Holding the railing welded on Ferugs shoulders King124 addressed Thiefs concerns.
"[i]Such things are an unfortunate possibility in these lands, If anything has occurred I too hope we are in time to either save or avenge them.[/i]"

He looked downwards, they were close now.
At times he wondered what it would be like to be a colossus, have earth tremble at your approach, riding Ferugs broad shoulders he could almost imagine it. But then again all colossi he ever met never seemed to have much going on "between the ears" so to speak, so it might not be such an glorious position after all. He never had thoughts like this while he was under direct human control, puzzling thing to be sure. He wondered If all automatons were the same in this regard, quite possible.

"[i]Ah, my friends, we have arrived.[/i]"
"[b]Ferug detect... more power signals east of Ferug... They seem... Good...[/b]"
"[i]Well then, we simply have to make our introductions loud. Set up our table and open the gates.[/i]"

Without an pause Ferug crashed on its knees again and doors to his innards were opened with a loud hiss.

King124 clambered down from his viewing perch on the shoulder and signaled Thief to join him. He set his vocabulator on maximum (which was loud indeed on bodyguard models as their masters were quite fond of flashy introductions, one thing King124 had inherited from them.)

"[i][b]To my automaton kin within and without base codename:*******! I am King124, ruler of land and castles! Neither I nor my compatriots wish you any harm! You all have awakened within 24 hours and are without clear directives I assume? Permit me access within the base and we shall share on what power we have acquired and answer any questions you might have with the best of our considerable knowledge![/b][/i]"

After having made his announcement King124 approached the base with arms spread wide, signaling both peace and fearlessness. His aura of confidence barely concealing running of fearful simulations what could be done if this was to be just an huge nest of beasts now.