IC: Skrall (Markets; the Bone Hunter Stronghold)
“She is right.”
He had returned without the slightest sound; stealth was easy in this place, so loud and so crowded, and it came naturally to him.
“Do not mistake depravity for weakness. Look around: this is a fortress. Multiple walls, a watchtower, only one entrance and one exit – not to mention that the market means no shortage of supplies to outlast a siege. Not only that, but these Gatherers are disparate; this represents only a fraction of their number, and this location is strategically valuable only in that it can withstand an assault. Those grains of sand would slip through our fingers. Meanwhile, this is our nearest source of supplies outside Roxtus, and they have another stronghold along the route, meaning that they could easily raid the caravans carrying supplies to our army, or even attack our flank. It would be a massacre, and if we won, we would have shown our hand to the South, revealing ourselves as invaders and making enemies of their most powerful Tribe in the process by halting the supply of slave labour for the duration of the siege.”
He looked back to the market; Agori were hauling supplies to the carts in which the Skrall had arrived, carefully avoiding the spikits.
“I have seen to our supplies. Once Atakus is finished with the handover, we will be ready for the long journey to Tajun.”
OOC: @ skrall
IC: Kirbraz (Staff NPC; The Shadiest Spot on Bara Magna)
The Agori shifted nervously, weighing up his options; he had no idea who this man was, and if he was indeed a mercenary, he would have no reason to take Kirbraz’s side. The moment he spoke the name aloud, the Glatorian would know exactly who the highest bidder would be.
“Someone wants me… silenced. I know something they don't want known.”
OOC: @Jesse Pinkman