<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/c/cc/Vedaa_Quintus.jpg)</div><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Quintus Aurelius (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aKg2wh3QkZ5_yBnuciJVdQXyZXp74qUjRsIxSoQUWfA/edit)</strong></span><br/><strong>Date/Time:</strong><br/><strong>Where:</strong>The City of Narthekhal, Saki House<br/><strong>Doing</strong>New Project<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Sophia, X, General Neate, Jane Wolf, varied attendants.<br/><br/><hr/>Having risen when Aastasia had entered, he remained standing through the entrance and introduction of the youth. Quintus Aurelius studied the envelope. Roughly a month's wage at least, for a lower officer. He had been told he would not be asked to do anything that he would not do in his own kingdom. That held more threat than he hoped the intelligence officer knew, but he doubted it. They were going to the desert, he wondered what it would take to keep the ice queen nearby? Deserts weren't known for being gentle on the armored. "Miss Welters, it is good to meet you." He greeted the beauty with a bow of his head.<br/><br/>As the youthful lass bounded into the room and her father's embrace at the good news, he smiled. A good relationship was always a beauty to behold. "Tiffa Neate, et al, I am Sir Quintus Aurelius, Paladin-Knight of Valerian. The 'Sir' is merely a formality, and in pleasant company prefer Quin. Miss Tiffa, it is good to hear there is something to look forward. A trip across the desert may get uncomfortable, yet with a prize at the end, it can make many troubles mere nuisance. A prize starting a journey, lets you know what you are in for." Addressing the requested information from X, "As a knight, I shall endeavor to provide armored escort and pray that my talents in medicine are not needed. Though I should be able to tend to field care of medical needs as necessary."<br/><br/>"General, how long do you expect this escort to take? Is the escort job needing our talents specific, or just an excuse to position us at the end of the journey? Any problems for the young miss specific, or the travels in general that you are expecting? Will she travel by carriage, and will there be additional escort? How many of you ride? Have you a map available?" Already the tactician within him rises as he begins to analyze and coordinate within his mind. He moves his wine goblet as he wonders if he should go and get his map. He did not have a squire with him as he was not on knightly duty, yet he wondered if he should hire one, an extra set of hands was useful.