The Great Hall is stifling, the air thick with the smell of floor wax and the low, anxious murmur of advisors. Light filters through high, arched windows, illuminating dust motes that dance in the tense silence. Seth stands before the dais, his boots heavy on the polished stone floor.
Seth
I have to make them see. If we keep playing defense, we lose everything.
Ezekiel leans forward in his throne, his gaze sharp and expectant. He rests his chin on his gloved hand, his expression unreadable.
Ezekiel
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, you speak of preparing for a storm, but my people are weary. Tell me plainly, what is the cost of your proposed escalation?
Seth
The cost of doing nothing is our lives. I can see the doubt in their eyes, but I need the King to back my play before the next whistle blows.
Suddenly, the heavy oak doors at the back of the hall groan, and a frantic guard stumbles inside, clutching a bloodied bandage to his side. He collapses, pointing toward the northern wall.
Guard
The scouts... the perimeter is breached! They aren't just herding them anymore, they are hunting!
+ Scene Quest Added
Defend the Kingdom perimeter from the breach
“As Miller me and Ezekiel walk down to the gate to see what the disturbance is we see two walkers with their jaws cut off attached to a chain that's connected to an open spot in the middle of the woods we then walk well following the chain into the woods to look like and see Sarah ezekiel's pet tiger and sheriff Haynes along with a few other heads from are group dismembered and put on pikes”
SUCCESS (Great Perception, rolled +1)
Seth, Ezekiel, and the guard reach the perimeter gate. The air is thick with the metallic tang of blood. Two jawless, chained walkers strain against their tethers, staring blankly into the dense brush. Beyond them, the chain snakes deep into the foliage, pulling Seth’s gaze toward a clearing.
Seth
This isn't just a breach. This is a message. My heart sinks as the leaves part to reveal the horrific sight.
The grisly display stands in a neat, symmetrical row. The iconic fur of Shiva the tiger is matted with grime, her head mounted alongside that of Sheriff Haynes and three others from the Kingdom’s inner circle. They are mounted on crude, wooden pikes, staring out with hollow, sightless eyes.
Ezekiel
My Queen... my loyal subjects. This is the savagery of the Saviors.
Seth
Negan. He’s telling us that he owns the horizon now. If we don’t strike back, we are already dead.
Quest Complete
Reach the main walls of the Kingdom
New Gift: Respected Commander
+ Story Quest Added
Retaliate against the Saviors