>>31587287
a

>>31587303
You rub your nose and ask Leman what the hurry is.

"The hurry is you were due to report an hour ago, and the enemy is preparing to charge the gates. We need everyone ready to push them back if they manage to get through. Now that you're late, you get to fight on an empty stomach, and you get to borrow the sweaty spare armor."

A) "Alright, I'll be there soon."
B) "Nobody told me to be there at a specific time."
C) Other

>>31587388
a

>>31587397
You get to your feet and gather yourself. Leman pats you on the shoulder, shaking you a bit.

"I need you out there today, I'm counting on you to help defend the city." Without another word, Leman takes his leave of the house, followed by the two inquisitors set to guard the house.

A) Find Annalise and the others
B) Slip on your boots and head out

>>31587512
>A) Find Annalise and the others

>>31587521
You head down the hallways to find your comrades. You enter Leman's room, but Kor is nowhere to be seen. You leave it, and try to find Annalise. You come to her room, but find it locked. From inside, Pietra informs you that the two of them are getting dressed. You find it very odd that they'd need to lock the door to put on mail and strap on their weapons.

A) Wait for them
B) Get going
C) Othert

>>31587595
>A) Wait for them

>>31587602
You stick around in the hallway for a few minutes as they prepare. Soon enough, they emerge together. Annalise is back in her usual combat attire, and Pietra sports a fancy new set of boiled leathers as well as a decent sized belt covered in various containers for who knows what. Annalise seems surprised to still see you here.

"Didn't Leman want you to get to the wall quickly?"

A) "Ten minutes won't harm anything."
B) "I wanted to talk with you two first."
C) Other

>>31587876
>B) "I wanted to talk with you two first."

>>31587902
Pietra and Annalise both look at one another, shrugging.

"Alright fine, but we've got some things to do too, so make it quick." Annalise begins trying her hair back.

A) "Just wanted to make sure you felt better after last night."
B) "Well it can wait until later if you're in a hurry."
C) Other

>>31587935
>B) "Well it can wait until later if you're in a hurry."
We don't have time for this - orcs invading, c'mon people. We were supposed to be in an hour ago.

>>31587957
You tell the others that it can wait until you aren't occupied. Pietra and Annalise both sigh, telling you to get to the wall quickly. They run out together, leaving you behind.

You pull on your boots in the doorway and start heading toward the wall where Leman is stationed. The walk takes about half an hour. When you arrive at the base of the wall, you see dozens of other paladins armored and standing in formation in the warm midday sun. Leman walks along the top of the wall, shouting orders to what you assume are inquisitors readying themselves for attack. As you approach, one of the other Paladins, a man you once trained with, grabs you by the arm and pulls you to attention.

"What in the name of all that is holy are you doing wandering around!? We've got three hundred killers posed a mile outside these walls and you're staring off into fucking space!? Get your ass into the armory and suit up before I toss you over the wall myself and let the orcs pick you clean, you lazy pile of rat shit!" He shoves you away toward the tower and the door which leads into the inner part of the wall. You nearly fall over from the force of it.

A) "I just got here, calm down!"
B) Rush to get ready
C) Other

>>31588057
>A) "I just got here, calm down!"

>>31588057
B

>>31588057
>B) Rush to get ready
Don't talk back, we're in enough shit as is.

>>31588102
>>31588107
You pick yourself up and run to the wall. Inside, you find many of the other members of the church, mostly clerics, scrambling to get things set up for the battle to come. Thinking back to your short time on wall duty long ago, you find the armory and begin gathering a suit. There really isn't anything that's just right for you, and putting together something full would take a while from the scraps you've got available.

A) Pull together a set of full-plate
B) Cover the vitals and head out

>>31588203
>A) Pull together a set of full-plate

>>31588203
>A) Pull together a set of full-plate
I'd rather Leman yell at us than an Orc stab us.

