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Monsieur Ruital,

I appreciate the concern. But I have so much furniture already.

Find it a home with someone who has somewhere to put it!

M.R.

[BANDA ROSSA]

As promised, your contract.

Contract of Service between the Legates of Ephia's Well and The Banda Rossa

1. Purpose
This agreement affirms that the State of Ephia's Well hereby contracts the services of the Company of La Banda Rossa for the protection and maintenance of order along the roads connecting Ephia's Well and Ramieton, as well as supporting defensive development in the region.

2. Duties of La Banda Rossa
La Banda Rossa shall commit to the following duties:

- Patrol the roads between Ephia's Well and Ramieton, deterring threats and promoting safe passage for citizens, merchants, and travelers.
- Maintain a presence at key watchpoints and towers along the route to serve as early warning and deterrent against monsters, bandits, and other hostile forces.
- Repel identified threats with measured force, ensuring that the roads remain secure and navigable.
- Communicate relevant intelligence to the appointed representatives of the Well as needed to ensure regional stability.

3. Duties of the State of Ephia's Well.
The State of Ephia's Well agrees to:

- Provide compensation of 8,000 dinars per month for the duration of this agreement, paid in full at the start of each 30-day term.
- Recognize La Banda Rossa's authority to act with limited autonomy in fulfilling the agreed duties, while maintaining accountability to the Well's laws and customs.
- Provide logistical support, if available, in the form of road permissions, tower access, and emergency coordination.

4. Oversight and Conduct

- La Banda Rossa is expected to uphold discipline, honor the rights of civilians, and operate in accordance with the customs and stability of the Sultanate.
- Instances of misconduct, negligence, or criminal behavior will trigger formal review and, if prove, may result in termination of offending parties.

5. Term and Renewal
- This agreement shall be valid for an initial term of 30 days, beginning on the date of mutual signature.

6. Termination
- This agreement may only be terminated with the consent of both parties.
- If either party desires to conclude or revise the contract, formal notice must be submitted in writing and acknowledged by the other party before any changes take effect.
- In the case of a breach of terms, the offending party must be granted an opportunity to respond and rectify the issue. Termination may not proceed unilaterally without mutual accord.

Mirielle Rosseau
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As ever, it as an absolute pleasure doing business. With both your signatures, I will set the wheels in motion promptly.

Condottiera Mirielle Rosseau
BANDA ROSSA

queen bashir

This too is added to a growing stack of "Reports and Complaints About The Bottle."

[Condotierra Mirielle Rosseau]

Monsieur Enmur,

This has been brought to my attention.

I look forward to our discussion.

Condotierra Mirielle Rosseau
BANDA ROSSA

[M.R.]

Aubrey,

Find me at your leisure. I have returned again from my sabbatical.

M.R.

this dude was very nearly the villain of bet nappahi because of his clone grease spamming the fuck out of everyone

Received...

big agree. it feels like something from another game.

Received...

loved this dude. genuinely crestfallen that he died. mirielle is really the last of that era of the well's rogues gallery.

would knowingly invite your brooking ass onto the war council again/10

I grit my teeth. The heat of anger that flashed through me was all consuming, but only for one moment.

The ice returned. I had gotten better at controlling my temper over the course of the campaign.

I doubt anyone even noticed the lapse in my resolve.

C'est la vie.

It all mattered so little. I knew what would happen next.

Whatever bargain Colmes had struck with these Marishyen would come to fruition and soon this living remnant of the Old World would be naught but Ash.

And given the answer I received, I was no longer inclined to stop it.

I will not find it?

There were those who said I would not, could not kill a God.

Where are they now?


Sometimes, life hands you a gift.

Sometimes, nearly every single one of your enemies dies on the eve of your greatest triumph.

Sayburgh. They say the poison ate her up before she could even realize. Mere moments after I warned her not to go out there. Given that she ruined my life and my war by not listening to me, I think it is only fitting that she immediately died for not listening to me on the first day of the fucked up battle she made happen.

Nor. A slight inconvenience, as he will have to be remembered as hero for time immemorial. I suppose dying for me does make up for Laurentis. But were she there...?

Colmes. Slain in the melee, there in the Forge, so close to the finale. I did not even see it happen, so there is less satisfaction than I'd hoped. I wonder if he went to whatever Ashfolk Hell is thinking we'd join him.

I hope it was one of those imperfect copies of me I saw running around in Bronze stabbing people in the neck. As it happened I wonder if they realized-- even for a moment!-- my kindness. My serenity. For all the times they have insulted me to my face, and I have weathered it. I could take their lives so easily.

Now they know it. Even the survivors.

Even that Rat Quigsby managed to die out there. Somehow. Why even rat on us to Kha'esh, and betray the Banda Rossa to just die in the fucked battle you saddled us with? Why not just blow up Luther in his sleep if he was such a problem?

I guess these questions do not really matter.

The only one that does is... what the hell do I even do now?


We return to the basics.

We rebuild the Company.

Again. I am used to this.

We get La Capitana her million dinari.

We run the Well. And if we are lucky, Arslan too.

And that is just the beginning.

would go through orc vietnam to get served by a sassy tree again/10

hero