Sgt. Drakus salutes Master Orisini as he growls; "We'll take the mission."
"5000 gold fer tha girl how much yah recon I could make if blackjack was tah duel me an lose....he'd likely escape though..."
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"Good sir have you a bar?"
"My reserves are runnin low."
"Well good dwarf, I might ask him if you want to duel some time, no armor, first blood? But that's for another time, get these ladies out of here."
Gregor salutes the well-known man, and prepares to carry out the orders. Turning to the others, he states simply, "We would be best to travel under the cover of anonymity. I say we bundle close, cover any identifiable insignia," He lokks to Sgt Drakus as if to say that it upsets him as well "and stay to the darkest alleyways. These young ladies need to be better concealed, though." He works on adjusting the wig on the one and the hat on the other, to best conceal thier features.
"With the recent events near North Bridge, perhaps a slow walk through the city down to High Bridge and then up to Dwarfwalk Road, mingling with the evening’s merchants leaving the city."
When the girls put on their hats, their facial features seem to meld, Jendai now appears a young boy, while Trinia's features change, making her look like a buxom red-tressed lass.
Knowledge arcane
"Hope fer many a bar an a long road ahead!"
"We would be best to travel under the cover of anonymity. I say we bundle close, cover any identifiable insignia,"
Sgt. Drakus growls, irritated, but nods in agreement; he had done so before they set out.
"and stay to the darkest alleyways."
Sgt. Drakus looks at Gregor, puzzled.
"Isn't that a good way to attract attention? Just walk the main roads like normal folk. Just some well off women escorted by handmaidens and bodyguards. Keep it simple and blend in."
in a polite and respectful tone
"Mr Orisini, since this is a school could we use the theater clubs' spare clothes for disguises?"
"You could, if we had a theatre club."
"It's a shame there is no theatre in the school, but I guess I'll make due with my disguise clothes, or should I keep my black outfit on and trail from the shadows?"
She thinks a moment
If everyone is disguised, I would stick out like a sore thumb, so, I'll go into the hall and quickly change.
she walks out of the room, and a few minutes later comes back in.
She is wearing a red mid Calf length skirt, a white short sleeved shirt and a green bodice that assists with her figure. And a kerchief on her head (effectively covering her ears).
Her hair is put into a pony tail, that ends at her waist.
Gregor nods in approval over the usefulness of the hat's magical effect. "Given their new glamered appearances, we" He indicates Sgt Drakus and himself "could merely be assigned as guards and or armed guides through the city to a visiting noblewoman and her son. I say Nik'o could as well appear as a handmaiden to the lady, and let Donager and Mai hang back appearing unassociated, and able to watch for any tails." He looks down at the table as he talks, as if he were discussing patrolling techniques back at the citadel.
"I can be disguise as a Maid.
I just need to flip the skirt and bodice inside out.
As my clothing is all double sided for quick disguises.
Would you like me and or Nik'o disguised as maids or handmaidens"
Gregor ponders briefly before adding, "Too big of a group with hired help may draw too much notice. I would still people think we are not all together, so that we maintain the element of surprise if anyone decides to act against us. They will not know that we have two more ready to assist nearby." He finishes fully certain of his decision, before he realizes his company and adds, "That is just my take on it, if anyone else has better suggestions let's be out with them."
"Perhaps if one of you escorts them, while the others trail? I'm sure Chiirip will be a scout for you."
The little dragon lands on Trinia's head and peers down at her then whistles a little tune.
she speaks in a calm and thought out voice
"If the trailing group is to big it could raise other flags for guards or the Grey Maidens."
"The group could be played out like a play, each of use acts out a part of the Group."
she pauses and continues
"With Trinia playing a noble woman named "Valeria Innis"
Jendai playing her only son named "Soloman Innis".
Me playing as Head Maid named "Eva Fidchell",
Nik'o playing as the Son's personal maid named "Nina Macha".
