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Taking a long sigh, you walk down the hallway to make a quick stop in your room. You check your desk drawer to make sure that the castle map is still in there, and it is. Then you empty the sketchboks and pencils that you bought out of their bag and onto desk, take one of each, and head back out.

Today was kind of stressful, so you decide to see if you can blow off some steam by sparring in the training yard while there's still daylight. Though you get turned around a few times, it isn't long before you make it down there.

There aren't many people in the training yard today. A few guys who you've seen in passing are sparring with wooden swords, some others are jogging around the perimeter, and... is that Nicolette?

"Oh hey, Reinhold!" she says, approaching you. "I heard that you were showing off to Marianne in town today, you sly dog!"

>greet Nicolette!

>>27232167
"Well, you know, needed to take the girl out for a walk, pick up the groceries..."

>>27232167
I enjoy how Nicolette doesn't wear pants.

>I wouldn't call it showing off. But I did nearly force a pregnant woman into early labor...

>>27232167
Much better picture

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>>27232167
>that armour

>>27232167

"Showing off? Yes, I'm sure she was impressed by my amazing ability to carry her stuff around all day."

>writing

Also, Ninja Warrior is the most distracting shit ever

>>27232464
Hey now, she didn't make us carry it all day. She actually was quite considerate in that regard.

>>27232616

Ah, I didn't see the whole last thread. Feel free to ignore me then.

>>27232167
Shameful display to wear such scandalous 'armor'.

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"Yeah I'm sure she was impressed by my amazing ability to carry her stuff around and almost cause a pregnant woman to go into labor," you say while sighing.
"Preg... whoa, what the hell did you do?" she asks, her eyes wide with surprise.
"Told a joke," you reply, completely deadpan.
"...huh, I was expecting something more... impressive," Nicolette replies, looking a bit disappointed.
"Anyways," you say, remembering why you came down here in the first place. "I actually came down to do a bit of sparring, and since you're here too, how about we go a few rounds?" you ask.
"Ooh, sorry... I actually just got done with my workout. Maybe another time?" she replies. "But I am about to head to the kitchen to get something to eat, so you can feel free to join me there if you want."

>take her up on her offer, you're getting hungry
>decline, you want to train
>decline, you want to draw
>[OTHER]

>>27232875
>>take her up on her offer, you're getting hungry

>>27232875
Is she eventually avoiding training with us?
Well, we're here to train, may as well do so.

>>27232875
Regard bitches, achieve omnoms.

>>27232875
>decline, you want to draw.

We should make a copy of the castle's map. Then sketch some people on guard duty. Or the Princess. Or Vincent.

>>27232875
We ate some donuts earlier and we haven't gotten a good workout in today. And there won't be daylight out for much longer.

>decline, you want to train

"Thanks for the offer, but I could use a chance to actually hit something instead of just being paranoid and alert all day.

I'll see you around."

>>27232875
We need to train to work off all the calories from the delicious food we keep eating.

>>27232875
>decline, you want to draw

>>27232875
>Decline, we want to draw

>>27232875
Decline we should train with the other guards to get a feeling of how well trained they are

>>27232875
>decline, you want to draw.

>>27232875
>I actually came down to do a bit of sparring
>but now I'm gonna draw
Hobbies are one thing, but this is silly.

Also we do need to stay in shape.

>>27232875
>decline, you want to train

Politely decline, we still would like to spend time with her, but damn it we need to hit something with a sword. It's been days.

>>27232929
>inb4 she won't train with us because she's marching around with Gae Bolg, and as such would instagib us on accident.

What, you thought OP using that pic back in thread 2 instead of any of the ten berjerbilmillion OTHER possible spear reference pics was a coincidence?

>>27232875
>decline, you want to train

Its been quite a while since we've gotten a workout. And no, roughing up a random thief doesn't count.

>>27232953
This would let us return the map and socialize a bit. Seconding.

>writing

>decline, you want to draw.

>>27232875

>take her up on her offer, you're getting hungry

Eating won't take that long, and we haven't had anything besides the donuts today.

>>27233345
We had a dozen donuts.

>decline, you want to train

"Sorry," you begin. "but I kind of need to hit something, I've been kind of really paranoid all day and I'd like to work some of that off... I'd like to work off that dozen donuts that I ate earlier, too."
"No worries, man. I turned you down, you turned me down, and now we're even!" she says with a chuckle. "Maybe some other time, then! Seeya!"

With that, Nicolette hurries out of the training yard. Judging from how much she was eating yesterday, you figure that she's probably -really- hungry.

"Alright then," you say as you give your arms a nice stretch. "time for training."

You take off your uniform's jacket and place it on top of a nearby chair, then rest your sketchbook and pencils on top of it. Looking around the yard for potential sparring partners, you approach the guys who you saw earlier.

"Hey, would either of you be up for a round or two?" you ask.
"Eh?" one guard turns to face you. "Sure, why..." and then he stops. "WAIT."
"Huh?" you reply, confused.
"You're Reinhold!" he exclaims, a shocked expression on his face.
"Um, yeah. Hi."
"You don't remember me? You completely fucking WRECKED me in the prelims for the tournament!"
"...I did?"

>[1/?]

>>27233422
Then now I can show you how I did it.

>>27233368

Train hard, eat hard!

>>27233422
"get any better or should this be 3 on 1?"

>>27233422
>[2/2]
The preliminary matches were kind of a blur for you, you sped through them and took out everyone in your block without much effort. So it's not really a surprise that you didn't really remember any of the people who you took out of the running... though they certainly seem to remember you.

"Yeah!" he shouts angrily. "I was in the infirmiry for THREE DAYS after that! There's no way in hell that I'd spar with you!"
"Yeah... sorry man, but you're a bit too high-level for us," his partner says with an apologetic tone.

