Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-24696651-20160718222126/@comment-24685738-20160720195133

~7th of Sun's Dawn

The Guards of the Gate fought each other for 60 seconds, although they were all too highly trained to kill each other. Once that was over, they made sure to remain at their posts.

Although the one archer had been taken down, the other archers were close enough to be alerted when one of their number fell. They turned and fired at the direction from which the bolts were coming, as well as at the two Black Hoods attempting to scale the walls without a discernible way up, as it wasn't clear whether they had a ladder, were attempting to go up the stairs, or were meanlessly jumping at the high, smooth walls.

~20th of Rain's Hand

The Admiral realized he would have to wait for the gates or walls to fall, and resigned himself to wait. However, he had some of his men write down messages for him, thousands of leaflets. He put them in large bags and had his catapults launch them over the walls, so that when they hit a building the bags would explode, releasing the leaflets to the citizens of Cloudrest.

The message read:

To the citizens of Cloudrest, loyal to their King:

''Your conquerors, the bastards of Dawnbreak, have committed atrocities against your city, attacking you without reason and starving you into submission. Do not despair, however, for the Empress of Firsthold, wife of your King, mother of his child, has come to liberate you from the yoke of your oppressors.''

''We cannot do this alone. Cast off your chains, people of Cloudrest. You outnumber your oppressors. Open the gates for us, allow us to assist you in the retaking of your homes, your lives, the future of your people. Do not allow your children to live and die beneath the tyrant of Dawnbreak.''

Signed,

The Royal Admiral of Firsthold, Commander of Her Majesty's Armies