Farie Shalerin could see the tension in the air all around him like a physical being bidding it's time before it exploded. He knew that though his views were controversial and unpopular if he could just hold onto them long enough to lead by example more would be drawn to it. He only had to hold those views until the first clash. Once battle started he knew views would change. People changed in battle.<br/><br/>Farie stopped again just on the outer edge of the camp passed the first few clumps and what he saw disappointed him deeply. Not far from the road four teenage men were bullying a small girl who could be no older than fourteen, she looked to be just reaching her feminine form. Anger sparked inside Farie. The girl had been playing with a few younger boys at war. Something the young teenage men didn't appear to approve of. The girl was clearly a Linden child one of the refugees he was certain of it, from the way she stood with her hair dishevelled and her clothing mud-stained, yet fiercely proud and determined. Though younger she stood facing them with fiery eyes and steel in her spine. It was exactly those traits that masters looked for in the young man they took into their ranks. Farie warred with this idea of females in battle. It went against the grain of his life, but regardless of how he felt this he wouldn't stand for. The four teenagers were shouting angry words at the girl.<br/><br/>"You think your a boy now?" One said leeringly. The other next to him laughed.<br/><br/>Farie swung himself down off his horse and signaled for the man to remain where they were shaking his head when one of his man, his next in command came up next to him.<span style="color: #FF8080">"Stay here, watch and make sure the man can all hear me and that those who are close enough see this,"</span>without waiting for the man's reply Farie took off down the road on foot leaving his horse with his man. He cut into the little dirt strip between camp sections and approached the children. For in that moment Farie couldn't call the teenage men, men at all, for they were nothing but big bullying children.<br/><br/>As Farie approached one of the men pushed the girl down hard onto the ground to the laughter of his fellows. For her part the girl didn't show fear. Farie reached them then as the boy readied himself to kick out at her. Farie locked his arms around the young man who was as tall as Farie was, but nowhere near as strong. Farie grabbed him and dragged him back. Looking down at the girl he said<span style="color: #FF8080">"Are you alright miss?"</span>She just stared at him with huge wide eyes as he threw the teenager away from himself and turned to face the others who were backing away, anger evident on his face<span style="color: #FF8080">"You shame Lebidan with your actions here, you are grown men in a time of war acting like children. Worse you bully a girl! How can we have fallen so low as to be the very creatures we fight with our own behavior! I do not give two shits if you disagree with their lifestyle or not! This is abhorrent and I will not stand for it. If you cannot conduct yourselves as Lebidan soldiers then you shall be sent home as children!" </span>Without waiting for a response from the shocked youths he held out his hand to the startled girl who took it and drew her up. He led her out of the little alley and back to the main road where the children she'd been playing with huddled in the shadows terrified and wide eyes.<br/><br/>Farie regarded the girl as she ran to the group of children watching him with wide startled eyes. Farie would need to do something more for this sort of thing, if it was happening here it was happening elsewhere and Farie wouldn't allow this type of behaviour to continue. They were at war and those who wore uniforms regardless  of how young they were needed to act like adults or not be here. Of course like every army this one had youths barely eighteen in age. It was normal and typical for armies, but Farie wouldn't stand for behaviour like this and he would make a point to see that something got done. Farie was angry and it showed as he rejoined his men. He looked over at Cordian his second in command.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF8080">"Take half our troupes, head out towards the inflow of evacuees and start lending hand, I will join you as soon as I can with the rest,"</span>Farie told him, his father might be angry at his actions, but at this point Farie was in the full grip of his anger and he'd had enough of ignorance. Did no one realize they were at war?<br/><br/>Without another word, Farie leapt back up onto his horse and took off towards the meeting that he was now late too.<span style="font-style: italic">Well that would go over well.</span>He thought darkly. He reached the open space where the others were dismounted and left his man with simple orders to get refreshments and not to set up camp as they would be heading out as soon as he was done. They began to dissipate one taking his horse as he walked the last way towards those gathered. Two he recognized as fellow lords. The other male he presumed was the prince Krinwulf and the two must be warrior females. Farie walked up to them, he bowed to the prince with the same difference he'd show his own princes. Turning to the two warrior females he bowed his head to them a sign that he recognized them as fellow warriors on the same standing as any knight of the realm. He turned then to the two other lords and bowed his head to them as well in the same greeting.<br/><br/><span style="color: #FF8080">"Lord Resuran, Lord Garth it is a pleasure to meet you again,"</span>he said smiling before turning back to the three Linden.<span style="color: #FF8080">"Prince Krinwulf I presume?"</span>he said to the man. Though he didn't smile there was nothing on his face or in his posture that showed how angry he was at what he'd witnessed earlier. He might find it odd that the two warriors next to the prince were female, but he treated them as though they were knights, with the same difference he'd give knights of the Lebidan realm. They were warriors after all and to Farie this alliance and their experience was extremely important in winning, once the war was over they could all go back to hating each other. Until then he was going to work with them and to hell with what anyone else thought at this point Farie had seen enough!<span style="color: #FF8080">"I am Farie Shalerin, Lord knight of house Shalerin,"</span>