Episode: Lodge of Petrichor, Part 3
Posted by Story on 11/16/18
The Lodge is under attack.
Word comes slowly, borne with litters of wounded and dead. Rumors range from the mundane to the absurd. Petal, Olivia, Brigida, and Sasha have done something - they've placed a stone shield in the gardens of the Lodge, and even through the snow there are vines growing around it. As a symbol, it's a powerful one - the Lodge is protected by the full might of the Compact as needed. The Lodge is part of Arx, entwined with all the things that the Compact grows - the people, the heart, the spirit. The Lodge will stand. Powerful indeed.
Siege weapons are installed now too - at the Stone Watchtower, at the Lodge itself. Manned by Templars and Knights of Solace, these are skilled operators ready for almost anything. And now the armies of the Compact spread out, and they are tested sorely. Preston, Esoka, and Cassandra lead the way, making sure the Templars are up to the task ahead. Bedivere, Jeffeth, Emilia, Sparte, Austen, Riagnon, Tessa, and Skye work with them - and when they are tested, they come through. Rumors of a huge battle make it back to Arx, and the death toll is high - over six hundred Templars and Knights of Solace lie dead. If blood makes the grass grow, spring at the Lodge will be glorious.
But the Lodge stands.
Word comes slowly, borne with litters of wounded and dead. Rumors range from the mundane to the absurd. Petal, Olivia, Brigida, and Sasha have done something - they've placed a stone shield in the gardens of the Lodge, and even through the snow there are vines growing around it. As a symbol, it's a powerful one - the Lodge is protected by the full might of the Compact as needed. The Lodge is part of Arx, entwined with all the things that the Compact grows - the people, the heart, the spirit. The Lodge will stand. Powerful indeed.
Siege weapons are installed now too - at the Stone Watchtower, at the Lodge itself. Manned by Templars and Knights of Solace, these are skilled operators ready for almost anything. And now the armies of the Compact spread out, and they are tested sorely. Preston, Esoka, and Cassandra lead the way, making sure the Templars are up to the task ahead. Bedivere, Jeffeth, Emilia, Sparte, Austen, Riagnon, Tessa, and Skye work with them - and when they are tested, they come through. Rumors of a huge battle make it back to Arx, and the death toll is high - over six hundred Templars and Knights of Solace lie dead. If blood makes the grass grow, spring at the Lodge will be glorious.
But the Lodge stands.