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“Big sister, aye,” the orc said. She apparently decided that her place was sitting right next to him, the giantess crossing her muscular legs and landing on her rump in a way that would make Brettonian Ladies scoff in disappointment. At around eight feet tall, she had to incline her head a little to meet his gaze, so massive that she rivalled his warhorse in terms of muscle mass. “And you’re the knight, ser Roderick, ...

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“WAAAAAAARGH!” the tribe chanted, stamping their weapons and feet in rhythm, giving their chant a thunderous undertone.

Roderick released a strenuous sigh, then returned to his horse. The men were glancing at him with silent, awed expressions. All save for Von Kessel, who had eyes only for the warboss. It was Edouart who voic...

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“That did not sound like asking to me,” Von Kessel muttered. “On me, everyone.”

Orcs a hundred strong formed a narrowed way for the horses to navigate, Roderick turning his head to regard the creatures. Up close, most of them were large enough he was only eye-level with them even in the saddle. Their green bodies bulged with muscle and vein, leather pants and shorts creaking as the beasts put hands the size of dinner plates on the shafts of weapons. Axes ...

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The thought reminded him of a topic discussed back at the feast. He flicked the bridle, sidling his horse until he trotted aside Von Kessel. The Captain had also been assigned a war horse, though he’d had to be taught how to ride and Edouart was always close by to give him pointers or to take over as needed. Not even in his youth had Von Kessel ever taken to a saddle, Roderick had learned.

“Captain,” he began. “Any word from Wilfred yet?”

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Ironsnout kept his distance, intent on peppering her with rounds from afar. She retaliated with her own volley, clutching three warp-stars to a paw and flinging out her arms. They whistled through the air, striking against his war suit with a series of clangs. While her aim was true, the stars imbedding themselves in the sturdy metal, the poin...

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He leaned his metal paws on the table, rasping as he smoothed out a piece of parchment detailed with a map. Skyseeker couldn’t believe it, her target was completely alone, a quick scan throughout the room confirming his isolation. She’d timed her intrusion perfectly, all she had to do was slip the knife in before Ironsnout took note.

She crawled across the beam to the next, her belly gliding against the wood. Silent as a Skaven, she repositioned until Ironsn...

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Smoke exhaust hung like a fog above the ruins, gushing from several retrofitted machines constructed in and around the husks of the stone foundations, the scent of purified warp stone reaching her nose. It was like being back in one of the warp fire factories that undercut Skavenblight, everywhere she looked she saw pipes and valves and tubes and engines, but she was not cunning enough to know their purpose.

The majority of the vermintide lay below, but there wa...

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She cackled under her breath, hushing herself lest Kretch or his rats heard her. She had always fancied herself an assassin, and the time had come for assassin-ing.

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Zral Skyseeker negotiated the woods like a whisper, only the faintest creaking of the branches giving away her presence. Like the forests of Tilea, the ferns and plants of Brettonia were at once familiar yet strange. Where the forests of the south were tall, roun...

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Her eyes flicked as a sliver of metal was brandished by one of the others. He took the axe to the tree beside hers, the sound of it chopping against the wood making her ears flick in agitation. Once it crashed to the ground, the Skaven began hacking it into carriable chunks.

Her arms and legs begged out of tiredness as she watched in stillness. Skyseeker watched, more frightened than she’d ever been, as the ratmen took their firewood and muttered what kinds of...

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“Then we must set off at first light,” Roderick said, looking to Von Kessel. He nodded his agreement, but he thought he saw a hint of something else there, and it was far from approval. The Captain didn’t like someone else taking the wheel of his ship, it seemed, he would have to caution himself in the future.

“You’ve got spirit, boy,” the Duke remarked. “From all reports, Marienburg is the last place one should wish to be. Ten thousand men and mon...

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At the Duke’s behest, the dishes across the hall were rotated, until all the plates had circulated to Roderick’s table. Mountains of meat sat before him, stuffed turkeys sitting in beds of roasted vegetables, flanked by hunks of crispy bread. There were giant sticks of venison, bloody with taste and thick with the smell of herb. Of sauce there was plenty, wine and sprig combining into trays of honeyed relish, and if that wasn’t enough, deserts followed behind, p...

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She prepared a loofa and brush, and began to wash him down, suds running down his shoulders as she scrubbed. Roderick was no stranger to being cleaned down by a bath wench in his day, and he felt a wave of nostalgia for his younger years, when he was just a simple men-at-arms without a care in the world.

It felt good to be cleaned up, especially by a woman, her soft hands and comely figure catching his eye. Her gown was thick and heavy, covering everything from ...

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That next morning, true to their word, the knight errant and his procession were there to greet the band when they broke camp. Wherever their scouts were, they were quick and very quiet. If only Skyseeker had been here, she could use those magical goggles of hers and give them a run for their money.

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There were wayfarers, a few groups horseman, pilgrims and wanderers, all heading towards the capital. Some looked upon the Imperial band with curiosity, some with intrigue, some fear, but the worst was none of these. Those on foot watched their mules and horses with covetous eyes, but any thoughts of robbery were quelled under their sheer number. The crew may not be very well armed, or all that home without their ship, but their numbers were a relative safety that few...