>>31588208
>>31588214
You spend time gathering enough pieces to make a full set, although they aren't all the same size and actually constrict your movement just a bit. That being said, you feel much safer wrapped up in steel. You even manage to find a helmet, albeit one that smells slightly of sweat. You don it, just as a great crash and boom sound in the distance, followed by shouting and the thunder of footsteps from afar.

The attack is happening now, and you need a weapon.

A) Grab a zweihander, stick with what you know
B) Find a shield and longsword, the best offense is a good defense
C) Find an axe, power over form
D) Shield and lance, focus on pushing the enemy back

>>31588310
>B) Find a shield and longsword, the best offense is a good defense

>>31588310
>A) Grab a zweihander, stick with what you know

>>31588341
>>31588324
>>31588310
changing to springhead's plan

>>31588310
Are we still a fuck hueg beefcake?

>>31588411
Slightly less fuck huge, but yes.

>>31588429
In that case
>>31588310
B) Find a shield and longsword, the best offense is a good defense

>>31588341
>>31588350
You move to the weapon rack and pick up the biggest sword on display. It appears rather mundane, with the sun's visages molded into the pommel to help it serve as a symbol. You sling it over your shoulder and make your way out of the armory and toward the inner wall.

When you get outside, you can hear shouting from above as they loose arrows across the fields outside. The paladins gathered before the gate are standing at the ready. You look toward the gate and are frozen into place. The enormous wooden doors have been blown right off the great hinges, and are now burning and singed by hot fire. As you stand staring, there is a pain on the back of your head. You turn and see the same Paladin from before.

"Get to the front of the lineup, now! We've got less than three minutes before they're charging through that big fucking hole!"

A) Move to the front of the group
B) Squeeze into the center
C) Move to the back

>>31588473
>A) Move to the front of the group

>>31588473
>A) Move to the front of the group

>>31588480
>>31588494
You make your way to the front of the lineup, passing by several of your silent brothers along the way. As you angle yourself to see out of the gates, you spot the arrows flying from atop the wall, soaring high and coming down on a crowd of large, angry looking creatures. One of the brothers next to you is visibly shaking, and seems almost ready to bolt.

A) Ignore him, a weak will can't be cured
B) Try to encourage him
C) Tell him to hold his piss until after

>>31588631
>B) Try to encourage him
> C) Tell him to hold his piss until after

Rolled 6

>>31588631
>Give a speech

>>31588631
Start praying to the Father

>>31588631
>B) Try to encourage him

Rolled 13

>>31588677
Do this but say it as loud as possible so others can join in turning it into some sort of speech/sermon

>>31588670
>>31588764
You place your free hand on his shoulder and tell him to have faith. He quivers under the weight of your hand, nearly dropping his sword. He stutters, explaining that he's never even held a sharp weapon before. You give him a crash course in which part goes into the enemy, and tell him to try his best to hold his water until the battle is over, or at least until he has enough time to pee on an enemy. This does seem to relax him a little.

Within a minute, the crowd of people has drawn close enough that you can now tell each individual apart. Humanoid people with leathery skin ranging from green to brown, all wielding wooden tower shields and various weapons. The arrows from above continue to rain down as a voice from the back of the group orders everyone to begin marching forward. You follow, or more lead the others forward. Without a gate, the officers seem unsure as to defend the wall exactly. In the past, it served as an effective buffer, but whatever tore it down has made it nothing but a large hole. The few dozen paladins, at most sixty, begin moving forward and out of the gate. The officers at the rear order you to stop, and brace yourselves. The archers above, mostly inquisitors if you had to guess, continue firing, but the wooden shields of he orcs stop most of the arrow rain.

The orcs are now within good earshot, allowing you to pick apart various tones. Soon, you can make out their faces. Finally, their eyes come into view.

A) Brace for the charge
B) Rush into their line
C) Wind up to intercept them

>>31588917
>C) Wind up to intercept them

>>31588917
C

>>31588917
>A) Brace for the charge

Rolled 7

>>31588917
C) Wind up to intercept them
We're in a bottleneck right?

>>31588923
>>31588942
>>31588959
You plant a foot on the ground before you and look into the crowd. Some of them seem to look right back. They roar and growl fiercely. Your comrades begin preparing as well, raising shields and spears as well as readying various other weapons.