They then head off to another side of the yard to spar, leaving you alone. A bit frustrated that you don't have an actual partner to train with, you let out a long sigh, pick up a training sword, and head for a nearby dummy.

Sadly, it doesn't last. After little under an hour, your practice sword blows have completly rendered it to splinters, and you take that as a sign that maybe you've practiced enough for the day.

>the call of hunger resounds in your stomach, time to go to the kitchen
>do something else (specify what)

>>27233655
>>the call of hunger resounds in your stomach, time to go to the kitchen
and see if nicolette is there as well

>>27233655
>the call of hunger resounds in your stomach, time to go to the kitchen

It's time to drown our sorrow in delicious food.

We need to find people who are willing to spar with us sometime, or maybe convince half a dozen guards to fight us at once. That might be enough.

>>27233655
>>the call of hunger resounds in your stomach, time to go to the kitchen

>writing

I don't think it's polite to just leave the splintered dummy like that. We should at least clean up a bit.

>>27233655

>the call of hunger resounds in your stomach, time to go to the kitchen

And let's bring the sketchpad, maybe fit in some practice while we're not otherwise busy.

>>27234070
That's what castle serfs are for, you don't want to take food out of their mouths and have them cast out onto the street do you?

Remembering another lesson that was beaten into you as a small child, you tidy up the remains of the training dummy as much as you can.

You then feel your stomach demanding to be sated, so you decide to oblige it. You throw on your jacket, put your sketchbook in your pocket, and make a beeline for the kitchen.

As you walk, your thoughts drift to the training yard. Those guys refused to spar with you because of your skill in the tournament... and if that becomes a common thing, you'll never be able to train against anything aside from training dummies. While that may be sufficient to maintain your skills, you want to get -better-, and actual human opponents are kind of necessary for that.

After a few minutes of mulling over what to do about that, you reach the kitchen. As you walk inside, you spot Nicolette at the table, sitting across to a girl that you don't recognize.

>[1/2]

>>27234441
"Reinhold! We meet again!" she says with a grin as she gets up and approaches you. "Shitty timing, eh? For the second time tody, you get here just as I'm leaving."
"Yeah, I guess," you reply.
"Well, back to business for me. Sorry we couldn't hang out," she says as she walks to the door. "See you later, Reinhold! You too, Sylvie!"

After Nicolette leaves the kitchen, you head to the table to sit down... and stop when you actually get a good look at it. The entire side where Nicolette was sitting is -covered- in empty plates. With no other clear spots at the table, you sit down next to the girl on the opposite side.

>say something to her
>shut up and wait for your food
>[OTHER]

>>27234441
Maybe we can ask Vincent, just ask him to go easy on us. He's better than us, so we can actually learn things from him.

>>27234482
>>say something to her

>>27234482
>>say something to her
"Hey, how do you know Nicolette?"

>>27234482

>say something to her

At least introduce ourself. It's only polite.

>>27234486
>better
Unlikely, his skill-at-arms almost certainly consists mostly of being huge. he'll have some skill, one doesn't rise to his position without it, but he wouldn't need an exacting amount of training.

>>27234521
Well, OP did say last thread he'd absolutely crush us if we fought him.

>Hello, you wouldn't happen to have six fingers on your left hand would you?

>>27234482
>say something to her

"Hi Sylvie, it's nice to meet you. I'm Reinhold, I'm new here.

What do you do around here?"

Introduce ourself to her, it's only polite.

>>27234482
Well, just politely introduce ourselves and see what goes on from there.

>>27234538
Yes, that'd be the being huge thing, which is something he can't teach us, and something that if we learned to fight him, would only teach us how to fight him and other uniquely huge people.

Training with him would be somewhat similar to bear boxing, you don't learn anything, you just sometimes come out of it without a concussion and half your face chewed off.

>>27234482
>other
Let's politely introduce ourselves and ask what's good in the kitchen today.

>writing

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>say something to her


"Hi," you say as you take your seat. "Sylvie, was it? I'm Reinhold, I just started here the other day as the Princess's bodyguard."
"Yes, that's my name... hi," she says sheepishly.
"So, um, how do you know Nicolette?" you ask, trying to be friendly.
"Um..." she starts, looking over at Nicolette's mountain of plates. "...we've known each other since we were little. Uh... she may not be all that polite, but she's actually really nice."
"Yeah, I figured that out pretty quickly," you say, laughing.
"Oh- um, sorry! It's just... she usually gives a bad first impression so I worry about her," she says, flustered.

Just as you worry that you're going to freak Sylvie out or something, the same middle-aged maid from the other day walks up to the table.

"Why if it isn't Reinhold! And I see that you've met Sylvie," she says with a warm smile. "I take it that you two are hungry?"
"Yeah," you reply.
"Yes..." Sylvie says.
"Thankfully, Nicolette didn't manage to eat everything. Was there anything in particular that you two wanted?"

Before you can say anything, Sylvie speaks up.

"Turkey legs, please."
"YES, TURKEY LEGS!" you blurt out, unable to control yourself.
"Hahaha! Turkey legs it is!"

With that, the maid turns around and leaves, presumably to get your food.

>say something to Sylvie
>shut up and wait for TURKEY LEGS
>[OTHER]

>>27235039
>>say something to Sylvie
"So, what do you do around here?"

>>27235098
This

>>27235039
*you >Turkey legs?
*her >Turkey legs.
*both >Turkey legs!
She gets it.

>>27235039
>say something to Sylvie

"You have a great taste in food!"
"So, what do you normally do around here?"

>yay turkey legs!

>>27235098
>>say something to Sylvie

Yeah, lets get more polite conversation

>>27235039
So who eats the part of the turkey that isn't the legs?

>>27235039

>say something to Sylvie

Failing that, get some practice sketching while we wait.

