He had a mind to tell Justina - or Justina impersonator, as she had called him - that it would be best to keep such talk of their true selves to a minimum, but he did not, fearing the guard might overhear. Though when she went on, he decided it would be best to tell to her, "Replaceable to one...
The sun was just peeking over the horizon in the small town of Avondale. The warm rays would not be the only thing coming to visit the townsfolk, however. Unbeknownst to the citizens, the new merchants they were anticipating to come bring business to their humble town were merchants of an...
It wouldn't have been a major surprise to the commander if the aforementioned associate of his was skulking outside the door, listening in on their conversation. As it turned out, however, the Thalmor agent was only just now approaching them. His gaze was fixed on Cassius, though upon seeing he...
"Haven't had a healer in our contingent in quite some time," the commander told them as Bear stayed uncharacteristically quiet. "Let alone two," he continued with a chuckle.
As Ádís continued, however, Bear seemed to break from silence's hold, saying, "Ah, I'm sure you're fine. Can't be in the...
"Teatime with the nobles, eh?" Bear asked. Shrugging, he said, "To each his own. Never was much my style." Of course, his style might have entirely consisted of bashing skulls or shaping hot metal. Simply put, chatting with aristocrats was not his idea of a good time.
At the question from Ádís...
"Burden? Nah!" Bear insisted with a wave of his hand. "You're hardly an imposition!"
"Just one condition," said the commander. A few beats of silence, then he turned to Bear, saying, "No roughhousing with the civilians."
"Have I ever--"
"Yes." Shaking his head, he turned his attention back...
Her comment wouldn't be taken the wrong way, if the jolly laughter that followed was any indication. "Aye, and don't get me started about the stick up his arse."
That got a snort out of the commander, and even Hawkeye possessed the slightest hint of a smile. Songbird, on the other hand, had a...
There was a brief period of silence, then, of all things, Bear started to laugh. It was not a mocking or disbelieving laughter, however, but instead a wholesome, merry sort of guffawing.
"Aye, indeed!" he said. Nudging the elf playfully, he continued, "And don't let those Stormcloaks tell you...
Fennorian was right about one thing: he was definitely being watched. Though not by the commander, who couldn't care less about two civilians interacting so long as they weren't breaking any laws. No, the culprit behind the people-watching was Hawkeye, unsurprisingly. He had learned long ago...
They were stationed at Dragon Bridge.
Well, technically they weren't stationed there. Such would imply that they were to hold that position for a time. No, this was more of a... well, hardly a vacation, as that would insinuate they weren't working, but any time they managed to stop by an actual...
In all honesty, Leander hadn't been convinced people would come. Or, at least, friendly ones. He'd half expected a raider gang to show up, or perhaps the NCR or the Legion, coming with troops instead of settlers looking for a new home. It would appear - at least for the moment - that he didn't...
The sun was high in the Mojave, radiating both heat and light in excessive amounts. It was for this reason that Leander would don a pair of sunglasses ("for the occasion," he'd said) while John remained squinting behind his normal pair of glasses. Their radio signal had stretched across the...