<div class="floatright"><div align="center">(http://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/3f03e96e-af27-444e-835c-3a1de2b5abee/daqp4az-46176436-d7c7-4473-94b4-44bad191d0e8.jpg/v1/fill/w_786,h_1017,q_70,strp/rhona_commission__2__by_annahelme_daqp4az-pre.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9MTMyNiIsInBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcLzNmMDNlOTZlLWFmMjctNDQ0ZS04MzVjLTNhMWRlMmI1YWJlZVwvZGFxcDRhei00NjE3NjQzNi1kN2M3LTQ0NzMtOTRiNC00NGJhZDE5MWQwZTguanBnIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTEwMjQifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uub3BlcmF0aW9ucyJdfQ.r3rkJq7ATew7YzvphQJXcWxx4GbqE5v217n2IDDMW-w)<br/>Giselle</div></div><br/><br/>Of the new arrivals in the courtyard , Giselle alone looked ready for battle. Her splinted mail bore the scratches and dents of long use, and signs of rust from even longer disuse, but it fit her well nevertheless. Two swords hung at her belt, though she seemed to favour a shorter blade in her off-hand, unlike the Talons' traditional fighting style. The Innkeeper gave Larissa, and stepped closer, keeping her voice low so as not to be overheard by the townsfolk.<br/><br/>"I'll be honest with you, Lady Ruxvan," Giselle said. "I'm not keen on putting this lot on the battlefield, myself. I took charge so I could better keep them out of trouble." She sighed. "But word is Pelliton's coming for you, and these men are willing to lay down their lives if it means their families won't have to live in fear of him."<br/><br/>Giselle glanced towards Cormag's men as they raised wooden barricades. "I don't know where you found real soldiers," she said, "but if that's all you've got you won't be able to hold against Pelliton. He'll be bringing an honest-to-Pelor army, and they'll be well-tested. Either way, though,<em>I'm</em>willing to fight. I may have gotten a little soft around the edges since settling down, but I was a soldier once, and I haven't forgotten my drills."