A long, hard day had been the fate of the men today. It seemed like they were just walking along a long stretch of snow-filled land, which all looked the same to them. It almost felt like the night took several days to come, as the men were dead tired after the march.
There had been only one man who drew the scrutiny of the rest of the Company; this was the Mounted Axeman, Autolycus. But despite the fact that a lot of people wanted to see his death, there were also several men who sprung up in his defence. The men could not agree with each other, but the voices that cried for his death outnumbered those that wanted him to live. In all the mess, it seemed like some were looking at the new Captain to give the decision.
"He dies." The Adventurer had made his mind up. Two men went out to fetch the Mounted Axeman, and read him his death sentence. As he listened, the Mounted Axeman hung his head in shame, as he knew he had been wrong from the very beginning of his mission.
"I fear the rumours are true. I have been working with the Illian agents, because I had been made an offer by them. I thought I had everything covered, but it seems I have been mistaken. But I may yet help you! I will help you with finding and destroying the remaining forces that seek your death! I wish to return back to your side now that the others have died!"
"No, I fear there is no path back for you." The sword was swung, and the Mounted Axeman was no more.
In his tent, the men found Illian coins; a payment he had received from the Shadow. It was thus shown that
Another of Mulcarn's agents had fallen; the third in two days! The mood had by now visibly lifted; so much of the culprits had been caught, that they thought that they could handle the rest of them. The Adventurer received the Mithril Sword, and the Green Flask went to the Hunter.
Would they be right?
Vote tallies: Execution
Mounted Axeman (Autolycus) : TheLastOne36, ATPG, Backwards Logic, Nictel, Khazaar, Winston Hughes - support: Choxorn, Love, Autolycus, Stuck in Pi
Mithril Sword
Adventurer (Backwards Logic) - 1: Backwards Logic, Stuck in Pi
Axeman (Khazaar) - 1: Khazaar
Dragonslayer (TheLastOne36) - 1: TheLastOne36
Longbowman (Nictel) - 1: Nictel
Green flask
Hunter (Stuck in Pi) - 1: Backwards Logic, Autolycus, choxorn, Love, Ekolite, Stuck in Pi
Dragonslayer (TheLastOne36) - 1: TheLastOne36
Axeman (Khazaar) - 1: Khazaar
RL issues are over a bit, so I have time to respond to PM's again. My apologies for drawing this out so long. Daybreak in 25 hours!