Battle for Wesnoth

With Heppa fully engaged in supporting Alric for the day, Tric heads alone to the South Tower itself to see his mother. After both arguing and physically fighting with Dame Merriver, visiting Mhaev does not seem nearly as stressful as it once did. He checks in at the front gate, explaining who he is and … Read more

On the first day of autumn, Heppa and Tric are slow to wake up, tired still from the very late night they just had. With no pressing matters to deal with, they take their time getting up. Tric throws open the window to grant Mate some freedom, and the air that comes in is crisp … Read more

Moments later, Heledd and Haskel watch as Tric and Heppa reenter the bar and dash up the stairs. Alric was long gone by the time they got outside, at least as far as their eyes could tell. He is quick and silent, trained at moving through the dark. Likely he is taking the most direct … Read more

Following his performance, Tric enjoys some watered-down “house special” with a few of his fans, including the veteran Jedeth who showed him and Heppa around the caverns where Gweddry found his amulet. Tric enthusiastically thanks him one more time for the sandwiches provided on that tour. A couple drinks later, another familiar fellow stops by. … Read more

Under a waxing gibbous moon, Hepalonia and Tric Manu make their way through the streets of South Tower to the Parting Glass. With Butterbell checked in at a local livery, they are weighed down with the saddle bags themselves. It is one thing to leave her tack with her, but certain other objects, such as … Read more

Dinner that night is a cheerful affair, with no arguments this time. Following Terwaen’s advice, Tric does not bring up that he was in a duel. When Bayar asks if he fell out of the loft, Tric simply answers, “This? No, this was settled.” His vague language conveys much to people in an honor-focused society. … Read more

After Tric has explained everything about Merriver to Terwaen, the young knight has too much on her mind for Heppa to bother her with magic theory discussions. Instead, she seeks out Sir Inyc, hoping to get her questions answered without stumbling into a duel herself. He has been a paladin longer than the suspicious Sir … Read more

“All right, well, this place has been entertaining,” Tric says as they pass through Merriver’s front gate back into the common area of Dollyd. “Thanks for that fortifying brew. Mmmm. That really felt good. But I tell you, her bones are a lot stronger than that poor old necromancer’s.” He gives his injured wrist a … Read more

“I believe the challengee gets to choose the weapons,” Tric says in response to Merriver’s demand for a duel. Really, though, he has no idea how this works. “Usually it is lance followed by sword, but since you have neither…” “It would be unfair of me to choose a bow, as you are perhaps not … Read more

So this is the Merriver we have heard so much about, Tric reflects as he regards the imposing human. The weaponry, is it to assassinate Gweddry? Start a rebellion? He has filled his head with so many ominous possibilities that it is actually rather unnerving to stand before the woman herself now. “Yes, uh, as … Read more