Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-12599067-20140306020948/@comment-12599067-20140321024437

Anwen, Raelynn, and company materialized in the Green Emperor Way, and the thunderclap that told of their arrival seemed an octave louder than usual in contrast to the silence of the sleeping city. As such, their arrival did not go unnoticed, and it wasn't long before a group of guards had surrounded them, blades drawn and arrows nocked. When Makoru and Torene appeared a few moments later, they were met with a similar welcome.

Once they'd formed a circle around the group, a guard that was outfitted in more ornate armor barked out some orders, and the nearest guard gave a salute and obiedently turned and pushed open the doors of the Tower before stepping in, the huge doors slamming shut behind him.

"Oi! You've picked a bad time to come crawling back to the City, criminal scum," the guard captain jeered, smiling cruelly. He looked extremely seedy for a member of the city watch, and Makoru got the impression that he had been hand-picked by Novo, and was being well-paid to keep his secrets. "You're going straight to the dungeons for high treason, all of you. We'll be getting well acquainted, I'm sure. You'll be begging for death by the time--"

"That's quite enough, Milius," a commanding voice rang out as the palace doors swung open and a group of people stepped out. Claudius, Isabelle, and the three other members of the Elder Council stepped out, dressed in fine robes that seemed to make walking terribly difficult (save for Claudius, who was still in his traveling robes). Jack and Olaf were not far behind, and Jack was looking much better than he had the last time they had seen him.

"These people are no longer enemies of the Empire, and you will not treat them as such. I can promise you that any harm that befall upon them will come tenfold unto you," Isabelle warned, stepping forward and staring down the guards, who reluctantly sheathed their weapons and backed down.

"So, you have returned," Claudius observed, looking down at the group with a grim look in his eyes. "I trust you bring news concerning the enemy?"