June 8, 1800 Ambersberg

Episode 3: Helping Swiftwillow! In Habsburgerring

Daniel was already up heading for Habsburgerring, this place has gotten hit the hardest ever since the shadow five came. Sergeant Charles Swiftwillow has asked him to report for duty quickly, since there have been rumors of Richard Hawkeye being seen here. This wasn't apparently good news for the citizens here, knowing well that he is a highly skilled swashbuckler he'll do anything to them. Luckily he hasn't been seen here since yesterday, Daniel finally made it to the spot of Swiftwillow in good time. Now that he's here he can get down to business, there was no time to waste around out here.

|Good you've made it out here just in time young marine, yes I know that you are Daniel yet in my eyes you are still young. Now that you've helped out my two subordinates let get to work out here, Richard Hawkeye will most likely be near the royal palace if I'm correct. That means we know that he's here planning something for us, yet he wont be defeated that easily he might make his escape. If my hunch is correct he might be heading for Starabia they hideout location is there, if we can defeat them then they will lead us to Caption Avery the head of everything. Yet for the moment let us focus on this street first Daniel, this place has seen better days here before the pirates came. There has been secret shipments of things in and out of here, we have to cut off the source in order to find out who's controlling it. Once we do that we'll be able to get to our trouble maker in the next street, then that might lead us to Richard Hawkeye at last my friend. But first we need to find some clues to help us in our mission, the best way to do that is to fight some enemies on the streets out here. I saw some slashmen working about doing their dark things hidden from our eyes, go and defeat a few to see what you can get from them. If you do indeed find something come back to me quickly I'll see what I can make of it, so you better get going Daniel I say here in case someone tries to ambush you.| Saluting Daniel went off to find some slashmen.

This place was probably the biggest street in Ambersberg itself, so this could be a perfect ambush location as Daniel kept an eye out. The slashmen shouldn't be far from his location, all of a sudden a slashmen came at with great speed they certainly found Daniel by his standings. This wasn't going to be fun for Daniel since he is weak against these guys, luckily his brigade can really help him with those weak points. After a good hour he finally found something that might be helpful, it look like a strange letter indeed yet it had different writing on it. Maybe Sergeant Swiftwillow may know a thing or two about this note, going back to him he gave the clue that he found on the slashmen. Unfortunately he didn't know too much about this letter, it was writing in a strange code that only some pirates can read. Something tells me that somebody doesn't wake the marines to know about there location, yet someone else knew about this very well so they might give them some help.

|Sadly I don't know much about this Daniel its a deep code, Richard Hawkeye must know that were on to him by the way things have happened. Yet I wouldn't be too worried I think I know a person that might can help us, his name is Angus Bartholomaus he lives just a couple of blocks from here. He knows a lot about these codes since he is a retired marine from Ambersberg, he may give you some experience on how to fight the enemy that controls both this street and the next street. If you ask him tell him we needed help out here with this code, he'll understand that we need some good experience with this. You've better get going there isn't anytime we can waist, I'll keep an eye out for any danger coming towards you.| Saluting Daniel wen off to find this Angus Bartholomaus person.

Walking down the street he found him standing holding a sword, although he's retired he still holds a lot of battle under his belt. Its rumored that he might have fought against Captain Avery, though the results of the battle is still unclear to us. Going towards him he sees that a marine is looking for some help, Daniel might need to listen to him well for he may lead them the Richard Hawkeye's whereabouts.

|Oh so your the marine that's here to help out with our pirate troubles, good its about time someone dealt with them. Your higher rank sent you here for me to decode a message you got, well you came to the right play youngster I can help you quite well. I might be retired but I have a lot of experience to help you, now its says here that they are sending shipment out to the street of Moltkestraße its where the harbor is. I bet there sending them to their second in command in that street, if we can stop this guy that's sending stuff to second in command we can stop him. Trust me once he finds out that its gone we'll be able to strike at Richard Hawkeye, but first we need to find out who is controlling everything out here. This is where a young marine like you comes into the plan I have, you see there are some Avian Ruffians not far from my place. If you can fight a few of them they might give us a good clue, with that it might help us lead to the guy that is doing all of his dirty work here. I don't know who he is but finding a clue is the first thing, yet you wont be doing that by standing there...get going solider we need that clue!| Daniel saluted even if he was retired, he went to find some Avian Ruffians.

Now even though he was a good fighter Angus warned him about the monsters, underestimating them can be fatal at time so he might need to be careful about them. This wasn't going to be an easy go for him since they are buccaneers, that tells Daniel a lot about them from the his stand point. He'll know that they will be bulky so he has to save his attacks, once he found them they were already charging at him so there was no time to wait. After a good hour and a half he finally beat those annoying guys, not only that he found something that could help them in their missions. It was a strange note written by someone he didn't know who, yet it was best to take it back to Angus Bartholomaus to see what he knows about it.

|Well call me a bird! You've got those two whose been causing all this trouble, there twins working with Richard Hawkeye himself doing harm here. If I had a hunch I bet one of the twins is in the street of Moltkestraße, he must be leading the shipment to the harbor in that area. There the brothers Richie and Joey Eggert they are good fighters so be careful, since Joey is a minute older he might be in the other street I mention. However for the moment let's focus on Richie for the meantime, he is a swashbuckler following in his brothers footsteps. I would be cautious around him when you fight him, he can use many tricks to harm you in this fight my friend. I know that he will cheat yet there is a way you can fight back, you see he likes to add traps when you fight his warriors. But he doesn't realize that it wont protect him from the sides. Do that and you've have defeated him at his own game, then we can get to his brother Joey doing his dirty work for Richard Hawkeye. However let's focus on Richie if you are thinking a bit to fast, your not going to defeat him by standing there...get going we don't have much time!| Daniel left off to find Joey Eggert.

This wasn't going to be easy knowing that his enemy is a swashbuckler, yet there wasn't time for him to worry since Richard Hawkeye is now close. Walking down the street he saw a old abandoned tower up ahead of him, this is probably where Richie was hiding for some good time. Entering the tower Richie didn't take to kindly to marine messing up stuff, so he was prepared to fight Daniel heavily. Daniel will indeed have a difficult time with him knowing that he cheats, yet his brigade might help him a good bit in this battle. After a hour and a half he finally defeated Richie, this place was cleaned up from his dirty business out here. He went back to the area where Angus Bartholomaus, yet when he did get there he saw Sergeant Charles Swiftwillow take his place. Even though his work was done they were finished with there mission, they still needed to find Richard Hawkeye out here in his secret location.

|Well done, Daniel! You've earned your keep and cleaned this place out, yet were still not done with this place yet. We've got Richie now we have to deal with Joey is in the street of Moltkestraße, I've heard its heavily guarded by pirates that work up there. Its near the royal building of the queen so we need to get to work, we can allow them to harm the royal family like they did in Shailand my friend. Yet I'm not sending you there now its late plus its ambush prone, there is a rest area out here where you can sleep for the night. Once morning comes meet me at Moltkestraße bright and early Daniel, we got a lot of work to do there. However for the meantime I'm glad that this place is clean Angus Bartholomaus will help us through the street of Moltkestraße, I know that you have learn quite a bit from him...get some rest you've earn it tonight.| Saluting Daniel went off to rest after a long days work.

Patrick closed the book on another chapter as he goes to bed, whatever happens to Daniel is not yet determined...perhaps waiting might be the best solution.