A Great Dwarven Victory

[gam 386]

News is brought to Gamle Irongut from his mates. Upon hearing it, he slams his fist into the wall. 

 

"Idiots! Idiots, idiots, idiots! Der goes our las' chance at peace! Gah!"

 

He throws his hands up in the air and sits in his chair, burying his head in his hand.

[lukejes 55]

Kwint Irongut rubs his temples.

"Honor has no meanin' any longer..."

[Zezimus 1523]

Kwint Irongut rubs his temples.

"Honor has no meanin' any longer..."

 

Wulfgar looks towards Kwint, giving him a slightly stern expression as he begins speaking.

 

"Honour is onleh granted tuh t'ose 'o giv' it in return. T'ere ar' maneh prisoners ov war n' t'ere will loikleh beh maneh mur' tu com'. T'e lasseh wus nawt 'armed aftah all. Wut is dis'onourable is nawt foightin' baeh t'e soide ov yer kin w'en t'eir lands ar' swarmed by ah foreign invasion... T'at is ah croime truleh unforgivable in mah eyes."

[Serf 647]

Wulfgar looks towards Kwint, giving him a slightly stern expression as he begins speaking.

 

"Honour is onleh grated tuh t'ose 'o giv' it in return. T'ere ar' maneh prisoners ov war n' t'ere will loikleh beh maneh mur' tu com'. T'e lasseh wus nawt 'armed aftah all. Wut is dis'onourable is nawt foightin' baeh t'e soide ov yer kin w'en t'eir lands ar' swarmed by ah foreign invasion... T'at is ah croime truleh unforgivable in mah eyes."

"We dunnae fight alongside tae dis'onorable. Even t'ough ye enemies fight lowly does nae mean t'at 'ur kinsmen 'ave tae. Great shame."

[Zezimus 1523]

"We dunnae fight alongside tae dis'onorable. Even t'ough ye enemies fight lowly does nae mean t'at 'ur kinsmen 'ave tae. Great shame."

 

Wulfgar looks back towards Thoak, shaking his head slightly.

 

"Yet nuh 'arm came tu 'er Thoak. Weh Grandaxes did nawt agree wit' t'is war but weh foight becus' weh mus'. Becus' iff weh duh nawt, Urguan's legacy will beh truleh lawst tuh t'e 'ands ov ah puppet King ov t'e Carrion scourge. Duh nawt speak tuh meh ov 'onour.  T'is our blud t'at is shed upon t'ese grounds whoile cowards run n' oide. Is t'at t'e path ov roightousness, Thoak? Know t'at weh 'ave nuh choice but tu foight. Ye w'ould duh well tu considah t'at, befur' ye suh easileh abandon ye kin."

[Serf 647]

 

"I did nae abandon me kinsmen, but simply left tae lands tae improve t'ose relationships wit' 'Einrick an' 'is people t'at ye seemed tae 'ave destroyed due to ye reckless bloodlust an' warmongerin'. Many times t'ere was an option fer peace but ye lads ignored it, damnin' yeself into eternal war, an' deat'. T'ere is nae turnin' beck fer tae damage ye 'ave done, an' dunnnae expect us tae aid any 'o ye gits fer 'oot was ye, an' t'ose 'o kinsmen 'o Kal'Ithrun who foolishly decided t'at war is tae only way 'oot 'o t'ings."

[Zezimus 1523]

"I did nae abandon me kinsmen, but simply left tae lands tae improve t'ose relationships wit' 'Einrick an' 'is people t'at ye seemed tae 'ave destroyed due to ye reckless bloodlust an' warmongerin'. Many times t'ere was an option fer peace but ye lads ignored it, damnin' yeself into eternal war, an' deat'. T'ere is nae turnin' beck fer tae damage ye 'ave done, an' dunnnae expect us tae aid any 'o ye gits fer 'oot was ye, an' t'ose 'o kinsmen 'o Kal'Ithrun who foolishly decided t'at war is tae only way 'oot 'o t'ings."

 

Wulfgar clenches his fists, his words growing slightly harsher as he takes a step forward.

 

"Ah 'ear not'in' but t'e words ov ah traitor 'o's ignorance 'as bloinded 'im tuh t'e ploight ov 'is uwn koind. Knuw t'at nawt wun ov my kin stu'd 'awn t'e council w'en war wus declared. It wus nevah our wish tu battle Oren. Yet weh foight Thoak becus' wut else is t'ere? Wer' is t'is 'ope fer peace ye speak suh sureleh ov? Ah 'ave 'eard not'in' but t'e words ov t'ose 'o wish tu slaughter our kin... Tu tear apurt t'e vereh foundations upon which t'is Kingdom wus built. T'e deepest depths ov Vuur'Dor ar' reserved fer t'ose traitors 'o depart frum t'e ways ov t'eir own koind. Per'aps wun day, weh will meet 'awn t'e battlefield, Gold'and. T'en weh will see wut 'onour ye truleh 'ave."

