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Planting the seeds... [Open to Green]

Who: The Greensworn and possibly any Green Flight NPCs that feel like popping in
What: Rose has a Great Plan for the Greensworn and it's time to get the preparations going.
Where: Emerald Sanctum
When: July 1st
Warnings: no posting order - free for all

[Rose had decided that the Greensworn needed to create a presence outside of the Emerald Sanctum and had finally figured out how she wanted to handle it. So, she gathered her flightmates at the base of the rise where their great Aspect, Ysera, slumbered away. Rose wasn't expecting the dragon to bother with them, but it just seemed like the right place to have these kind of discussions. Or maybe it was that the dhampir just felt more comfortable with a great green dragon behind her as a part of her could pretend that the Dragomir Princess was there backing her words, not that Rose would amit it.]

Okay, I guess I'll start with thanking you all for actually coming. I know some of you are extremely independent or new, so again, thanks. I've been doing a lot of thinking since the Kaldorei from Sin'thalas captured several dragonsworn from other flights and something caused those of Silverglen Retreat to alter the way they saw those from our flight as a result of false accusations against Jacques.

What this has told me is that outside of this Sanctum, we have very few places where we can be safe or can work from as a more permanent base of operations against the Burning Legion. I want to change that. As Greensworn, we are representatives of those who protect the Emerald Dream. Now, I can't really tell you what the Emerald Dream actually is, but it's where she is [Rose gestured to Ysera's sleeping form up the hill] and its existence is essential for Azeroth. I also have learned that the Emerald Dream is very important to the Kaldorei. We should be able to use this to persuade some of the more... open-minded Kaldorei that we aren't their enemies.

[On a patch of dirt, Rose knelt down and drew a crude map showing where Sin'thalas, Silverglen Retreat and the elven city of Derenaar was located in relationship to them.]

This is Sin'thalas and this is Silverglen Retreat. Down here is the city Derenaar. From what we can tell, Derenaar doesn't have much in the way of defenses or military might, unlike Sin'thalas which is crawling with them. It's a city that's lively and... really, it's a hell of a lot more breathtaking than either of the other cities. These elves seem to be more artistic in nature than the others.

Now, I don't know how the elves of Derenaar feel about the dragonsworn, but this seems like a good city to extend a hand of friendship and aide to. We need some place where we can work from, a place where the elves can see we are here to defeat the Burning Legion and that we aren't the enemy. I think if we regularly contribute to the city through labor and in their defenses against the demons and any others that might cause them problems, we can win them over.

But this is going to require a lot of dedication from us and, let's be honest here. We're going to have to try to become part of this city in some way. We can't just show up, say 'Hey, let's be friends, here's some provisions' and then expect to get open access to the city whenever we want. We've gotta work for it.

So... thoughts?

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[Standing in his customary silence, Jacques offered the occasional nod to show his agreement with Rose's proposal, and he watched as the map took shape in the dirt as she explained. It was not perfect, but it was good enough to get an idea of where things were. Hawk seemed to be a perfectionist, fidgeting up in the branches above as he also watched, but all the hunter did was cast a brief look in his direction.]

.....

...if they don't know that we're here to help them, then it will just be more difficult to get everyone to work together... We should try.

It's definitely going to be hard work.

[But Lyn had a smile on her face. It was pretty clear she approved of the plan and, probably not surprisingly, approved of hard work too.]

I can't say I'm a politician but I'll do anything I can to not only make friends but to protect these people.

[Rose chuckled.] I'm so not a politician, but I've been around enough of them to have picked a few things up.

I do know that we're going to have to prove we can actually defeat the demons, so we'll have to do some scouring of the area before we head into the city to clear it of demons. It's a bit on the crude side, but in the history of my world, a bag of enemy heads went a long way of convincing people that someone's capable.

[Sora who was sitting on a tree root with his feet swinging, raises his hand]

Oh! I can help clear out any demons! And scouring!

I think we can let Sora do most of the work. He's young and has the most energy.

[Probably the youngest. But he's so eager that there's always going to be a little bit of teasing.]

...I'll back him up.

[Not meaning that he doesn't believe the boy's abilities, but he's used to keeping an eye out on what those on the frontlines might miss when they're jumping headlong into things. ...although he'd rather not any bitties get hurt on any mission, really.]

[Fortunately, Sora doesn't mind back up or working together. Winning was more important than personal pride (well, unless it was a spar anyway), and there was strength in numbers. So he grins and gives a thumbs up at Jacques]

Great! Welcome aboard, Jacques! I'm sure I could use the help!

