Seeing the two nightwatchmen murdered with such skill had irked Samuel, he made no attempt to obscure his displeasure, calling upon his lifelong martial training he gripped the Zweihander tightly with both hands and he charged the offending assassin swinging the massive blade at the head of the man. The assassin ducked allowing the heavy blade to pass over his head and pulled out a concealed blade only to knocked out as Samuel jerked his knee upwards to connect with the mans jaw sending the assassin backwards onto the floor. before the Assassin could come to his senses the heavy blade of the Zweihander plunged into his chest causing his mouth to gush with blood before he quickly expired. 'Execution it is then' Samuel pulled out the bloodied sword from the corpse shaking the blade with one fluid movement to remove at least most of the blood before rallying the remaining nightwatchmen, pointing towards the assassins he roared his anger. 'On charges of murder, disturbing the peace and violation of peasant conduct you are all sentenced to death, lower your weapons and prepare to receive your punishment, nightwatchmen to arms!' The remaining nightwatchmen although shaken by the skill of the assassins drew their batons and charged the assassins followed closely by Samuel still carrying his bloodied Zweihander on his shoulder.
Taku left the tent quickly to look if there was any famiy guardsmen nearby, "GUARDS, I HAVE COUGHT A CONSPIRITER" he yelled, before placing himself infront of the tent, also taking a quick look in to make sure that the man dident have a skull so thick that he was allready up and walking again.
"Take him!", exclaimed Pythiaere and rose from her seat, shoving her youngest into Helga's warm bosom. She did not know why - the waking visions were always weak, so weak compared to her dreams - but the lady felt a strong desire to seek out Delphi, who was shaping up to be a sycophantic mindless accessory to some young and hotheaded noble it seemed more with each passing day. At the pace between walkting quickly and running, Lady Lionheart moved through the estate once more, guided by just knowing where her daughter was at the time, and as she came into sight, standing, laughing with her friends and some foreign people the Lady didn't know, Pythiere called out to her: "DELPHI! COME TO ME RIGHT NOW!"
<Outside Great Hall> The woman turned around. "What is wrong mother?" Obviously embarrassed she apologized at her friends but then hurried over to her mother, like the good girl she was. "Did something happen, beloved mother?" The men around narrowed their eyes and whispered things. <Guttenberg Camp> A bunch of Guttenbergs (four) walked up to the man. "What sort of.... Conspirator?" One inquired, narrowing their eyes and hands on the hilts. "Why are you even here, Cao? Go back to your camp, you have no place here." Another one added.
xalia hearing her mother call to her sister got her woried and she moved through the estate now at a pace that made it obvious she did not care if the guests were talking to her, as she made it to the area of her mother her hand was on her katana still "mother is everything ok" as she spoke she looked around the room
"One planning to kidnap the daughter of house Lionheart, no go ged the Lionheart guards, or you are forcing my hand," Taku Cao said, he did not thrust these men a single step, but he couldent just go around blasting people left and right, he dident even know the man in the tent truely.
Uchiha took his blade from the table. It didn't deserve to be smashed down, but the heat of the moment had guided his hand. He quieted down mostly while the others talked politics, trade, and the war. He was no General or Politician so he only stood in this court for his fathers protection and observe the vassals choices. He ended his slience when the Hohenzollern spoke his drunken mind. "What might? You have none. We control the armies. You think your name gives you power? We give you power. A name will show your power and but does not mean you actually have any." Uchiha barked before spitting across the room and on Alexander's place . His eyes moved to all his half family face. "I may be of your blood, but do not push me. It would be a shame to lose so many of my mothers family in a single war, puppet."
<Tavern Battle> The Assassins fought dirty, once the circle was assembled they remained on distance and drew miniature crossbows, picking three out of the Rat gang, precise shots right into their eyeballs. Luckily for the gang, they were one-time use Crossbows, but it also gave their origin perhaps a bit away, given they were a specialty of Hidrorca. Obviously the Assassins were not scared of the Guards, as they were no match for them. <Guttenberg Camp> "Very well..." One of them said and walked off, taking his sweet time as he walked casually. The other three kept their hands on their sword hilts, watching the man intently. <Maximilian Lionheart> "Uchiha." His father said with a serious tone. "They are our vassals and they will be respected. Lord Hohenzollern obviously only drank a bit too much." He tried to calm his child down.
Lady Lionheart took notice of the whispering of course, but ignored it as she grabbed Delphi by the shoulders, angrily hissing at her. "You are to remain inside. You are not to leave the presence of guards. You will not associate further with your friends 'till the night is over and the sun casts its rays over the horizon." Her green eyes drilling into Delphi's own blue pair, she continued, her Kharonis accent slightly breaking through, "have - I - made - myself - clear?" The presence of her firstborn startled Pythiaere, who let go of Delphi, leaving the imprints of her fingernails on her flesh from the sheer force of her concerned maternal grip. "Xalia! Thank the God-Emperor you are here. I want you to keep an eye on your little sister. Unfriendly... eyes, thoughts are found everywhere." While speaking, she looked around hastily like a driven woman, a woman fleeing from something. "You must protect her. If she dies tonight, you are cast out. This is the simplicity of it."
"trust me, i will not let harm come to her" as she spoke she noded to her mother "Delphi come with me we shall go and take richard to his room and put him to sleep, if that is ok mother dear"
