Staring at the drunk gryphon for a moment, Morr spoke "I will have soldat Surnem watch over you for now. Brother Zato, I shall grant you soldat Herdpack as guide. Sister Vanessa, I suggest you rather help in the barracks, the kitchen as well as the dining area is to be found there. I am now going to discuss with the commander, weibel Belatia, follow me."<br/><br/>Turning around, Morr made for the barracks, the biggest building, probably also the sturdiest one, it included, as said, the kitchen, dining area and the sleeping quarters. Besides it stood the hospice, close together but still seperate, where currently sister Elia and the resident doctor were caring for soldat Selene.<br/><br/>Entering, Morr reached the dining area, farther from which the entrance to the kitchen was visible. Walking up a flight of stairs, sir Swiftbeak would need to be careful when scaling these, he reached the sleeping area where, as one of the resident Hellguards had told him, the commander's quarters were, oddly enough, also located.<br/>Coming to a stop at a reinforced door, Morr knocked thrice, before the commander's voice intoned from behind the entrance to allow him to enter.<br/><br/>"I must apologize for the lack of manners I expressed earlier, I am commander Kurze, Conrad Kurze, and again I must thank you for saving private Selene." the commander, sitting behind a desk, a pair of chairs standing before it, greeted them.<br/><br/>"Hail thus, commander Kurze, I am Morr, this is Belatia, my weibel." Morr gestured to weibel Belatia, before resuming "Your thanks are not needed, goodness demanded and of course we, or rather sir Swiftbeak, who truly deserves most of your adoration, accepted. I merely had Elia take care of her during the travel." Morr answered.<br/><br/>"She will pull through, she's a tough one, but I'm quite worried about the implications. She was attacked by a possessed madman, I understand?"<br/><br/>Recounting the happenings, Morr answered that they could only assume so.<br/><br/>Nodding, eyes darkening in expected worry, commander Kurze gestured for Morr and weibel Belatia to sit on the chairs "Disturbing. We priden ourselves to have held this land under close watch. But mayhaps, this would explain some earlier occurrences. We found several bodies, messengers sent from Pikewall, who had, apparently, tried to reach this outpost. A patrol found them, half buried, the digging apparently having been interrupted by said patrol's arrival. On them, we found a message written by Pikewall's mayor, mister Valdor, in which he asked us to investigate a cult that was terrorizing the town. I sent private Selene to contact the other outposts, send reeinforcements with which I would have ordered a search, just to be certain, as the mayor's choice of words was... disturbing, to say the least." he lowered his gaze in shame "I was careless and private Selene had to pay the price for that. I should have sent several, a group, but I only sent her."<br/><br/>Looking up again, the commander continued "This attack however proves that this 'cult' is hostile and most certainly involved in demonic worship, this we cannot allow to stand. Tomorrow, I will have a group of ten ready to contact the other outposts. Your aim is Pikewall as well, yes?"<br/><br/>Morr nodded.<br/><br/>"Right then. I have a total of about fifty able-bodied men under my command, leaving fourty as soon as I send the messengers. I am sorry, but I will only be able to grant you twenty, Wolfram's orders stand, this outpost must be ready to defend itself, a purpose which I already endanger by allowing you half of my remaining forces. You understand, yes?"<br/><br/>Nodding again, Morr answered "I certainly do, this cult must be halted before its actions endanger the entire town. We shall resume our journey tomorrow in the morning at the fastest pace, you will have your men ready by then?"<br/><br/>For the first time, something like a smile, patronizing, found its way onto the commander's face "I will. Now, I suggest you have your men prepare for dinner, after that I will have one of my own assign you and your men the beds. We shall resume our discussion tomorrow, till then, a fine day to you, sir Morr, sergeant Belatia."<br/><br/>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br/><br/>The night was approaching, the first Hellguards began to arrive in the barrack's dining area, while those assigned to cooking began their work in the kitchen, food would be served soon.