Malak had just barely ordered a guard to fetch Elizabeth when Astiroth spoke up. He quickly turned to face the young wolf and give him an audience. "Your one of Arthur's boys right?" He started before answering the questions. "Well I hope my boy isn't to much a pain. But as for a river, there are a few streams that run through the forest, but none close enough to send men out to unless we need drinking water. If I'm correct this is your first real field posting isn't it? you were normally stationed in towns and used for negotiations and the like. Well out here bathing is a rare treat, so you will have to live in your own stink for a while. At least until we push the Orcs back enough so we can set up camp near a stream." He said answered the question. When Astiroth offered the coat Malak gave a grin. "Indeed Old Garnet left a big shadow to live up to, but I think there were plenty who were glad when he passed on. As for your Coat, I respect the offer, but I don't wear the pelt of a beast unless I kill it myself. It will make a fine trophy, or gift for one of the cute little things in your unit. So keep it for yourself and use it how you see fit my boy" He said his grin getting bigger as he hinted it as a gift. By now Elizabeth burst into the Command tent. "Malak, this better be some sort of sick joke" she growled. The grin that had been on Commander Garskull's face instantly disappeared. "Sadly, no this isn't a joke, Arthur's squad reported that just before a scout they killed died he mentioned a chieftain. These Orcs may be more organized than we originally thought." The big man answered her, "I'm sorry son, but I am going to have to ask you to leave now, we have some plans to change." He said to Astiroth giving the boy a chance to leave before Elizabeth bit his head off.

"I hear that you are my man" Arthur said looking at the man towering over him. With the man standing Arthur did a quick look over, other men might have been intimidated by the man's size alone, but Arthur had grown up with this and it would require a little more than size to intimidate him. "You know, Ill take you as is for now, you look like you have been through quite a lot, and to go through your Pedigree might take quite a while. But I am sure you and My father could trade stories for quite a while over ale some night." Arthur said to North with a small grin. "So North welcome to the team, you will meet everyone else in a bit as we are all going to meet at the sparing field for a bit of training. We are meeting up in about half an hour, so have some more fun with these boys and meet us their. Unless you would like me to take you around camp?" Arthur offered North although he wasn't really in the mood to give a tour and would much prefer to join in on the jokes and stories around camp.