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*follows while cleaning gore from his sword*

*turns to Chronos* Enjoying yourself?

[Tekiir] Hmm. You, hmm, are mages? I, hmm, am sure, hmm, the female is. Hmm. You will stay here, hmm, Barrack 4. Now, I have things to, hmm, do. Yes...
*Tekiir staggers over to a dimly lit table, and begins to read over various pieces of paper.*
[Tekiir] Behrah... hmm, yes... strong, hmm, indeed strong. ... ... Vacree... No, not, hmm, yet...

*turns to Phoniex* I guess I might be enjoying myself a little bit but I do not like my sword to be dirty besides the green crystal does not look good when its dirty

Stop Whining and here * hands Chronos a little bag* This'll clean that crystal without scratching it, just sprinkle it over with a little water and wait a little while

Thanks but i hope its not magic one of the propertys of the rare crystal that the sword is made of is that it absorbs magical energies.

[Tekiir] Crystal? Hmm, poor stuff for, hmm, blades. Iron, rusted iron. That is, hmm, best. One blow and, hmm, they get rust in the blood. They, hmm, will die from that, no hope of, hmm, survival...

Yes its not the best blade but you can't do any better for killing mages and sorcerers

Depends whether its a magic sword and that is, iron is harder to manouver, me I just blast them with magic or shoot them or chop there head off

Now who's being crude M'lady?

*A blade is pressed against Phoniex's throat.*
[Ayashi] Like this?
*The voice was female, soft and seductive. For an elf, she was well built, her body was strong and athletic. Her skin, however, was pure white. She was stripped to the waist, sweating heavily from a hard days exercise. She was wearing a grey bandanna, with the Drucii rune for "4" on it.*
[Tekiir] Ah. This is one of, hmm, my students, Ayashi. She, hmm, shows promise...

*a slim dagger is held against Ayashi's neck*
Leave the lady alone Elf, and have a drink itz on me
*the dagger is removed and sheathed*
Bartend a drink for the young elf

*Phoniex calculated the build of her aponent and decided to stick to what she knew best, magic. She focused and Ayashi rose up and fell on her backside, the sword falling out her grasp*

You know you didn't have to do that, she was just playing with you, right Ayashi
*helps her off the floor*

I will not take anything, I show respect, I expect it back.

[Ayashi] We don't get many outsiders. Certainly not mages...
[Tekiir] Enough! Find, hmm, Nekyeur. He wishes to, hmm, see you.
*Ayashi's eyes go wide. It is hard to tell if she's is afraid or exited... or both. She quickly departs.*
[Tekiir] She will, hmm, do me proud...

Not if she keeps trying to bully people before she knows whether they can beat her, One day someone wont be so kind

[Tekiir] Hmm. The more experienced, hmm, members of the regiment will bring, hmm, her into line. I remember well the, hmm, man in charge when I was, hmm, recruited. Broke a man's arm for, hmm, using his sword wrong. Happy times...

What is this establishment? What have we been sent here to do

[N'kai] Wait for me.
*Tekiir turns, suprised at his lord's arrival.*
[N'kai] This is the Barracks of my Black Knights. Here they are trained and raised. There are at least 1,000 in training here, but that is 1,000 warriors that no-one knows about. When I need them, they are brought to battle, well trained and ready to kill. I hope you like the place. It may be a little dark, but we don't go in for frivolity.