Matsudai stands among Bellmere’s reclaimed watch platforms, red kimono beneath the stolen cloak. Blood still seeps lightly from his wounded shoulder as smoke thins over the eastern road.
Bellmere Guard
Water, bandages, my lord. We found this banner among the retreating soldiers.
The guard offers a wooden cup, folded linen, and a torn black standard. Its embroidered sigil shows a tower encircled by three pale runes.
Bellmere Guard
Our quiet folk say that mark belongs to the mage’s tower. The usurper’s army may not be fleeing blindly. They may be moving against the mage.
Magical Messenger
Towerward resonance detected in the banner’s enchantment. Origin uncertain. The mage has not answered the village’s calls.
Below, defenders remain at the gates while healers tend the wounded and buckets pass between smoking houses. The guard waits beside Matsudai, banner trembling in his hands.
Bellmere Guard
The western watch is yours for as long as you need it. But if the tower is threatened, Bellmere may soon stand alone again.
✓ Quest Accepted
Gain the trust of Bellmere's defenders
✓ Quest Accepted
Determine whether the mage's tower is threatened
“"They left because I yelled at them. They just listen." I shrug and focus my spirt into my wound to heal it”
SUCCESS (Great Magic, rolled +1)
Matsudai
They left because I yelled at them. They just listen.
Matsudai shrugs beneath the stolen cloak, dismissing the retreating footsteps and the guard’s worried explanation. Smoke curls past the watch platform.
He lowers the wooden cup and gathers his spirit inward. Pale force threads from his chest into the wounded shoulder, surrounding torn flesh with quiet warmth.
The shallow cut closes beneath the flowing magic. Blood ceases to seep, the pain fades, and only a dark stain remains upon the sleeve.
Bellmere Guard
By the old saints, my lord. You wield more than a commanding voice.
The guard bows and steadies the torn standard against the stones. Its tower sigil catches the brazier light, and the three pale runes briefly shimmer.
Magical Messenger
Healing confirmed. Banner resonance strengthens toward the mage’s tower. Bellmere’s watch remains ready for your command.
“"Now that I have your trust, let's go check out that mages tower. "”
SUCCESS (Great Agility, rolled -2)