There is a brief moment when your eyes connect with one of the enemies charging at you. You lock with him, and the world begins to slow down. For that brief moment as he charges at you, and you specifically, everyone else in the world vanishes. All the sounds are drowned out by his roar and your own heartbeat.

He brings a heavy club down at you, which you deflect easily, and then proceed to run him through along the length of your sword. He thrashes and struggles to pull himself off of the weapon. He does, and falls to his knees, clutching the gaping wound in his stomach as it bleeds. The rest of the enemy body clashes with your brothers, driving some back, and falling to others.

A) Finish him
B) Move on
C) Back up and brace for more

>>31589136
>A) Finish him
>B) Move on

>>31589149
Support for DECAPATATIOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNN

>>31589149
>>31589286
You bring your weapon back, and swing it hard, separating the orc's head from the rest of him. As his body slumps and blood pours from his stump of a neck, you move forward through the crowd of his comrades.

For all their size, they have little form or organization beyond simply gathering into a crowd and pressing forward toward the gate. Your brothers join you in pressing back against the enemy, letting the archers on the walls focus on peppering the rest of them with arrows. One of your brothers shouts for you to hold them at the gate as long as you can.

You eventually find yourself doused in blood and somewhere in the swirling crowd of man and orc, battling for field dominance. All around large bodies both bare and armored are collapsed in the dirt. Despite your efforts, the enemy has indeed pushed you back and into the great doorway, hoping to get the last few yards in and spread throughout the city. Your brothers work to push them back, but it proves quite difficult.

Suddenly, you spot something across the field. A single orc, a head or more taller than his companions, is standing tall at the back in a suit of plate and a thick, horned helm. He shouts at the others, wielding a strange rod in one hand and a waraxe in the other. Anyone could tell him as an officer. The question is how to eliminate him.

A) Try to get a message to the inquisitors
B) Inform your brothers and try to clear a path through the crowd
C) Charge in alone

>>31589501
>B) Inform your brothers and try to clear a path through the crowd

>>31589501
>B) Inform your brothers and try to clear a path through the crowd

>>31589511
>>31589564
You cut down more of the orcs as they come, one of them getting dangerously close to smashing you like a fly before one of your brothers raises a shield for you, and the two of you impale him with sword and spear. You tell him you've spotted their commander in the back, and he agrees to help you. Word spreads through the line in a matter of seconds, and soon you are at the head of the charge.

The other paladins form a spearhead around you, pushing away the orcs at the cost of giving them ground and letting themselves be surrounded. This plan is simple, but should it fail the gate will be left wide open. Still, you swallow your fear and call for the charge.

You enter the crowd alongside your brothers, who rush to cover your flanks. They press against the crowd and slay as many as they can. You get through nearly half the enemy formation before coming up against a rather ornery looking fellow with two large axes. He spots you and makes a dash to attack.

A) Meet him head on
B) Allow someone else to engage him

>>31589680
>A) Meet him head on

>>31589680
>A) Meet him head on

>>31589680
Guts.

>>31589687
You raise your sword and rush into him, nearly escaping the safety of the spearhead. He brings both axes down onto you, and you catch them both on your sword. The two of you stand struggling for dominance, and you feel him winning.

A) Strength of the Gods
B) Sucker punch
C) Back off

>>31589903
>B) Sucker punch

>>31589903
>B) Sucker punch
Gotta save that Strength for the captain.

>>31589931
>>31589971
You take a cheap shot, and stomp the orc in the place you really hope orcs keep their balls. This turns out to be at least partly correct, as the heavy boot powered by your muscled leg does cause the orc to collapse into a heap and drop one of his axes. You move behind him and stab him in the back of the neck before moving on.

You rush through more orcs, each time trying your best to outfight them if not overpower them. The number of brothers helping you grows thin, and in time they are just about overpowered. You must work quickly now.

You spot the orc commander just a few yards away. He shouts at his troops, and clearly sees you approaching.

