<em>"Bahamuth be praised.  You have a fine group with you, Cap'n.  Do we have supplies enough to make a beach front camp?"</em><br/><br/>Sheva looked up after the tension of the combat was over, but it was one of the soilders which replied<br/><strong><br/>"We are more the tail of a snake and you hero's he head. Staying alive is heroic enough for us after seeing this lot - ain't that right Alicia"</strong>.. to which Alica shrugged, a little embarrassed, what happened wasn't what she had envisaged as the glory she had in mind, the other soilders murmured in agreement.<br/><br/>Sheva looked troubled when eyeing the crossbowem, now back on their horses.<strong> "I would hate to see any of you not return to the Moth, please all humour me for a moment. These knights can detect evil, we are not hear to kill, we are here to cripple pirating and stamp out slavers. Orcs are not welcomed anywhere, some of those here may be only so because there is no other choice... how about the knights try and detect the character of those like such? Putting to death any who were involved on this due to no choice, and against their own values would shame us. We will regret it, we will loose sleep on it, such things do haunt people. Why not be bigger than mistakes others make ? Lets live and die without regrets, so we can look to our angels when we perish and look them in the eye - meet their gaze with pride, and see their pride in our actions returned.<br/><br/>Those alive with hearts of evil, not interested in a better life can not hide such from knights. All can perish where they are. Those caught up in circumstance we take with them, they can work on the ship until we find some woods or place they can try and make a home. Sheva then took the Orc pornography artwork and whispered to Alica carefully <br/><br/><strong>"You and I almost perished due to them, so anything to trample what they represent feels natural now, but if the book is not evil, simply offensive why not let them still have it, where we set them off may be lonely, how often have they seen kindness ? How good would we feel if we did and it worked. Think of it Alicia"</strong><br/><br/>She then turned to others about her.<br/><strong><br/>"Fortune hunters like ourselves could be deemed greedy foolishly so, perhaps that is true. Its something I don't care to defend for I often dream of such things and the feeling doesn't feel evil, only a dream. Selfish ? Maybe but not evil, certainly not depriving those who worked for it. Lets set up camp where we can easily see an ambush or scouts coming, then we can discuss what to do with the Orcs which do not have evil hearts."</strong><br/><br/>The suggestion wasn't exactly one any cheered at, nor that inspiring for all the soldiers were still on edge, their own lives seemed more important to care about than the fate of the prisoners.... but perhaps after a good meal and some deliberation after knowing more, sensible choices could be juggled. Still they didn't protest, there was hope agreement may come. Seeing them all gather the enemy's possessions and equipment made it obvious such a thing did ease stress.<br/><br/><strong>"If we can use the arrowheads and bolt heads for our own purposes it will take time to re-fix them onto the ones we have anyway, also we need time to discuss some better tactics, we don't have priests with us we have to be really smart, and i I feel it may be time the knights explained tactics for such things with the soldiers at length, explaining formations and how to watch each others back. We have decent weapons, horses, amour, and a desire to stay alive. Instead of being good we can be great. We have to be great to survive this. Pirates know how to fight. And know how to fight dirty. We don't. We need all aces that come nearby. We can't win by wondering in with attitude and hopes that almost saw Alica's and my death again. I can cast Zone of truth, the truth of our best methods to manage our desires we can fathom from those remaining in return I will step into the zone and prove my words of aid for those of good heart. Hopefully others may also - to prove to them we are not like others they may have known before. What if the prisoners join us for this one stint ? Team with us ? Perhaps they are victums to someone else behind this as much as anyone else. In return for doing so - we leave them with their treasures they have on their person, and let them stay here to reform the place with their hearts - a village we can later trade with ? Surely that is better than burning what could be used for a greater good no ? What say you all ? Lady fate has spared Alica and I, for such good luck to continue with us surely we deserve to give good here not seen to normal eyes a chance to flourish."</strong><br/><br/>Sheva choose to imply he gift of luck being on their side as necessary with good reason. All who sailed the seas sooner or later became superstitious or religious, doing what would encourage good spirits to look over the group was something sailors and sea-soldiers would surely not dismiss easily.<br/></strong>