The gray-jerkined claimant steps between Nilsar and the departing wagon, raising one hand until its driver checks the reins. The green-cloaked claimant remains beside the held garrison load.
The Gray-Jerkined Claimant
A valid destination means nothing without an accountable officer. Captain, give the clerk your name and have it entered beside this transfer.
The Toll Clerk
I can enter the captain’s name, if he accepts responsibility. I need a clear instruction before the wagon passes beyond the gate.
Othmar Venn
No. Responsibility cannot be accepted merely to satisfy a frightened clerk. Verify the issuing authority, then record the officer whose office lawfully owns the order.
The Gray-Jerkined Claimant
That is precisely why his name belongs beside it. If the cargo is challenged on the road, someone must answer for releasing it.
The toll clerk holds his pen above the register, eyes shifting between the claimant and Nilsar. The wagon waits with its lawful mark visible, but the disputed warrant remains open in the clerk’s other hand.
Othmar Venn
Choose carefully, Captain. Service requires judgment, but a name written under pressure can become a personal liability the Code never demanded.
“You are mistaken Trader there will be no further issues with the release of these good you have only been delayed a short while and if someone questions you then they are not above the kings royal orders for military supplies to travel without question under the royal seal. Without your seal being verified we were within our rights to question you and now the issue is resolved you may be on your way.”
SUCCESS (Legendary Diplomacy, rolled -3)
Nilsar Yarb
Trader, there will be no further issue. You were delayed only briefly. Without verified seals, we were within our rights to question you. The royal order is now clear, so you may proceed.
Nilsar’s captaincy and Commands Respect settle the yard. He shows the Sealed Academy Order and Signed Commendation, while Interprets Legal Records distinguishes verified royal authority from an unverified seal without claiming the clerk’s liability.
The Toll Clerk
Then the delay is ended. I will record that the royal military order was questioned only until its authority was confirmed, and release the wagon under the proper mark.
The toll clerk enters the resolution beside the gate register. Nilsar’s commendation supports his standing, the academy order identifies the authority he represents, and the legal distinction leaves the release properly witnessed.
The Gray-Jerkined Claimant
Very well, Captain. I will not delay the wagon again. But your intervention will be remembered if the eastern office objects to this release.
The driver urges the wagon through the gate. The gray-jerkined claimant accepts the decision, but his warning makes the cost plain: Nilsar’s name is now attached to a disputed military release and may draw scrutiny from the eastern office.
Othmar Venn
The wagon proceeds, and the dispute is resolved. Remember the cost, Captain: lawful judgment may secure passage while placing your standing directly into the record.
“Very well professor shall we return to the Karosh Knights Academy to continue lessons?”
SUCCESS (Legendary Diplomacy, rolled -2)
Nilsar Yarb
Very well, Professor. Shall we return to the Karosh Knights Academy and continue the lessons?
Nilsar turns from the gate toward the academy, presenting the request as an orderly continuation of royal-backed study. His captaincy and Commands Respect give it proper standing, while Identifies Authority places Othmar as the lawful instructor.
Othmar Venn
Yes, Captain. We return now. Your place in the honours class remains secure, but your conduct at the gate will be discussed as part of your command instruction.
Othmar leads Nilsar beneath the stone arch and back across the academy grounds. Lord Edric follows, while the gate clerk keeps the disputed military papers and records Nilsar’s intervention for later review.
Lord Edric Marrow
You gained the academy its passage, Captain, but the eastern office may now treat your judgment as an official precedent. That is influence, and also a burden.
The classroom doors open, and the honours students turn as Nilsar reenters. Othmar places him at the front beside the rulebook, making the cost plain: his standing now carries public scrutiny in every lesson.
Othmar Venn
Open the chapter on contested authority. Captain Yarb will continue from the point where lawful judgment becomes accountable command.
✓ Quest Accepted
Earn the academy’s recognition as a responsible intermediary
“If i may professors i would like to have a letter written to Yrsa Kett as she can prove that i have already proven myself as an Intermediatary by securing trade for goods i bought while travelling.”
