Mission to Hemenster/5

You decide to join Groff Platoon. You hop over to Lieutenant Groff. "Sir can I-"

"Not now." he interrupts. "Get those arrows over here!" he yells to a man carrying three arrow holding boxes (Can't remember the word. Please edit this out and put in the correct name.), "My men need to have arrows so they can fight." He looks at a man who has their poisoned adamant spear hanging loosely from their back. "Get your spear suspended better! You could poison one of your own guys!" He then goes over to another soldier, and disappears in the group. You can still hear him. "Get your platebody secure! If you go into battle like this, anything could get through it!"

You're kind of baffled at his speed of barking out orders. You walk over to a corporal who's sitting on a log and securing his armor, probably so he won't get reminded. "Is Lieutenant Groff always like that?"

He looks up at you. "Pretty much. If you're in his platoon, you'll be glad you are once he enters battle. I haven't seen you before. Are you new?"

"Yeah, just enlisted yesterday-" you start.

"You'll need this." the Corporal hands you a piece of hard paper with "G.P. YY. BTL." written on it in large red letters.

"This my 'identification card' I've heard about?" you ask, lifting your eyes from the paper for a second to look at him.

"Yeah," he starts to warn, "but you'll really need it in Groff's platoon. If you don't have it on when he comes around," he points across his throat while making a sound by slurping his spit.

You pause and look over at Lieutenant Groff barking out more orders for supplies to another soldier. "I see."

Lieutenant Groff comes back to his platoon. "Time to move out. Double-time, to the Fist Ard Battalion's emplacements!"

You and the platoon get up and in formation in a hurry, and run to Ardougne, a few minutes before any other platoons do. When you enter Ardougne, the platoon slows down to a walk because of the more narrow city streets. When almost at the gate, one of the soldiers from the First Ard Battalion gives your group a "hurry the Hell up!" signal. You all rush to the trench.

"What's wrong, soldier?" Groff asks. From the little you've known him, that sounds out of character.

"Th-there's archers all over the place!"

Under construction, had to leave while editing page. 11:47, 3 January 2008 (UTC)