Sgt. Drakus as Ms. Innis' personal body guard named "Gorden Tarvos",
Donagar will play as Soloman's personal Guard named "Dutch Skieth"
and Gregor Ward playing as Ms Innis' personal advisor named "Walter Gorre.""
"The cover story is that Ms Innis was planning on enrolling her son into the academy, but wanted to be sure it lived up to expectations.
So she personal decided to see it and ask a few questions for dean of the academy.
She does so since Soloman is an only child and with her husband deceased, she has grown more protective of her son, hence his own personal maid and guard."
she pauses and continues
"Any though on this idea, suggestions, or other plans."
As Mai goes through her plan and subsequent story, Gregor begins to look at her more and more as if she has a third arm growing out of her forehead. "Okay, look, I think you're really overcomplicating things. I don't know that we need a story quite that convoluted." He shakes his head and thinks, suggesting "Maybe just travel in small groups, each with our own SIMPLE stories. Myself and Ms. Sabor as a young couple, Sgt. Drakus, Nik'o and lady Kalesta as a small family, and Mai and Donager as drinking buddies, as you've shown you two speak as such already. That should be simple enough to pull off for everyone. Nothing too complex or outrageous, and nothing overly suspicious amongst any of them. Also, Marra, the assistance of a noble symbol of our great city, the dragonling Chiirip" He nods a light bow to the creature "would be most welcome as a scout."
and Mai and Donager as drinking buddies, as you've shown you two speak as such already.
No self repecting Ninja would give their real name to people they weren't sure of.
and Mai and Donager as drinking buddies, as you've shown you two speak as such already.No self repecting Ninja would give their real name to people they weren't sure of.
"Tha plan is missin tha part where I kill someone wit my axe and drinks a pint o ale at tha same time!"
"If it's small groups, they need to look plausible from a distance.
Like Me and Gregor could appear as a couple going out,
Sgt. Drakus, Donagar, and Nik'o appear as a group just going home from some drinking,
and Trinia and Jendai being a mother and son going home after a busy shift at "The Dragon's Horde,"
I just need Vencarlo to deliver a message and things will be set up there."
"And Donagar, I won't give you the bottle in my back pack, until the job is done and you don't attract too much attention from guard or the maidens."
Gregor shakes his head, his brow furrowed and lips pursed in frustration, he massages his temples with the thumb and forefinger of his non-sword hand. "Look, I realize it's within your nature to be sporadic and frivilous, but there are certain aspects that you are overlooking. If the two young women travel together they have no protection. Based on the partners I had suggested, each one had been with a protector. Since, Ms. Sabor is fairly capable on her own, it was just I, as the lady Kalesta is still pretty young, she had the other member of the guard, Sgt Drakus, and Nik'o to meet the idea of being a family. Since you possess both stealth and subterfuge when traveling the streets, and our dwarven member would not likely be a partner of either of the women acting in said roles, the two of you work best as overwatch." He takes a calming breath before he continues, "I truly think your theatrics are over the top, and turning a simple escort into a mighty production. If you want to take your story to the stage, then after this mission I would be willing to sit down with you and help put it into a discernable storyline, but for tonight I say we keep it simple and move out." He doesn't wait for a response, nods at Sgt Drakus as a subtle salute implying 'I'll be about my business', before he adjusts his clothing and crooks his arm for Trinia to accept. Once she does, he starts for the door.
"How bout I run ahead an take a look see an run back ever so often tah check in on everbody, seems tah me a drunk dwarf runnin tha streets alone is not such a big deal."
"Let me see tha extendin rod Im fer castin long stride an makin it las all night, like a dwarf do."
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Since you possess both stealth and subterfuge when traveling the streets
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""sporadic and frivilous," good sir. I have seen and did this a few times before. A single crack in a plan or story undid the entire job.
True simple is best, but you must make a plan B and have security on Plan A if you wish do so."
"Consider our meeting after the mission a date."
