Deep into the night, several men entered Aleksandria, and only with honest intentions. That is, until, they saw their comrade in quite a sticky situation. Standing on the bridge, alone, was one Rodrik Lothson. Singled out by Courlandic leadership, he faced his faction’s enemies without fear or shame.
“You cannot win.”
The Courlandic men drew their battle-axes, savage grins on their face, ignoring brave Rodrik’s speech.
“This is murder - I am unarmed. Have you not learned your lesson about murdering in cold blood?”
From behind Rodrik, the sound of metal pauldrons brushing against a steel chestplate was clear. That first group of men - those with honest intentions - stepped up one by one alongside their friend, placing their hands on the hilts of their weapons.
“Well,” says Wem, coolly sliding a blade out from it’s hilt. “I thought my day couldn’t get any better. And here you stand in front of me, attempting to capture my good friend Rodrik.”
Though the cool breeze of the night blew strong, the Courlander’s eyes widened, looking at each other desperately as sweat coated their faces.
Moments later their corpses littered the path into the keep.
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Scaling the walls of the keep, the men looked for any entrances so that they may increase their spoils from the night. As they silently slid over the top of the walls, Harren of Metterden glimpsed a slight movement off in the distance. Moonlight glinting off of their tiaras, he gasped. “The Staunton royal women!”
The men lept back over the walls, sprinting to a barn behind Aleksandria. The women noticed and attempted a sprint, though it proved futile. Dunamis horseman Maly’thill quickly ran them down, knocking them on the soft dirt as the other caught up. Their hands were tied, and they were led far, far away.
You may read a sign that says:
“COURLANDIC QUEEN AND PRINCESS CAPTURED. RANSOM OR EXECUTION - YOU CHOOSE”