run rampant for 2 years now, and you have done nothing. I have spent 2 years, hunting this animal, with very little help from you. Hafnir has, as well. And I say that these manhunts and these leads finally be put to use. We're running short on time, Veludus, Goriyn is stepping up his game."

"What do you mean?"

Kasio reached into his pockets and placed the vial of black blood down on the table. "These mercenaries recovered this from Goriyn's hideouts. It's Dalacon's formula."

Veludus stood up as a collective gasp from the councilmen filled the room. "We destroyed every bit of-"

"Goriyn has it," Kasio restated. "Is this getting through your skull, Veludus, Goriyn has it. He has the most dangerous chemical in all of Tamriel."

Veludus cupped his hands over his mouth, not even daring to touch the vial. "That's impossible."

"Well, as you can see, it's very damn well possible," Kasio pointed at it. "There it is. There it is, can you see it?"

Veludus sat down, his heart racing. "I'm listening."

"We have a lead on the investigation, but we need your funding. We need the money and the supplies when we call for it. And I will also arrange for a private headquarters for these folks."

"I see..." Veludus nodded. "We'll arrange a place for them here in the-"

"No," Kasio said. "The lead is a possible spy in the Empire. As far as I'm concerned, this city is compromised. No, I'll be moving them out of the city, your highness."

<p style="font-weight:normal;">"A spy in the-"

<p style="font-weight:normal;">"Yes. Now, we're burning time here. I trust the Legate, and he trusts these men. So dammit, will you step up now and allow the opportunity to finally put this damned rebellion to rest?"

<p style="font-weight:normal;">Veludus stroked his fraying grey hair back, and glanced at the other faces of the elder council. "I should have demoted you the minute you suggested bringing Dalacon out of-"

<p style="font-weight:normal;">"Stop evading and regretting!" Hafnir finally spoke up.

<p style="font-weight:normal;">The Councilman felt cornered now. "You mercenaries... your loyalties reside with this Empire?"