I didn't vote to join the cult. I thought that was a baaaad idea. So no clue.
Guess we'll find out how good a liar our MC is here.
He's a silly boy.
Also, turns out you interrupted a maiden and her prey. Congrats.
Your feet and mind wandering, you explore the Watchtower.
Well, perhaps 'explore' is too strong a word. 'Mindlessly wander' probably fits better.
Too much is going on and you don't know enough.
Considering Atharti's cult's track record, it is understandable that they would be under investigation near-constantly. As such, it doesn't make sense why a Druchii would feel the need to take their brand of 'justice' into their own hands. Even if they succeeded, being brought before the Witch King for ignoring his edicts would almost certainly follow.
You supposed it could be a personal vendetta- the cult had made its enemies, after all- but that doesn't explain why others would get involved- especially seeing as those others weren't even underlings, but peers.
Apparently a VIP is touring Naggaroth, seeking out witches, and the watchtower is suffering under a rockslide that could extend however long aforementioned VIP would be staying.
This self-same VIP must also have ties to the cult, seeing as your foes(?) had elected to hold off on their nefarious(?) plan until after it had left.
And that doesn't explain out what they actually are planning to do to the cult!
Slaughtering them or a section of them is plausible, but that just doesn't make much sense for any Druchii worth their salt. The cult- for all its corruption- was legitimate in the eyes of the Witch King, and such an overt attack on it without the accompanying evidence would call for executions.
In fact, such was one of the main reasons you'd elected to push this matter up the chain of command.
For all that the King was ruthless, he also wasn't wasteful- outside of the invasions. Should this all turn out to be a fat load of nothing or even a ploy by the Great Enemy, then punishment should begin at the top and be nearly exhausted by the time is trickled down to you. A few whippings and perhaps a few years as an indentured slave would be the most likely in the absolute worst case.
Listen to you.
You half sound like you're trying to justify your course of action to yourself. You don't need to justify it, it's
your course of action.
A warrior does not second guess a move after it is begun, he simply prepared for the next one.
You'd like to think blathe platitudes would remove the funk from your attentiveness, but, alas, you still stumble across what you are at least fairly certain you should not.
Had you been paying attention to where your feet were taking you, there were any number of clues for you to turn back.
The smell of sulfur and mint invading your nose like an Orkish WAAAGH!
The noticeable drop in temperature, followed by the wild swings in humidity and atmospheric pressure.
The moist moaning.
Really, you're frankly embarrassed. Not for the pair you walked in on, no.
Rather, you're embarrassed for any assassins who could ever be after you. If you continued to act in such a manner, you were only sure that such an easy target would be an insult to even the least of professional assassins.
You back off as the participators in the illicit liaison hurriedly redress themselves.
One, a boy initiate like you, is swift to evacuate the area- much to your relief.
It's the second participant that brings you an issue.
Namely, she's a Night Maiden- you disapprove of the blatant lie in the title- of Atharti. You had planned to… address this later today, but you suppose…
Make your introductions?
[ ] Yes
[ ] No
With you then rapidly fleeing the area, much in the vein of your promiscuous peer. You endeavor to ignore fully the disappointed sigh from the 'Maiden' as you make your escape.
Oh, that you were again in the days of learning how to hit things with a spear.
Like all Druchii, you had some affinity to the political realm, but your… dream seemed too Asur… ambition had left you ill prepared, to say the least, for this kind of stress.
Thankfully, you had dinner soon.
You have one free activity slot, what do you do?
[ ] Spar with someone
[ ] Shoot at the range
[ ] Lap the watchtower's bolt-thrower deck deck
[ ] Write-in (must be 'physical' exercise)
When do you do it?
[ ] First
[ ] Second
[ ] Third
Do you go to your superiors or the Athartis first?
[ ] Superiors
[ ] Atharti