[Serf 647]

 

Thoak sighs deeply, moving his head toward the voice of Wulgar before adjusting his blindfold

"It is nae me job tae shoo' ye a peaceful resolve, but fer ye kinsmen tae seek 'oot out. I can tell ye tis t'at tae Barons an' Coonts 'o Oren 'ur tired 'o war an' wish tae stop 'oot, but ye 'onestly t'ink t'at kidnappin' a queen 'ill resolve anythin'? 'Einrick an' Oren 'as nae intentions tae tear yer 'foundations' apart, but tae rid t'ose Kings an' Cooncil t'at act in a way t'at is dis'onorable, an' a embarrassment to tae kingdom. Also 'oot is ye who 'ur ignorant lad. Ye 'onestly t'ink t'at I blinded fer life, an' old can fight in a war? Tae Gold'ands fought in tae past fer tae Kingdom beck in Asulon w'en tae cause was just, but noo' I believe t'at tis war is somethin' different. A fool's war, hooeva' my words cannae change ye thooghts. If ye truly believe t'at 'onor is found on tae battlefield t'en ye 'ur mistaken."

[chilllifeallday 1]

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[Hiebe 2493]

Nae honorable tu kidnap a woman. Nae honorabletu alleh wit dra scourge. Nae honorable tu hate yer stone brudders cause dey wish for peace and da end ove bloodshed. Every dwarf has its own meaning ove honor no need to bash each udder fer wurds. Ye give me moar an moar reasons tu not fight fer a war wit nae meaning.

[Zezimus 1523]

Wulfgar sighs, lowering his arms towards his side as he looks between both Thoak and Hiebe.

 

"Ah war wit' nuh meanin' ye say? If t'ere is nuh meanin' in foightin' ah war tu defend yer 'omeland, weh 'ad moight as well all giv' up our arms n' surrender, aye? 'onour is found in maneh walks ov loife but t'ere is nawn greateh t'an tu foight n' doi fer t'e defence ov yer people. Ye sit n' duh not'in' as ah'n 'orde ov barbarians plunders our lands, slays our kinsfolk fer nuh reason t'an t'eir 'atred ov our koind. Aneh peace weh 'ave attempted 'as been met wit' denoial. T'ese 'umans ye seem t'u t'ink suh 'oighleh ov will stawp at not'in' tu git' t'eir way.

 

T'eir words 'ave poisoned ye my kin. T'e onleh 'atred ah see tu our people is frum ye uwn. Duh nawt loi n' say t'at ye wud nawt 'ave been willin' tu overthrow t'e Grand King t'rough violence iff ye'd 'ad t'e means tu duh suh. T'is is nuh mur' t'an ah grab fer poweh. Not'in' mur', not'in' less. T'ere ar' maneh legal means tuh make ah change wit'out supportin' an invasion. Ye ar' utter fools tu 'ave abandoned reason fer not'in' mur' t'an ye uwn pursuit ov power n' riches.

 

Sit by ah warm foire 'as ye kin die. See 'o wud beh suh willin' tu call ye t'eir 'King' w'en t'is is dun' wit'."

[Dreek 1633]

Wulfgar sighs, lowering his arms towards his side as he looks between both Thoak and Hiebe.

 

"Ah war wit' nuh meanin' ye say? If t'ere is nuh meanin' in foightin' ah war tu defend yer 'omeland, weh 'ad moight as well all giv' up our arms n' surrender, aye? 'onour is found in maneh walks ov loife but t'ere is nawn greateh t'an tu foight n' doi fer t'e defence ov yer people. Ye sit n' duh not'in' as ah'n 'orde ov barbarians plunders our lands, slays our kinsfolk fer nuh reason t'an t'eir 'atred ov our koind. Aneh peace weh 'ave attempted 'as been met wit' denoial. T'ese 'umans ye seem t'u t'ink suh 'oighleh ov will stawp at not'in' tu git' t'eir way.

