The Colonel chuckles, “But we are with escort.” Nodding to a nearby rooftop you see one of the guards from HQ with a squad of crossbowmen. Scanning the rest of the roof tops you can make out the other guard along the way with another squad of crossbowmen.
Giving a level glare at the leader of the pack, “You are lucky she offered you coin for services, otherwise it’d be a week’s service for the Crown for petty crime. Now take your coin and be gone.” With that the children disappear into the crowd.
Looking at Eriana and giving her a smile, “Nice work, very observant of you to catch one of the little cut purses.”
Leading the way across the market place, “Now Mar is going to be your superior in the field, his orders are to be followed. He is new to his leadership role, and I do know that he is not comfortable with it. But I do not feel he’s the type to give an order on a whim. Besides he’s stated he’s going to be leaving once someone is found to replace him.”
“Yes, we have had some issues with maintaining a presence in Parson’s. But that is also due in part to the situation. We just do not have the resources to assign a permanent leader there so we must draw from those present. To date, we have had little success finding a leader. The first leader out there was a noisy dwarf by the name of Klanger, he disappeared while hunting down some orcs. Next the barbarian Angus, who lost a bet to Klanger and was forced into the Home Guard, he did not want to be there or the position, and some reports have connected him to questionable conduct. This leads us to Laurent, a foreigner claiming to be a refugee to our lands. He barely qualified to be a Militiaman let alone the rank of Sergeant. A revenge murder of a Home Guard Corporal happened to expose a plot of kill the Arc’Mage and do harm to the Duchess Victoria. Both were triad and convicted of their crimes. Neither were strong spirited enough to survive. “
“That brings us to Mar, he signed a contract with a delegate of Dark Elves for one years’ service at the last Festival of Crows. The Brutii gave his contract as well as Nomans to the King, who in turn handed them over to the Home Guard. Again, we have someone forced into their position that does not want to be there. It is honorable of Mar to stay on till we find his replacement, but he simple does not want to be there. And that does reflect in his performance. I do not blame him.”
Continuing to stroll through the streets.