The King and his merry men

[Victor Wolfe]

Happy to have something to do and wanting to get out of the firing line of the Kings building annoyance the assassin lead the stranger in the mechanical armour through the halls of the castle, work to repair its former glory already showing results as many of the cabinets had been repaired, and much of the blood and bile cleaned from the walls immediately around the throne room. As they walked through the signs of the chaos that had overrun their capital could still be seen, the chippings from broken wood, still littering the floor, and stains that had not been completely scrubbed. Passing the dining hall he had explored earlier he turned and scanned the room past its open door, the room now filled with the unmistakable stench of decay, lines of bodies with sheets over them, some people from the town below with tears in their eyes as they attempted to identify their relatives and friends, Victor didn't count all the dead but there was more than he had hoped.

Passing the temporary morgue they reached a smaller room, Victor had noticed it earlier as one of the few rooms to still have a table and some chairs, a window looking out to the desert night, and a nice breeze making it one of the cooler rooms in the palace, the assassin would need to request that this would be the official meeting place for diplomatic talks. 

Taking a seat on one of the chairs Victor focused for a few seconds, summoning up a large sheet of parchment, an ink quill and inkpot and finally a small round tube containing a seal in the shape of a Lion's head, a dagger crossing over it from the hilt at the mouth and blade extending into the mane. 

"Sorry about all this, we where not exactly prepared to receive guests yet, I am however very pleased that you decided to pay us a visit, it saves us here at Nippur a lot of time heading over to do that same, and takes some threat of attack off our minds" The Lord proceeded to write up a very basic outline of a treaty before putting the quill down as he leaned back and examined the man in front of him. He seemed to be more of a soldier than a diplomat, but he had come into possibly hostile territory just to try and get some guarantees of peace for the people he was sworn to protect, it was something Victor could respect, and a peaceful co-existence with one of their neighbours in this Desert would be a great first step in securing their city from more attacks and raids. 

Overall Victor was in a very pleasant mood and willing to do business with the deputy, although he didn't know how much a deputy of the town with no name could actually promise, it was worth a try at least, and a few ideas on what sort of things could go into this treaty flooded the mind of the assassin.

"So Mr Reynor, as you heard from his Majesty King Gilgamesh, the town with no name shall have no trouble from us, we are not exactly in a position to attack anyone, however with our recovery looking like it will be quicker than one might expect I am willing to put it in official writing that the Kingdom of Nippur will not attack the town with no name unless attacked first. I am sure there are things that the town with no name would like as benefits from this alliance, and so long as they are reasonable I am willing to put them into this" he signalled to the parchment on the desk between them. 

"I do have a proposal that may interest your town as the first matter of business, you see Nippur at the height of its power was a little too... soft on its guards, so when things actually got real serious blunders where made, and as we are both men who have seen combat I think we can both agree that real experience is the most invaluable thing for a guard or soldier. So I propose this, the head of the Nippurian guards could build a base in or very close to the town with no name, our guards could help out with the policing of the town with no name and gain invaluable experience in a rougher place. Of course I realise that you may not be the person who can give us permission for such a project but I do want to hear your opinions on the idea, for in my opinion, it would make for a very strong and beneficial alliance in this otherwise cutthroat world" The assassin smiled as he awaited a response from the space marine.