Trouble. Indeed. That's what happens when the monsters from the Stone Labyrinth break through. You can hardly imagine how they find their ways, but they appear everywhere. Even out of the Hydlaa sewers they came. They had to be held back at their source.
So while the most experienced warriors worked together fighting them back, a second group went on a task close to a suicide mission. Amidison sent people to the arena, to pick up eight barrels of an unstable element from Liera's secret storage, to be delivered to the Eagle Bronze Doors. Slowly. No running. No riding. This trek would take a while. And pass ambush sites...
Rheos led the group, supported by his pals of the Hammer. All the other warriors were spread across Hydlaa first while the trek moved from the arena to the forest. But soon the message spread that they should move ahead on the road to the Bronze Doors to protect the barrel walkers: Anatasia, Baruden, Berun, Diuren, Fittz, Kabitar, Prreta, Rajonae.
Leaving the forest, the next wave of monsters arrived, and so it happened several times along the road. They seemed to know where the barrels were and what they were meant to be used for... When the trek arrived at the entrance to the Eagle Bronze Doors area, the attack was so massive, and the walkers so widely spread apart, that the barrel walkers got hit a few times. One time too often for Prreta who had to leave the trek...
Fortunately, the barrel was secured and picked up by Mishka. So they managed to bring all the barrels up to Aerayau. Unfortunately, there was no time for more than a brief thank-you. All the people were sent back to Amidison. Pretty disappointing. Those with mounts could ride, those without ... heh, don't you mention lemmings! The fortress really needs a Pterosaur station. We may have to organize a demonstration in the Octarch's office, or whatever it takes...
At least the reward we received from Amidison was worth the troubles we had. A monthly income for some, a fortune for others:
- 5,000 circles (1.25 Mio)
- 2,000 Progression Points
- 1 Ornate Longsword
Anyone missing rewards due to a late or even missing arrival at Amidison's place shall possibly make a petition, I would suggest... some may have quit at the BD fortress already due to the progressed night time, or didn't know that there are shortcuts to walking the whole road back to Hydlaa.