[CLOSED] Closing Festival

"At this time, Eirlys does not have a formal military, so I do not have a Commander such as yourself," Eira admitted with a frown, unsure if she should be sharing such information with someone she wasn't sure if she could trust. Akane trusted him though, and Eira knew she could trust her ally, so she felt she could trust the man before her. "Eirlys is only as big as what you see here in this village. We are expanding rapidly, but we still have a ways to go before we have the man power to support a formal military."

"That is an interesting concept to take into consideration," Eira said politely, though she was actually a bit intrigued by how Chazz saw their natural defenses that none of the residents of Eirlys seemed to think much of day to day. She smiled at him kindly, seeing a bit of why Akane must trust him, after all he seemed quite intelligent and capable. "Maybe once my kingdom is larger and I have a Commander such as yourself, we will come visit Celosia and see you and Akane."

"I should hope we would be with Akane and I agreeing to be allies as of now," Eira said with a small laugh, though she did not actually feel like she was joking. She knew quite well that Celosia could wipe out her tiny Eirlys without so much as batting an eye, so she had to maintain her friendship with Akane for more than her own personal reasons. "I also wouldn't dream of invading Celosia. I don't think my people would take too well to the hotter climate anyway, so it wouldn't prove wise to do so even if our kingdoms were on bad terms."

"Our people are best suited for the climates of our kingdoms," Eira concluded with a small laugh herself. She was glad that the military leader before her seemed to be in agreement that either of their kingdoms invading the other would not be worth the trouble even if it would have been easy for Celosia to take over. She wasn't sure if Akane would be suited for such a cold climate anyway, so it was hard for her to believe that the red queen would even want the land to the north of her kingdom. "Our coats are well suited for the lives we live here, but they only hinder us when we travel past the blizzards to the south of us."

"The hunters of the village act as our guards whenever they are not out in the forest. They are the only ones capable of wielding the few weapons that we do have, so I have placed them in charge of our defense. You can see a few of them around the festival," Eira explained, motioning around to some of the bulkier men and women who were covered in furs from their past kills. "As I said, Eirlys does not have a formal military, but that does not mean that Silvertree has no defenses."

Akane’s face twitched. Has this man ever danced before? It’s true I didn’t see him dance. She grumbled a little when Marcus accidentally stepped on her toes. She was surprised though, he learned very quickly. He spoke of a mamoswine stampede, which had been unheard of so close to Enya. She thought briefly about sending hunting parties to thin the herds and protect Enya.

”So, no idea whatsoever? That’s interesting. I hope you are enjoying your adventure thus far. I thank you for the update. Are you in need of anything?” She let her eyes dart quickly to the sides. She observed Zandrophin and Maya engaging with an unknown figure, and she could have sworn her guard was here too. It took her a moment before she noticed him speaking with Eira. Oh dear, please don’t make a mess with my recent ally. She looked around. Although, I don’t know why I’m dealing with her. There’s not much here…

The red lady was slightly taken back when Marcus first took control of their little tango. She left the lead up to him except for when he got lost, and then shed take it back.

Rhys Flaxencrow, a rogue living between Enya and Eirlys. Celosian death count? Hardly. We have our trusty pokemon and rarely move up to Eirlys; for anything. Perhaps she would tell Chazz about the man, and have him be, interviewed. But she was grateful the young man was alright.

”So, once you’re done with Eirlys, you’re heading to the Northwestern Plains, am I right?” As far as she remembered, the Northwestern plains were actually pretty uninhabited as far as she knew. There were remnants of human life there, such as an old creepy house on the Eirlys borders, several ancient shrines and statues, and other clues. One of her relic amulets was from there.