OOC: continued from
here
IC:
After leaving his Office, Eyvind lead Kella through a maze of corridors and up a spiraling stair case to the outer walls of the Fortress. The wind greeted them when the Daekin opened a heavy wooden door so he and Kella could reach the walls. While he waited for her to walk through the door he saw her face again and couldn't resist a smile as he remembered the hug she had given him back in his Office. Closing the door behind them he continued leading the way until they reached a secluded watch tower.
On the top of the watch tower Eyvind embraced the whole view with his arm.
"This is Taralon. Capital of Sheria, important port city. That is what you and most people around the Empire know. What you don't know is the danger it faces. To the west, hidden behind the Khardran Mountains range lays the Orc city of Ire, the Orcs call it Orckon. And it threatens the whole Province with its warbands. The Legions are mobilizing, we are going to war against Ire. To help us, or to ease our task in defending the civilians the Governor and the Thane have decided to raise a Provincial Army, one I was ordered to train and prepare to the coming war. But isn't all. That isn't why you are here. The Legions' objectives are those of retake the city of Narim and wiping the Orcish threat out. To do so they need informations, routes on how to reach both locations without having to fight every inch against the green skins. They outnumber us and therefore we must use all we have at our disposal to win this war.
I was given the mission of infiltrating in enemy territory, finding a safe way to both Narim and Ire so the Imperials can attack the cities bypassing the Orcish border defenses. I will take the best twenty men the Legions have to offer with me, split in two groups. I will lead one and find a route to the city of Narim while Cyrus will take Teig with him as long as the other group and find a route, through the mountains, to Ire.
What I will ask you know, Kella, isn't an order. I will ask you if you would like to join my party to find a route to Narim. You are not obliged, you can stay here and help training the Provincial Army or simply return to Aelyria Prime. This will be a very dangerous mission and although we will have the best with us I won't be able to assure your safety more than I will able to assure any other soldier's safety.
Kella Greeran, my friend, what is your decision?"
He stood tall in front of her, as usual. His hair being slightly touched by the wind coming from the ocean and swinging in the direction of the dangerous west. His eyes looked at her with honesty. And silently he await an answer. There was no one there to see or hear what was going on in the watch tower, but still he stood silent and waited.