Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-5824038-20151119155453/@comment-5824038-20160116142721

(Alador, loving the cheeky Dark Souls III profile pic!)

Talyaras made her way to the square quite quickly, despite the throngs of people. Nobody was waiting on the street corners, but perhaps that was to be expected. After all, it would have looked a little suspicious.

After a minute of scanning the crowds, she had seen where everybody was. They were all ready and in position. Good.

Everybody was looking at the stage or bustling around the stalls, and nobody saw the Bosmer slip round the back of the houses and climb up a drainpipe onto the roofs. She scaled it with ease, and came up on top of the house, able to keep watch from up high.

There were three soldiers up there. One was patrolling around the perimeter, one was sat on the edge of a house facing the stage, and the last was lying down with his rifle beside him. None of them had noticed her come up.

''Nothing out of the ordinary here so far. And luckily there is a good view from here, so I should be able to see anyone roof-hopping before they come in sight of Xarxes.''

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'Here we are, sir!' came the voice of the carriage driver.

'Excellent, thank you,' Xarxes reponded, getting out of the carriage. He walked along the street behind the stage, where the soldiers parted to let him through.

Dwelerin Tharg, the governor of Mournhold, was addressing the crowds from the stage.

'...and now, the man of the day! We have all gathered here in common purpose, to celebrate the planting of the seeds that will one day see us through the future without need or want. And, of course, to celebrate the First Planting!'

The crowds laughed at his joke, and even Xarxes had to smile a little bit.

'Please, everyone, show our guest our appreciation for his visit. Here he is, Xarxes ibn Darius ibn Az'Azeez al-Wayrest!'

Everyone cheered and clapped as Xarxes gave a small bow. 'Thank you, everybody. It has been an honour to visit your fair city. Morrowind really is an alien place to me, having lived my whole life in the Empire. But all of you have made me feel very welcome here, and for that you have my sincerest gratitude.

'Our peoples have not had a particularly peaceful history. Since Samarkand first split away from the Empire all those centuries ago, we have not cooperated, no! we have made nothing but war, hoping to reclaim what we perceive as being "ours". And this selfish behaviour has led to nothing but death and unhapiness. But the Empire is reaching a new age, now. The corruption that was the line of Kamodus has come to an abrupt end, and we are now a democracy. The people rule this land. And they have said, "no more war!" And I must agree. Our people should live in harmony, forever working together to create a better world, one in which mistakes of the past are not repeated.'

Talyaras was on edge. She was constantly looking around, watching, to make sure everything was still fine, and that nobody was moving away from, or towards, the stage.

(Everyone gets one more post before something happens... or doesn't...)