[IC] The Guild

[SaintRice]

@Damiann47@Bell@Shandria@crazycatlady

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Gareth's tunnel vision cleared as he heard the thud of Silvia's body hitting the trodden ground following the solid connection of his punch. Wordlessly, he knelt down beside her body and lifted her in a bridal carry. Despite having just gone through a particularly physical fight, Gareth did not seem to have any difficulty holding Silvia's proportionally small body. His innocently wild smile had a combination of wry and apologetic feelings mixed in as he looked towards Artura. "I hope the display was satisfactory." Gareth offered towards the guild master as he walked towards the edge of the ring.

His gaze shifted towards Daphelora and Shandria and he greeted them with a gleaming smile. Due to the way the sun reflected off his arctic white hair and how he bared his canines, it was almost as if a phantasmal tail was wagging behind him happily. He had just had a fight against an opponent to which he felt he could learn a lot, and he was surrounded by beautiful women; those two factors combined greatly increased his already content mood to an exuberant degree. With a happy nod in greeting, Gareth welcomed the two coming out of their residence cordially, "Good morning, miss and madam!"

[Bell]

Chapter 1: Kingdom Genesis Mobilizes

Of course, as Gareth and Silvia passed the edge of the ring they would be restored to being just as healthy and fit as they were when they entered. Artura nodded to Gareth. "A little one sided, but not everyone is expected to be at the same level of strength, especially specifically in one on one fights. Now... the next fight will be, hmm..." She looked around, spotting her daughter with a smile. Even as she was effectively glared at. She opened her mouth, about to have Daphelora and Shandria be the next fight, but then another guild member came running up, leaning over her throne to whisper something to her. She was then handed a parchment, opening it up and pulling it out. She unfolded the paper and slowly read over it.

It seemed like a few long minutes passed before she looked up from the paper and stood from her seat. She looked out over the guild and tucked the parchment away. "A small unnamed settlement northwest of the great forest has been attacked by Goblins. Reports have come in that the entire area around the town is corrupted by an unseen magic and anything from Goblins to typical beasts is being driven insane. The town is set to be attacked tomorrow night again by a group of organized orcs. We are leaving immediately to intercept the orcs while they are still encamped before they can sack the city. It is already weak from the prior attack and there is no telling what will come after the orcs. Kingdom Genesis will move into the town, defend it from attacks, and seek out the cause of the corruption in the area and return the town to normal."

With that, the whole of the guild knew what they had to do. Everyone who had sat to watch the fights stood, and rushed off to their quarters, or the armory, anywhere their gear was stored. Artura herself took up her halberd and immediately headed off into the guild to make preparations with the nearby merchants. As she passed through the arena she called out "Daphelora, Gareth, Shandria, Silvia, you are all coming with me as the advance group in case the orcs make an early move. Someone find Grey, she's going too."

With that, there was little more to be said. Everyone was to prepare for immediate mobilization to the town. It would be a day's walk for the small group, and the rest of the guild would arrive midday the next. But they had to get a presence in the town, or they would likely arrive to find the town long gone if the reports were to be believed. She didn't give away just how large the attacking force was, but she expected her guild to be ready to face any number of enemies. No matter how many orcs there were, they were just orcs. A strong foe, but no match for the entire guild even if an entire clan had shown up.