 

T'eir words 'ave poisoned ye my kin. T'e onleh 'atred ah see tu our people is frum ye uwn. Duh nawt loi n' say t'at ye wud nawt 'ave been willin' tu overthrow t'e Grand King t'rough violence iff ye'd 'ad t'e means tu duh suh. T'is is nuh mur' t'an ah grab fer poweh. Not'in' mur', not'in' less. T'ere ar' maneh legal means tuh make ah change wit'out supportin' an invasion. Ye ar' utter fools tu 'ave abandoned reason fer not'in' mur' t'an ye uwn pursuit ov power n' riches.

 

Sit by ah warm foire 'as ye kin die. See 'o wud beh suh willin' tu call ye t'eir 'King' w'en t'is is dun' wit'."

Lord Fariken Irongut wanders into their conversation.

"Wulfgar ov Grandaxe. Ye accuse meh kin an meh fello clayn maytes ov 'igh treesun an behin posun'd boi der oon greed. Moite ah remoind ye Wulfgar ov Grandaxe ov whu beh supploiyin da Legiun fer dis feckin wur. Sence ah 'ave return'd ah personalleh 'ave been funding dis feckin wur. Nae e'en un elv day agu ah drupped uff dree cartloads ov Irun blocks wit Ognar ov Grandaxe.

 

Ye clayme tu beh un da defensiv, ah remoind ye dat weh sturt'd dis wur oveh Lurds Onar, Igur, an Zahrer pressurin Indagu tu act an suppurt a rebelliun oveh un ruud gestur frum 'uman Noites. Da onleh reesun weh beh un da defensiv es becus da legiun wus inept enupt tu gu tu wur an den luus da fers battl, allowin da enemeh tu chayse us beck, an stell crush us un oor oon lands. "

[Hiebe 2493]

Hiebe stays silent cause no matter what he says the other with curve his words to fit their own agenda. He smilies when his grandson speaks up and pats him on the back.

[Zezimus 1523]

Lord Fariken Irongut wanders into their conversation.

"Wulfgar ov Grandaxe. Ye accuse meh kin an meh fello clayn maytes ov 'igh treesun an behin posun'd boi der oon greed. Moite ah remoind ye Wulfgar ov Grandaxe ov whu beh supploiyin da Legiun fer dis feckin wur. Sence ah 'ave return'd ah personalleh 'ave been funding dis feckin wur. Nae e'en un elv day agu ah drupped uff dree cartloads ov Irun blocks wit Ognar ov Grandaxe.

 

Ye clayme tu beh un da defensiv, ah remoind ye dat weh sturt'd dis wur oveh Lurds Onar, Igur, an Zahrer pressurin Indagu tu act an suppurt a rebelliun oveh un ruud gestur frum 'uman Noites. Da onleh reesun weh beh un da defensiv es becus da legiun wus inept enupt tu gu tu wur an den luus da fers battl, allowin da enemeh tu chayse us beck, an stell crush us un oor oon lands. "

 

Wulfgar turns around as Fariken enters into the hall behind him. He listens to what he has to say before he begins speaking once more.

 

"T'ough ah appreciate ye offeh ov supplois tu our kin, t'ere is no'tin' t'at can justify sittin' back and alluwin' a'n invasion tu guh a'ead, Fariken. Nay ah 'ave 'eard not'in' but ill words frum yer kin. T'ey speak 'arshleh ov t'e council w'en t'ey 'ave nuh claim tu 'ave made aneh judgement othahwoise. W'ere wer' t'ey w'en t'is war wus' declared? W'ere wer' t'ey w'en Knoights ov Oren stormed t'e coronation ov Grand King Indago! Mah own clan did nawt support t'is war n' yet duh weh refus' tu take up arms n' foight?

 

'ave ah evah denoied t'at mistakes wer' made Fariken? Nay. Wut ah duh knuw is t'at as weh speak, t'ose 'o encroach upon our lands speak whispers ov 'ow t'ey will butcher indiscriminately aneh dwarf 'o crosses t'eir path. T'ey make nuh secret ov t'is. Ahs a dwarf ov Urguan, ah brothah ov t'e stone... 'ow can ye possibleh defend t'ose 'o will nawt stand by t'eir kin in t'eir toime ov need?"

[Hiebe 2493]

I nae defend da umans as in asulon dey raided me home Kal Dwain. I never wanted tu alleh wit dem but whus clan did dat ? Whus clan left Kal Urguan in da early years ove da Undead war. All clans ave dune sumting dont acuse US ove a stain dat we dunne caused. We all ave our own way of contributin tu da war. If my clansmen fight then I shall stand with dem cause I have nu favor wit any udder clan whu talks ill ove mine when all we do is talk highly ove dem.