Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-25101508-20140902233512/@comment-29458028-20140915122308

"Looks like we have to flush them out, Alyssa. Unless they send at least a hundred men, the Black Guard will slaughter them. The Corentin guy, well, he is by proxy a disciple of Master Toraak and I won't doubt it that Ariana already thought him the seven skills. He might even be a vampire like me. Join your blood with mine, Alyssa. I am the chosen of Molag, the blood that runs in my veins is pure power."

"I rather not corrupt myself. I don't want to become another conduit to Coldharbor."

"You need the power to fight Ariana. She is a fair bit more powerful than you think. When you recieve my blood, you will become a vampire beyond a normal one."

(Actually, that is untrue. Sorin's blood has a much higher chance of killing someone than turning them.)

(I already have an epic death scene planned out for Corentin. Somehow, I must make it happen.)

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Corentin looked at the Black Guard assembled before him. He said "This place is no longer safe. Three of our number have not returned and sources indicate that one is currently imprisoned in Solitude. The other two are gone. We cannot stay here, the empire will be on us soon."

"You must be mad! This fort can never fall!"

"We have used the gas, but it did not hurt. We can no longer use air deprivation for the door to outside is now open. The empire is bound to have better gear than those adventurers, so we cannot depend on ancient tech to protect us."

"Well, we still got the turrets."

"Those won't last if the empire comes."

"What do you intend to do?"

"You all stay here. I'll decoy the empire away. Claude, you are now the leader" said Corentin, smiling. He grabbed Ariana and they vanished. His true intention was clear. Escape. The Black Guard knew that, but they also knew that if the Master escaped with the Trainer, they could rebuild.

Some of the Black Guard vanished. One man reappeared in Solitude and walked to the Blue Palace. He knocked on the door and shouted "I want to defect! I surrender! I'll tell you everything about the Black Guard!"

(Claude was altered at the face changer to look like Corentin. He isn't a tenth as smart or skilled, though.)