A) Call for backup
B) Push through the crowd, try to finish this in one strike
C) Try to draw him over to you

>>31590044
c

>>31590044
>B
and strength of the gods, when appropriate
GUUUUUUUTS

>>31590044
C
"Oi you Git you think you ard enough to fight me?!

>>31590243
a slight modification:
>"Oi you! You think you ard enough to fight me, Zogface?!

>>31590044
>C) Try to draw him over to you

>>31590243
>>31590066
You plant your feet and point at the orc commander. All around you there is steel and blood. You point two fingers at him, and call him out. He sneers and sends two of his underlings at you. The first goes for a swing at your leg, but you raise it and bring it down hard, trapping his weapon as you lop of his head. The second sees this and slows, sealing his fate as you impale him and twist the blade, then kick him away. You then turn back to the commander, and motion for him again. He scowls, then throws his head back in an earthshaking roar that nearly halts both armies. He rushes at you with a great wand made from a branch and a monstrous skull.

A) Feint
B) Meet him full force
C) Try to counter

>>31590303
>A) Feint

>>31590303
>Meet him full force.
see about breaking his twig, too.

>>31590303
A) Feint

>>31590303
>A) Feint

>>31590332
>>31590347
>>31590374
You allow him to charge at you with his wand, aiming to smash your own head open with the old skull. At the last possible moment, you jump to the side and let hims rush past you. He slides in the dirt, coming to a stop before turning back to roar again. The paladins begin forming a circle around you, trying their best to give you as much time as they can to finish the fight.

The orc commander winds up his arm and rushes at you again, this time aiming for an upward swing.

A) Backstep
B) Sidestep
C) Clash

>>31590432
>B) Sidestep

>>31590432
sidestep, and counter.

>>31590432
>B) Sidestep

>>31590447
>>31590456
As the commander comes at you, you move to the side again. His rage builds as he wheels around and continues to try and charge you. You can see some of your brothers, so stalwart in defending you, are beginning to take on injury and in a few cases, fall victim to the vigorous orc horde. Still, you continue working to tire and enrage the commander, to better your odds against him.

Finally, he tires of the dance and roars one last time, leaping into the air to come down on you with the full weight of his body behind his swing.

A) Roll away
B) Thrust up

>>31590593
>B) Thrust up

>>31590593
>A) Roll away

>>31590593
>Roll away.
he's gonna be staggered for at least a second after a blow like that.

>>31590614
You bring your sword around, and thrust it up at the exposed pot belly of the orc commander. It sinks in, but this does not stop his attack, and he comes down on you with his body weight. you both fall to the ground. You can feel his immensity crushing you even as the armor works to protect you. After a moment, the commander rises, dragging your sword away from your grip as it sticks itself in his stomach. You stumble to get up, and he grabs a hold of you. His enormous hand nearly wraps around your head, as he pulls your helm off. You can see him better now, and smell him better as well. Without a weapon, you are forced to receive a mighty and dazing punch to the stomach which lifts you off the ground before sending you rolling in the dirt. The commander tosses your helmet away and approaches you with his wand, your sword still stuck plunged into him.

A) Call for a weapon
B) Avoid his reach
C) Lunge for the sword

>>31590837
>C) Lunge for the sword

>>31590837
>B) Avoid his reach

>>31590869
You rise up and run forward, reaching for your sword. You grab hold and pull, but before you can wrest it from his bowels, he brings a great fist down on your back, slamming you to the ground. You fall and hit your forehead. You feel your back crack as he stomps down on it with his filthy foot, and if you didn't know better you'd think he was laughing.

He reaches down and pulls you up by your arm. You dangle in the air for a moment before he delivers another hard punch, sending you flying once again. You hit the ground and tumble. You try your best to find your feet again, but the commander is already coming at you.

