As the gate opened a few more soldiers moved forward with weapons drawn. One of them moving his hands in a way like any spell might happen. After a moment he nodded to the others and their weapons were sheathed. Another elf stepped forward and kneeled before the matriarch, his armor and weapons much more ornatly made then any of the soldiers she had seen thus far.<br/><br/>The matriarch smiled as she looked back at her new pet. "This is weaponmaster Ordulu. He trains our soldiers and handles most of the defensive operations of our house." Looking back down she smiled agian. "Rise Ordulu. This is my new pet, she is not to be harmed in any way shape or form." she said before stepping past.<br/><br/>The weapon master stood and walked a single step behind her. "The fifth regiment's training was completed earlier today. We now have five hundred elite troops to defend or destroy at your command. We have also recruited another hundred soldiers, mostly untrained, but a few show promise. Assuming their training sticks that will bring our normal troop count to just over twenty four hundred."<br/><br/>She walked through the courtyard toward a large building at the far end that had been made of granite and each brick layed like the kind of castle humans might make. "I see. Take our newest regiment and when you train them, train them for stealth activities. Scouting and surgical strikes should be there focus."<br/><br/>"Yes my lady." he said before parting ways with them.<br/><br/>When they entered the far stronghold she found that this building while layed brick per brick was also built into the side of the cavern walls. From the outside it looked like it might have only been three stories with a few dozen rooms or a large place for meeting but it was a grand palace. The hallways were like a maze and each stairway they went up only went up a single floor rather then several. Eventually though they came to a grand hall with soldiers on each side standing guard wielding lances and shields and each ones gear was the most beautiful and deadly she had seen yet. The matriarch walked toward the end to a large chair that was decorated like a spider and she sat down, patting the space to her right. "Come here pet, kneel at my side and know that you kneel at side of someone that will be the head house of our city in the future."