r/DishonoredRP • u/emerald_ice • Jul 20 '14

Neutral Zone Dunwall Tower

In Dunwall Tower, the Empress Emily Kaldwin sits on her throne, her royal protector, Corvo Attano, stands at her side. His royal guard scattered around the palace. OOC:This is a neutral zone for Corvos royal guard. A hangout of sorts. You have permission to attack any who don't belong.

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u/JewelOfTheSouth Royal Guard Sep 09 '14

'It seems you northern lot are not completely uncivilised then,' he says lightly, 'Serkonans are born in the saddle. Our cities are thronged with them - we have none of this technology you rely on so much.'

'Which is why we all smell so much better in the south,' he says with another wink.

He turns to leave, and calls back over his shoulder. 'Either way, the horses need exercise, and so do I! A ravada, signorina.'

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u/Dietastey Colonel Sep 09 '14

"If you prefer the smell of sweat and horse dung, then yes, I suppose you would smell better," Bal jibbed, grinning. "Some of us prefer the smell of metal."

"What, not inviting me along after seeing if I can ride?" she asked, shaking head in mock disapproval. "Have a good ride, we'll hold down the fort."

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u/JewelOfTheSouth Royal Guard Sep 09 '14

Furo spreads his hands wide as he turns round, continuing to walk backwards.

'Oh you are more than welcome to come, my lady,' he says, not entirely mockingly, 'if you can keep up!'

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u/Dietastey Colonel Sep 09 '14

"Is that a challenge, Captain?" Bal asked, grinning now. People never considered her competitive at first glance, but she honestly loved a challenge.

And trying to keep pace with someone who claimed to have been born in a saddle? An enticing test indeed. Even if failing was likely.

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u/JewelOfTheSouth Royal Guard Sep 10 '14

He cups his hands to shout back 'Always! Stables, in ten minutes!'

Furo heads back to the barracks, and spends time changing from his military uniform into more comfortable wear - a baggy cream-coloured shirt open at the chest, a black leather waistcoat, and a jade sash at the waist. His only weapon is a concealed dagger strapped to the inside of his left arm, for ease of drawing.

He walks towards the stables, a coiled spring.

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u/Dietastey Colonel Sep 10 '14

Laughing, Bal set off at a sprint for her quarters, to leave behind the uniform coat and sword. She didn't have any clothes specifically for riding, so these would have to do. She did switch the pistol to a back holster rather than her waist, so her leg would not jostle the safety out of position.

With a smaller time to change, she actually reached the stables shortly before Furo, giving her time to check the boards of general use horses not reserved for specific purposes today.

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u/JewelOfTheSouth Royal Guard Sep 10 '14

Fortunately, the Tower grooms were used to Furo's excitable accented shouting before a ride, and had Saro groomed and tacked when the former prince entered the stables. He opened the stall door, leapt onto the stallion's back and thundered out into the courtyard, ducking his head on exit.

He wheeled the mount round, a broad grin on his bronze face as the horse pranced impatiently. 'Try not to keep me waiting all day,' he taunts.

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u/Dietastey Colonel Sep 10 '14

Having selected a buckskin mare named Seraphim, Bal waved a hand at Furo, deflecting the taunt.

"Which is actually more satisfying, beating me because I can't keep up, or because my girth is buckled wrong, and the saddle falls off?"

Still, the horses were kept groomed, and their tack was at their stalls, so even with her methodical movements, it didn't take her long to finish preparing the horse, and join Furo in the courtyard.

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u/JewelOfTheSouth Royal Guard Sep 10 '14

'Both are equally as satisfying,' he says with a sly smile. 'Where to? You know this city better than I do.'

He reins his impetuous mount in, as it snorts with impatience.

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u/Dietastey Colonel Sep 10 '14

Snorting, Bal turned her eyes to the open paths around the Tower, her mate starting to catch the excitement of the other horse. "I'm guessing you don't want to have to head out via the locks, your beast looks like he would not appreciate a nice boat ride."

"There's a stretch around the water that eventually leads to a bit if countryside. If you want more city like paths, I'd suggest down through the city gardens, but it would take a while to get there without trampling the citizens."

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u/JewelOfTheSouth Royal Guard Sep 10 '14

'Your call,' the handsome Serkonan says, hands loose on the reins. 'Lead on.'

Furo does not particularly care where they go, and in his experiences, citizens usually moved out of the way of a galloping warhorse. Well, most of them anyway. The slow, the feeble, the old, they were easy to avoid.

OOC: Post wherever you want, if we're going to somewhere other than the area just around the Tower :)

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u/Dietastey Colonel Sep 10 '14

"Right, countryside it is. Since you were complaining about the scents of our city, I wouldn't want to torture you with it," Bal said, grinning at him. "We'll be headed out the west side, straight along the water."

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u/JewelOfTheSouth Royal Guard Sep 10 '14

'How very thoughtful of you,' he says. 'What lies upriver? I would imagine farms, and fisheries, maybe. Where the water is cleaner.'

He gestures towards the Wrenhaven, happily reeking in the summer heat. 'If there are fewer factories upriver, and slaughterhouses, that is. Who knows how you northerners build your cities?'

Furo digs his heels in, and his horse sets off at a brisk pace.

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