Bravaden looked over the report with a scowl. He knew this wasn’t ‘his’ fault but he couldn’tshake how the attack felt like it reflected poorly upon the division he’d just been hired to assist with. The man whowas injured was named Aaron Bosche and if the gods were kind, he’d be able to use at least one of his arms and hopefully walk with a cane instead of crutches. Whoever this Black Armored manwas, he certainly had good reason to assume Bosche was dead, if this mechanic hadn’t braved the highlands on his own, the caravan might have ridden right into another ambush.
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Braensmihd apparently recognized Aaron and had been waitingdiligently outside his room, praying to whatever gods he worshipped too for the injured engineer. So many questions leftunanswered and regarding the attack and the only person who could fill in the gaps was hanging by a thread. The hyurhated waiting around and finally decided to leave the roegadyn to his thoughts and prayers. Brave on the other handneeded to prepare.
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The only thing that was certain about the assailant was hisarmor, he was armed with a bladed weapon, and also could perform some kind of magic…
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Brave muttered under his breath about ‘damnable dirty fingerwigglers’ and proceeded to see if anyone within Falcon’s Nest could explain if they knew of who the attacker might be?Â
If Brave needed back up or if this man had a bounty on him, he couldseek out the aid of others or AT LEAST be better prepared.Â
The fort was full of travelers and knights alike. Surely someone would have information to gooff of. As the daylight hours wanedthough, the hyur berated himself and his optimism.
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Ishgardien xenophobia was true to form and definitely not inshort supply. No one here wanted to getinvolved.
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The best lead he had to go off of was a recommendation froma squire who was DEEP into his cups. Thepoor lad seemed greatly disturbed by the whole matter regarding the Ironworks engineer but it was what the conversation segued in to that most concerned the newly hired guard. The squire spoke of anorder of Ishgardien knights fallen from the grace of the Archbishop. These renegade ‘peacekeepers’ doled outjustice as they saw fit and stood against the tyranny of a corrupt government.
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The more he listened to the lad the angrier he became. Whoever this black armored man was, heclearly didn’t know the good that Garlond and his team had accomplished for Ishgard and its denizens. Who could denythe use of siege technology against the Dravinian horde as well? If the squire was right and this enemy of theIronworks was indeed a ‘dark knight’ then Brave would need to try and understand just what they were capable of.
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As his investigation came to a close for the evening hetrudged his way back to the roegadyn he befriended. Braensmihd looked a little haggard, butmaintained a stoic expression as he saw ‘the rookie’ approaching. “Find anything of use Bravaden? I’d like to see this man get what’s coming tohim if at all possible.â€Â Brave shook hishead dissatisfied with his efforts “Not enough… but I have a lead that may show some promise. Any word on when we’ll bedeparting…†He directed his attention to the door beside Braensmihd “…if we’re leaving at all that is.â€
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Braensmihd’s expression never faltered as he spoke “I’m notgoing to let some boogeyman of a knight prevent us from doing good work. That being said they’ll need to prepare ateam to go back to the encampment, they’ll probably redouble the guard too I’d wager.â€Â The large man shifted his headfrom side to side, as he attempted to relieve his body from its stooped vigil by the door. “Ishgard needs those siegeweapons, Skysteel might be an up and coming provider of the tools needed, but there’s no reason to see perfectly useable siege weaponry go to waste. With it recently being cleared out, we won’thave the same difficulty that previous teams had reacquiring them either.â€
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Braensmihd pointed a heavy hand at Bravaden. “We just need you and the rest of the guarddetail on point. Good men and women losttheir lives today, and people with the technological know-how aren’t a gil a dozen.â€Â Brave looked crossly back atBraensmihd, not appreciating the tone he was taking but it was nothing ‘new’ to him. “People who lose something close tothem all grieve in their own way, but it would best to keep the finger pointing to a minimum.†Brave spoke curtly as he turned to leave. “I’ll be returning to Ishgard until the newteam is assembled. I have a few leads tocheck out that might help me better prepare.â€
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Brave bit back the remark he wanted to say as he left… doinghis best to not get dragged into the potential blame game. “Be well Braensmihd… sorry about your friend.â€
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Braensmihd apparently recognized Aaron and had been waitingdiligently outside his room, praying to whatever gods he worshipped too for the injured engineer. So many questions leftunanswered and regarding the attack and the only person who could fill in the gaps was hanging by a thread. The hyurhated waiting around and finally decided to leave the roegadyn to his thoughts and prayers. Brave on the other handneeded to prepare.