>>27235125
>>27235098
This

>>27235200
The servants who get there late and miss out on the best part.

>>27235226
But usually we're there late.

>writing

we should get glasses for Reinhold partly for reading and partly for style

"I see that you have great taste in food," you say as you turn to Sylvie.
"Um, thanks," she replies, blushing a bit.
"So, uh... what do you do around here? I see that you're not in a maid uniform, and you're not wearing armor like Nicolette."
"I'm a court mage... trainee," Sylvie says as she adjusts her glasses.
"Huh. I didn't even know we had those," you reply, a bit surprised.
"Yes well... my teacher said that I had 'above average magical capacity,' so they told my father and then I ended up here."
"Above average...?"
"Um, yes. They said that beginners can make ten fireballs, but I can make more than that."
"Oh? How many can you do?"

You don't know anything about magic, but that certainly does sound impressive.

>[1/?]

>>27235638

Hipster Reinhold was guarding princesses before it was cool.

>>27235639
Wonder if anti-magic enchantments exist? That'd be good for armor and our sword.

>>27235654
mite b cool. We should see if she can introduce us to the head magic dude or whatever.

>>27235651
well noone asumes that the guy in glasses is one of the best swordsmen in the kingdom.

>>27235638
That would imply his eyesight is poor, or at least farsighted. Something not desirable in a bodyguard. plus glasses are probably expensive.

>>27235639

she or the court mage might be able to help us figure out what spooked us during the last stretch of our shopping trip.

>>27235686
a sweet pair of raybans then.

>>27235639
We need to learn about magic. We might not end up really using it but we need to know how wizards operate so we know how to kill them.

And because magic is awesome.

>>27235690
We don't really have any information on that. We just have a general bad feeling, there's not enough information to give them anything tangible to go on.

>>27235693
Enchanted to give us second sight.

>>27235638
Not unless we need them, which we don't.
It would be a sign of weakness.

>>27235639
I just want to ask could we get an object enchanted with say see invisibility or a similar spell

>>27235731
>utility enchantments
God yes.

OP when will we encounter the King?

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You don't know anything about magic, but that certainly does sound impressive.

"Um..." she says, looking down. "...fifty," she whispers.
"Uh. This might just be because I don't know anything about magic stuff, but that sounds like a lot more than just 'above average,'" you reply, genuinely impressed.
"I don't really like to brag. But then my father told everyone."
"Heh, he must have been proud that his daughter's like five times better at magic than normal people," you reply with a smile.
"Oh- it's not like that-" Sylvie blurts out. "I just have larger capacity, but I'm still studying magic theory and I haven't memorized many spells. There are a lot of people who are a lot better than me. But they have me studying here in the castle because the libraries are supposed to have like everything," she explains.
"Ah, I think I get it now," you reply.

Just as you finish talking, the maid comes back to the table with two plates filled with TURKEY LEGS.

"Here you two go, I'll be back in a second with some water for you!" she says, beaming.
"Thanks, Margot," Sylvie replies.
"Yeah, thanks," you join in.

>THE TIME FOR TALK IS OVER. CONSUME.
>eat while continuing your polite dinner conversation
>[OTHER]

>>27235768
>>eat while continuing your polite dinner conversation

>>27235768
> other
"So if your an apprentice who os the court mage? I suppose i should know but its never really come up.

>>27235768
Eat, but if she makes conversation rein it in to be able to talk. If she doesn't, be enthusiastic and efficient but not unseemly.

>>27235768
>OM NOM NOM
>politely om all the noms at her
>Make small talk

Guys, where's this one on the waifu list?

>>27235768
So do you know any enchantments yet?
Stuff that makes plate armour seem nearly weightless or something to make swords slice through metal like butter?

>>27235805
We're not here to get laid. We're here to protect the princess.

>>27235768
[x] eat while continuing your polite dinner conversation

>>27235805
Quickly approaching top-tier as far as I'm concerned.

>>27235836
High-capacity mage could be useful in that. We're more likely to get ambushed and outnumbered than most, so having a mage that can keep casting after most have fallen would really help.

>>27235805
Eh, I personally would prefer someone not quite that timid. She's a lovely girl, but I like some self-confidence in a waifu.

>>27235768

>eat while continuing your polite dinner conversation

Express more curiosity about magic.

>>27235768
>eat while continuing your polite dinner conversation

"sounds to me like you'll make an excellent court mage, just practice hard and you'll reach the top for sure!"

>kinda reminds me of us, but with more talent for her subject.

>>27235836
We're allowed to get laid while off-duty, though. My first though is that she's maybe a bit young for us but I think archelon said we're actually only 17.

>>27235889
It's possible to have sex without devolving into waifufaggotry, though this may not always seem the case on /tg/.

>>27235910
It's also possible to have waifufaggotry without involving sex. Most people don't get that, though.

>writing

>>27235805
She's near the top of "good, but not a maid" tier, that's for sure.

Rolled 7

>>27236085
Tsun princes is shit tier i believe and female tomboy warrior is god tier.

>>27236160
Don't you mean borderline pedo-tier?

>>27236085
A maid would be beneath our newly up-jumped station.

What would /tg/ say if she were a guy?

But seriously is she better or worse than TURKEY LEGS?

>>27236206
>What would /tg/ say if she were a guy?
Then yes sex would obviously be a great idea.

>>27236206
We'd probably try to get him laid.

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>>27236204
Behold, all the fucks I give.

>eat while continuing your polite dinner conversation

"So," you begin as you bite into a turkey leg, "since you said that you're a trainee, I assume that you're training under a master?" you ask.
"Um, yes," she says, also biting into her first turkey leg. "I'm not exactly apprenticing under one master, but I am learning from a lot of different people. Sir Gregory's already taught me a lot, and then there's Mr. Gerhard, Mr. Niklaus... there's some others too, but I'm not all that good with names."
"Sir Gregory? Huh, I thought he was a swordsman like me," you say, a bit surprised.
"He is, but he also knows how to use magic. Ever since I was little, he would always go on about how it's important to know how to do a little bit of everything," Sylvie says as she finishes a turkey leg.
"Huh, I guess that makes sense."

