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"Tch, Is that it? And here I was expecting a more interesting tale. Turns out you're just garden variety scum."

She turned to Eydis and (less so) Gunvald, her disappointment at this turn of events abundantly clear.
"Well, he's got no value now that he's spilled everything. What do you want to do with him? No one will miss a few thugs, and it would make the roads safer... at least for a good while till some other roach takes his place. But given the other matter at hand..."

"Well well, what do we have here? This is much quicker than even I expected. Looks like I may have won."
"I say we hear the strays out for now. If they're finally willing to heel, they may prove useful in figuring this mess out. But if they aren't, we can always...remind them of how we destroyed half their scouting party in mere minutes."
 

"Kinda tempted to make another sort of bet now."

"If it's about what I think it is, I'm afraid I'll have to pass on that one..." as if I haven't already observed more than enough for now...

Odette Moves to D9, Hold
Gunvald should move to G7, Heal Emma, Canto to E7

"Well, in that case...sure, I'll bet they'll run before then. It'll probably take a few more deaths on that bridge first, but I expect a few will soon realize they have no hope."

Odette couldn't help but note how... sensitive some of these souls seemed to a bit of mere jest between warriors. Disappointing to say the least, but she honestly didn't care. It was all for good fun; she was fully able to do terrible things to them, sure, but even criminal scum like these held some lowly value in this society. One of the first things she'd figured out after landing here was just how far she could go while fighting them before people started to cause problems over it. Honestly, it hadn't been very far at all.

Just like back in the Tower, really. Always having to walk on eggshells, show restraint... never testing the true limits of one's might. It was one of the main reasons she preferred hunting monsters over men: they were spiteful, insidious, and held back nothing in a fight. Given such foul natures, she was free to hold back nothing against them as well, and almost no one ever gave her shit for it. Regardless, she put the complaints out of mind as Cocytus offered a friendly wager.

"Hmm? Sure, I suppose. What did you have in mind?"

"Hahaha...please, no more of this nonsense. I can't cast if I can't compose myself." Fionn's little comment nearly sent her over the edge into another uncontrollable bout, but she managed to reign it in at long last.
"Look, Fionn was it? I'm flattered, little pupper, but they have a point. The battlefield is no place to be picking up ladies... and honestly I think you might be barking up the wrong tree."
"I mean it, boy. You may well find that I am far different than you ever expected or wanted, as many others before you have. I have no time for sweet nothings and tender trifles."

"Aye, I know they aren't... but sometimes a hunt is more fun if you at least pretend your quarry has a chance."

"Or at least a little self-preservation. That lad seems to have it in spades though, leaving his buddies to die after he was dumb enough to start this mess in the first place. I wonder just how far his cowardice will carry him, before he's out of places to run..."

Even from up the river, Odette still saw the utter carnage Eydis unleashed on the footman holding the bridge. She couldn't help but nod in approval as she moved to catch up to the others. And not just Eydis, in all honesty, she was thoroughly taken aback with just how quickly the group as a whole had torn through the initial welcoming party. Eydis and the armored juggernaut had never been a subject of doubt, but some of the other ones...

"Hmph... guess I need to keep up then. These lot are a lot better than I expected."

Not that she was complaining. Competent comrades tended to be very.... hard to come by, in her experience. She mostly worked alone for a good reason.

D7, Hold