Patrol of The King’s Road

[Jokinghills 825]

Patrol of The King’s Road

-=Soldiers Patrolling the King’s Road, year 1880=-

 

The soldiers rallied early at a day like any other. The month Owvyn’s Flame had begun around a dozen or so days ago and with the recent tensions soldiers were eager to ensure the safety of Orenian lands. 

 

 

Under my command with George Obedia as second in command we set out, our force was of considerable size and armed with horses at the front to serve as a scouting force and shock troops if need be.

 

 

The initial departure from the capital had no noteworthy events, no hostiles were seen near the majestic gates of Vienne, only local citizens making their way to the city.

 

 

Crossing The bridge over River Petra we observed its currents, the speed of which was noticeable, and as such it could be noted that it would be ill advised to cross the river by swimming or boat at this time of year. Most likely such a situation shall remain unchanged for the whole month of Owvyn’s Flame.

 

 

Moving further we finally reached the region of Lower Petra, its forests giving us a grand view, especially noteworthy in this time of year. Yet the woods restricted our sight as well, their branches robbing us of any chance to see past the few first trees.

 

 

As we continued onward we passed the Knight’s Estate and marched under the Victors Arch making our way deeper into the lush forest.

 

 

A short moment later we passed a distributary of River Reden, the wooden bridge creaking under the weight of the Horses and allowing us to venture further.

 

 

Finally we had reached the crossroads. A grand memorial stood there, a reminder of an old and bloody conflict with The Eternal Stone not far from it.

 

 

Moving further we passed outpost Cinder and checked in on the troops stationed there. After making sure that the stationed troops were good on supplies we took a small detour to view the ruins of Haverlock. Not finding anybody there we continued onward with our original route.

 

 

At the end of our long march we made it to the Aurelian Border Post greeting the local troops stationed there and taking a pause to rest.

 

 

As the men rested I observed many merchants and travelers moving from the eastern travel hub towards our glorious Kingdom. It was not long until we rose from our short respite and set out to return to Vienne.

 

 

The march back occurred without incident. As we returned to the city the soldiers formed up and a short speech was given to congratulate the participating men.

 

 

Overall the King’s Road was clear of any hostiles, no foes were encountered and the stationed men were doing their duty in their posts. 

 

 

This concludes the Report about the patrol.

 

Signed

Sergeant Viktor van Darkwood