...and then you remember the second name that she said...

"...wait. Gerhard? The librarian butler guy who likes to disappear all the time?" you say, choking a bit.
"Oh, you know him? I really wish he'd stop doing that... or tell me how he does it, at least," she replies. "He knows a lot about magical theory, though I've never actually seen him cast a spell."

At least you're not the only one who's weirded out by that.

>[1/?]

>>27236204
Now that i think about that its not a bad idea.
>Sylvester has great magical potential
> dad brags constantly
> word gets around, changes a bit
> crotchety old mage hears about wonderfully talented girl
> sends a letter.
> oh crap
> court mage is a complete lech, constantly hung up on how women have greater magical potential or some such
> sylvie lives in mortal terror that her mentor will transmute him into an actual girl if he ever finds out.

This is my next character.

>>27236322
I hope you're not accidentally entering your DM's magical realm.

>>27236287
>[2/2]
"So... what kind of spells do you know? Anything cool?"
"I can use Fireball, Arctic Blade, Tailwind... um... and Starlight Wing... Sir Gregory's trying to teach me Vajra Spark, but I still can't really get the words right," she replies as she finishes yet another turkey leg.
"Huh. Sounds impressive."

Actually, you have no idea what any of those spells do aside from what you can make out through the context of their names. But you play along anyways so as to keep Syvie talking, since it does sound interesting.

"I'm only able to maintain two spells at a time though," Sylvie says as she takes a swig of water. "I need to work on that, though it's mainly an issue of concentration."
"There's a limit on that?" you ask.
"Yes, my teacher explained it as being the same as the number of conversations that you can hold at the same time while still paying attention. I can only manage two, but I've seen Sir Gregory maintain at least six spells at the same time..."

You continue talking for a bit, but both of you eventually switch your attention to the delicious food that sits in front of you. Despite your best efforts, you switch into CONSUME-mode, and your food doesn't last long.

"...er, sorry if that offended you," you say to Sylvie. She seems like a polite sort, after all.
"Hm? Why would you have offended me?" she asks, genuinely confused.

And then you notice that her plate is completely bare, save from a pile of bones.

"...you actually kept up with my eating pace," you say in awe.
"Oh. Um. Well..." sylvie says, fidgeting a little. "Nicolette always eats super fast, so I kind of had to learn how to keep up. If not, I would have never gotten to eat at all when I was little," she says while blushing slightly.
"...I see."

After an awkward silence, the two of you get up from the table and prepare to go your separate ways.

>where do you go?

>>27236340
Playing something realistically enough tends to humanize a character and prevent them from being fetish fuel.
But the entire idea rests on the concept that i get to be a player again one day.
So its probably moot.

>>27236433
>Go to highest room in the castle that we're allowed to go to
>stare moodily out the window and sketch
Fuck yeah emo time. Where's our glasses?

For serious though, we ate, we fought, is it seepy time yet?

>>27236433

"it is always nice to meet someone who you can have an interesting conversation with and you have a healthy appetite to boot, hopefully I'll see you around."

head off, memorize the castle some more and sketch some stuff.

>>27236449
The Princess dismissed you earlier than usual since she was tired from all that walking, so you have a bit more time to poke around and do whatever.

Though simply going to bed for the day is always an option.

>>27236433
[x] Go sketch some stuff from the roof or whatever!

>>27236433
Go to library and look up some stuff on magic.

>>27236433
[x] Go sketch some stuff from the roof or whatever!

>>27236470
Just a note, it's now dark outside and you won't be able to see much of anything from up there.

>>27236449
We ate, we fought. Now I guess it's time for art.

In future encounters perhaps we should offer Sylvie a trade of blade training for magic training, since they say the surest way to truly understand something is to teach it.

>>27236504
Still life then.

>>27236504
SKETCH THE DARKNESS
THE DARKNESS OF OUR SOOOOOUL

>>27236504
That's okay we can't sketch that much either.
But seriously, we can imagine the view and while the end result might not be exact it will be interesting

>>27236504
We've got all the lights in the sky

>>27236504
What's the sky like? Cloud cover? Light pollution? Moon phase? We might see a better view now than any other time.

Rolled 10

>>27236433
>Arctic Blade
Ask her if she can teach us or if we can sketch her?

Rolled 6

So it seems everyone wants to draw, and one person wants to learn from the mage(maybe draw her as well.)

>>27236627
I'd like us to learn from the mage now, but we already parted ways.

>>27236630
it doesn't mean we can't go back and look for her.

>>27236641
Yeah but that would be awkward and weird. So instead we can maybe bring it up some other time. It's not really an immediate necessity anyway.

>writing

>>27236630

Sketch time. Maybe start sketching in here since it's dark out. Simple stuff so we can figure out how much we remember.

"Nice meeting you, Sylvie," you say to her as you exit the kitchen.
"Um, likewise," she replies.
"Off to draw, I guess..." you say, but then a random thought pops into your head.
"Hey Sylvie."
"Hm? What is it?"
"Would you mind if I did a quick sketch of you?" you ask.

And as soon as those words came out of your mouth, Sylvie's face went bright red.

"WHA- UM- NO THAT'S NOT PROP- WHAT IF MY FATHER FOUND OU- I MEAN WE JUST MET AND- UM- I'M REALLY SORRY BUT I HAVE TO DECLINE!" she stammers while making a futile attempt to cover her face.
"Eheh, I was actually just joking," you say, embarassed.
"Oh- um, sorry for taking your joke the wrong way!"

