Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-17114085-20170105222240/@comment-17114085-20170220104529

"So, General. What do you wish to accomplish with this parley?" Crendal asked.

"I want you to surrender, so that we may combine our forces and march on Shornhelm and Daggerfall." Roderic replied.

Crendal sighed. "You know I can't let you do that."

"My only goal is to discern the truth and that means arresting Emeric Auld and your father so that they may be put on trial. Should Perien be innocent then he will be allowed to keep his lands and titles, though the High Kingdom will fall to Jovron." The general stated.

"I an honorbound, not only as a son but as a Knight of the Dragon to fight for my father and king. I simply cannot accept you arresting him." Crendal said. "Even if he may be guilty of such a heinous crime as regicide."

Jovron knew that it would come to this.

"If you put your efforts into province your father innocent instead of fighting us then you won't be breaking any vows that you made." Roderic pointed out. "You'd still be protecting him, just in a different way."

Crendal shook his head. "I am sorry, General Roderic, but it seems that fate has made us enemies. We will have to face one another on the battlefield."

"That is unfortunate, my Prince." Roderic said. He had known Crendal for a long time, since the Legion base was located in the Kingdom of Daggerfall. He knew how much Crendal held to his vows, even the ancient vows that no one in his Knight's Order took anymore.

"Indeed it is." Crendal said. His tone a little sad. He admired the General, who fought alongside Darius Septim during the Stormcrown Rebellion. As a boy he looked up to men like Roderic. "See you on the battlefield." He said before turning his horse around and leaving with his knights.

Roderic sighed.

"So it didn't work after all." Jovron stated the obvious.

"No, but at least we tried. That is what matters." Roderic told him.

They too turned around and rode off the hill to rejoin the army.

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Sir Ivo and his men were let through the castle gates. The Castallen approached them. "Quite unusual for you to come here at such a time."

"I didn't come here for small talk, milady. I require an audience with the Knight-General. Where is he?" Ivo asked bluntly.

"Sir Noleon is currently out back training the new recruits." She replied, taken aback by his tone.

"I see." He dismounted and his Knights did the same. They left their horses with the stableboy and marched out back.

The Castallen quickly headed inside the castle.

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Ivo reached the training yard where the old man Noleon was drilling the soldiers. "Swing right! Swing left! Front step, bash! Backstep, block!"

The Adamantine recruits did as he ordered in unison as he stood in front of them giving them orders.

Noleon spotted Ivo coming towards him and told the recruits. "Drill over, begin sparing. Spar with the same partners as yesterday."

"Sir, yes sir." They said in unison and broke formation, parring up and beginning to duel one another.

Noleon walked over to Sir Ivo. "Knight-Commander, it's been a long time. How goes it?"

"Well, but as I told the Castallen, I am not here for small talk." The stoic knight replied. He reached into his armor and pulled out Doraleous' letter. "I received this about a week ago."

Noleon took the letter and read it.