SUCCESS (Legendary Diplomacy, rolled -2)
Nilsar Yarb
If I may, Professor, I would like a letter written to Yrsa Kett. She can testify that I already proved myself an intermediary by securing trade for goods I purchased while travelling.
Nilsar sets the Signed Commendation beside the rulebook. Keeps Reliable Accounts supplies the dates and transactions, while Interprets Legal Records separates proof of completed trade from a mere claim of ambition.
Othmar Venn
A sound request, Captain. Your commendation establishes royal trust, and your command gives weight to the inquiry. I will write that Yrsa Kett is asked to confirm your completed intermediary work.
Othmar drafts the letter at the lectern, naming the goods, the completed arrangements, and Yrsa’s lawful role as broker. Commands Respect makes the request formal without overstating her evidence.
Othmar Venn
I will seal this under the academy’s authority and send it by reliable hand. The cost is clear: her reply will place your private trading history before the academy’s examiners.
Othmar seals the completed letter and records its destination. The academy now has a direct request for Yrsa’s testimony, while Nilsar’s trade history becomes part of the scrutiny attached to his honours standing.
✓ Quest Accepted
Have Yrsa Kett confirm Nilsar’s completed intermediary work
“In the letter that Yrsa Kett will send in replyI will ask her to attach the profit records of trades already made using the goods from my voyage.”
SUCCESS (Legendary Diplomacy, rolled +1)
Nilsar Yarb
Please ask Yrsa Kett to attach the profit records from trades already completed with goods from my voyage when she sends her reply.
Nilsar states the request precisely, tying each proposed record to a completed trade rather than future profit. His Signed Commendation rests beside Othmar’s draft as proof of the service behind the inquiry.
Othmar Venn
I will add that instruction. Yrsa Kett may attach the completed profit records, with dates, goods, purchasers, and sums, so the academy can verify your intermediary work.
Othmar enters the requested attachment in clear terms, using Keeps Reliable Accounts to require dates and sums, while Interprets Legal Records distinguishes evidence of completed trades from an unsupported claim.
Othmar Venn
The academy’s authority and your captaincy make the request proper, but the records must remain Yrsa’s own accounts. I will not turn royal backing into pressure for favorable figures.
Commands Respect gives the added instruction formal weight without coercion. Othmar seals the revised letter and records that Yrsa’s reply may include the profit records, completing Nilsar’s request for the academy’s examination.
“Wait for Yrsas letter with attached profits and prove that I am already well acquainted with the use if diplomacy.”
SUCCESS (Legendary Diplomacy, rolled +1)
Nilsar waits through the academy’s morning instruction until a sealed reply arrives for Othmar Venn. The letter bears Yrsa Kett’s mark, with dated profit accounts attached.
Othmar Venn
Yrsa confirms the trades, the negotiated purchasers, the agreed terms, and the profits received. These are records of diplomacy, not merely successful sales.
Nilsar arranges each entry by date, goods, purchaser, terms, and final sum. Keeps Reliable Accounts makes the pattern plain, while Interprets Legal Records separates testimony from verifiable proof.
Othmar Venn
You secured agreement between parties with different interests, preserved their trust, and completed exchanges without coercion. That is practical diplomacy at an honours standard.
The Signed Commendation confirms royal recognition of Nilsar’s service, and Commands Respect gives his explanation the authority of an experienced captain rather than an ambitious student.
Othmar Venn
I will append Yrsa’s letter and these profit records to your academy file. Your diplomatic experience is now established before the examiners.
Othmar seals the accounts with the academy papers. Nilsar’s completed trade history now stands as documented proof that he already knows how to negotiate, persuade, and preserve agreements.
Quest Complete
Earn the academy’s recognition as a responsible intermediary
New Gift: Commands Earned Trust
Quest Complete
Have Yrsa Kett confirm Nilsar’s completed intermediary work
New Gift: Secures Credible Testimony