The Two Barons (RP)

The family stare at Albert, surprised by his sudden, out of the blue, outburst. Both Olaf and Christian try to interrupt at several points where they disagree, but Olga's restraining hand and warning look still them until the kids are removed and the shouting starts.

"Vigi..what?!" Olaf demands before both he and his brother laugh out loud at the mention of the mayor. "Why would that money-grubby, blowhard pig help us?" Olaf asks incredulously. "He does not care about our troubles." He looks to Theo who is forced to nod in agreement that his father does not.

There are other, jumbled objections: "What do you mean you 'had not heard of attack plans'? They were your plans. We were following you. Who wants peace? Who cares about the other baron! Who cares about what they think!" And devolving into the realisation: "You all lied to us!"

"Get out of my house!" Olaf bellows, and Christian does not seem inclined to argue or offer his place as an alternative. But Olga puts her foot down at breaking the hospitality she has offered. "You can't put them out in this." She indicates the storm that has sprung up outside as though to mirror the turmoil inside. Olaf grudgingly agrees that you can stay in the barn, but that he wants you gone by morning.

As the kitchen door slams behind you you can still hear Christian's demanding from Olaf: "I thought you said they were with us?! Were you told that or were you guessing again?!" The storm drowns out Olaf's mumbled answer, and it would take some effort on your part to hear more.

Dylan, Theo, and especially Phil, look miserable in the storm, and Dylan points the way to the barn.

What do you do?

Theo and Phil huddle together in a corner, shivering. It is not that cold, and you all are not that wet, but they appear unaccustomed to hardships of this nature. They don't complain and seem to be trying to follow the adventurers more stoic example.

"You thought my father was involved? With the resistance?" Theo asks incredulously. While you just admitted to lying to the resistance, and he knows he did exactly the same, there is a note in his voice that suggest he has just realised you were doing the same to him, and he does not much like being on the other side of that equation.

Daryl looks pretty miserable in his armour --which seems to have directed the water inside and then trapped it there-- but he also looks proud that he is withstanding the 'hardships of a campaign' so well --stories can warp a young man's brain. "Do we need to stand watch?" He asks. "In case those brothers try anything?" He sounds eager, though you can't tell if that for the prospect of 'standing guard', or the eagerness for some action if you are attacked, or a desire to learn more.

What do you do?

What fate awaits our adventurers.

Continues in The Contact