<span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;"><em>((If you'd like to be Collins or put your character as one of Control's Lieutenants, do so.))</em><br/><br/>"Captain Kane?"<br/>"What is it, Lieutenant?"<br/>"Sir, the scouts have reported a thief colony nestled in the woods."<br/>"Well I never. Damned rats get everywhere these days."<br/>"Quite. Recon has been carried out, as protocol; we've found the colony to be mostly women and children with a few sentries posted and the other men interspersed in the colony as a whole."<br/><br/>"Fascinating, Lieutenant." The Captain said in a listless tone. "However, this means what to me? Have they anything of value or are they a threat to the excavations?"<br/>"No sir, but rumour has it that they're aware of the location of many a priceless treasure. Perhaps the Emperor's artefact is amongst this number?"<br/>Captain Kane was not a man who liked to waste time debating the ethical and moral implications of a slaughter. He was not a man who considered it inappropriate to take what was required and then the rest just for the benefit of himself and his personal units. Nor was he a man who backed down from the concept of a battle. He considered the Lieutenant's proposal for a moment and nodded.<br/><br/>"Shall I assume that you've already mobilised Control?"<br/>"Yes, sir." The Lieutenant replied. He inclined his fair head and saluted in the customary manner; a crossing of the right arm over the left side of the chest and a bow. "Units have already positioned around the camp. They await further orders."<br/>"You know me well, Lieutenant Collins." Kane smirked, standing. <br/>He stood at the same height as Collins and yet was much slighter in build; his was the figure of a swift, precise, vicious and silent killer, rather than Collins' more muscular build. <br/>"Thank you, my lord. Shall I give the orders?" Collins replied. Kane shook his head.<br/>"Not without us, my dear Lieutenant. Where would be the fun in a hostile extermination without the commanding officers in the throng?"<br/>"Of course, sir. I shall have mounts prepared." Collins replied with another salute. Kane waved a hand and turned his back, stretching out lazily.<br/><br/>Captain Kane was a man of unique colourings; unlike many in the Imperium, Kane was dark-skinned and white-haired (that he wore in a tight ponytail down his back to prevent a restriction of his eyesight) which was an irregularity amongst the pale Imperials. <br/>His eyes held an unnaturally vibrancy- particularly for their colour: grey. This, he did not concern himself with; looks ran skin deep. After all, it was not the lineage of a sword that made it renowned but instead the sharpness of the blade. He wore the usual uniform of his post; a lightweight suit of black chainmail and black leather trousers crimson steel epaulets and shin-guards, with a crimson tunic slung over the top- upon which the insignia of his unit was sewn in white-gold.<br/><br/>For Kane headed the Crimson Control- known commonly as simply "Control"; a ruthless and vindictive unit of the Imperial army. These were the soldiers that dealt with riot control and dangerous terrorist threats. They were feared and renowned for their rough-handed tactics, but none so much as Kane himself. For he was the man who had assassinated his way to where he was now; a man with ambition and the lack of morals that his job suited. No one was better at his job than Kane himself, which was why the army turned a blind eye to his antics and methods.<br/>Aah, but now there was work to be done; Kane was itching for a battle and he was going to feel blood on his skin soon enough. In addition to that, perhaps they'd find out more about the artefacts that the Emperor sought, which would be a definite plus. Still, it mattered not- business needed to be attended to. So, once Kane and Collins had made their way with other soldiers to the location of the thief colony, all of the men and women present in Kane's force were prickling with anticipation.<br/><br/>"Kill the guards and the scouts first, then we surround the colony and seal the exits." Kane murmured to his three next-in-commands, of which Collins was the leader.<br/>"Of the civilians?"<br/>"If they've no information, kill them. We don't need hostages."<br/>"Yes sir."<br/><br/>With that, the signal was given and silent crossbow bolts were sent shooting up into the boughs of the trees and surrounding area, aiming for all of those who could be considered a target. Control were notorious for silent and carefully planned ambushes...and Kane was going to make this one his proudest yet. He could hear the sounds of a speech in the centre of the colony, but that would do for an announcement once the area was secure.<br/><br/>"Fire at will at any who bear arms. Women and children are to be treated the same way as the men. Collins, signal me when the snipers have been eliminated and move in. Kill any who resist." Kane murmured. <br/>Oh, yes...he was going to enjoy this...<br/></span><br/>