While you wait, Mai appears from behind you, not seen by anyone. (a bad habit of her's)
"I hope you didn't wait long, Mr Ward."and
"I can be disguise as a Maid.
I just need to flip the skirt and bodice inside out.
As my clothing is all double sided for quick disguises.
Physical Description
You see an Half-elven Woman of about 6 foot 0 and around 180 pounds. She has inherited comely elven features with a curvy human build with pale skin, But her face is more elven with Golden Amber eyes and lose Copper Red Hair that ends near her waist.
He looks over his shoulder to correct her choice of words as he continues for the door with Trinia on his arm, "No Pai, consider our meeting after this mission, a meeting.". Gregor continues heading out, determined to enact the latest plan he concocted, and hopeful that Nik'o and Sgt Drakus are following suit.
"No time for elaborate disguises, the magic in the hats should cover them. Just get them out before they close the secondary gates. When all the traffic going out is funneled through the main gates, it will be harder to get away with it. You have less than an hour."
Impatient with the planning, Sgt. Drakus follows Gregor Ward out the door relieved to be under way. He keeps to the Drakus, Nik'o, Lady Kalesta team.
"Come on, Donagar. Time to act drunk, as we walk."
The streets are littered with people, you tuck in behind a caravan heading toward one of the secondary gates. As you approach the gates, you see a group of Hellknights moving toward you, the lead seems to be staring at the different people approaching.
Gregor does his best to move casually, his years of maintaining such a rigid stance makes his gait come off as a little awkward. To try and even himself out he puts his arm across Trinia's shoulder to see if he can feed off of her movements a little. Leaning in close under the pretense of nuzzling her ear, he whispers "You wouldn't mind much doing the speaking would you? I'm not that good at spinning yarns, even to a Hellknight."
To the north you hear warning bells sound.
Gregor and Drakus immediately recognize the bells as bells for a ship not answering hails. They'll be loading the catapults shortly.
Off Camera:
Marra is having a chat with Vencarlo when the bells go off. He urges her to go investigate. So she races out of the door and up the street to the north.
Sound like Warning bells of some kind. Why is it making my feel uneasy, and for whom do these bells toll for?
"Come on, Donagar. Time to act drunk, as we walk."
"Whos actin?"
"Ther be a ringin in mah ears."
Gregor tenses at the bells, fighting his urge to run to the defense of the city. He decides that the sooner he gets this mission over with, the sooner he can perform his greater duties to the citizens of the city. He tries to use it to his advantage, "Pardon me, Lawman." he addresses the head Hellknight "That sounds like some sort of emergency warning, is the city under attack, or is there some violation of law? If needs that you should go, don't let us rabble stop you." he turns to the rest of the people and says loudly , he steps back holding his arms up to hold Trinia and Sgt Drakus' group back, as lifts his eyes to the latter to express his hope that it works.
Sgt. Drakus pauses a moment at the alarm, then resumes his marching. The guys on the wall ought to be able to handle a pirate attack.
His lip curls at the approach of the Hellknights, but holds his tongue.
The Hellknight leader stops staring at the crowd, then motions for his group to follow him, as they turn and head north. The party approaches the gate.
The guard seems very distracted. He looks over Trinia and Jendai.
He seems to start taking interest in Trinia...
Suddenly you hear several catapults let their deadly cargo fly, followed by splashes. Less than a minute later you hear the catapults let loose again, followed by the sharp crack of splintering wood...the sound carrying in the foggy night.
"Maybe we should see bout helpin out back tha way, we ken put off err trip fer tha time bein."
Points towards the catapults and commotion....
acting like a flirty drunk, before she whispers into Donagar's ear.
"We have a job to do, and If you want a bottle of Booze that's on me, we must complete our job of escorting those two out of town to Harse."
"Yer right these gents ken handle tings witout us unner-foot!"
"I don't know if I've met you before, but this lass, I'd like to meet her again, so firehair, why don't you swing by the Sheathed Blade when you come back into town, 'eh luv?" The guardsman seems a bit young.