Chapter 3: Story of a Turnaround.
Rihan and Tilliean emerged from the Residential area of San d'Oria and ran to the top of the Auction House. Soldiers and civilians alike were standing around waiting for orders from some sort of commander, which today was a young Mithra from Windurst, a Mithra named Rihan. Rihan held her hands high, and motioned for quiet in the audience. She looked a lot more powerful now. She was wearing a set of Noct armor, a black doublet with metal studs in it, and at her side was a long scimitar and a kukri. She stoped motioning, the audience now silent, and she opened her mouth, begining to speak, "Ladies and Gentlemen, I need yourrr attention and trrrust right now. I want you to separate, soldierrrs and men who arrre able to fight, step left. Civilians and men who can't fight, rrright." The audience separated, "Okay, good turrrnout of fighterrrs. Magic userrrs and arrrchers got to the left as well." A few more stepped up to aid in the battle to come. "Alrrright, civilians, women, and childrrren, head that'a way. There is an airship waiting at the dock to take you to Jeuno. Fighters with spears, forrrm a semi-cirrcle around the door and guard it. Mages, archers and the rest, come with me. We have a defence to make."
Rihan and about 100 or so archers and mages walked out into the main room of the port, Rihan looked and smiled as the airship took off, heading now for Jeuno. She looked also as 15 spear knights lined up in front of the door, surrounding it for defence. Looking at the archers and mages, she said to them, "Listen up, all mages able to use white magic, I want you stick with the warriors, and heal them as necessary. Black mages, find eachother, and divide in half, half stick with the warriors and support them, half come with me, and finally, archers, anyone who uses bows stick back, and protect here, crossbowmen and gunners come with me." She and about 40 people walked into the main room. The 40 followed Rihan's order as she pointed towards the residential district, and they ran. She waved Tilliean up to the top of the auction house and looked down into the group of fighters. "Listen up! I need the strongest among you to come here, a number of 70 shall do fine."
The men and women looked at each other and exactly 70 walked to the front of the room. One man, a paladin, walked up to Rihan and said, "50 warriors, 8 paladins, 2 ninjas, a samurai, and 9 thieves at your service."
She looked at the paladin and said, "Good, go to where the mages and archers ran." The man nodded, looked at the rest, barked an order, and they were off.
She looked at the crowd of people once more and said, "For now, you will be taking orders from Tilliean. I am off. Take it away Tillean." Tilliean nodded and began to shout orders at the crowd. Rihan ran off towards the Residential District where the group she chose stood. She began to speak to them, "All of you, I chose you for a mission that should help us secure this city. Under this city is a sewer system that runs to the chateau D'Orraguille. If we follow it from here, we can come up into the castle, and come out throught the gates of the castle, which the Royal Gaurds are still holding steadfast. While we immerge into the castle, a ballista will be fired off of the roof, once that happens, all of the others in the port will enter North San d'Oria, and attack the Orcs. Once that happens, the beastmen will get distracted and we will run out of the castle, along with the guard, and we will retake the area. From there we will go into Ronfaure and chase the Orcs back to Ghelsba. The Royal Guard will also retake South San d'Oria. If this goes without a hitch, we will sustain few casualties. Any questions?" No one raises a finger. They nod to Rihan. "Good, then we will be on our way. Lets move out!" Rihan shouts.
All of the soldiers follow Rihan into a large sewer drain, and are gone into the darkness.