Thread: Blood, Steel, and Companionship in Bridward ( Matsekkusu X ovalteenies)

Well we haven't really worked for royalty before, and even so we get decent pay. It was quite rare, for royalty to hire the likes of them for jobs such as escorts. They have their own military, why not use them? Not that he was complaining, money is still money. He laughed at her remark of that horrid dish they had some time ago, half in amusement and half in disdain. Don't remind me. He was rather thankful she was able to keep her temper in check when some tall man bumped into her, a sigh of relief coming to him In their district of the city, the second curve, it didn't took long for them to reach the inner circle where all of the higher ups locate themselves including the palace of the king. Soon as they stepped on through the large arch of stone against stone, the irregular cut on the road turning to a more orderly set of a pathway. The crooked, sometimes wobbly, form of the road becoming that of a straight structure the smoothness of it was quite like that of marble, and it had some luster of one too. Just by the surroundings the difference of the districts were distinguishable. The inner circle having a more quaint and peaceful ambiance compared to the bustling environment of the second and third curves of the city. Atop the walls stood sun-baked towers of circular stone around a hundred feet, separated tightly as to cover every corner of the district and to say the same of the rest of the city. Structures in the inner circle are more sparse compared to the packed buildings of the second curve, and even more so compared to the third. Though not to say that space is not used to the fullest. Mansions and more grand infrastructures held lots that could accommodate five mid-sized houses. In the midst of it all, the jewel of the ring, stood the home of the royal family, the seat of Linharlee, Castle Wavebreaker so named for the legend of its survival after countless tidal waves ravaged the entire city but barely made the stones of the castle budge. An octagonal structure of ebony rock, walls thicker than that of the walls separating the districts which were about 40 or 50 feet. A large tower pierces through the high walls which acts as the harbor's lighthouse as odd as it was for not being build by the bay, but the fires it produce are strong enough to help guide ships when light is scarce by the bay. The inner circle was the smallest of the districts in the capital and with traffic of any kind scarce, getting from the open gates to the castle was easy enough. The drawbridge was down with the castle open for guests and petitions of the people, solid wood allowing passage over the deep moat that surrounded the castle, water so deep that the blue of the water is only present a few feet below surface as the sun could barely light the rest of the depths, making it look like a deep black trench is below the waters. Welcome, Joshua and Deanna! called out a middle-aged man in a blue velvet silk shirt with matching pants of the same hue and material it would seem. I'm the royal attendant of the King Ferdinand Linharlee III and also the royal envoy tasked for our diplomatic mission. Come, come and we'll have you both briefed. he waved his arm and hand to beckon them both and from how skinny he was it would seem a hard task for him. Joshua looked over Deanna and nodded his head over to the man, following his steps as they treck on through the courtyard over to an office just beside the main door of the castle. From how the room looked, though, it would seem like it was a lounge area for waiting guests well-furnished with comforts. Please, have a seat. he pointed with his arm over to a couch of deep brown leather as he sat on another couch with the same features opposite them. In the middle of them was a short table with a glass center and a wooden frame, rolled out on top was a map of Brinward.