The Aestwäld Saga 5 - The message

[Bregir]

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3a

Chapter 3b

Chapter 4

It is early morning in the Trifork, and the hustle and bustle of the city is only just beginning as the citizens wake up and begin their daily chores. Beorthan has just arrived at the city hall, and is now standing on the balcony, overlooking the very heart of his lands. From here, he sees a battered and beaten man limping his way towards the entrance of the building. Ordering the guards to let the uniformed man in, he turns on his heels and rushes to the mayors office, calling his friend and second in command, sir William Drake, to join him.

In the office, he receives the battered man solemnly with a small bow.

"Greetings, sir - May I call for someone to take you to the infirmary?"

The man looks up anxiously, his body obviously aching from some incident.

"Thank you most kindly, mylord - but first, I must speak my business - it cannot wait!"

Beorthan frowns and looks to Drake, then back to the man.

"Well, man, if it cannot wait, speak up immediately!"

"Of course, mylord! I bring word from Alric, Lord of Drond's Feelds, and in his heart your friend and ally. He most humbly requests the strength of the Trifork to ride to his immediate aid..."

Drake raises a brow, and gives Beorthan a significant look.

"We too regard Alric and Drond's Feelds as our friends and allies. But what troubles have led him to seek our help? And what happened to you?"

Still somewhat breathless from the strain of his travels, the messenger stops to collect his thoughts before speaking.

"I was beset upon by an unseen enemy, setting a trap for my mount. I have been running here with all my speed. You must react quickly, as I am already delayed too long!"

Beorthan motions to the man to calm down.

"We shall ride out within the day, if only you will let me know to what end!"

The messenger looks down in despair.

"I... I have lost the message as I was ambushed... but..."

"Yes?!"

"An unknown enemy has raided our southern villages mercilessly. They have come from the east... in great number..."

Looking to the maps, Beorthan seems alarmed.

"From the East? They must have come through my lands... 'Tis unacceptable!"

"But sir... There is more... They have taken lord Alric's wife... Your niece..."

Narrowing his eyes, Beorthan's resolve seems to grow - he turns to Drake.

"William, I want you to take a company of infantry south. We must block our enemy from getting reinforcements."

Turning to the messenger:

"You will be escorted to the infirmary, and if you are up to it, I shall ask you to ride out with me, as our guide. We shall be leading the cavalry."

"Thank you, sirs. Lord Alric will consider himself in your debt."

The messenger bows as best he can, before being helped out of the office by a guard.

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My humble addition to TitusV's Aestwäld Saga - We Avalonians can also do collabs!

You may consider the first picture a teaser for a large build (my largest so far ) of the main plaza of the Trifork, which you will see whenever I 1) get it finished 2) figure out how to photograph it.

As always, c&c is welcome. Hope you like it.

[Graham Gidman]

Awesome job!

[Lord Vladivus]

Awesome builds! Looking forward to seeing more of the main plaza!

[Garmadon]

Excellent builds and very nice addition to the story, Bregir! Loving that plaza, and your lighting there is superb! Very nice interior scene as well, and great twist on the story with the messenger having lost the message to the spy! Looking forward to more of your collab!

[Kai NRG]

Very nice pair of builds Bregir, the subtle steps and the fountain on the first one are great! Neat interior as well, nice and clean!

[de Gothia]

Holy smoke! The first picture is great! Love the plaza and the photo!!

[halixon]

Nice plaza!

[Mike S]

That first pic looks really cool!

[TitusV]

And the averga quality of the story went up by a 100%! I'm really glad you're in, and that plaza...

[Nagol of Fortfield]

That chair is interesting! Also, can't wait to see more pics of the first build!

[Blufiji]

The main plaza is definately pleasing, and you did a great job on the internal aspects of the building. Nice to see a collab from both of you guys.

[soccerkid6]

Very pretty interior, I like that throne design What we can see so far of the plaza looks amazing

[LittleJohn]

Fantastic work, Bregir! What we can see of the plaza is superb, especially the entrance to the Mayor's office

Excellent little interior scene as well.

[Bregir]

Awesome job!

Thanks!

Awesome builds! Looking forward to seeing more of the main plaza!

I've got a few more story builds to add before I will continue on the plaza, but hopefully, you will not have to wait too long!

Excellent builds and very nice addition to the story, Bregir! Loving that plaza, and your lighting there is superb! Very nice interior scene as well, and great twist on the story with the messenger having lost the message to the spy! Looking forward to more of your collab!

Thanks, Garmadon - cocreating a storyline is really fun, as it allows interpretation of the story so far (e.g. the lost message). I too look forward to more - wondering where this may take us!

Very nice pair of builds Bregir, the subtle steps and the fountain on the first one are great! Neat interior as well, nice and clean!

Glad you like the steps - the first iteration was all flat, but this is much better. And if you like that fountain, I think I have a treat in store for you when you see the whole plaza!

The interior is meant to mirror the outside of the townhall, although that might be hard to spot with the current plaza photo.

Holy smoke! The first picture is great! Love the plaza and the photo!!

Thanks, my Lord Regent! It was fun playing around with focus and light, and I am really happy how it turned out. I am a bit concerned about getting the whole thing photographed as it is quite large. Luckily, I still have some building to do before that will be an issue!

Nice plaza!

Thanks, W! I have loosely modelled it after central Italian cities like Firenze and Siena - hope you will still like it when you see the whole thing!

That first pic looks really cool!

Thanks, Mike!

And the averga quality of the story went up by a 100%! I'm really glad you're in, and that plaza...

Well, thank you, Titus! I too am glad to have been invited to join - thanks!

That chair is interesting! Also, can't wait to see more pics of the first build!

Patience, my young padawan... (Wait, wrong universe! )

Thanks!

The main plaza is definately pleasing, and you did a great job on the internal aspects of the building. Nice to see a collab from both of you guys.

Thanks, Blufiji. Glad you like the interior - and yes - collabs are definitely fun! Really helps build up the community.

Very pretty interior, I like that throne design What we can see so far of the plaza looks amazing

Thanks, SK. I don't think Beorthan much likes the message such a throne sends, but one can't fight tradition!

I really hope the plaza wont dissapoint when I get it posted!

Fantastic work, Bregir! What we can see of the plaza is superb, especially the entrance to the Mayor's office

Excellent little interior scene as well.

Thanks, LJ - Glad you like the entrance - I was trying to make it look imposing and convey an impression of this being the centre of power.

[Adair]

That first build is pretty fantastic, especially in the lighting you gave it! The second looks pretty good too!

[Spader]

Amazing set of builds here! The detailing on that first build is just stunning!

[Bregir]

Thanks, Andrew and Adair!