Attention!!|Dark Cloud, Maelstrom

[Kender Bard]

Cloud goes racing into Dark Cloud, careful not to push his roan too hard but getting every ounce of speed out of her that she can. Once at the gates, he musters all of his authoritative spirit and sits up straight and proud in the saddle. At the guards, he proclaims, "I am a messenger sent by King Shadow. Gather all of your townspeople together for an important announcement."

[iamtuo]

At first, there isnt any sign that anybody heard him. Right when Cloud was about to call out again, the gates give off a loud grating sound of metal on metal as though they havent been opened in some time and started to get rusty. A voice calls out to Cloud. "Just hurry up to the town center and deliver your message to whoever bothers to show up."

Cloud can also see that beyond the gates, the town looks to be in pretty bad condition, with many of the houses in disrepair and there is an odor that reaches him before he can even pass through the gates.

[Kender Bard]

Cloud wrinkles his nose, using a bare whisper of his power to keep air circulating around his nose so he doesn't have to smell it too strongly. Cautiously urging his horse to the center of the town, he looks around and wonders what in the world could have happened here. Deciding to get attention more forcefully, he sucks in a breath (trying not to gag) and uses his powers to deliver a very piercing whistle that everyone in the whole town should be able to hear. "Gather around, and hear the proclamation of King Shadow!!"

[iamtuo]

There were already around a dozen people already there, looking grim and hard faced, along with a man who seemed to be the leader who has a face that looks like he ate something bad and his face stuck that way. After Cloud called out though, about another two dozen people showed up who looked dressed little better then beggers came out, glaring at Cloud and muttering.

The leader snapped his fingers and made a loud crack of thunder that silenced everyone. "And why should we bother to listen to anything you have to say whelp?"

[Kender Bard]

Cloud frowned fiercely at the leader, though in truth his stomach was starting to twist in fear. "Because King Shadow sent me, that's why. Now listen up, this is very important. There is a danger that's going to threaten everyone and he wishes for the outer villages, yours included, to pack up and move closer to the heart of Maelstrom for your safety. Single signs are the most at danger here, for they're being targeted in what can only be called a widescale assassination attempt. They are most strongly urged to move to Maelstrom's capital until this ordeal is dealt with. I can lead anyone who doesn't know the way, though I have another stop before I return there."

[iamtuo]

The leader frowns as some murmers pick up around him from the people gathered there, even among his personal entourage. "I can assure you that Dark Cloud is safe from threats such as that. Very little is allowed in here now, and any who would want to kill just because someone has a single sign have been dealt with if there were any at all."

One of the men close to the leader speaks up. "But Tempest..what about that house with those strangers.."

The man didnt get a chance to get any further since Tempest soundly smashed his fist against the mans jaw. "Dont you dare contradict me you stupid fool! Do you actually WANT to go crawling back to that bastard who made us free all the slaves!?"

At this point the attention of most of the gathered people were no longer on Cloud, but instead on the now raging Tempest and the cowering man.

[Kender Bard]

"If I were you people, I would heed King Shadow's advice," Cloud growls, though even as he speaks he's moving his horse towards the gates. "Whatever ill feelings you might have towards him, put them aside, for this threat is very real!" And with those parting words, he speeds off.