[And he catches that teasing of Lyn and responds in snark] Gee, thanks Lyn. Are you sure you don't wanna come too or has your age taken all your energy?

[Rose laughed and shook her head.]

I think a team-effort here is the best plan. Besides, Sora, we still need to get you outfitted at the armory, don't we?

We'll have to see if you can keep up with me sometime.

But in all seriousness, Sora should be fine. I've walked him through finding something comfortable for his own style of combat.

[Jacques nods in Sora's direction. He may not have much to say, but he'll hold to what he volunteers for.]

[Oh if there's one thing Sora has a weakness for, it's competition] Bring it on anytime, Lyn! We'll see who can't keep up with who.

[But oh right, there's a task at hand. He nods at Rose]

Yeah. Lyn found me a sword to use while my keyblade's gone.

[Armor though....well, he has those metal shoulderguards, but that's about it.]

I hope you've been practicing with it. We'll have to get you some armor, though. Better safe than sorry. At least something leather.

[Rose rocked back on her heels.]

To help with this whole plan I cooked up and some stuff in the future, I've been learning the elves' language from Morpheus. It's called Darnassian. It'd probably be a good idea for us all to learn some so we're not stuck playing the stupidest game of charades ever.

Darnassian...?

[He's never really thought about the differences of language around here, so while Rose's proposition does make sense, it's still surprising.]

...is...it difficult?

It's easier than Russian, though it just might seem that way to me because I didn't actually put any effort into learning Russian in school.

Morpheus is really patient, though, so he can work with any learning curve.

[...not that he knows what Russian is. But he supposes that if he's expected to give this language thing a try, he can trust Morpheus's tutelage. ...although he suspects it won't be without a few nap breaks.

Have a nod, Rose. You love those.]

[She loves nods from Jacques. He never objects to things she says and does, so he's one of her favorite people in her mindset of silence = consent to her crazy ideas.]

Since we're all here, anyone have a flight matter they want to bring up?

[He's just used to being around people that propose crazy things on occasion. If Rose were to march 'em to the elves in Derenaar and introduce them all as circus performers, it'd be like a completely normal occurrence. But if he had to say so, Jacques would think that Rose had much better ideas than Ace.]

...Geddoe mentioned you wanted to know about what he heard from Qilby..?

[And here Rose had been half-expecting Geddoe to not bother passing the info on.]

I hope he managed to get something out of him. I've learned not to trust supposedly nice old men.

He doesn't quite trust him either.

[...a pause.]

...and neither do I.

[Jacques giving his own opinion on something? That never happens.

He fishes around his pockets for a note. Yeah. Geddoe wrote a note for him to read. Jacques still has to read it to Rose since it's in their home language, but at least it's on paper and not something he has to come up with, himself.]

"...Qilby's account of the circumstances surrounding Silverglen conflicts with other more reliable sources. This may be due to differences in perspective. He claims that he is interested in making connections with other Flight leaders with intentions to gain cooperation between them, and has himself claimed to speak for the Black Flight."

[His pale gaze flicks back at Rose once he finishes reading, letting the small missive roll back up in his hand.]

[Rose listened and tapped her toe on the ground. The words helped her solidify her opinion that there was too much about Qilby that reminded her of Victor Dashkov.]

I've got a contact in the Black Flight that I can use to confirm Qilby's supposed place as speaker. They've also just had a new blacksworn arrive that I can tell isn't going to take well to anyone speaking for her.

Still... I'd like you all to be careful around the Blacksworn.

[The hunter nods quietly. Personally he hasn't had much contact with those of the Black flight, but between what he's heard from Geddoe and Rose, on top of the Black's involvement with the situation at Silverglen, that suggestion to be careful isn't something he's going to dismiss.]

[Sora's been listening to this talk. Half with concern and half with confusion. Since yeah, guess who came AFTER the whole incident]

Sure, but ...I think I'm lost. What'd this Qilby guy do with Silverglen?

[Also? Not so fond of the idea of learning another language. Because man, he didn't do so well in school even before he dropped out. But he'll bite his tongue on that complaint]

Edited 2014-07-08 03:55 (UTC)

The short version, Sora, is that a few months back, the elves of Silverglen stopped being friendly toward the Greensworn. Someone had been spreading lies about Jacques and it affected all of us. There were two other flights that also had members accused of bad things - the Red and Blue Flights. They suffered as well.

The Black and Bronze Flights suddenly started being favored. We don't know who did it, but it's pretty suspicious that those two Flights had no one accused and the Black Flight went from being feared by the Silverglen elves to being friends.

