Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-17114085-20180814215034/@comment-17114085-20180829133258

Tom leaving on his own wouldn't have arised much suspicion, but he made a fatal error in unleashing his power in the middle of the camp. Even if it was a concentrated burst just to kill Bouros, it was still something high suspicious.

After Tom left the tent, the guard that Lord Max had put on him peeked inside and noticed that the immortal man was gone. He hurried to report this to his liege.

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Kyrnil was in his tent when Max walked in. He turned to the Breton. "What is it?"

"It's Bouros, he is missing." Max revealed. "After our conversation, I planted a guard to follow Tom. The half-elf visited Bouros' tent and did something there. When he was gone my guard checked and the Redguard was gone."

"What?! Where is Tom right now?" Kyrnil asked.

"He left the camp. I asked around and I got what direction he went, but it is unlikely that we can follow him, unless we got a horse." Max said.

Kyrnil grunted. "He did something to Bouros then...damn him to Oblivion. He talked all high and mighty but he is no better than that sister of his."

"Are you going to go after him? To find out what happened to Bouros?" Max asked.

Kyrnil wanted to, he was angry and wanted to chase after the half-elf. However, he couldn't just go off on a goose-chase after Tom. Losing Bouros was a big blow to their military strength, especially after the losses that they suffered in the valley, but they would need to make do.

(Alright, now we can timeskip appropriately.)

The Allied Army was a few kilometers from Markarth.

"The scouts see no movement on the walls." Eorlund stated. He had gone with the Companions to scout out the enemy defenses.

"Something feels off." Max muttered.

Unfortunately, they never got the chance to debrief Bouros before he disappeared, so whatever intel that he managed to get on Markarth was gone.

"Keep the scouts on lookout, I want to know the moment they spot any movement." Kyrnil ordered.

Eorlund nodded and went off.