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He ordered a round of ale, Roderick and the officers gathering for a toast. One of the maids poured their beers, Roderick’s tankard filled to the brim with wonderful froth that passed cooly down his throat. It felt good to have a stiff drink in his hand, he’d been getting sick of the old spirits that Von Kessel kept on his ship.

One by one, the rest of the crew began to filter inside, and before long the inn was alive with chatter. The wounded were brought u...

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She tried to drum up the name, but couldn’t get it beyond the tip of her tongue. Damn it, if only she’d paid attention during all their meetings, when she, Roderick, and Wilfred had gathered to discuss their plans once they reached the Empire. If only she hadn’t painted eyes on her goggles and napped, and actually paid attention to the names of all these places they talked about.

She did know that the Empire was North and East of Brettonia, so at least sh...

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One hand on her wound, she stalked into the jagged outcrops, her feet dragging in soft sand as she waded through a pool. Her leather belts creaked as she moved, and she wondered if anything had been ruined by all the water.

She walked a little further into the rocks, the sound of the ocean waves fading with distance. She turned into a nook, and was about to take stock ...

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Roderick watched gravel give way to rocks, and then to dark grass. He was laid down on a sheet, vaguely aware of someone pressing something cool and wet against his skull.

Volunteer medics came to find out what was going on, but Wilfred waved them away, closing his eyes and murmuring under his breath. This was not the first time that Wilfred had used his magics to heal Roderick’s wounds, yet the sensation never seemed to waver in its intensity. The magic seemed as thoug...

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The ship’s tilt worsened, all the water cascading down the deck and off the starboard side. Roderick had to be aware of each step, lest he lose his footing. Cursing, he made his way back to the forecastle, searching it from top to bottom once more.

Again, he came up with nothing. Next, he tried below deck, struggling to balance himself on the angled steps leading down. Cargo had been tossed around in the battle, crates and pallets and barrels rolled into clump...

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The water curled over her, and kicked her legs in panic, but she couldn’t escape its reach. As the wave came down, Skyseeker held her breath.

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Roderick dashed up the steps of the galley two at a time. Halfway up, he had to stop to deal with a descending Skaven, blocking an overhead and then riposting with a slash. He slashed the ratman’s knees, and Roderick sidestepped his tumbling body without a look back.

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But there was no response, and she didn’t have the time to add anything else, the four runners fanning out to surround her. There was no time to escape, she’d have to take them herself.

The four rats advanced as one, creeping up on her from the front and sides. She backed away so that the forecastle was right behind her, cornering herself, but also ensuring none of them got in her blind spots.

She passed her weeping blade to her off-hand, holding it ou...

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Sailors flocked to her charge, the shouts of a hundred man-things carrying across the maelstrom. Rain had begun to pepper the deck, flecks of dew whipping against her green goggles. She and the human bore down on the port side of the ship like a vermintide, the clusters of Skaven bearing their weapons to riposte the charge. The two sides clashed, the ring of metal-on-metal followed by the shouts of men and rat alike.

The curved swords of the sailors thrust dexte...

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“Horned Rat’s balls, man-thing is right! I know all of Mors’ weaknesses, ha-ha!” She hurried over to the bulwark, raising a fist at the sea. “Hurry up and catch us, stupid Mors things. Find out why-why they call Skyseeker most deadly breeder in all of Skavendom!”

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Kretch Big-Squeak waved his curved sword through the air, shouting to be heard over his crew. Two hundred Skaven scuttled about the upper deck, lugging warpfire...

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“Want to do some roleplay, eh lass?” he asked. “Alright.”

She squeaked as he scooped her into his arms, her tail coiling around his hip like a little snake, her hood falling back to expose the rest of her face. He rose to his feet, taking her with him.

“Oh, stupid man-thing,” Skyseeker giggled. “How dare you try to carry poor, oblivious, unsuspecting Skaven. Now I’m helpless! Please don’t take advantage of poor,...

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He broke away for breath, opening his eyes to see his vision filled with her ruby-red eyes peering at him from beneath her cowl. Most men feared the beady, predatory gaze of a Skaven, but the cause of her intensity was of a far different variety.

He reached down to cup her cheek, one of her ears flicking in delight as he stroked with his thumb, Roderick dipping down in search of a second kiss. It quickly became more sensual then a simple show of affection, Skyse...

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“Good. We’ll convene tomorrow morning to discuss finer details. For now, return to your posts, we’ve taken long enough as it is. And remember,” he warned. “None of this leaves this cabin. Any of this leaks to one of the compromised, a mutiny would be the least of our worries.”

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Roderick brought his blade to the piece of fis...

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By the time she cleaned maybe a one-by-one meter square of floor, she came up with a master plan.

She scurried up to the nearest man-thing (not Otto), her bucket sloshing in her paw, and jabbed him with the end of her mop. “Hey, man-thing! Rat is not interested in manual labor, you do instead.”

“Got promoted from cleanin’ duty a long time ago,” the man replied gruffly. “Ain’t no way I’m goin’ back to-.”

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Some days were better than others. He could go a day or two without ever thinking about it, but some were far more alarming. Sometimes he liked to just do towards the locked cabin and stare at the latch. During his thirty-minute breaks, before and after sleep, he’d make time for it whenever possible. He couldn’t describe the feeling of being so close to the relic other than a piercing chill in the chest, so deep and cold that it burned, yet his brain did not parse...

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