Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-7262318-20191125223751/@comment-7262318-20191129014523

"... You failed?"

".... Yes, I did," Knightmare nodded, his mask still on his face.

"Well... that was certainly not what I was expecting when you said you would take care of it. In fact, I'd say this is the opposite of taking care of it."

"I know," Knightmare muttered. "I-"

"When I retrieved your previous Knightmare's notes from Nightloom Island, I knew I was going to have to put it in the hands of someone who knew what he would be doing... and yet, here I am, now second guessing myself."

"My lord-"

"Don't call me that, I hate that... 'My lord', I am the lord of nothing... that title carries a stench on it. More foul than anything I can imagine."

"Very well... All is not lost. A small hiccup in the plans," Knightmare said. "Besides, the group remains rattled and torn. The bagged girl has left, and the dragon-spawn is rattled... their morale is fading."

"Oh good. You may not be able to break their minds and steal their sanity, but at the very least, you have managed to make them feel bad about themselves. I commend your efforts!"

"We can strike."

"We did. And you blew it... Now, we wait."

"For?"

"Well... we'll see, won't we?"

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6 Days Later

The Reach group had arrived in Markarth not too long ago, awaiting the arrival of the others. They had been free to move about and do as they please, biding their time. They could have asked for tips on this alleged Redguard, or enjoyed the sights and sounds that the beautiful stone city had to offer. It seemed almost like a paradise, of sorts, at the general level. Beautiful architecture and steam-powered machinations that only the Dwemer could concieve and create. Of course, it was hard to ignore the wretched poverty and overbearing oppression that the Silver-Blood family enforced upon the commoners...

The Rorikstead group, meanwhile, were drawing closer and closer to the stone city, it's walls towering over the landscape as they came up the hills towards the giant, brass doors...