A battered and bruised Captain Athon returned to Paterdomus, riding on horseback from the west, oddly enough. Disembarking from the horse, he made his way up the steps to the church and turned, as a handful of Salve Company men and women grouped together at the bottom of the steps.
"Our first major encounter with the vyres has come as a shock-... A particularly steep learning curve, for all of us."
He took a moment to wipe a drop of blood away that had begun to fall from his nose.
"We were fortunate not to lose anyone. Maxim Fletcher, and our friend Volkar are to be commended for their valiant and noble efforts in fending off the small patrol that we came across - under ambush - taking us completely by surprise. We now know what we are up against, what it will take. With some help we were able to make it out of there, and now we have the experience necessary to understand what is required of us. I have seen them and what they are capable of. They are coming for us, and we will be here to stop them."
Following this impromptu speech by the Salve Company command, the lookouts and patrols were doubled at any one time looking over the Salve. It was as if the Salve Company Captain had come to a realisation, and was now devoted to working even harder to defend the Salve.
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