Armello: fate of Kings and Heroes [NSFW,violence]

@Cerebrate  
Exactly. All guardsmen will carry warded weapons and armor, which is a massive undertaking i know, but it needs to happen. Yin, yang, i want you two subverting the worm. I also want you carrying a wyldstone on your person.

@Jinx  
They bow and nod.
 
“we will protect them with our lives.”

@Cerebrate  
(Sorry i took so long)
 
Horaz, present yourself.

@Jinx  
the badger steps before her Axe held in salute.

@Cerebrate  
Refresh my memory. Its been awhile since i heard your story.

@Jinx  
Horaz: “it is no secret that the king has fallen to madness, AS a knight of armello i objected, and to leave out the details, i chose a sabbatical before the executioner’s blade. there were ten knights of the court, not counting the stewart, if you will have me, there will be one… and whomever else can show a suitable record of service later on.”

@Cerebrate  
I see no reason to deny your request.

@Jinx  
he pulls a medallion bearing the mark of King Tau from his pocket.
 
“honestly i never expected to outlive him. or to bear the crest again, my life is yours, my queen.”

@Cerebrate  
she takes said medallion, beckons over someone with a hammer, flattens the surface, then inlays with her personal blade an image of a wyldstone, after which she handed it back

@Jinx  
he takes it back and kneels before her once more.
 
“unil my axe rusts and my bones break, that is a badgers vow.”

@Cerebrate  
Then i hereby enstate you as the first knight of my court.

@Jinx  
He bows down before getting to his feet.
 
“then it is time i get to work, mylady.”

@Cerebrate  
Good. Find more knights to assist you.

@Jinx  
Horaz: “i will see about it, but it may not be quick, crests may look like coins but they are not passed around like them. among the old knights i was the weakest.”

@Cerebrate  
I have faith in you. Go, find brothers and sisters of the court.
 
(Id like to get kalia started off. )

@Jinx  
(sure thing.)
 
Back at dragonshold the old tortoise arose from the pool she had spent every moment since the battle at the forest in.
 
Worm: “Kae was not diminished in the least, to fight her alone is folly.”
 
Agniya: “Kalia is NOT ready to confront someone like that.”

@Cerebrate  
(Be back shortly. I gotta drive somewhere.

@Cerebrate  
the croc was standing nearby, currently leaning on the pommel of her massive hammer, listening

@Jinx  
Worm: “you claim to have trained her in the finer art of keeping momentum with the hammer, or are you saying you have not trained her well?”
 
Agniya: “I only just recovered from a reminder that Kae is not like most living beings, she is literally a force of nature.”
 
Worm:“then give her the location of my trial.”
 
“you already have a champion.”
 
“one for the throne, one for Godhood, she will gain everything, or lose everything.”

@Cerebrate  
kalia remained silent, having been taught to remain respectful by agniya

@Jinx  
having said what it had to say, the presence of the worm withdrew.
 
“my teachings of respect are one thing, but when your fate is being discussed by all means speak up.”

@Cerebrate  
I understand, however id rather the things discussed be decided upon by those who know what they speak of. I will take the worms trial if need be.

@Jinx  
“they call it a trial, but it is really the worm picking you apart and seeing at which point your mind can’t handle it, there hasn’t been a success in that one since long before we were even ousted from armello. to go there is to acccept not the possibility, but the likelihood of never coming back.”

@Cerebrate  
So youre telling me youre afraid of the trial?

@Jinx  
“i know i would fail it… maybe i have lived too long, grown attached…”