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VENTURES INTO THE REMOTE (RP)

"At this point...the number of enemies is indifferent." Miriel said.

Huffing followed by a stop in the tracks indicated that his time had run out.

"You little-you!" Yellena yelled at Iver. "What are you doing?" She noticed Miriel.

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At the mention of treason, Arcturus came over and placed his hand over Hering's mouth.

"Anyone else having any ideas about insubordination?!" He yelled at the men who were still listening. "Huh? Anyone?!" The men turned away.

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The admiral chuckled at that. "They saw the littlest things are always the most dangerous," He twisted his mustache, "Do you know what a scorpion is, lieutenant?" His tone seemed to have changed at that. "It's this small creature that can sting a man dead within a few hours. Yet it is the littlest of these insipid creatures that can put a man to death in but a few moments." He smiled as the tea arrived. With his free hand, he dropped two spoonfuls of sugar into his own cup and stirred it with his teaspoon.

"What do you know of the world, lieutenant?"

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"Ugh," Telimekhtar grunted and began to bend Dimitri's hand. The kick was well placed and strong but the Son of Tulkas was unbending.

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Oof.

Cardiloc hit the dirt.

The Armoured Giant was not paying attention to him nor the riders and it took up a sprinting stance.

Evenis glanced at the incoming riders. "Ty-"
"Yeah, I heard." He coughed and yelled back at Sigeric and Ha'zi. "Blood has already been spilled! Our blood! You should know that already!" They remained where they were.

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The hobbit tilted his head. "What do I know?" he said, nodding slowly. "I know dreadfully little about the ground, the waters of the world, its trees, its animals, the hot summers of the South and the biting winters of the North. I am but a halfling, a dweller of Bree-land that lived his best years in an unremarkable corner of the Earth. I know but a few words in the languages of foreign Men and Dwarves, and can barely weave together Elvish words into a coherent sentence. Most of their customs elude me. I know of Morgoth because he's tried to kill us, and of the Valar I admit mostly ignorance. But I do know one thing. I know people. From the Shire to Gondor and Mordor and beyond, people behave the same. Sure, they believe in different gods and their routines differ, but a truly good man is hard to find anywhere in the world. Rife our countries are with people we call 'bad', but I've come to learn that this word is often used to describe what we cannot understand, what is eccentric. We are all afraid of being incompatible with our little cosmos; it is only due to circumstance that we become that way. But that's just how I see it."
 
Ha'zi glanced at Sigeric, then rode a bit forward past the Dalishman. He then had his gaze set on the shifters again, and shouted over to them, trying to contain his feelings, "We do not, actually. All we've heard about is of flying beasts, and an attack on Tirith. How about you explain to us what's happened so things don't have to uneccessarily escalate further, ok?"
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The Forochelrim could stand this no more. Here he was, backed into a corner and a godly dagger deep in his shoulder. And the battle had barely started. He could not be done this quickly. He would not! Dimitri tried as hard as he could to suppress his agonizing screams from escaping as he pressed back with his previously unharmed arm, and had his other rise to the occasion to drive forward a square, steel punch for Teli's lower chest.
 
Sigeric nodded after Ha'zi had finished speaking. "We don't know what happened to you, but I can assure you that we had no part in it. This need not continue. Tell us what happened at Minas Tirith." He glanced at the Leviathan, wary of its progress.
 
"And what are you afraid of, lieutenant?" The admiral picked up his cup and proceeded to take a sip.

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Dimitri's arm nearly broke but Telimekhtar unhanded him as he was thrown back as the punch was delivered. Dimitri found himself free but his right arm had been dislocated and his other was weak. The Son of Tulkas was rising up, his chest plate cracked in its center.

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One of the horsemen halted, pulling back on his reigns as Cardiloc ran in his horse's path. "Oi! You there!! Surrender!!"

On the other side of the field, Tytus and Evenis backed away slightly as Ha'zi and Sigeric approached them.
"Really? You cock-headed bastards-" Evenis spat but Tytus waved his hand.
"Why are you with them?" Tytus asked indicating the black rangers riding after the Armoured. "They attacked us. Wanted to kill us. They came after us. Then the Slayer...I killed him back in the forest and that other featherless eagle. We tried peace but they want war. So, here's your war." Tytus spat.

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“I’m Cardiloc, the hybrid shifter, one of the Karoltai and guest of the King.” He introduced himself, but he still complied with the mans wishes and put his hands up. He was too tired to start anything.
 
"Currently talking with Miriel. You know, i would come back, you didn't have to run all the way here" Iver replied, still sitting.
 
