Board Thread:Roleplay/@comment-37523810-20181225230547/@comment-26545936-20190101005838

Cordis and Nureta were traveling for a while, Nureta was hoping to be able to find other villages or perhaps a city to warn of the Order's intrusion. Though, no-such luck yet.

"How peculiar." Cordis muttered within her helm, and the nekomata looked up to her. "What, the Order?" The helmet nodded. "One would think that they worry about their lands getting attacked rather than start encroaching on peaceful territory."

Nureta sighed, "must be gettin' real desperate or somethin'... or they have some plan that we cannot possibly fathom at this moment." Nureta gestured wildly with her furred-paws. A frown on her otherwise smug face formed. "I've a lot of friends down there, back in the village... well, I like to think so anyways. It doesn't matter."

The dread within her heart was almost palpable, noted Cordis, she seemed to be the sarcastic one, one to joke with everything till it became serious and then she didn't know how.

"But, it's not like Zipangu will just suddenly fall because a butch of stupid ships rolls up and the guys on it start demanding stuff. Its weird though... no-one fought back." That was curious, and the helmet turned to look down at Nureta.

"I mean, sure, husbands ushered their wives inside, Leader-Spider got all defensive, some of the fishermen took up their spears... but... nobody fought back. Like I dunno, they were expectin' a Ryu to just come down and save them?" Nureta looked rather frustrated with everything, who wouldn't be, in this situation?

"This land is Zipangu?" Cordis had heard of the land a couple time, her 'sisters' had talked about it once, along with others similar to kind.

"Mhmm." Nureta nodded and than let out a small 'oh.' "Right, your not from around here." The helmet nodded again, and Nureta was sure if she could see the Guard Armor's face there would be amusement on it.

"This land is peaceful correct? Hasn't fought many battles due to living in-harmony with most monsters even before the Demon Lord?" Cordis knew this from hear-say, but it was good to get a confirmation from a local.

The nekomata nodded, swatting away a branch and ducking over as it swung back and harmlessly twanged off of the torso of the armor. "Yeah, of course, people worship the kitsunes, Ryus, all that, what does that gotta..." realization began to dawn on her face.

"They haven't fought many battles." Reiterated Cordis with a raised gauntlet. "Perhaps they are so unused to fighting that they don't know what to do when suddenly beset upon by an enemy."

Nureta sighed and shook her head. "Its stupid, but I guess that makes sense. No-one really trained up a militia in the village, I know some magic and combat skills... but that's only because I personally trained myself and paid for a couple teachings when I got the money..." She held a paw to her face and groaned.

"That and no-one really thought this was going to happen, this is all so sudden I can tell you that much." Nureta blearily looked at the torso of Cordis, specifically at the emblem.

"What's that symbol mean?" She gestured her head towards it and the helmet didn't even look down as she spoke. "It is a Emblem of my kind and that we were made."

Mysterious, but all right, Nureta wouldn't question it as she waved it away. They didn't speak much after that for the rest of their walk... to somewhere else other than this forest and the village behind it.