A) Run
B) Strength of the Gods
C) Call for help

>>31591103
>B) Strength of the Gods

>>31591103
>B) Strength of the Gods

>>31591103
>B

>>31591127
>>31591177
>>31591309
You stand and try to think of a plan. Suddenly, something occurs to you. You reach up with one hand ad touch your forehead. Blood. Desperate, you dab each finger of your right hand and draw a small visage of the sun on your breastplate. It's crude, but when you try to channel through it, you can feel your strength growing. The blood begins to burn away, but you must pray that it lasts long enough to win the fight.

The commander comes at you with his wand, and brings it down upon you. You reach up and catch it in your left hand, digging your fingers into the eyes of the skull.

A) Sucker punch
B) Break the wand

>>31591401
>B) Break the wand

>>31591401
>B) Break the wand

>>31591401
>B) break the wand

>>31591401
>Pry it from his hands

>>31591413
>>31591472
>>31591527
You squeeze the wand with your left hand, crushing the skull into so many small pieces. This leave the commander with nothing but a rotted branch to wield. He pulls away from you and cries out mourning the loss of his weapon. This is your chance to strike.

A) Retrieve the sword
B) Climb onto him
C) Uppercut

>>31591680
>C) Uppercut

>>31591680
>Uppercut
Knock this cunt out.

>>31591680
>C) Uppercut

>>31591687
>>31591701
>>31591737
You run up to the orc commander. The height difference between you is quite large, but you are determined. You get beneath him and crouch down. You allow all the power of your spell to flow into your legs for just a moment. The orc commander looks more confused than anything, as you rise up and push off the ground, bringing your body up to him. You drive your fist up and into his nose, hitting so hard that it collapses into his face. He lets out a great groan and a bit of flatulence before falling backward and hitting the floor. The smell of him is awful, but his fall is enough to cause the remaining orcs to sound a retreat. The other paladins cheer, and rush you to give you pats on the back, even as you bleed, sweat, and cough all over the place. As the orcs make their escape, one of your brothers asks if you wish to be taken to the clerics.

A) "Yes, please."
B) "I'll be fine, see to the critically wounded first."
C) "There's no time, we need to give chase."

>>31591888
c

>>31591888
>C

>>31591888
D) "I'll be fine, see to the critically wounded first, we need to give chase."
Never let a horde regroup they're persistent

>>31591888
>B) "I'll be fine, see to the critically wounded first."
>C) "There's no time, we need to give chase."

>>31591888
adding B

>>31591901
>>31591937
You wave him away, and assert that the paladins and inquisitors who are still able of body need to give chase, and make sure the horde doesn't return. Those nearby you cheer at this, despite some of the rear officers vehemently disagreeing. A small scuffle begins, and the officers are left behind as the paladins pull you with them to run after the horde.

You chase on foot, being without nearly enough horses to make them worth it. Soon many of the inquisitors descend from the wall and catch up to you. Armor makes it difficult to move quickly, but with the help of the inquisitors' quickness with bows, you are able to hobble the stragglers and eat at their numbers little by little. The chase last nearly two miles before your comrades are simply too tired to carry on. The crowd slows, watching as on twentieth of the force that attacked limps away and into the hills. Your brothers and sisters sheer, raising a cry to the heavens in thanks for their victory. before you know it, you are swept up by them and carried back to the wall on their shoulders.

You make it back in time to be chewed out by some of the officers. This starts another quarrel, as those who joined you argue with those who stayed behind.

A) Stay and listen. You broke orders, even if it did work.
B) Shove past them.
C) OTher

>>31592078
>A) Stay and listen. You broke orders, even if it did work.

>>31592078
>C
Interject, and accept whatever punishment they wish to hand down

>>31592078
>A) Stay and listen. You broke orders, even if it did work.

>>31592121
>>31592162
You set an example to the others and stand at attention as the officers reprimand you. Soon, they seem to catch on, and form up to accept their own tongue lashings. It lasts a good fifteen minutes before there is simply nothing left to say, and you are all dismissed to begin reestablishing the barricade. With no gate left, a barricade is the best you can do to prevent future attacks.

The building lasts the rest of the day and into the night. By the time you are given leave to rest, the moon is high and everyone is about ready to keel over. Some of the brothers invite you for a drink.

