arturius | One Silver Piece - [Action / Voice]

[Arthur jolted awake, shivering. His first thought was his sword, immediately reaching for it, only to find snow waiting for him. He soon realized he was half naked in the snow. Not good. It must have been an enchantment. His sister's doing, no doubt. All he had to his name was simple pants and a strange book. After yelling for Merlin for a bit, he gritted his teeth, tightened his jaw, and picked a direction. Fortunately a small abandoned outpost wasn't too far away. Inside he found some spare clothing, some food, and a map.

His first stop was the smithy. He had intended to request a weapon, hoping to find some loyalty to Camelot. But after discovering the recently claimed sword in the stone and no staff present, he simply took the weapon back. Far be it for him to deal with thieves. The shirt of chainmail was most likely his as well. He took that back in short order as well, pulling it back on. This was no doubt a town of thieves and sorcerers. They must have abandoned him in the snow, figuring he would freeze to death. Well, they thought wrong. He would be getting to the bottom of this.

And what better place to find bandits than a tavern? He had no gold on him, but he figured he would rectify that problem once he had found his attackers. So sitting down at the bar, he slapped the bar, and ordered a cold tankard of mead, while carefully surveying the occupants in the bar.]

[Voice] (after his time at the bar)

I am Arthur Pendragon, King of Camelot. If there are any other citizens of Camelot still loyal to me, speak up. There are important matters to discuss.

((ooc: so for the record, if you want to action it up, he can be found at Good Spirits or later, in the plaza during his voice message))

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Afraid of a woman, are you? [Either Jack is pathetic or in love with the woman. Amusing, either way.]

[In love with? Captivated by, once; bewitched by. In love--maybe a little, before. Not afraid of, though; never afraid of Lizzie. And never underestimating her, either. There's only one woman in Luceti whom he has truly feared.]

Maybe. Don't they ever frighten you?

Bewilder, maybe. Frighten. no. [Not even his witch sister Morgana.] I am a man, after all.

Are you, your highness. In that case, this king should not frighten you at all.

Well, I didn't much expect that she would.

Bewilder, maybe...

Perhaps. But isn't that always the case with women?

Women are like elegant Chinese puzzle traps, I find. Once they catch you up, your hands are tied firmly together.

Not always a bad thing, that.

Not always. But it can be. [Says a man who knows what it means to betrayed by that kind of trust.]

[Oh dear---had his Guinevere/Lancelot nightmare come to pass yet? Possibly best not to mention more about that.]

You'll find more than the normal number of beautiful women in this place, at the least.

I'm sure I will, but I'm not looking for beautiful women. I'm looking for a way back to Camelot.

.....There's beautiful men as well, actually. Not that I'm interested in that sort of thing. But you're not going to find a way back to Camelot, so you might as well enjoy yourself as not.

[What are you implying, Sparrow?]

I was told that already. But forgive me if I decide to try anyway.

[You know what he's implying, Arthur.]

Can't hardly blame you, can I? Luck to you and all that.

Any suggestions? I suppose hitting it with my sword won't do much good.

Why not volunteer for a mission and then run off? If there's nothing tying you here...

A mission? What do you mean?

The Malnosso solicit our aid in certain "missions" beyond the barrier. I went on one, loading and defending cargo, but there's all kinds one might volunteer for. Out there? One could run. Seems like.

Has anyone tried? Did they succeed?

To my knowledge, no one has. Most seem keen on other rewards. Doesn't mean it couldn't be done, however.

[And even though this IS King Arthur, Jack isn't going to go into any info on Hornblower's brewing mutineering plot. Not now, at any rate. Possibly at some future time. Who wouldn't want King Arthur on their side?]

That's surprising. You would think people would be more keen on their freedom.

It might be that they do not want the consequences of a failed escape attempt. Or that there's something here they'd stay for.

What might those consequences be? Death? I hear it's only temporary here. [Said darkly. It's a horrible sorcery, that.]

The Malnosso are very adept at...unpleasant consequences. They once turned me loose speaking Unexpected French. I'd no control over it whatsoever. Some they simply batter about before throwing them into the sea. Bad business, all around.

So they're not to be taken lightly. This is why sorcery is outlawed in Camelot. This goes to show where it all leads.

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