<div align="center">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/7b/4f/3c/7b4f3c26f7228649021b68ff2b942724.jpg)(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c0/16/4a/c0164a0f8dc227b974db92351036194f.jpg)(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d8/98/5b/d8985b98a1edf0a3b46e0dbc84993f46.jpg)(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/8f/ba/5a/8fba5a4c0971b00b8a2e5e3008b29c74.jpg)(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/49/a7/a6/49a7a640987683488893380278c8dbeb.jpg)</div><div align="center"><sup><strong>Captain Ilanaya                                  Male Breeder                                       Songbird                             Growl'Ruk                             Parasha</strong></sup></div><div align="center"><sup><strong>                          4th Champion                              2nd Commoner                                    8th Sorcerer/Celebrity             6th Barbarian                7th Rogue/Assassin</strong></sup></div><hr/>Talk of the throne, her father,  a uncle and step cousin she has never known either.   Her failure at overcoming the geas.   Extended to pushing her away.   Songbird answers  the lady Diabelle and Captain Ilanaya.  "I am ready for performing mistress."<br/><br/>Captain Ilanaya; "Highness,  I shall ensure this,  such shall not be denied."  For the captain she did not read thoughts,  knew not that the concubine loved her master.  She only sees a whore, in how she views the concubine.   That whore through brings in coin and connections.   For she is a rare beauty that men lust after.<br/><br/>With the mention of his name, Growl'Ruk would perk up.  Listens to what Darius has to say.  He through is left a bit confused.  Was that for tomorrow, or is it tonight.   He was not to have a turn to the end.  Dam elf male and he has to wait.   An now there going out tonight as planned.  Civilized folks,  he just did not  understand them.  More then that,  fucking would not be enough tonight.   A good fight is truly needed.  A need to bash some heads in.    And that is how the orc leaves out with the others leaving the three to once again converse.<br/><br/>Parasha watched the others go, remaining silent.   She listens to the response Darius gives her.  Weighs how she is going to say and what she says.   "I will show you where your uncle is when the time is right.   Bring whoever you want,  if you think such a trap.  As for who we can count on.  One noble,  a lord named Miraj he has a standing army of five hundred, the second most of the the nobles.   The others, there our three more that I am not sure of yet that I believe lean with lord Miraj.   All the nobles along the Vudra empire border have sworn to the usurper, that is four nobles.   They add 800 combined soldiers to the black guard, which numbers 10,000.  The ursurper sits at the capital awaiting a delegation from the Vudra empire.  Rumor also has it two hundred or more of the loyal palace guard of your late father are in hiding."<br/><br/>She seems finished, as she leans forward then.<br/><br/>"Can I be frank with you,  I think you need to go to Absalom.   Is that not where the advisor had hired you to take the concubine.   Why you ask, it is on the opposite side of the continent.  It is, but I believe the old advisor was setting up a plan to resist and reclaim the throne for your sister.  Especially I think this since your concubine is supposed to be a few hundred miles to the south of Absalom for the thakur.    Why send you to a city with a slave that has abolished slavery.   Now is the time, for it is the monsoons season.   Which gives you three months."<br/><br/>Parasha hit on something even Darius himself had wondered, why had he been instructed to take Songbird to Absalom.   What waited there that was important.   Was it important to his cause, which was his sister's cause.<br/>