Â
The only thing that was certain about the assailant was hisarmor, he was armed with a bladed weapon, and also could perform some kind of magic…
Â
Brave muttered under his breath about ‘damnable dirty fingerwigglers’ and proceeded to see if anyone within Falcon’s Nest could explain if they knew of who the attacker might be?Â
If Brave needed back up or if this man had a bounty on him, he couldseek out the aid of others or AT LEAST be better prepared.Â
The fort was full of travelers and knights alike. Surely someone would have information to gooff of. As the daylight hours wanedthough, the hyur berated himself and his optimism.
Â
Ishgardien xenophobia was true to form and definitely not inshort supply. No one here wanted to getinvolved.
Â
The best lead he had to go off of was a recommendation froma squire who was DEEP into his cups. Thepoor lad seemed greatly disturbed by the whole matter regarding the Ironworks engineer but it was what the conversation segued in to that most concerned the newly hired guard. The squire spoke of anorder of Ishgardien knights fallen from the grace of the Archbishop. These renegade ‘peacekeepers’ doled outjustice as they saw fit and stood against the tyranny of a corrupt government.
Â
The more he listened to the lad the angrier he became. Whoever this black armored man was, heclearly didn’t know the good that Garlond and his team had accomplished for Ishgard and its denizens. Who could denythe use of siege technology against the Dravinian horde as well? If the squire was right and this enemy of theIronworks was indeed a ‘dark knight’ then Brave would need to try and understand just what they were capable of.
Â
As his investigation came to a close for the evening hetrudged his way back to the roegadyn he befriended. Braensmihd looked a little haggard, butmaintained a stoic expression as he saw ‘the rookie’ approaching. “Find anything of use Bravaden? I’d like to see this man get what’s coming tohim if at all possible.â€Â Brave shook hishead dissatisfied with his efforts “Not enough… but I have a lead that may show some promise. Any word on when we’ll bedeparting…†He directed his attention to the door beside Braensmihd “…if we’re leaving at all that is.â€
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Braensmihd’s expression never faltered as he spoke “I’m notgoing to let some boogeyman of a knight prevent us from doing good work. That being said they’ll need to prepare ateam to go back to the encampment, they’ll probably redouble the guard too I’d wager.â€Â The large man shifted his headfrom side to side, as he attempted to relieve his body from its stooped vigil by the door. “Ishgard needs those siegeweapons, Skysteel might be an up and coming provider of the tools needed, but there’s no reason to see perfectly useable siege weaponry go to waste. With it recently being cleared out, we won’thave the same difficulty that previous teams had reacquiring them either.â€
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Braensmihd pointed a heavy hand at Bravaden. “We just need you and the rest of the guarddetail on point. Good men and women losttheir lives today, and people with the technological know-how aren’t a gil a dozen.â€Â Brave looked crossly back atBraensmihd, not appreciating the tone he was taking but it was nothing ‘new’ to him. “People who lose something close tothem all grieve in their own way, but it would best to keep the finger pointing to a minimum.†Brave spoke curtly as he turned to leave. “I’ll be returning to Ishgard until the newteam is assembled. I have a few leads tocheck out that might help me better prepare.â€
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Brave bit back the remark he wanted to say as he left… doinghis best to not get dragged into the potential blame game. “Be well Braensmihd… sorry about your friend.â€
