Gabriel sat in still silence when the trio who came forward unmasked talked, worried more about the two masked invinduals which he guesses are some folks who still work in somesort public capacity but want disguise themselves for risk of discovery of their identities.<br/><br/><em>Nobles, or perhaps rich merchant sons and daughter. Or former knights.</em><br/><br/>Gabriel did not like the odds of five against one, or five against two this case as he is not sure of abilities of the rebels or masked invinduals. This may very well get him killed but then again he knew he would die in king's service when he made his oaths as knight, so only what he can do is go to his grave as proud man who stood on his ideals, knowing even the king who he serves now may not deserve his devotion but he still holds hope for present king's redemption. But he cannot do seeking redemption while this civil war and rebels all are about feeding on the dark beast which resides in king's own heart!<br/><br/>Gabriel calmly rises up from his chair, hood still down and cape concealing his form and he started to speak; "Reason why I invited all of you here was kindly inform today you have lost two important members; son and daughter of Duke Wolfwood. We know now identity of your monetary backer and now king can seek bring down your rebellion or give rather hard time upkeep it.<br/><br/>I may haven't yet met this half-sister of the king, but did you give her even a choice to refuse the crown I wonder? Or did you just kidnap her and hold her hostage and use her as excuse, a symbol, to reason your rebellion to call in people join you and use them expendable tools for your goals of power and ambition? Raise in a queen which serves just only puppet for your selfish desires?"<br/><br/>Gabriel drew now on his longsword in slow steady motion and with swing of his hooded cape falls off when he straps his shield into his hand and stares unhooded on the three rebel leaders and continues his speech;<br/><br/>"If you had any true loyal heart to old king, did you ever consider this act would prove he was unfaithful man who fathered a bastard while he had legal son and a wife?! You spit upon former kind and wise king's honored memory with bringing bastards up! Only what your now causing is to rile up the legit king go further deeper into darkness which he had already only stepped into before all this began! Do you know how hard it is to keep his darkness in check? Did you even fools know that it was not king but I who suggested the damn blockade! He had originally thought take all people from district and get them tortured and killed in dungeons with just doubt alone! Now with your tactics he may have no reason listen voice of a reason until this rebellion has been put into ground or kingdom in ruins! He will instead draw entirely on his paranoia clouded ideas which will cause a further harm to people who you drag into this selfish civil war!"<br/><br/>Gabriel starts burn with divine energy and glow bright light which erases all shadows from the tavern and makes him center of attention while roguish champion likely has idea there are five of them, and while so distracted may have moved in position to exploit opening which may soon happen. Gabriel pointed his sword towards the rebels while burning by clearly holy divine light and he says;<br/><br/>"If you have any wisdom and compassion to common folk who will be stampeded on this civil war, you back off now from this rebellion right now, let things calm down and stop your damn poison feeding on king's natural paranoia and make him impossible to listen others! Even wisest man becomes a fool when they are afraid or cornered. If you don't back off, I will arrest all of you for treason and bring you to the king answer your crimes and hope it calms him down from your other actions. Without peace I cannot try work to undo the darkness which rests in king's heart nor discover the source of it to pluck it out and perhaps discover seed of good in him!<br/><br/>The half-sister may carry former king's blood and perhaps his nature as well, but she is not legit recognized heir and doing what you do only encourage a existing case where bastards can rise to throne in this kingdom! Think farther than this generation realize in long run you do no good but only cause give a seedling for future succession wars! As hard as it is succession determined between legal twins or brothers or sisters, you want include bastards into mix also?!"<br/><br/>Gabriel stands there, glowing light and holding blade pointed towards the rebels and shield ready but he has not yet given command for roguish champion to act, it all entirely depends how the apparently figure heads of the rebellion behave or act. Gabriel hopes he can come to reason with rebels to back off, for a time at least, let things calm down or come to somesort peaceful solution. As just plain slaughtering all of them may not bring end to the rebellion as new leaders may rise up in shadows of the rank and file members.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Rolls&amp;Actions</div><div class="spoiler_body">OOC: Not sure is it diplomacy or intimidate check to try talk rebels over but I got same mod in both so I roll this as diplomacy roll. Anyways Gabriel uses again Lay of Hand charge to activate Power of Faith ability. Also if he was not full HP he likely had used one Lay of Hands to heal himself bit more. Also he now wears the protection ring in his finger. Gabriel has 7/day lay of hands, so far as I remember I have used 3 charges in the castle (one for power of faith, lay of hands and channel positive energy). So in here two more spend and have 2 left. I am not sure is Divine Bond one time use or can I split the duration thorough the day (it lasts 1 min/paladin level). Anyways still chain shirt and masterwork shield and his longsword.<br/><br/>At 2011-10-17 09:39:54, Zaer Darkwail (uid: 14) rolls: 1d20a+10 Result: 27 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=32297)<br/></div></div>