"These men? They didn't attack you. They were with us. We don't know what the other Black Ranger regiments have done, or who gave the orders." Wait, who was the Slayer? Glorfindel? Impossible... And who was the 'featherless eagle'? Sigeric could confirm their identities later. For now, he knew he needed to focus on the task at hand. "It isn't too late for peace, Tytus. I know that you are not our true enemy, even if some of the Gondorians do not see that. I know that peace is what you want. Do you remember when we met on the plains of Mordor? I don't know if you ever saw my real face. I am Sigeric, the Guardian Shifter. In my hatred, I was ready to fight to the death against your kin, seeking revenge for the comrades you killed. You told us that you didn't have a choice, that you were only fighting to protect your family. You offered us mercy, promising to protect us if we surrendered. Many of the others wanted to kill you, but I chose to let you go. We reached an understanding and avoided shedding more blood. You showed me that such a thing was possible. Now our positions are reversed, and I want to save you from that same lust for vengeance that would have been the death of me. Please, Tytus. Help me end this cycle of violence. I swear on my life that I will do everything in my power to protect you and your family, just as you would have done for us. And I will not fail." Gone was Sigeric's usual cold exterior. This was not merely some machination to trick the protos into surrendering. He had meant every word that he had said, and it showed.
 
Hering pushed the man away "Fuck off Arcturus, you weren't even here! You've just been slinking off in the shadows doing who knows what with the Karolti. Hell, now that I think about it, I can't put all the blame on Glorfindel, your fucking Giants didn't tell us all they know. I saw the screamers throat get slit yet here he is alive and able to turn people into Giants. What else do they know?" Hering would cry out, his voice becoming louder once more. "I wasn't made for this, we weren't made for this. Mankind was not made to get shit on so those who think they're special can rule, no more lies. They must tell us everything.
 
Daugo blinked. Naturally suspicious as he was, he did not like the admiral's inquisitiveness. He mirrored him and took a sip from the tea before answering. "I don't-- I..." he sighed. "I fear for my children, sir. I fear death also, and betrayal by a loved one. I don't fear aught else, I think..."
 
Yellena huffed and puffed. "Miriel, he tried to harm Beren. With a...with a..." she huffed, "A frying pan."

Miriel stared at Iver with a raised eyebrow.

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Arcturus fell back upon Hering. "He's clearly deranged, men. He needs sleep. Back to work!" He yelled at the other troops before eyeing Hering throughly and mouthing the words, 'Shut up. People will talk. Do you want to die?'

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"You have children? A son? A daughter? How many?" The admiral asked between sips.

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Evenis scowled at the offered hand. Tytus took a step forward and reached out to Sigeric-

"FIRE!" A volley of arrows flew out of the forest at the two men. One whizzed past Sigeric's face but the majority went directly at Tytus. Evenis jumped and pushed the Screaming Shifter as five arrows raked his back. Sigeric saw the telltale glow of a giant transformation begin over Evenis' body as eight riders emerged from the forest and signaled to the Karoltai to stand back.

Before he could even react to this, a defeaning roar was unleashed from behind them. He remembered that roar and the preceding thunder that followed.

Helvion blinked at the sight of Cardiloc. He barely recognized the boy from that forest who had now grown into a savage of a man. "You?! You were missing a year ago! Where have you-"

DUSH DUSH DUSH DUSH DUSH DUSH DUSH.

The Armoured Giant began charging in Ha'zi and Sigeric's direction, the Leviathan lay between him yet he continued to hasten.

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Card looked over at the armoured giant for a moment, then back at the man. "It's a long story, I've just been fighting those three, Berethor, he had a knife to the Leviathans throat, there was a jolt, and he... he accidently slit it. The Leviathan transformed, Glorfindel... h-he, he fell." He admitted to Helvion.
 
"The elf is dead?" Helvion asked. It was more a statement rather than a question. Then he turned and saw the Armoured making a run for the Leviathan.

"Oi! Get its attention!" He yelled. "Hurry up. Hop on. Let's get you to safety." Helvion extended his hand to Cardiloc.

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"False, i grabbed beren but it was simply to try and suggest that you spare Aranel. I may be an idiot but i would not harm a baby" Iver replied, still sitting.
 
"Touch my baby again and I'll kill you." Miriel said, standing. "Now. Iver." Her softness had disappeared with Yellena around and her harsh exterior returned, "I expect you not to reveal anything that happened here. Especially not to a certain southron. And in that regard, I want to ask. How is he?"

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'Shhh.' He clamped his hand down on Hering's mouth. "This one needs some discipline. Anyone else get any ideas about dissidence? Huh?" He eyed the men. None spoke up. "That's what I thought." Then he started dragging Hering out, taking his hand off his mouth and mouthing back to him, 'Outside. Now.'

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"Can you signal him down? We're lucky he hasn't destroyed the forest yet." Helvion asked Cardiloc as he pulled him onto his horse.

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