With that, Sylvie runs off as fast as she can.

"Second joke that went wrong today..." you mumble to yourself as you head to the roof.


It doesn't take long to get up there, though walking up several flights of stairs was kind of tiring. Then you take a seat by a ledge and look around for something worth drawing. You settle on a nearby mountain range, the light color of its stone reflecting the moon's light -almost- well enough to see properly.

A halfhour later and you're done. It's nothing, as your lack of practice combined with the poor lighting to work against you... but it's not horrible.

Satisfied that you got to do something peaceful for a change, you head back to your room to call it a night.

>you have enough time to do one more thing
>or you can just go to sleep

>>27236811
>swing by the armory
>acquire shivs

>>27236811
[x] Write a note saying "What have you forgotten?" and slip it under Marianne's door.

>>27236811
What was she misinterpreting there? How could that have been taken in a sexual way? Is she secretly lewd?

Anyway, lets just head to bed and see what tomorrow brings.

>>27236811
Go to library and get a book on types of magic, and maybe a book on water/ice magic.

>>27236811
>>27236860
I second this beofre finding one of the two knights that know magic ans asking for some tips/help.

>>27236873
I meant to say drop a note and then go looking for the knights who know magic.

>>27236811
Might as well get some extra sleep.

>>27236864
All quiet smart girls are lewd.

>>27236864
Most classical sketches were nudes. Unless they were portraits, which Reinhold did not specify.

>>27236884
>>27236864
We still have a decent amount of time left.

>>27236902
ooooooh

>>27236902
We should keep teasing her by making perfectly innocent statements that'll be taken as lewd remarks by her.

>>27236811

see if we can quietly inspect the door to the princess's room, just a precaution.

>I'm not against learning magic but it just seems too much of a change from our current expertise, not to mention the amount of training we'll have to miss out on by reading the books.

>>27236860
Uh, why would we do that?

>>27236965
To make sure she doesn't forget anything, of course!

>>27236965
I'm not sure either. It's a really weird, creepy thing to do...

Let's just get to bed. It's been a long day.

>>27236922
definitely.
>>27236811
>or you can just go to sleep

Just to reassure your still semi-paranoid mind you stop in front of the door to Princess Marianne's room on the way to your own. After making sure that nothing is off and saluting to the guards who are patrolling the corridor, you head to your room.

Today was a long day, and a lot happened... but you're completely exhausted. tossing your uniform onto a nearby chair, you plop onto your bed and fall fast asleep.

Alright, it's 7AM here and I really should be getting to sleep.

I guess I'll continue with this thread in the afternoon, but I'll be busy with doing family things for my mother's birthday so I can't give an exact time.

As always, it's been fun. Thanks for playing!

>>27237057
Do you have twatter, op?

>>27237057
<3u

>>27237057

thanks for running and have a good day.

>>27237057
You an cool bro OP

>>27237057
same op.

>>27237057
I hope we get into an actual fight soon.

>>27237091
You and me both, a short timeskip or something would probably be good.

>>27237057
This is getting kinda boring O.P.
Hopefully the "feeling" we had is foreshadowing for either a fight or plot development/progression. Otherwise you'd be wasting a lot of potential.

Give it some time, I like that this one isn't just a constant stream of battles. The build up and rarity will make them feel more meaningful and dramatic.

>>27237258
That "feeling" was probably a vampire stalking the princess. maybe we should keep some stakes on us at all time till they are dealt with.

If you have the time for drawing, make a rough copy of the castle plans for personal use and return the original. If not, just return them. I'm getting paranoid thinking that we're leaving such an important thing in our room just like that.

Polite sage because don't want to bump from page 8.

Wonder if we could get a DnD style wand? Something with a number of spells attached to it that anyone could use. It'd be a nice proxy for a pistol or crossbow pistol.

>>27237625
It also means he'd better do a damn good job when we do get to one, though. Which is potentially problematic since he as a runner won't necessarily have any experience with it.

>>27240319
We should totally get Vincent or Gregory to spar with us and get our shit stomped. At least we'd know how it is going against powerful foes who also use magic.

Hell, we also need to get on Gregory's good side so he can teach us some shit.

bumping from page 9

>>27243850
and why exactly?

>>27243895
to keep this from dropping off. the QM is surpose to return later today.

>>27244675
My god you are a faggot fanboy. Nothing keeps the QM from making a new one.

>>27244675
he could always start a new thread

>>27244802
>>27244804
BUT MUH ARCHIVES

>>27244802
...flat what? don't know what crawled up your butt, but i am trying to live by wheaton's law. QM said he'll come back later after some family matters are dealt with. I will trust him on this. i won't bump it for ever, but still.
>>27244804
true, but it is up to him to do so. I'm sure we'll see it if he does.

>>27248270
Are you the same fag who cried foul over people suggesting a system because only a quest hater would do that?

>>27248630
no. i couldn't give two shits over systems. i'm here for the story and characters.

>>27248694
Bueno, as am I.

>>27248752
(bro fist) the "woof" from last thread cemented this quest in my "gotta jump on this right now" list. very few get that from me.

Wow, this thread's still here. Guess I'll get to posting!

>>27248694
>>27248752
Thanks, it means a lot.

You sit up in your bed, fully awake. Turning to look out the window, you see that it's just before sunrise.

Early to bed, early to rise, huh.

Deciding to capitalize on your having woken up early, you quickly get bathed and dressed. After checking in the mirror that nothing is amiss, you fasten your sword to your belt, put your sketchbook in your breast pocket, and make for the door.

>where do you go?

>>27249217
How about a morning run?

>>27249217
To the training area, perhaps we'll catch Nicolette

>>27249217
go some where we can watch the sun rise and then sketch it

>>27249217
To the training yard, if there's someone willing to spar we can get some practice in, if there isn't yet we can find a good view of the sunrise and get a sketch in.

