<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Y3n5ibZ.png)</div>The men that had arrived were of Bedegar - it was only right for them to be greeted by the rightful baroness; Larissa as such hung back a few paces, standing just to Elaine's side as she addressed Captain Law. She listened intently to the report he gave. Valerie seemed to be as insufferable as ever from the sound of it. Her thoughts turned back to Varo - she wondered if he had delivered Law and his would-be mercenaries their fee himself. Larissa thought better of it to ask; it mattered little in the grand scheme of things. Though...four days? She counted off the days on her fingers and was left more than a little amused. They didn't seem the sort of people to leave things up to chance - they couldn't have foreseen Larissa taking back Castle Rend, much less in the way she did either. But had they truly sent Law and his freshly trained infantry to contend with Dorokor and her White Tusks?<br/><br/>Food for thought.<br/><br/>Larissa stepped forward to stand beside her beloved. She inclined her head to Captain Law and said, "And here we are happy to receive you, Captain. Castle Rend may not look like much right now, but she is still a Ruxvan fortress. Please, bid your men make camp within the walls - though be mindful of the...defensive measures the orcs saw fit to install." After briefly explaining where the pit traps were, Larissa would speak briefly with Elaine. "Pray inform the Captain we shall receive him inside - the soldiers should rest, but we may have need of them for manual labor rather soon."<br/><br/>The dining hall, for the time being, would be where Larissa would have to receive her guests, much as Dorokor had. She cleared the table of at least some of the refuse left behind by the orcs. Hiring proper staff would have to wait - likely to her elven adviser's chagrin. Once Law and Elaine were seated on either side of her at the head of the table, Larissa would turn to regard the captain.<br/><br/>"Your mysterious employers," Larissa said. "Did they simply say you would find a Bedegar heir here...or did they fail to mention the White Tusks likely awaited you as well?"