A) Accept
B) Decline

>>31592278
>A) Accept

>>31592278
A) Accept
Show em how a real paladin parties
Also decline offer to become a paladin again

>>31592278
>A) Accept
>>31592288
Wait, Wren is making a decision that doesn't involve going straight back to the harem?

>>31592371
don't mention it. he may change his vote.

>>31592288
>>31592362
>>31592371
You agree to join them, and they whisk you off to a tavern nearby. The place is half filled with other members of the church when you arrive, and packed tight within a few minutes. You bring up not having any coin, and the others insist upon paying for you. You thank them, and drink up.

Before long the crowd winds down and things settle into a low murmur and laughter. The others begin asking about your shoddy armor, and you're forced to confess to waking up late and not having a proper set anymore. You recall the set Leman gave you years ago, but think it must be long gone by now, if not adorning a hall somewhere.

A few of the sisters make passes at you, but they either mean it only playfully or are corrected, and told of your relationship with "Old Donnel and Anna's pup." Hearing this, they back away laughing. You aren't sure how to take this. Eventually things quiet down as people fall asleep at their tables or go home to collapse there. Some of the brothers ask if you plan to return to the palace, as there is very little chance of another attack within the next two days.

A) Return and rest at the palace
B) Head to Annalise's
C) Other

>>31592543
>A) Return and rest at the palace

>>31592543
>B) Head to Annalise's
>>31592567
Seriously what's happened to Wren?

>>31592543
B

>>31592543
C) go back to the wall and keep vigil
Those Orcs are known to be cunningly brutal at times

>>31592543
>B

>>31592618
>>31592640
>>31592706
You turn them down, and decide instead to return to Annalise's house for the night. The others nudge you and make suggestive remarks, asking if you plan to take your sword to the forge after the battle today.

A) Brush them off and say goodnight
B) Maybe
C) Other

>>31592731
>B) Maybe

>>31592731
A gentleman never tells

>>31592731
>A) Brush them off and say goodnight

>>31592731
>A) Brush them off and say goodnight

>>31592752
>>31592867
The brothers laugh and punch you playfully as you split from them and head back to the house.

The walk is quiet, save for the clatter of the flimsy mail you still wear. It's made a bit more interesting by the slight buzz, even as it clears away from the chill wind of the night. You make it back, and see that the usual guards are gone, but the house seems at peace. You enter, and discover Leman sound asleep in the parlor, one boot still in the midst of being kicked off while he dozed. There is a light blanket over him, and a glass of water on the small table in front of him for when he awakes. You wonder who did all this exactly.

A) Wake Leman
B) Wash up
C) Head to bed
D) Other

>>31592949
>A) Wake Leman

>>31592949
>B) Wash up

>>31592949
>wash up

>>31592960
He's sleeping. that's good. he deserves the break

>>31592949
B

>>31592970
>>31592974
>>31593002
You leave Leman alone as he turns on the sofa and head to the bathroom.

When you enter, there is a wafting cloud of steam still hanging in the air. Someone else must have had a bath not long ago, and used something that smells like cherries for soap. You fill a basin with hot water and strip down, washing your face and arms of sweat and blood as best you can. You leave the armor in the corner of the room for now, pulling only your tunic and trousers back on.

You leave the bathroom and bump into Anna. Her eyes are as droopy and exhausted as Leman's as she heads to her own bedroom. She mumbles something about a job and maybe steaks as she drags herself down the hall. Seeing her makes you quite tired as well.

A) Try to get to Leman's room before Kor
B) Annalise's room
C) The guest room
D) Bunk with Leman

>>31593082
>A) Try to get to Leman's room before Kor

>>31593082
>b

>>31593085
What the hell?
Am I seeing this correctly?

>>31593121
I know!
I think he's off his medication.

>>31593082
>B) Annalise's room
>>31593134
>>31593121
I'm worried for him too.

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>>31593134
Hmm
Can't help but feel like we're being played like a Damm fiddle

>>31593107
>>31593181
You make your way to Annalise's room.

