Patrol of Altmere's northern roadLed by: Regular Guardsman Kas Valentine.
Attended by: Junior Guardsman Regdar, Junior Guardsman Edmund Rufus.
After the sentry of Altmere (organised yesterday evening by Cor'Ari Ta) had been constructed and secured from local wildlife the Scout ordered me to take the two Juniors and head up the road to the north. I acknowledged his order and the three of us set off to make sure everything was safe and sound.
...to see the wizard, oh wait there he is !
No sooner had we begun our journey than young Regdar had to stop to tie his bootlaces. Unfortunately for Edmund and I this was not Regdar's particular field of expertise, in fact, he was completely useless at it. Thus, the first ten minutes of the patrol were spent watching the Junior Guardsman engage in a fierce battle of have and have knots.
Behold the might of the Covian militia.
Eventually he managed to come to some arrangement with his laces and we got the patrol back on track, or dirt road in this case. The northern road proved to be a relatively pleasant stroll, interupted only briefly by some bandits and the odd harpy. Thankfully the resident Junior Guardsman were eager for battle so I got down to the gruelling task of enjoying the scenery.
After a while we came upon a newly erected private dwelling, the wood and stone still glimmering from it's recent construction. My apprentice decided the best way to welcome the owners to the neighbourhood would be by pelting stones at their windows.
Regdar was very pleased by the sound of breaking glass until he recognised the frames and realised who owned the house....
Naughty naughty.
He did, the bumbling fool, fancy breaking your own windows.
Nevertheless we continued our patrol with Regdar dawdling at the back wondering how to afford some new panes. The remaining walk to Compassion crossroads was uneventful but on the trip back to the sentry we met a woman of unbelievable beauty. Alas, she couldn't talk with us for long and an opportunity for me to turn on the charm did not arise.
I ordered the men into a forced march and we arrived back at Altmere sentry just in time to dismantle it and receive playful abuse from Sendrich.
State of the northern road: Safe for this day.
*signed neatly in mysterious handwriting*
Regular Guardsman Kas Valentine[/i].