men.
“But you ordered your men to! You are just
as guilty as they are!” stated the second man.
“Please, rebels,” Crystal interrupted, “This
goes for everyone here. Blaze is far from being a saint, but we
could really use his help! I am your leader for a reason, now trust
my decisions.”
Everyone remained quiet. The two men
grudgingly stepped back into the crowd. After a momentary pause,
Crystal spoke again.
“Now then, we need to figure out how we will
find the shards. There was a huge flash in the sky and five
different beams of light shot into five different directions, so I
believe that some people may have seen where they could have
landed. I believe that if we send scouts into the surrounding
areas, we may learn a few things. Maryn, Taryn, can you bring
halflings to scout the areas?” Crystal said.
“Sure, Boss,” replied Taryn.
“We’ll ask around in the nearby villages,”
Maryn added.
“Good. Now, I believe we need to keep an eye
out for Daldussan activity as well. Blaze can help us there,”
continued Crystal.
“Yeah?” muttered Blaze, without looking at
Crystal.
“What do you think Bogdan will do to find
information? What should we look for to see if they have discovered
the location of one?” asked Crystal.
Blaze let out a long sigh and at the end of
it, answered, “If I know him well enough, he will send his best
warriors for something like this, if he didn’t actually go himself.
I can imagine he will send one of his two generals, Perun and
Orodan. If you see either of them and possibly an impressive amount
of soldiers in any small towns or villages, then they are most
likely heading to where a shard may be found.”
“I believe that Saitar may be there as
well.” replied Thaddeus, “He disappeared with Bogdan, so it
wouldn’t surprise me if that traitor stayed with his master.”
“Thaddeus may be right, so I would like for
a few groups of rebels to travel through villages asking if anyone
has seen them. Just try to keep a low profile about it,” Crystal
explained, “What do the generals look like, Blaze?”
“Perun is a dark elf from Dwyp and Orodan is
a well over seven-foot-tall warrior covered in scars and who
carries an axe that is too big for anyone else to wield. They are
both impossible to miss,” replied Blaze.
“Very well, and for anyone who has never
seen him, Saitar has thin, gray hair that is brushed out of his
face and is very thin and pale. Do not confront these people if you
see them; just send someone to report it to us and trail them
carefully. Leave at the first sign of danger and do not risk being
exposed. Any volunteers for this mission may report to me or
Gavril,” Crystal said. She then nodded in Gavril’s direction and he
raised a hand slightly to acknowledge his presence. Crystal then
ended with, “Once anyone hears any credible news, report it back to
me immediately. I will then assemble a team to find the shard.”
“I will be preparing things for you here,
Crystal. The elders gave me some holy magic books for you to study,
and I will be ready to help you when you get to them,” said
Thaddeus.
“I would appreciate that, Master Thaddeus,
thank you,” replied Crystal, “So everyone begin preparations
immediately. As soon as you are ready and rested, head out.”
With a “yes ma’am!” everyone in the room
began to leave to do their assigned jobs. Crystal approached Blaze
after they began to file out of the room.
“I am sure you would like to train while we
wait on any news,” she said, “If you follow me, I can show you
where the training grounds are.”
“Fine,” replied Blaze.
****
The rebels went an entire week without
hearing any news. In the meantime, Blaze trained heavily every day.
Everyone was amazed at his sword skills, and some people whispered
that it may have even rivaled Gavril’s, which of course did not
please the formal general to hear. After witnessing Blaze’s tactics
firsthand during a
“But you ordered your men to! You are just
as guilty as they are!” stated the second man.
“Please, rebels,” Crystal interrupted, “This
goes for everyone here. Blaze is far from being a saint, but we
could really use his help! I am your leader for a reason, now trust
my decisions.”
Everyone remained quiet. The two men
grudgingly stepped back into the crowd. After a momentary pause,
Crystal spoke again.
“Now then, we need to figure out how we will
find the shards. There was a huge flash in the sky and five
different beams of light shot into five different directions, so I
believe that some people may have seen where they could have
landed. I believe that if we send scouts into the surrounding
areas, we may learn a few things. Maryn, Taryn, can you bring
halflings to scout the areas?” Crystal said.
“Sure, Boss,” replied Taryn.
“We’ll ask around in the nearby villages,”
Maryn added.
“Good. Now, I believe we need to keep an eye
out for Daldussan activity as well. Blaze can help us there,”
continued Crystal.
“Yeah?” muttered Blaze, without looking at
Crystal.
“What do you think Bogdan will do to find
information? What should we look for to see if they have discovered
the location of one?” asked Crystal.
Blaze let out a long sigh and at the end of
it, answered, “If I know him well enough, he will send his best
warriors for something like this, if he didn’t actually go himself.
I can imagine he will send one of his two generals, Perun and
Orodan. If you see either of them and possibly an impressive amount
of soldiers in any small towns or villages, then they are most
likely heading to where a shard may be found.”
“I believe that Saitar may be there as
well.” replied Thaddeus, “He disappeared with Bogdan, so it
wouldn’t surprise me if that traitor stayed with his master.”
“Thaddeus may be right, so I would like for
a few groups of rebels to travel through villages asking if anyone
has seen them. Just try to keep a low profile about it,” Crystal
explained, “What do the generals look like, Blaze?”
“Perun is a dark elf from Dwyp and Orodan is
a well over seven-foot-tall warrior covered in scars and who
carries an axe that is too big for anyone else to wield. They are
both impossible to miss,” replied Blaze.
“Very well, and for anyone who has never
seen him, Saitar has thin, gray hair that is brushed out of his
face and is very thin and pale. Do not confront these people if you
see them; just send someone to report it to us and trail them
carefully. Leave at the first sign of danger and do not risk being
exposed. Any volunteers for this mission may report to me or
Gavril,” Crystal said. She then nodded in Gavril’s direction and he
raised a hand slightly to acknowledge his presence. Crystal then
ended with, “Once anyone hears any credible news, report it back to
me immediately. I will then assemble a team to find the shard.”
“I will be preparing things for you here,
Crystal. The elders gave me some holy magic books for you to study,
and I will be ready to help you when you get to them,” said
Thaddeus.
“I would appreciate that, Master Thaddeus,
thank you,” replied Crystal, “So everyone begin preparations
immediately. As soon as you are ready and rested, head out.”
With a “yes ma’am!” everyone in the room
began to leave to do their assigned jobs. Crystal approached Blaze
after they began to file out of the room.
“I am sure you would like to train while we
wait on any news,” she said, “If you follow me, I can show you
where the training grounds are.”
“Fine,” replied Blaze.
****
The rebels went an entire week without
hearing any news. In the meantime, Blaze trained heavily every day.
Everyone was amazed at his sword skills, and some people whispered
that it may have even rivaled Gavril’s, which of course did not
please the formal general to hear. After witnessing Blaze’s tactics
firsthand during a
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