The door appears unlocked now, but there is no light coming from within. You open it and see nothing but a bed with a sleepy bulge beneath the sheets. You speak, but there is no response.

A) Let her be
B) Enter

>>31593258
>A) Let her be

>>31593258
>B) Enter

>>31593258
B

>>31593291
>>31593323
You shut the door and enter the room. As you approach the bed you can hear her stirring and sitting up. You sit on the edge of the bed and yawn, rubbing your lower back to relax the tense muscles. She seems to catch onto this and helps you, massaging your shoulders. You can smell the cherry soap now.

A) "I didn't mean to wake you up. This just seemed like the best chance we've had to be alone like this again."
B) "You would not believe how tough work was today."
C) "You gotta really get in there."
D) Other

>>31593423
>B) "You would not believe how tough work was today."

>>31593258
>B
also, since when is 4chan displaying seconds in the timestamp?

>>31593423
>b

>>31593439
shit, you write too fast, couldn't even get my response in in time.

>>31593423
>B

>>31593430
>>31593439
>>31593450
You hear her giggle under her breath as she wraps her arms around your shoulders. She places a kiss on your cheek and leans in close to whisper.

"It's alright. I missed you all day. I barely managed to get away a few hours ago." You feel her pull away and collapse back onto the bed with a sigh.

A) Lay down
B) Ask something
C) other

>>31593500
>A) Lay down

>>31593500
A

>>31593504
>>31593516
You lay down and relax. She presses herself against you and lays her head on your shoulder, pulling your arm around her. This position feels familiar to the point of being quite soothing.

You feel her hand come up to your cheek. She presses her lips to yours, holding them there for a moment before settling back down. She certainly has gotten more aggressive with time. It isn't long before the two of you fall asleep.

You wake the next morning to an empty bed. The sheets are tossed aside next to you. Looking at the sun, it seems you slept quite late. You stand up and stretch out. The barricades will be in the capable hands of builders now, leaving you with the day off unless ordered to do otherwise.

A) Get something to eat
B) Go to the palace
C) Other

>>31593702
C) Other
Praise the sun
When was the last time we praised the sun?

>>31593702
>A) Get something to eat

>>31593702
>A) Get something to eat
Gotta get those muscles up.

>>31593714
>>31593717
You do some light anaerobics before heading to the kitchen to get some breakfast.

Luckily for you, the new maid is already hard at work appeasing Leman's appetite, and he invites you to sit with him. You accept and you are served a plate of hotcakes and sausage links with cheese.

"I heard about what you did yesterday. Challenging their commander to single combat was a stupid, arrogant, and all around imbecilic thing to do. I'm only sorry I wasn't the one to do it myself."

A) "It wasn't as hard as my screams made it seem."
B) "It seemed like the quickest way to route them, that's all."
C) "I just wish I had thought to take his head back with me."
D) Other

>>31593830
>B)

>>31593830
A+B

>>31593830
>B

>>31593830
>B) "It seemed like the quickest way to route them, that's all."

>>31593846
>>31593858
>>31593859
You try to stay modest through Leman's praise. He smiles as he shovels piles of fried potatoes and eggs into his mouth.

"I'm glad you made it out more or less alright. I can't say the same for a lot of our brothers. The south gate suffered just as bad, but the north wasn't even touched. It seems like their numbers are running thin as well. What's even better is we've gotten word from my dad. He says he's got news, but only the bishop has read his letter so far. The other heads and I are going to have a meeting later today about it. "

A) "I thought your dad retired?"
B) "Well the sooner we can go back to normal the better."
C) "When do you think the next attack will happen?"
D) other

>>31593984
>A) "I thought your dad retired?"

>>31593984
>B) "Well the sooner we can go back to normal the better."
>C) "When do you think the next attack will happen?"

>>31593984
>A) "I thought your dad retired?"
>B) "Well the sooner we can go back to normal the better."
>C) "When do you think the next attack will happen?"

