>>5415384>>5415411>>5415434"The Kushan's spies are everywhere. Do you really believe they would not hear of a meeting of every capable force's head in Midland and use that intelligence to weaken our lands with methods unknown to us? They are moving here, with great speed and purpose! Either show our benefactors how much we're worth or waste your final hour!"
"God, Roderick isn't paying me enough for this..." Stanley grumbles from inside the conglomerate, it seems that none from the holy city are willing to listen to your 'delusions'. The ones that do are clearly being outvoted by the majority of onlookers interested in Vandimion gossip.
You sigh in defeat, it seems like you failed to impress the nobles with your rhetoric.
"Fine, Vlad. Say that there are indeed several Kushan coming here with their kitty cats. Are you really in good condition to fight for more than a few minutes?"
"Someone has to hold the line while my team arrives, After that, I imagine it's going to devolve into a free-for-all. Those confident enough to stay can fend off for themselves, the ones who value their lives can follow Roderick and his teammates."
"Alright, I'll lead them to the docks in case they attempt to overtake the city, you know where to find me!" Roderick signals his men to call for a troop and escort the sane people out of the ballroom, leaving you with one of the two rapiers from your duel to self defense along with some guards, who seem to be more interested in arresting you again than defending the people.
<span class="mu-i">"Hyde, are you close by?"
"Closer than close, the fog is already onto us, too. No signs of Barnham, though."
"Is Cindy and Benny coming?"
"Yup, thought it would be good to place them at the Inn, but that'd leave them unsupervised against our enemies. Don't want any deaths happening tday, ya hear?"</span>
Serpico is the only one fully equipped, with Farnese's dress and corset greatly limiting her movements, he's the one you attempt to stay close by.
"What do you think, Milord? Should we arrest him?" The guards look at the saddened Frederico, who was pondering on what to do with Serpico.
"... I do not believe I could ever call Serpico my son..." The lord of the house enters the discussion by rejecting Serpico to the very end.
Yet before he could finish his thought process, a guard returns to warn of the Pishaca.
"Sir! The Kushan Tigers really are here!"
"What did I tell ya?" You shrug to Stanley, who ponders of a hundred ways to throw you in the slammer.
"H-h-ow many of them are?" Magnifico shivers.
"Around 50 of them, and it seems like there are more to come. Roderick had to stop his escorting to ask for reinforcements!"
"AAAAAH!" The visitors begin screaming.
"CALM DOWN!" You shout as you strike desk with your right palm, aiming to show your tactical prowess by leading them away from danger.