>>27249217
Training yard

>>27249217
Make a copy of the map so we can return it.

>writing

Deciding to get in some early morning exercise, you head down to the training yard. With any luck, you'll run into Nicolette or someone who's actually willing to spar with you! You've pretty much memorized the area, and it isn't long before you make it there. You open the door, and see...

...that absolutely nobody else is in the training yard.

Did you came down here too early? Or maybe something's going on with the guards? Letting out a long sigh, you try and figure out what to do next.

>sketch something
>take a jog aound the yard
>do something else

>>27249699
take a short jog and then sketch the empty training yard

>>27249699

>sketch something
the broking training dummy

>>27249699
>joggingly

>>27249725
This

>>27249699
[x] Sketch something.
Not too fussed as to what?

>>27249699
>sketch something

Look for a good view of the landscape around here, maybe catch the sunset, and get some drawing in.

>>27249699
Sketch the map

>>27249699
Training yard is for training. Jog is a good start. Don't get too tired and sweaty early in the morning.

>>27249881
Training is for after Marianne is in her room. Mornings are for being early and not enjoying some free time.

>>27249906
that was a shitty sentence but I think everyone understands where I wanted it to go.

>>27249699
breakfast wouldn't be a bad thing either.
...
but still. something isn't right here. is NO ONE up yet? check in on the princess, her maids, the guards. more or less that order.

>writing

>>27249699

>sketch something

Get a good landscape in. Maybe wait for some other folks to show up so that we can practice like we intended. If not, breakfast.

>sketch something

You consider jogging for a bit... but then you realize that you'd get all sweaty the first thing in the morning, and then you'd probably need to bathe again and change into a clean uniform or else the Princess would be sure to have unkind things to say about your odor. So instead, you look around for something to sketch...

...and your eyes are drawn to the splintered remains of the training dummy that you destroyed yesterday. Grabbing a nearby stool to sit on, you get to work.

Sketching certainly is relaxing, though you're not too confident in your actual ability... but you're essentially drwing broken junk, so you don't have too much difficulty. A halfhour later, you look at your handiwork... and it's not horrible!

Maybe it was worth it to try and get a hang of drawing again.

Giving your sketch a final look-over, you place your sketchpad back into your breast pocket and head out of the trining yard. Judging from how the past few days have gone, you figure that you have little over an hour before the Princess comes down for breakfast.

>what do you do now?

>>27250467
Sketch a copy of the map.

>>27250467
wait outside her room

>>27250523
...what. The fuck, son?

>Return to room, enjoy a book for a bit. We eat with the princess now anyways.

>>27250467
We do a rough sketch of what we think she might wear while we wait for her outside her room.

>>27250467
Head to the dining hall, where we will locate more humans, hopefully to figure out why no others are about.

>>27250500
This

we need to return that at some point anyway

>>27250500

Seconded. Let's do it in the kitchen though, maybe grab some good as we do.

>>27250500
>>27250593
Rather than sketching the map which would be somewhat useless in an emergency, we should internalize it, instead of going to the practice yard at night where we apparently aren't going to get much in the way of practice, we should explore the castle using the map until we just know the place.

>writing

>>27250683
We eat breakfast with the princess

Your thoughts drift to the map that Gerhard lent you... and you remember that he -lent- it to you. Figuring that you should probably give that back some time soon, you head to your room. Taking a seat at your desk, you remove the map from the desk drawer and unfold it just enough to show an entire wing of the castle.

Then you move the other books that you got from the library onto your bed, place the partly opened map onto your desk, and get to copying.

Using a different sketchbook from the one that you've started carrying around with you, you spend the next halfhour or so copying every detail as best as you can. Though it's -quite- detailed, the castle plans themselves are mostly straight lines so you're able to finish copying this wing without too much difficulty.

It's not exactly the most perfect map, but it's good enough for your purposes. Looking it over one more time, you put both the original map and your sketchbook copy into your desk drawer. You then head out, as it's getting time for you to meet the Princess downstairs.

As you close your door, you can hear the chattering of female voices. Looking in the direction that they're coming from, you can see Princess Marianne and her entourage of maids as they leave her room.

>greet the princess now
>head to the dining room and meet her there
>[OTHER]

>>27251339
Dont be lazy, go and greet her now.

>>27251339
Greet the princess now and escort her to the dining room.

>>27251339
Dining Room.
It's what we've been doing, and what we should keep doing.

>>27251339
>>greet the princess now
Be proactive.

>>27251339
>head to the dining room and meet her there
She must never know that we do stuff in our free time, let us wait for her in the dining room! We keep this up and we'll be bumped up into dog in no time!

>>27251494
I would assume rat is the next rank

>>27251523
Don't assume things are logical. Snake came after lizard.

>>27251551
We should crack a joke about that.

>>27251551
A snake does have more dignity than a lizard in my opinion.
Lizard is more often used for pathetic or useless, while snake is interpreted as without honor and cowardly.

>>27251587
>A snake does have more dignity than a lizard
It lays on its belly in the dirt.

>>27251610
So do lizards, And a snake will more likely fuck you up if you mess with it

>>27251628
Do you think Mongoose or Honey Badger will work its way in there somewhere?

>>27251339

>head to the dining room and meet her there

Don't want to impose ourself without being requested. If she wanted us to meet her at her door as she awoke, she'd have requested it.

>>27251339

>greet the princess now

Let's mix things up, the worst that can happen is we get insulted, but what else is new?

>>27251628
This man knows what's up. Snakes are pretty majestic. Snakes don't even need limbs to fuck you up.

And the tie is broken!
>writing

>>27251644
If we get the Honey Badger rank we are going to keep that rank, fuck being Human, we're a goddamn Honey Badger, we don't give a single fuck.

