CAMPAIGN: Queen Arkwyn's Crown (D&D5e)

When the bodyguard spots Hyne, he reaches into his coat and takes out a small slate. He writes one word on it and points it towards Hyne.

"OKAY?"

He smiles and nods, "Yes, thank you." He waits for anything else from the man before heading to the camp.

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The bodyguard tucks away his slate, discards the wood he had been whittling, turns and jogs down the road after the procession.

Near the campfire, the horses are grazing. The guard seems older than most. He has an eye-patch. He is dragging some loose wood over to his campfire. His sword is leaning against a nearby tree.

Hyne plants his hands at his sides after he first steps near the camp, "Not in as much of a hurry as everyone else, huh?"

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"Meh!? Oh, hallo there." The man says, dropping a log on the still-small fire. "You're the Pelorian's friend, right?"

He has a short grey beard and a long grey moustache. Although old, he looks strong.

"I reckon it makes no sense to me, but it ain't my job to understand, it's my job to do as the Duke says, hurry up and wait. Makes no sense"

Hyne shrugs and gives an unsure hum, but manages to give an inquiry, "If somebody can make a friend that fast, it would be him."

After the seasoned man explains his purpose, Hyne responds, "No doubt we will hear back from him in some way. I don't think the Jenns will expect a few stragglers remaining near the combat zone, so we should be safe for now."

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"Right," says the guard, seating himself "Those Jenn aren't coming back. They got what they wanted, and now they're no doubt high-tailing off with their prize"

"...But what don't make sense to me... The Duke says the parade has to get moving fast in case they come back... Then he tells us to behead those poor bastards and give their heads to Harborbishop Cray." The guard shudders, "I know what that means. I say to his Dukeship; What if those dead men don't know where they are taking the crown? Or what if they change their plans? Shouldn't we try to track them?"

"Doesn't seem like a sound mind." He comments, also knowing that this duke tried to put hyne in a clearly marked vehicle. "Unless they are planning on some kind of counter ambush of sorts."

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<TheGiz> oh hai doggy, oh no that's the straw that broke tjhe came baclsb

"I don't know." Says the guard. "Maybe he has some plan, but I don't know how he is so confident that the crown will be easy to get back. He only left the four of us, and told us to only bother searching one night, then to call it quits and catch up. I don't know how they intend to crown the young queen without the crown."

"Young queen? So the crown isn't bound to a man?" he wonders, starting to sit down near the growing fire at this point.

"All I know is, it's been a long day." He starts to unbutton the black jacket, letting the leather armor show more than the tear in the jacket.

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<TheGiz> oh hai doggy, oh no that's the straw that broke tjhe came baclsb

"I can see you ain't a Srappan" says the guard. He says it without any kind of hostility.

"Righto, the king used to have a son, but he died young. His only heir is princess Arkwyn. She's a maid of about 20, I believe, but I dare say nobody know what kind of a queen she'll be, since she spends all her time holed up in the castle."

Hyne responds, "There are no plans to put a new king in place? I would think that most of the nobles would be scrambling for her hand than for a silly crown."

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<TheGiz> oh hai doggy, oh no that's the straw that broke tjhe came baclsb

"well, whoever she marries will be royal consort. There is plenty of honor in being consort, but it ain't the same as being king... And that crown is more than a silly gold hat. It has strong magic in it they say. I don't know anyone's seen it firsthand, but it's supposed to be able to call down lightning, and command the wind and waves, or so some tales go."

He already knows about the rumored powers, so he simply responds, "Sounds like a terrible invention, if you ask me. A crown should remain an adornment and nothing more because of days like this. As for the queen, well, her abilities as a ruler aren't much of a concern for me."

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<TheGiz> oh hai doggy, oh no that's the straw that broke tjhe came baclsb

"Mmm... Fair enough." The man says in an mildly offended tone, and then he clams up, and focuses on poking the fire with a stick.