William Williams
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The general would breathe a large sigh of relief upon finally returning to his camp right around dusk, suddenly feeling as if a great weight had been lifted off of him the moment he stepped into the impound. It was only now he could at last put all the horrible scenario of Alexander capturing and detaining him to rest, as the mere knowledge of being in his own territory seemed to greatly please the man. No longer did he need to watch his steps and tip toe around the place, but could stride around…-
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Upon hearing the confident tone Miss Linda used to claim she had a way out, her elder sister Lady Adele, who was watching the entire thing from afar with a pallid, disinterested face produced an intriguing glow, as she finally shifted her eyes onto the meeting. While Achillas found his lips suddenly twitching. The general did not quite know how to feel about it. The part of him that wanted to win against Alexander of course felt happy. But an even larger part of him skipped a heartbeat. And he…
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Achillas got to meet the two women he came to see at Miss Linda's chambers, where the latter was seen hugging her infant son in her bosoms, sitting by a sunny window and lovingly caressing him. The trio was allowed to meet all alone, i.e.- without the presence of any guards, something that Alexander had quite vocally groaned about when Achillas had initially asked for it. "I am afraid that is not possible. Lady Linda is an honored guest and her safety is our utmost priority," Alexander had…
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Lord Parker sniggered internally as he heard Achillas's eagerness to be chosen as the representative. He did not think it would be this easy. But it seemed the general had grown to detest his rival to a point that he could no longer be objective about matters relating to him. Thus when Lord Parker made the targeted statement, he took it hook, line, and sinker without a second thought. "Very good. You will leave first thing tomorrow morning," And so immediately upon hearing it, the ducal lord gave…
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General Achillas's heart had skipped a gigantic beat when first heard the words- 'You will go.' "Wha…" as he could not help but quickly blurt out so. But Lord Parker never gave the general a sliver of a chance to even start the sentence, as he quickly went on to describe how Achillas was supposed to do it. "...." Hearing this the general for a brief moment became shell shocked. 'How am I supposed to negotiate? What do I know about making deals?' He thought to himself incredulous;y, and then…
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After Achillas made the suggestion about how to send the spy, he and Lord Parker tried to hash out the details for the next hour or two. Until the ducal lord barked out in frustration, "No! This is all too complicated. Sending a messenger into the mansion is too risky. He will get caught just like Linda's messenger did." This of course sounded like music to Achillas's ears, as he thought he was one step closer to denying Lord Bernard his prize. However, for the sake of playing his part, he put on…
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Lord Parker once again visibly frowned upon hearing General Achillas's suggestion. "How do you suppose we send a spy in? And how do you suppose Linda escapes on her own?" The lord quickly chewed out, the tone harsh and dry, clearly showing he was not a fan of this idea. And neither was really Achillas. Which was also exactly why he made it. He of course knew that if they could have done such a thing, they most likely would have tried it already. So given that they had not, well that means this…
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Hearing Lord Parker refer to Lord Bernard as Lord, all of a sudden caused great disgust to swell up in Achillas's heart. 'What lord? He's a washed up loser of a dog!' He shouted to himself, as he found the man, who belonged to a family under threat of imminent obliteration to be so very much beneath him. Which made Lord Parker's favor for him sting all the more. Thus unable to bear it any longer, the general decided to break his silence on the matter, chiming in a slightly acidic voice, "My lord…
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According to Lord Bernard, Alexander was assumed to immediately sue for peace once his water supply was cut off, thus bringing the current standoff to a swift and decisive end. Which frankly was a bit too optimistic, but both Lord Bernard and Lord Parker were willing to try it given it had very little risk on their part. However, over the following days, while work on the underground water sections continued, Achillas managed to turn Lord Parker's thoughts on the matter around, claiming that it was…
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Following Alexander's 'rejection', the angelically beautiful lady decided to disregard everything around her and began to vent her anger in the most vocal way possible, and thus soon enraged shouts began to drift out of her room. This was considered very rude in Sybarian culture, as it was expected the occupants of the rooms, both men and women should keep their business confined within the four walls. Plus, like many other things of the time, women were expected to be especially quiet, always…
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