— — [Prologue - Moving Right Along] — —
[ OOC THREAD ] - -Years ago, during the very brief height of the Caermoan Civil War, a great number of military fortresses, outposts, and keeps were abandoned as their members marched out to join the fighting. However, after the last battle was fought, there was nobody left who could - or would - return to them. So they remained, slowly moldering away... until now.
Both the Caermoan Defense Force and the Shields of Caermo have taken it upon themselves to occupy several of these forts throughout the country, although heavy bandit resistance has made taking more than this number very difficult. Upon joining the Shields, most recruits are directed to begin training wherever they joined, to ensure their fighting abilities are as good as one may say they are.
Right now, in Fort Raivo, only a few days' travel from the fringes of the Verdaani Forest, one group of new recruits has just finished the last of their orientation. They only have one last task to complete before they're ready to join the battle in full...
The leader of Fort Raivo's division, Captain Einion, stands before the members of this group - Squad Eckert was their name. Their ranks consist of a dark-haired young man, a woman astride a horse, someone wearing a full set of soldier's armor, a tanned boy with a tome, and their leader: a very incongruous young lady holding a staff.
Although the Captain was clearly getting on in years, his performance on the battlefield hasn't suffered one bit - nearly anyone could tell you that. The man is well-respected among Fort Raivo, although Squad Eckert has only ever seen him in passing. He glances briefly over the group, doing an internal headcount.
"...This is all of you, right? I wouldn't want to get things started only to find out halfway through we'd forgotten about someone."//Bleddyn Einion, Ennis, Henry Rougemont, and Ruth are in!
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Topic: FEF: Shields of Caermo IC [Chapter 2 - Blades in the Dark] (Read 20745 times)