“Corporal, why are you in such a hurry? Where is your partner? Have you not gotten myself and the Captains orders? Who else has not received my orders?” 

There it was, the ice cold words that stung. Tabetha saluted and in a sharp voice began her report. "Apologies! I was doing rounds outside the castle when I came across other members of the Order. They were not from this area and I believe they were travelers! You've mentioned a captain, I think it is that person who leads them!"

"And? What are you getting at?" Taegan replied.

"As I entered a tavern, two of the templars I saw that I did not recognize were dwarfs their names were Argus and Glodin. They were under command of Evelyn Sunderland, a knight captain. Before I could ask anything else, a third dwarf wearing all black armor attacked the one named Argus. It was an unprovoked attack, completely out of nowhere and a huge brawl broke out. There was another incident with the city guards too. A drunk elf with the Order's mark attacked the guards that tried to stop the commotion and that elf had a scuffle with a female dwarf who incidentally also carries our banner."

Tabetha paused briefly to gather her breath before continuing not quite believing what she was saying either. Taegan's face looked forlorn as always. Would he even believe how absurd this situation sounded?

"The fight between Argus and the other dwarf spilled outside and I only arrived in time to see them stop their fight. There I learned that Argus drugged the mysterious dwarf's niece and the unprovoked attack was for that reason. Whatever happened outside, I do not know but the mysterious dwarf was satisfied with the outcome and stopped fighting. I've tried to arrest him but he merely pushed me aside and threatened that he was capable of much greater harm. My instincts told me he was someone I could not handle alone. His armor was filled with strange runes and they were of exceptional quality."

"When I left, that mysterious dwarf was inspecting the hammer of one the dwarfs and striking a conversation with both Glodin and Argus. Come to think of it, he mentioned someone by the name of Marcus. They may know each other by proxy. As for the drunk elf and the female dwarf, I did not see them when I left. I don't think the city guards that were knocked out nor the tavern owner are too happy. There's also a lot of witnesses too so this isn't something that will stay quiet."

"There is a matter of containing the fallout that will ensue and also this dwarf that attacked the Order. That concludes my report."

Tabetha's hand fell to her sides as she awaited for Taegan's reaction. [i]Think I'm gonna get chewed out[/i] she thought to herself.
[@The Emperors Blade]