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originally posted in:The New Dojo
1/8/2018 5:31:58 AM
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[i][u]Hours later..[/u][/i]
[i]Their location wasn't necessarily a fun place.[/i]
[i]The peninsula that the ship, accompanied by eight other ships carrying soldiers, would be blanketed in a wave of thick, ashy grey fog. The few trees that lined the beach and cliffs stood high and tall, while scouts tried to make out any signs of the enemy amongst the smoky fog. So far, there appeared to be nothing.. so far, anyway.[/i]
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“This fog...it’s perfect for an ambush.” Cain commented to his sister. “Ya...g-geez if it is we may as well call off the covert mission already. They’ll already know we’re here and-“ “We need a disguise...” Cain suddenly said. “Huh?” “Yes. We can’t look like ourselves when we enter their ranks. Are you able to do something to help us with that, Lilly?” “Uh...m-maybe? I’m not sure. I guess if I had some thin layers of clay and paint or something I could put something together...”
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[i]The two wouldn't have much that would actively assist them in infiltrations.. yet. As the ships waited in the gulf for scouts to return from their short patrols of the foggy area. Soon enough, the ships would find themselves upon the beach.[/i] [i]The place was.. lush, to say the least. Trayven scouts were set out already in order to scan the perimeter and to counter a potential assault. As Lilly and Cain departed the ship, a random trooper would bump into Cain.[/i] "Oh.. sorry." [i]The man apologized, slipping his hand into Cain's pocket quickly and dropping off a tattered piece of parchment, before scampering off.[/i]
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Cain felt the parchment for a moment, before twirling around Lilly, who was looking around. Cain pretended to be taking in the scenery as he slipped the note to Lilly, who proceeded to open it towards Cain, who covered for her. She began to read...
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[i]The note was intentionally kept short, or at least written rather quickly:[/i] [u]Meet me by the perimeter of the forest. Don't be frightened by the fog.[/u] [i]When the two would arrive, they found a young man leaning against the trunk of a large, looming tree. He was shaven bald, with a sharp, intelligent face, and a sternness replacing what could be seen as joy upon that face.[/i] "Two Coldbournes, right?"
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“Coldbournes? Who are they?” Lilly would reply with. There was a thick coat of joking to what Lilly said, but at the same time it would help her recover if this man actually wasn’t from travye. [i]”Jeez...I’m more paranoid than I thought...”[/i] she thought to herself.
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"Some weird little family. Their daddy.. power-hungry git. Oh, the family though.. one a true daddy's boy, the other a dumb whоre, and one with hopes of making the world a better place. Those four are dead. And surviving them.. Lady Lilly and Sir Cain. Amazing to meet you both. Letter, please - just checking if I fuсked up on your identity's." [i]Well.. he seemed to be with the Trayvens, though no distinct emblems or uniforms made him stand out. Out from the woods came a scout, a female judging by her form - the one who had slipped the note to Cain.[/i]
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Edited by Inflatablepants: 1/10/2018 10:26:07 PMCain eyed the woman out of precaution as Lilly handed the note to the travyen man. “I think you forgot the psychopath brother, but either one could be mixed up really...” Lilly would comment, criticizing her deceased relatives. Alex and Cain were the only ones she really cared for. The rest meanwhile...well she would have trouble sometimes even imagining she was related to them.
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"Yeah, knew I forgot one.. Yep. That's Lu's handwriting. Lu has met you too, don't worry." [i]"Lu" would remove her hood, as dark tangles of deep black, almost blue, strands of hair fell down to her shoulders, with ocean blue eyes meeting Cain's own gaze.[/i] "She doesn't talk, just can't. But she's a good gal, nonetheless. Edwin. Pleasure to meet both of you, but we've got business."
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“Right.” Lilly said. “No point in hanging around. I’m assuming you have a plan for allowing Cain and I to infiltrate the tribune?”
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"Yep. Y'see, these Tribune guys enjoy their scouts: no scout's moved this far, nor have they moved too far to this place at all. No, their little perimeters usually stop about.. two miles away, nice little field meeting our tree line. Point is - we're hidden for a time. You two could try getting uniforms.. or we could. If you two go, it'll be easier and quicker to get your mission finished. If me and Lu head in, get some appropriate garbs.. it'll take longer, but the longer we take, the better your disguise. You dig it?"
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“It seems pretty sensible to have you two get us disguises.” Lilly would say. “But I’d had to put you both in danger at our expense...”
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"Hey, we're used to danger. Trayve isn't exactly all sunshine and pretty gold palaces.. except it is, on the bad days anyway." [i]Well, Edwin was an odd, foreboding individual already.[/i] "But if you are staying here.. you might want these." [i]He would reach into a satchel before retrieving "Edwin's Top Secret Maps - Guide to Friends (And Enemies Too)".[/i] "Just so I'm not found dead with 'em, if we.. well, fuсk up, to be blunt. That whole map covers this place.. I think. And before you ask.. yes, I've been out here before. Weren't you asking the captain on the ship about that or something?"
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“Yes I-“ Lilly halted her speech and her eyes went wide. “Wait, How could you have known that?!”