>>31594002
>>31594016
>>31594055
"He stepped down as head, but he's never been the type of person to stop walking around like he's got business everywhere. He volunteered to lead a band to the southwest to find some way to deal with the orcs. Fought his way out with some of the others as they were attacking the gates." Leman seems quite proud of his father's inability to calculate risk. "I doubt the orcs will try again in the next few days, if at all. For every brother or sister we lose, they lose a dozen, and it's starting to show. We have much better medicine and magic on our side, and that's made all the difference. If we're lucky, they won't come back, but I think we should keep en eye out for the next few weeks regardless." Leman guzzles the remainder of his glass of milk and wipes his mouth before standing and belching. "I've got to get back to work. I need to talk to you about something later, so remind me when I've got some time." With that, Leman grabs his sword from the table and heads out. The maid clears away his dishes promptly.

You finish up your meal just as Annalise returns from wherever she'd been off to. She yawns and waves to you as you wipe the last of your food away from your stubbled chin.

"Morning. Did you sleep well?"

A) "Better than I have in a long time."
B) "Someone's snoring kept me up."
C) Other

>>31594172
a

>>31594172
>A) "Better than I have in a long time."

>>31594187
>>31594235
Annalise seems glad to hear it, smiling through tired eyes.

"I wish I could say the same. I kept thinking about the wall, I barely got any sleep. Still, now that things are settling down and my dad's getting back, hopefully things will be better. Oh! Before I forget, Pietra took Kor to get some proper clothes this morning. She was really starting to smell like the weight room. They should be back soon, so when Kor gets back tell her she looks good in whatever Pietra picked. Apparently she was really against going out in the first place."

A) "I'll be sure."
B) "I'm sure it wouldn't need to be a lie."
C) "If she doesn't want to wear clothes like ours, then don't force her."
D) Other

>>31594355
>C) "If she doesn't want to wear clothes like ours, then don't force her."

>>31594355
>A) "I'll be sure."

>>31594364
You tell Annalise not to force Kor to do what she doesn't want to just because she smells like powder and iron.

"Hey, it wasn't my idea. I just ran into them on the way here. I wouldn't want to make her change either, but Pietra seemed really excited about it, so I didn't stop her. Anyway, I'm going to get in a nap. Feel free to come in if you get bored." Annalise smiles and heads back to her room. The maid clears your dishes, leaving you free to spend the morning as you like.

A) Join Annalise
B) Begin retraining your body
C) Other

>>31594551
>B) Begin retraining your body

>>31594551
>A) Join Annalise
>>31594566
Brutus?

>>31594566
You decide that there's no time like the present to get back on the wagon and begin working out again. Hopefully it won't take as long to regain your old form as it did to gain it in the first place.

You stand up from the table and go to the doorway to grab your boots. Just as you reach for the knob, the front door opens. Pietra jumps at the sight of you, and Kor is sulking right behind her. You ask about their shopping excursion, and Pietra shamefully admits to forgetting her money in the house.

"I'm just gonna run up to the room and grab it. Good morning by the way, you look like you slept really well." Pietra laughs as she weaves past you. As she passes around you, you catch the smell of cherries.

>>31594622
1. Wrapping here, already archived so no worries.

2. Easter is tomorrow, and I'm going to have to spend all morning getting the child ready for the egg hunt in the park, so no thread sadly.

3. Thanks to everyone who played, expect another new thread on Friday. As always, details will go up on twitter once they're hammered out.

4. Love you all, hope those of you that care about easter have a good one, full of chocolate and confetti.

>>31594646
Nah, my Easter's going to be all about the Black Crusade.

>>31594656
To each his own, Wren old buddy. Hope you enjoy it either way.

>>31594685
What's not to like about being crazy murderous demonically powered superhumans?

>>31594710
If you play evil anything like you played evil here, I can expect there to be several well fed orphanages and puppy hospitals in that game.

>>31594646
Happy Easter, I'll see you next thread, then.

>>31594726
Evil? You have not seen me playing evil.

Hope you and your kid have a happy easter though. Hopefully one devoid of dark gods and insanity inducing horrors.