Thankfully, Jacques was able to recover his reputation.

....

[Jacques nods, confirming Rose's explanation. Naturally, he doesn't offer anything more, but at least his silence isn't anything unusual.]

Seriously?! [That makes him sit up straighter and look up at the situation.]

Jeez, and I thought we're all supposed to be working together! What jerks...! I'm glad you fixed it Jacques.

[And now that he's got his little angry outburst; he caught the bit about Bronze]

And hold up. I can't speak for Black or this Qilby guy, but I don't think it was Bronze. I got a friend there, and there's no way she'd go along with that sorta thing.

[Sora knowing someone in Bronze was a good thing since Rose didn't really know much about the flight other than the little Ymir told her.]

I'm glad you have a friend there and she wouldn't do those things, but you need to keep in mind that there are other Bronzesworn and the other flights not have as much of a sense of solidarity as we do. We have both Ysera and Morpheus to thank for not choosing dragonsworn that can work together and mostly want to work together.

Not bad for a bunch of sleeping beauties.

[Jacques can't think of any Bronzesworn that he's met, himself. There was that one guy that had answered Rose's call during the whole thing with the Sin'thalas elves, but the hunter hadn't spoken to him either.

He has to agree that of the Greensworn, he's had no problems with any of those that have been brought to join them, and he's rather glad of that.]

Regardless, I plan on finding out who did it, now that I know about it. You can't let people walk all over you like that. And even if you're okay with it, I'm certainly not going to let it happen.

[Because Lyn can be a bit vengeful. Especially when it comes to comrades and pals.]

[He frowns a little. he can see the logic, even if he doesn't like it] I guess so. But if it was a Bronze, it had to been one that did it without the others knowledge. I know she would've told me.

[He trusts Namine. Sure, he doesn't agree with everything she did, but he knows that she'd never allow something like this to happen]

I wanna find out who it was too. We can't just let them think they can play around with people like that.

[The hunter shifts his gaze away, perhaps almost thoughtfully. He can hear Hawk shift a little on the branch of the tree above him, but rather than look, he flicks a glance at the others, watching them, their expressions.

His eyes pause on Rose, but he looks towards the ground again thereafter. Talk of vengeance is exactly why the others that had been accused falsely had decided not to make it known whom they found to be the guilty party. The real threat couldn't be forgotten in all of this- they'd all been summoned to this world for one reason.]

One thing at a time, okay? Let's focus on Derenaar for the moment. Once we have that secure, we can worry about who started the rumors.

If there's one thing I know, people who spread nasty rumors eventually get their faces revealed. And if we jump and hunt down the source if every lie spread about us, we'll be too busy to do the things we need to do.

And really, we're better than that.

[He rubs his neck sheepishly. That's right, Derenaar. It was easy for Sora to get caught up in the moment sometimes, it was good to get him a leash at times.]

Haha...yeah, you're right. Derenaar and killing demons first! I'll worry about the other stuff later!

[Yep okay, focusing now on what she suggested earlier related to the demons]

So you want me to get some armor right? Is it hard to move around in? I've...never really wore it in fights before.

I'm not suggesting a witch hunt. Just something to keep in mind as time goes by.

[But she was willing to leave it there. They did have other things to deal with.]

You should wear what you want. I can't really wear armor since it slows me down.

[Jacques gives the smallest nod, but he's glad that they've been steered back on track. He glances over at Sora.]

If you're not used to it, then it might just make it more dangerous to wear...

...if nothing else, at least something to protect this.

[He places a hand on his chest, over his heart.]

There's a bunch of different kinds of armor. Some are easier to wear than others, and it's important to find the kind that meshes with the way you fight.

[Rose shrugged a little.] I wear mail because the sword I use means I have to get up close and personal, and I'm strong and fast enough that it really doesn't hamper me. Now plate, on the other hand, feels like a metal coffin to me, so I don't wear it.

[He looks at the three, taking each of their separate advice and considering it. Considering he knows Rose has super strength- he's better mail is out for himself. In fact too much armor might hamper him since he's so used to moving without it, like Lyn. But, Jacques did have a point about the heart...]

[So he nods at all of them] I...guess it wouldn't hurt to look at different chest pieces. See if anything fits!

[Since man he sure is well over a foot smaller than most of these night-elf people]

If you want to wear something but the weight is too much, you could always go with padded or studded leather. It is the bare basics.

[Part of the joys of coming from a medieval society.]

[Falling into his customary silence again, Jacques does offer one of his routine nods. He has little to add on those suggestions, and would agree with Lyn's recommendations.]

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