In the morning there was a desire on the part of most everyone to stay in bed longer than usual. Only the children were up and ready to go, and after grabbing some food from the tavern’s kitchen, they headed out to explore the city. Hilde was the next to face the day, and she … Continue reading The Governor-General’s Oath; Chapter 18

The Golden Oak tavern was indeed a wonderful place. Not as opulent as the Black Boar, but larger. Unlike Brakoff, the smaller city of Kederlenn didn’t have as many taverns, but the ones they had were bigger to allow more people a chance to drink and socialize. Entering into the great main hall of the … Continue reading The Governor-General’s Oath; Chapter 17

The night passed uneventfully, much to Grundoon’s relief. The dawn revealed a cold morning, and Kreg hitched up the horses to the sleigh for the return trip to Brakoff. The group had some food, and after they finished, Dornald came up to Grundoon. Looking up at the orc, the one-eyed dwarf sighed, and motioned for … Continue reading The Governor-General’s Oath; Chapter 16

The generals hung around Brakoff for about a week, and then returned to their respective headquarters to arrange the winter quartering for their commands. Von Draeger was leaving one of his colonels, a lizardman named Yunzleer, to serve as the commander of the parts of the 2nd Army that was staying in Romilmark. The general … Continue reading The Governor-General’s Oath; Chapter 15

Winter was quickly approaching Romilmark, and Grundoon summoned his military leaders to gather before the snow began to fall. He hadn’t yet met with the commander of the Red Guards that were patrolling in the domain, nor the commander of the 8th Army who had set up operations in the town of Karpaburg in the … Continue reading The Governor-General’s Oath; Chapter 14

Once they had arrived back at the city square, Grundoon had Hilde and Jandle round up the party. There was a large house nearby that had been converted into a makeshift barracks, and they would stay there for the night. Having dinner with the troops was something the family had always been accustomed to. The … Continue reading The Governor-General’s Oath; Chapter 13

Evening was approaching rapidly by the time the Governor-General’s little wagon train made it to the engineer’s encampment. They had not been expecting to host the new commandant of the region, but they made the best of it. There was plenty of good, if not particularly appealing, food to be shared and the officers scrambled … Continue reading The Governor-General’s Oath; Chapter 12

It was a perfectly wonderful day for travel, and the road to Garvin’s Gap was busy with people making the trip towards Jaggerholmschloss and Romilmark. There were army supply wagons, merchant carts, and just everyday folks making their way someplace else. It was odd to see so much traffic. Grundoon hadn’t seen anywhere near this … Continue reading The Governor-General’s Oath; Chapter 11

The next couple of days saw a lot of work get done. Ivor had delivered a communication crystal in a small, iron lockbox, and all Grundoon had to do was find somebody with a little bit of magical training to operate it. That fell to Jandle, who, as a squire, had mastered the beginning of … Continue reading The Governor-General’s Oath; Chapter 10

Before they retired to their suite for the evening, Grundoon knew he wasn’t going to get any sleep tonight. He was tense, excited, and just a little worried. He had never been patient with bureaucratic process, and now here he was being tossed into a nightmare of paperwork, reports, and mundane duties. There would be … Continue reading The Governor-General’s Oath; Chapter 9