Empires of Ashes

Madara: oh what the hell is going on now

Mordred: Uh huh, you didn't think to come to me? Or to your Shogun?

" when your so called allies attack you you don't go to their base and complain do you now my shogan may I killed this unhonorable welp?"

"*to the dishonourable gentleman* Can you prove your innocence?"

M: "When you are attacked you report it to your superiors. That way if you are wiped out they will know what happened and who did it."

*There is considerable venom attached to every word he speaks, so it's rather obvious he's pissed off*

V: n-not right now but
Aiya : but I can prove he's guilty I have the note the uniforms even my temple guardian and in a day I can have his scout vouch for me he's been living with our medicine woman umi

M: A note?! A note is easily forged, if you can provide bodies, first hand evidence from those attacked.

Aiya snaps her fingers suum the big guy walks back with two bodies being carried over his shoulders throwing them on the ground the men around valdcini begin to look worried as if they knew who they were in fact one charges suum and suum gràbs him by the throat and snaps his neck throwing him on the pile of bodies

"you cannot prove your innocence. That is a stain on your honour. If this stain is as dark as is claimed. You know what you must do. Use your own damn blade, prove you have at least some honor left."

The man paused for a moment before lifting his blade and piercing his chest with his sword collapsing to the floor bleeding
Aiya " good riddance " she says putting her blade back in " you will always have our support my Shogun "

*Mordred watches disapprovingly*

Aiya grabs his blade cleaning off the blood before handing it to Mordred "for his dishonour against you and your people , your scout will return shortly though I hear him and umi have grown rather fond of each other"

M: "Thank you" *Takes it*

Madara: *nods* death before dishonour.

Mord: Now we have to find out why. And with him dead that's a little harder

*Ket is standing on the battlements, watching the dust cloud of the kelthrovi army move across the horizon.*

" it's simple his clan and my clan had a fued and he thought by blaming me for the death of your men in retaliation We'd be wiped out by yours and the shoguns armies leaving him to claim my land "

M: Maybe, or he was hired by our enemy to do it. In an attempt to destroy this alliance

Madara: these little power grabs aren't uncommon among the more idiotic daimyo

Ket hears a footstepses

*His hand falls to his sword as a matter of reflex*

tis trajan

*his hand drops.* "Trajan... They've arrived at last."

" and he was always so idiotic "

Trajan: took their time

Ket: "Moving that many slaves takes time."

"As does killing them, unfortunately for us"

"It will be a long battle of attrition once they surround the city."

"Maybe"

Mordred: Still, if he was working for someone...

" I doubt it he's not dumb enough to betray the Shogun " she says walking up to madara " will you take me to fight along side you my Shogun? "

Umi and Arthur are now getting close to where they are at " I've never been to the capital personally what is it like?"

A: Big, spacious, full of people in armour. Unfortunately I've only been into the military district

Madara: *eyebrow raise* I thought I'd already ordered all daimyo to mobilise

Aiya: you'd still have me even after this accident thank you my Shogun , my forces are always ready for combat

Umi " maybe you could show me around then

"Then mobalise"

" Mordred may the Shogun and I have a moment alone?"

A: Where would you like to go?

*Mordred turns and leaves*

Umi :I don't know wherever you want to go

Aiya walks up to madara " I'm sorry madara , I wish I was there to support you like I was supposed to my clan needed me though"

A: Merchant district? Neither of us have been there

Madara: just get your men ready to march.

Umi: sure!

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Aiya hesitates to leave quickly grabbing his hands " I will die before you do my Shogun as my ancestors have for yours." She says looking madara in the eyes her grip tightened even though she is missing two fingers.

"Wait till this is over, Aiya."

" Y-yes madara" she says a bit let down letting go of his hands and looking away sending the guardian back to the village to rally the warriors

A: *He takes her hand and leads Umi to the merchant district*

Madara sighs and gets back to arming himself

Ket: "It will be unless we sally out."

Spoiler:

/\ Rhaegar's armour looks cool

Trajan: We have numerous advantages, albeit numbers are not one of them.

Ket: "Our greatest obstacle will be our troops tiring. Weight of numbers will tell when my cousin can send fresh troops at our exhausted ones."

Trajan: A good system of troop rotation should help mitigate that.

Ket: "I have considered that, however, that would leave us vulnerable to a committed charge."

"We have more than enough men to cover all potential attack routes while still having a reserve force"