<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/thumb/9/9b/Verdant_Orchid_Combat.jpg/480px-Verdant_Orchid_Combat.jpg)</div><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Verdant Orchid (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X-jg_0_L8GaDEOMzXQsCJWBjc47AEc0Ge-CdVqc0gqU/edit#)</strong></span><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">stats and rolls</div><div class="spoiler_body">MDV     6<br/>DDV     9<br/>PDV      5<br/><br/>                                Naked Soak:   Armor Soak:   Hardness:<br/>13   Bashing:      [stamina]4      9         8<br/>12   Lethal:      [stamina]4/2      10         8<br/>10   Aggravated:   0            ^   <br/>Health:<br/>-0   [_]<br/>-1   [_]  [_]<br/>-2   [_]  [_]<br/>-4   [_]<br/>I   [_]<br/>D   [_]  [_]  [_]  [_]  <br/><br/>Willpower 7/8<br/><br/>Essence<br/>Personal 6m<br/>Peripheral 22m<br/><br/>Iris-Bulb Discourse 5m<br/>Wind-Carried Words Technique 4m 40,000 feet range/ or 7.6 miles range</div></div>Verdant Orchid took her place within the folds of Crab Force A, and they began their march on Yolhu's orders. Their march was almost leisurely, as they were to give the others time to position, she directed two scouts forward to gain current information. He had specified that she would be medical support, and losing your medic before the fight was not an optimal outcome. She reviewed the troops surrounding her, their ashigaru armor was clean, professional and ready, each man bore a shield and sword, but marched with their personal essence cannon in hand.<br/><br/>As her first scout returned she gained word that the crashed ship had begun securing itself and it appeared that they were sending an exploratory party from the ship. The easy route along the coast would bring them directly to her. She examined their position and gave orders to secure their location, and assemble in rank and file. They would make an impression of ready strength as the ship's forward team rounded the promontory. "Commander Yolhu, they are launching and expeditionary force along the coast to meet us, I have halted our advance in order to split their strength and allow you to meet the ship while I meet their team. We are in the lee of the promontory, west side." Her words were caught in the slightest shimmer of lavender essence then dissipated to be heard by Commander Yolhu himself.<br/><br/>She ordered a light command tent to be raised out forward of Crab Force A, where she planned to address the newcomers, if addressing them was an option. She stood with her commander, she may be giving orders, but when... if, she had to maintain  hope, if the fight started, he would be the one commanding, she would have her hands full in another capacity. As she awaited the exploration force, she posed a beautiful picture in the shrinking shadow of the manse, her radiant violet with it's sharp and crystalline enameling and crown, the surrounding guard of gunzosha commandos posed as her personal guard, then the regimented military force prepped to meet the oncoming group, all standing at the ready in the shadow of the manse.