>>27251712
Know what? I agree. Let's do something different today.

>greet the princess now

Deciding not to waste time, you walk over to the Princess and her maids. The maids are carrying various charts and books that most likely pertain to whatever her schedule is for the day, and are talking too quietly for you to make out what they're saying.

"Good morning, Princess. Ladies." you say as you give a slight bow. "I wasn't expecting to meet you up here today."
"Hm," she says, glancing at you. "I thought your punctuality was one of your only good points, but I suppose I was wrong about that. You should probably go to bed earlier next time so that you don't oversleep."

>how do you respond?

>>27252115
>Raise an eyebrow

inb4 timewarp

>>27252115
I was up to watch the sun rise then sketched several objects and began memorizing the layout of of the castle wing

>>27252163
No, she doesnt give a shit about our morning

>>27252205
Seconded.

>>27252205
Yeah.

We should just shrug it off. Yesterday tired us out too.

>>27252115
"Say the command, milady, and I shall return to my bed as swiftly as my legs can carry me."

>>27252115
I wasn't aware I was late for anything, Princess. Apologies.

>>27252115
>Raise an eyebrow
I was awake when the sun rose...

>>27252115
"Oh, did you already eat? Well I'll be certain it won't happen again."

>>27252259
Don't shrug it off. If we screwed up, that's no laughing matter.
>>27252271
Being unaware doesn't help our case either.
>>27252286
>>27252163
Goofing off when we should have been with her isn't a thing to be proud of any more than sleeping in would be.

>>27252115
do this>>27252145
with this
"It just so happens princess that i was trying out my sketchbook i bought yesterday. the architure of the palace is a good start as any, would you wish to look at my drawings then?... or would you care to be a model for me to draw later then?" (with a slight smile)

>>27252323
You havent been here long or you'd know:
>>Goofing off when we should have been with her isn't a thing to be proud of any more than sleeping in would be.

Just politely say he's been up but didn't feel like waiting 3 hours at the dining room for her to show up at the same time like an idiot.

>>27252328
No.

>>27252115
"My apologies Princess.

I have been awake since before the sun rose but I shall endeavor to wake earlier should that be your preference."

>>27252328
Some of you fucking anons must be braindead. This is awful and you should feel ashamed.

>>27252270
>>27252328
Let's keep the autistic neckbeard smarm to a minimum.

>>27252115
"I was merely studying the blueprints of the castle in case of an emergency princess, I'd do you no good getting lost while we escaped from an attack."

>>27252115

Don't explain our morning, she doesn't care. She'll just be insulted that we thought sketching was more important than being on time. Just apologize.

>>27252323
Just shrug it off, we're not late, we're just not so early and making excuses won't help our case.

>>27252286
oh, add this to this as well,
>>27252328
this will work quite well.

>>27252466
No, again.

>>27252437
>we're not late
We're supposed to be there when she eats, not at a specific time. If she says we're not punctual, then that means we missed her breakfast and we're fucking late.

>>27252381
it was not ment to be a way to bed her, but mess with her head. it seems that the princess might be vunuable to that idea. if the bakery was any indecation.

>>27252481

I'll bet you 5 dollars you're getting upset over nothing and that we didn't even miss breakfast, you big baby. What did you expect her to say to us? Something nice?

>>27252521
I beg you, anon, please stop being so spergy.

>Apologize to Marianne, ask how her day will start.

Wow, this is a lot to work through.

Writing to commence once a proper response is compiled.

>>27252521
My response was not meant to be mean, but to stress how terrible an idea that is in every way.

>>27252521
I think you may legitimately have autism, bro.

>>27252381
>>27252405
>>27252409
>>27252480
some of you fellows failed to see the attempted snark in this. it might not come off as well as it could have, but i get the jest of it.

>>27252538

Adding another vote for this. Just a simple apology followed by getting down to business of what's on the agenda.

>>27252481
Are you having trouble grasping the concept of time? Think about what you're saying anon.

Lets say breakfast starts at 8.
Right now it's 7:50.
Normally, we'd be there by 7:45.

I don't really know how else to put this, so I'll just repeat that we're not late.

>>27252589
I see the attempted snark. The attempted snark is the fucking problem. It falls flat. And even if it didn't, there's no sense in being rude to her here.

>>27252561

Honestly I just wanted to say something snarky and sarcastic as making the maid giggle in the morning seems to be our schtick, but I couldn't think of anything.

>>27252589
I saw it, it's just still a terrible idea.

>>27252589
Well sure, I can see the intent of poking fun at or teasing her. It's still a terrible idea, spergy, and improper like no other.

>>27252573
what? show proof we can draw? i am under the impression the MC has SOME skill in it.

>>27252603
Except time is fucking irrelevant. We're supposed to be there when she wants us there, because we're not under contract, we're her servant.

Just say we're not late, just on time (like her).

>>27252649
You misspelled slave

>>27252598
Thank you. /tg/ has been exceptionally unreasonable and ornery today, starting in the morning. Is it still newfag summer or something?

>>27252649
Our boss is the King, not Princess. If we have to knock her out to protect her for whatever reason, that's our job. Throughout the castle her reputation as being insufferable is pretty well known.

>>27252648
No- we do have some skill with drawing. This was never in question. I was pointing out that saying what you wrote is a stupid, terrible idea.

>>27252633
i get the impression, yes, the MC does his job well, but he isn't a door mat for the princess nor is his a load boar.

damn, it IS hard to come up with lines from a character that is wittier than the player is.

>>27252625
The Princess is already in a huff anyway. It's probably best that we just apologize and move on.

>>27252694
Not really. Our boss is Marianne, and her boss is the king, who happens to be everyone else's boss as well, because he's the king.

Hierarchy, bro.

>>27252673
i fear these long waits and long running threads might make the anons irratable.

