Before the Storm: Act 8, Chapter 9
Chapter 9
“Yo, Baroness.”
Ludmila looked up from her brooding to find Chief Esess approaching her with a lazy wave of a claw. The Lizardman Lord was accompanied by his usual entourage, which included the Ranger in charge of training on wetland terrain, Ezsris, and a handful of tribal elders. The black-scaled female smacked the Chief across the back of his head.
“Is that any way to greet your liege?” Ezsris hissed, “Please forgive him, Lady Zahradnik. The cold is making him stupid.”
“It does seem a bit late for Lizardmen to be out and about,” Ludmila said.
“We heard that a Merchant Lord had come to challenge your rule,” Chief Esess said. “Are we too late to watch the fight?”
“She is already gone,” Ludmila replied.
“That quick?” Chief Esess peered at the surroundings, “I don’t see any bloodstains…”
“It was not that sort of challenge,” Ludmila said. “There was no ‘Merchant Lord’, either. She was simply a representative from the Merchant Guild who came to deliver a set of demands from her organisation.”