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"You catch on, good. You think we're the only spies out here? You've got eyes all around you, princess." [i]Edwin didn't intend for "princess" to sound offensive, as he would scratch the back of his bald head.[/i] "Anyway.. unless you two have more to ask, we should be heading out."
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“Uh...no! I-I think we’re good. Right Cain?” Lilly asked her brother, who nodded in confirmation. Lilly was a little uncertain of there being spies...everywhere...but then again, she was one of those spies, so it should not have really been THAT weird. “Let us get on with it.” Cain put bluntly.
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"Welp, see y'all in a bit. I'd take a look at the maps.. they'll definitely help." [i]Edwin would nod towards the two, as he would pat Lu on the shoulder and nod towards her. The two would then move on, through the thick blankets of forest and trees.[/i] [i]Returning to the small encampment and being lead to their tents, Cain and Lilly had enough time to study the maps.[/i]
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Cain almost immediately committed everything he saw to memory, as his training as a soldier made it so knowing the terrain was critical to a missions success. Lilly meanwhile grazed over it, more interested in the art of it if anything. “So? What’s the news, brother?” Lilly asked Cain, trying to get some insight as the warrior looked over the map again and again.
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[i]The terrain of the land, as described by the map, was spectacularly flat and coated in forests, according to the key in the bottom right corner. The very left of the map - where "TRIBUNE CAMPS" had been labeled - was more hilly, even mountainous though, while those higher steeps were likely hidden by the thick fog of the wilderness. Rivers ran from the mountains to the coast of the land, considerably close to "TRAYVEN CAMPS", allowing for a way to get closer to the Tribune if necessary. To the very north, there was an "OFF LIMITS", accompanied by a bright red "X" in the center. Something of value, maybe?[/i]
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“The tribune has taken a defensive position in the hills and mountains.” Cain told Lilly. “While they have a more defensive position, the travyens seem to have prioritized an offensive flank rather then something else.” “So....” “So if the tribune really is evil, and the cleric lied to me, we would eliminate the leadership in the settlement and be quickly backed up by reinforcements. Relatively speaking.” “Eliminate...? Cain?” Lilly question with a worried tone. “The only way this war could end is with the total elimination of leadership on either side. So yes, eliminate.” “Couldn’t we...couldn’t we just capture them?” “For what purpose? Questioning?” “I...I d-don’t know. I just...I’m hoping there’s a peaceful solution to all of this still. I guess.” Cain looked at his sister, confused by her thought process. “Peaceful solution...?” “So like, victory by having both sides agree to peace. Rather then violence.” “How do you propose we do that, Lilly?” “I...I don’t know! I have no idea! I’m really just hoping, t-that’s all!” The girl exclaimed. She had no idea how to go about bringing peace, but she wanted it nonetheless.
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[i]Peace would have to wait, for a short time anyway.[/i] [i]An alarm horn would ring out, shortly after Lilly's final sentence, as the sound of boots stomping against the coast's muddy landscape was heard outside. Shouts accompanied the movements of the soldiers, as one peeked into the tent.[/i] "Sir Cain?" [i]The shocked soldier bowed his head.[/i] "L-Lady Lilly. There's a.. commotion.. Commander Lee requires your presence at the command tent. Preferably.. right now, sir. And ma'am."
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“A commotion? Lead us to Commander Lee, then.” Cain would say, taking initiative. Lilly raised her fine dark brow in confusion, but followed the group anyways.
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[i]As the two stepped out of the tent, a fireball soon flew overhead, slamming into a row of tents that were beside them. The soaring flames reached high, while a man approached the two. A.. fairly old man.[/i] "Commander-" "Gods damn these Tribune!" [i]Lee interrupted his messenger entirely, though for good reason. Lee was certainly old, perhaps in his sixties or seventies, yet kept himself militarized and primed: he still seemed muscular, his face both shaven bald and his chin without a beard, while his eyes, as dark blue as they were, came to Cain and Lilly.[/i] "There you are, Coldbourne - meeting's cancelled, I've got fires to be putting out. It's a damn trap, Tribune must've caught on already. I told the captains that this was a trap in the making, but they didn't listen!" [i]Odd. That a captain wouldn't follow instructions. Lee had begun to assist the efforts in drowning out the fire - Lilly could certainly work with him for a time, while Cain could initialize a retaliation to the Tribune attack.[/i]
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“I-I’ll see what I can do!” Lilly would say, running off into action to help with the flames. Cain looked wide eyed at his sister as she ran off, and then drew his spear as he looked at the commander. “Where do you need me, sir?” Cain asked Lee, ready to end the ambush single handily if he had too.
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"Commanding a retaliation, that's all I need from you at the moment-" [i]Lee was interrupted as another fireball flew above the camp, another groan escaping his being.[/i] "Damnit.. With how much Freya talked about you, I'm hoping to the gods above that you can handle some siege engineers and their few guards, or hell, hold off whatever force they're sending at us!"
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“Very well. Point me to a location, and I’ll gather a small force to drive these ambushers back!” Cain would yell to lee over the commotion.