>>27252703
Agreed on all accounts. You sound fairly reasonable- I'll get off your case and quit complaining.

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>>27252649
>Except time is fucking irrelevant.
I had a feeling you'd say something like that...
>We're supposed to be there
You just said we're supposed to be there when she eats.
>We're her servant
Bodyguard. If anything, we should be escorting her to breakfast rather than waiting for her there.

Dude, just think about this a bit. Being late means arriving after you were supposed to, and we haven't done that.

>>27252671
The distinction is immaterial.

>>27252694
The king effectively gave us over to the princess. Although any commands from him would take precedence, we haven't even seen him. And he probably wouldn't appreciate us knocking her out either.

>>27252708

Well maybe she's in a huff, but really she always talks to us like that so I can't really tell. I think it's most endearing to act in a way that throws her off, but I'm fine with whatever.

>>27252749
You're missing the point.

If she actually has the guts to bitch about us answering back over something like this (and although she doesn't know it, when her reputation is taken into account), let her. This game was originally called Royal Guard quest anyway. They can just take the runner up in the tourney, right? Or maybe she can have Sir Gregory again. Plus, keep in mind how she /doesn't/ pull that shit to Sir Vincent, despite her being the princess.

>>27252744
This. We're not her bitch.

>>27252742
thank you. still, right now, i feel it is a bit unfair how she treats us. in the long run, this will be a big problem. if she can not learn a BIT empathy for other people, she is more than likely will turn into a bad ruler that will either make bad choices that will harm her nation, or make her future subjects hate her so much, they will rise up in revolution. maybe even both.

we really do need to slowly, and some how improve her for the better.

>>27252744
>Bodyguard.
Guess what a bodyguard is.

>>27252834
You think the king will take kindly to us abdicating from out responsibility as a royal guard? We are brought here to serve as her personal guard, we have no authority which does not stem from this. Hell, even our old job as a footsoldier was paid in the king's coin.

>>27252879
And clearly the way to teach her sympathy is to make fun of her.

>>27252879
It's not our job to groom her, it's our job to protect her.

Check your morals, privlegefag.

>>27252879
>Ruler
Once she's married off to some random prince in country #9 that won't be our problem.

I'm expecting her to mellow the hell out once we fend off assassins, several bandits, or random monsters. One day. Until then it's sort of our job to be polite and just take it.

>>27252888
>You think the king will take kindly to us abdicating from out responsibility as a royal guard?

We're not abdicating by meeting the Princess before she gets to the dining room.

>>27252888
A bodyguard's job is to keep a person safe not be a servant.

>>27252834

There's a difference between not being her bitch and not doing our job well. If we actually are late (ie: she already ate) then she has every reason to be upset. If not, well, we can say something snarky in response.

>>27252888
>Guess what a bodyguard is.

I don't have to guess, I've got the internet.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bodyguard

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/servant

" a person or group of people whose job is to protect someone"

: a person who is hired to do household or personal duties such as cleaning and cooking

: a person who is devoted to or guided by something"

Guess what anon, they're not the same job and the titles aren't supposed to be used interchangeably. Although I do understand the synecdoche.

Nice trips though bro.

>>27252939
The post I responded to there was advocating actually leaving our post.

>>27252960
A body guard is a servant - you serve another person by guarding their body. That's like saying " a maid's job is to clean things, not to be a servant". Specialized roles don't change the hierarchical position of a job.

So everyone is okay with us politely reminding her that we're supposed to meet her at breakfast, not press our face to the floor at her room several hours before sunrise?

>>27252968
>If we actually are late (ie: she already ate) then she has every reason to be upset. If not, well, we can say something snarky in response.

Sure. But we're not, and all of this arguing has been under the assumption we weren't.

Know why?

Because she hasn't.

>Looking in the direction that they're coming from, you can see Princess Marianne and her entourage of maids as they leave her room.

>>27253032
No.

>>27253032
Archelon should just begin writing instead of waiting for some fucks to argue for a few hours until a consensus is made. He already responds slow as is.

"I've actually been up since sunrise, but I apologize for not coming down to the dining room on time," you say. "Did I miss breakfast entirely?"
"...no," the Princess says with a sigh, "we were just heading down now. Although you may not actually be late, it would do you well not to lose track of time while you draw pictures of swords or whatever it is that you do when I'm not around."
"I'll be more careful in the future," you reply.

Princess Marianne then motions to the maids to follow, and they resume their swarm around her as they all head down to the dining room. You follow closely behind, taking care not to get in the way.

After a few minutes, you make it to the dining room. Princess Marianne wastes no time stopping at the entrance where you usually meet her, instead walking straight to her seat. The maids' chatter continues as the two of you sit down...

...but then you hear voices from out in the hallway.

Several, in fact. And one is familiar... is that Nicolette?

"Hm," the Princess says as she turns towards the doorway. "I wonder what they're going on about so erly in the morning."

>get up and check it out
>ignore it
>[OTHER]

>>27253057
That is true. This is a relatively minor issue.

>>27253032
No. We're supposed to fill the role assigned to us. If she wants us to be there before her by a wider margin than is now the case, it's our problem for not understanding that.

>>27253057
Agreed, no consensus will be reached here. It seems some people are fundamentally unable to forget their entitlements when faced with a job that doesn't contain any.

>>27253120
"Shall we check?"

>>27253120
>>get up and check it out

>>27253120
"would you like me to check it out Princess? "

>>27253120
>Ignore it. Our duty is to attend to the princess. If their business will become our business they can interrupt.

>>27253156

I'll second asking if she wants us to check, but I'm hoping for a yes.

>>27253120
>get up and check it out

Make sure the princess is behind us and all that.

>>27253168
This, ask the princess.

>>27253120
"Would you like me to investigate?"
We're on duty, can't go running off without her permission, even in the castle, but she did ask.