Did anyone else just hear a shoe drop?

As the group made their getaway from the fight scene Furion took a moment to snatch the Cobra patch from one of the White Ninja. As luck would have it he found one of the leaders which his quick rummage yielded one of the pass pads. He grabbed it and made good their escape. The group headed south untl it was time to break for lunch when they healed as much as they could and then, not noticing any followers, they turned east looking to make for Town 1. They traveled for 4 days slipping past Town 11 even though Parker and Gwyn spotted some patrol party headed in to Town 11 during the evening they were camped in the area. Their luck held as they gathered no attention from the patrol party.

On the 4th day, camped south of the Town 8 entrance, Marci and Parker spotted a small group of riders slowly approaching their location. There was nothing to raise suspicion or concern but they woke the entire group and waited for them to arrive. There arrival was calm and friendly. These were guards from Town 8 who were greeted well. They introduced themselves and discussed the current White Ninja issues with the group, The interchange told the guards these were not trouble makers but the envoys from Midway they had been expecting to pass through sometime. It became clear to both groups they were not a threat to each other. Cord invited the guards to join them for breakfast.

During their meal that it was revealed they had obtained one of the pass pads. The leader of the guards was obviously surprised and offered them 1,000 gold for the pad. The offer was accepted and Jade given the money to compensate for fronting the cash when they had to buy the pass. Other information was shared, including the concept of the insignias worn by the White Ninja, In addition to the Cobra worn by those holding Town 16 there were Hawk in 24 and Dragons in 11. Breakfast was eaten and off they went. The guards stated they were going to move as quickly as possible to get them to City Prime as quickly as they could. They were stopped at the gates of the walled Town 8. The wagon searched and the group reviewed. Once the search was done they were off again, racing through the town and out the northern gates. At this point they picked up their speed as travel on these roads was quite easy. Almost at a gallop the ground between was covered in short order and they entered Town 1 as the sun was setting.

The guards escorted the group to the best hotel in town just outside the castle walls. It was now the group began to wonder if they were being set up. The accommodations were the best they had ever seen. This was the diplomatic welcoming inn. Each member was provided their own room with their own private bath and facility. They were invited to dinner and provided food, drinks and after dinner treats as well as access to all the facilities at the inn. This was the first 4 star inn they had ever seen. With dinner consumed the group gathered in Rennala’s room, pretty much because she drank herself in to oblivion, and contacted SD via Talking Crystal to catch him up on the developments.

But that was not the end of news for the day. Shortly after that conversation was completed SD was interrupted by another Talking Crystal. This time it was Masako. She had news for SD. The Hashimoto clan has issued orders to recall any and all superior members of the White Ninja because they had discovered the three families resident in Unundu were massing for an assault on the White Ninja. This would reduce the effectiveness of the forces outside the Imai Empire and would be an ideal time to press any attacks if they were prepared to do so.

The next morning the group was fed breakfast and escorted to the castle where they were greeted as official state representatives. All the pomp and circumstance was on display. They were met at the stairs of the castle by Governor Whitehall and his wife Fiona. They were led in to the receiving hall where seats were arranged for all. The current state of political affairs were discussed and SD was brought in, once again, via Talking Crystal. It was easily agreed they needed to act now, the window opened. But where, who and how. The insignias were clarified. These were the school markings and specific clans that had taken control of these different cities. Their insignia defined the martial school they followed. In order of power they ran Cobra in Town 16, Hawk in Town 24 and Dragon in Town 11. After much discussion it was agreed that SD and Midway would provide a supplemental group to assist the current party to assault Town 16 which had no more than 3 dozen or so Cobra. This town was the most recent subverted by the Ninja. Whitehall would amass a force from the Intercities to assault Town 24 and the 80 or so Hawks. Any forces attempting to reinforce would be dealt with on the road and hopefully eliminated as isolated groups. Once these first two were 0liberated from White Ninja control they would join forces and turn their direction on Town 11 and the 200 to 300 Dragons present. How accurate these numbers were was still in question but it was the information they had.

The meeting of the minds completed the group was seen out and returned to the Inn for the remainder of that day. Some folks made their way in to town to do a little shopping to stock up before leaving and then partake of the gracious hosting provided by the City. When they left in the morning the group made sure they took care of the working attendants at the inn for all their courtesy and service. The gift was greatly appreciated. They left after breakfast escorted by the same guards that had led them in. The same pace was employed to get them in to position in all haste. The trip took the entire day when they found themselves in just about the same place the Town 8 guards had first met them. Herte these guards took their leave, wishing the group good luck.

The group turned west and traveled for a day heading to the planned meeting place where they would be reinforced for their assault on Town 16. But the night was interrupted by something Jade and Rennala spotted approaching during their night watch. At first it was more of a heat bloc their infravision spotted at a distance. They began to wake up the group when Jade activated a Continual Light broach she had. The light reached out quite a distance and the extent of the light revealed two White Ninja approaching. Four more would be found just outside the illuminated area. At that the Ninja charged in. Frantic action was taken to awaken the rest of the party, most of which were awake and on their feet as the White Ninja engaged. Only Gwyn was still on the ground as he had not had time to stand just yet.

The battle began in earnest, Jade firing a closing bow shot using a sleep poison tipped arrow that hit but had no effect. Marci traded shots with the lone archer of the White Ninja. They both hit but she took a serious hit to her neck. Four of the attackers came running in with a flying kick. Only Furion was struck by the attack, but he felt just how hard they could hit. Taking the hit he struck back. Tyrade evaded his attack and struck his foe twice. Morgana then took the opportunity to cast an Entangle attempting to snare the five in direct engagement. She got three of them. Gwyn was now on his feet and focused his attention to the insignias these bore. They were showing a Dragon insignia. But while making this observation he was struck with a circle kick that hit his hand critically. Furion was hit with another kick too.

The battle now fully engaged and the line defined as mosty of the White Ninja were entangled, opportunity presented itself for the group to score hits and whittle down the attackers. Rennala tried to hit with her long sword but fumbled it, dropping it and watching the blade snap. But she was not finished, reaching out and striking the foe with a heavy punch. Morgana broke out here Hailstone striking the archer and Jade loosed a Shark Bolt on the same target. Parker had now made her way through the battle to Marci casting a Cure Serious to relieve the arrow wounds she had suffered as Tyrade scored the first kill with a bow shot. Furion, not certain, chose to strike down at the target to make sure it was dead.

At this point both Parker and Gwyn got their helpful spells out. Bless and Prayer to bolster the party. Jade’s Shark Bolt finished off the archer as Marci fired a shot scoring a heavy hit as the foes strengths dwindled. Bow shots and sword slashes cut through the remaining targets, weakening them further. Morgana scored more hits with another Hailstone and Cored scored a bow shot that dropped the third as Jade dropped the fourth with another bow shot that loosed her bow from her hands but went almost all the way through the target. Down to only two one of the White Ninja called out “Omega”. To all their surprise the remaining two then executed a maneuver twisting their necks in an unnatural manner. They both dropped to the ground, dead.

And so, they found out how committed the Dragon clan were.

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