Gurherdir's Fortress

[Gurherdir]

A dark fortress amid the sands of the Dune Sea. The fortress contains all that Gurherdir, Lord of Haradwaith, may need: state rooms, his throne room, personal zoo, and other such things.

(OOC: Here may be posted anything in the fortress that doesn't have its own thread.)

[Alucard]

Alucard silently entered the fortress, followed by Elros, Lancir, and Sayyid. He whispered something and his wings folded into his back, melting into his very being, so as to make him more human like while he hid his fangs. He turned to Sayyid, smirking, "Lead the way,"

[Sayyid]

Sayyid sinlently walked through the fortress making his way to the royal armories where the guard of Gurherdir himself garbed themselves with the traditional Haradrim armor of the Dark Lord's honor guard. Sayyid silently stepped through the most unused passages without even taking the time to ponder wich way was correct. He already knew. As he made his way down the many dark torch lit corrodors he reflected the days of serving the former king of Harad. His days as an honor guard had rewarded him for now as he led Alucard, Elros, and Lancir through the fortress he knew that he would be generously rewarded.

Sayyid finally came to a small wooden arched door and opened it up to reveal a large dark room that held many scimitars, bows, arrows, staffs, and most especially the essentials of the garb of the Haradrim honor guard. Sayyid smiled as he began to change into the clothing of a captain and once the transformation was complete he walked to face his companions. "Choose any that you like. All are unused at the moment, therefore they should not be missed."

[Alucard]

Alucard adorned an outfit similar to that of Sayyid's, frowning as he looked at the new clothes. "It feels so different...As soon as we get the little Prince, I'm out of these..." He growled, looking at Sayyid, "So...exactly, what's our plan?"

[Sayyid]

Sayyid smiled as he looked at Elros and Alucard who looked rather uncomfortable. Lancir himself was not pleased to be wearing an outfit that belonged to a mere honor guard but he was not unaccustomed to such clothing. After laughing for a few moments Sayyid turned towards Alucard with a debvious grin. "That depends on your approach in the matter. Do you want to go strait to Gurhirdir or would you rather go find the child?"

[Elros Dîndaedel]

Elros eyed his clothing disgusted. He did not like it at all and he much shared Alucard's views on the matter of their atire.

As the question as of how to approach arose Elros wondered wich would be best. Should they punish Gurherdir now or first get Erkai to safety. Elros rued the day his father accepted Grashnik into the courts of Angmar and felt a sudden hatred for the being. With Grashnik roaming these halls aswell as any other creatures Gurherdir might have in store, Elros decided that his small brother needed to be gotten to safety as soon as possible. "We should rescue Erkai first and then get him out of this place. Then perhaps we should punish the ones who took him. Grashnik and The Lord of Harad shall pay."

[Alucard]

"We get the Little One out of here. As soon as we have him, I am to contact your father. He then will send his forces here as a distraction so we can escape. He will ride here, and he alone shall face Harad's Lord and Grashnik. He will kill them both, for they are his prey. We are not to kill them." He looked to Elros for a moment before looking back to Sayyid, "Lead the way."

[Sayyid]

Sayyid nodded and made his way out of the amory and down the long corridors towards the dungeons. "If anyone confronts us, you let me talk. I have a plan that may help us but one begun we must be more careful than ever before." After receiving quiet nods of approval from the party he continued to travel down the hallway.

They found themselves at a large door that opened up to the stairway that would take them down to the dungeons. "We will no doubt encounter guards here. Remember not to speak."

[Yoko]

In the dungeons, two men sat cross-legged on the floor with large wooden masks over their faces. They appeared to be both meditating and keeping watch over the dungeons at the same time. In one small jail cell, a man around the age of 25 with short, black hair, picked up a stone and threw it at one of the guards (who also happen to be Yokolings), and the stone hit him. However, the guard did not move.

[Sayyid]

Sayid turned towards the door and opened it how he would open any other door. He did not barge in nor did he try to control the noise produced by the creaking hinges. He merely opened the door and proceeded down the spiralling staircase followed by Alucard, Elros, and Lancir. They were silent and took to immitating the way Sayyid moved and walked quite nicely. As Sayyid turned on the corner he beheld many cells in the dungeons filled with ruffians, vagabonds, even noble villagers that resisted the will of Gurherdir. All were slumped in the shadows of their cells quietly, silently. Some seemed to be dead by Sayyid knew better. They wanted attention.

As they proceeded down the corridors of jail cells they noticed that the final one opened up into a circular room, with a skylight llluminating the round floor. There sitting silently were two identical figures with their heads bowed low and their faces sheilded by masks. In the cell directly behind them was a distraught Erkai. The child looked weakly up towards his saviors and slightly smiled before returning his gaze to the stone floor.

Sayyid frowned and approached the two mysterious figures. He had no knowledge of their identities and nudged them lightly hoping to gain their attention. He felt a hand tightly grip his shoulder and realized it was Alucard. Sayyid brushed him away and shook his head, then held one finger to his lip to indicate them to be silent. After Alucard backed away Sayyid returned his attention to the odd figures before him. After making sure that he indeed was wearing the garb of Haradrim honor guard he nudged the figures once more. They didn't move. "I have come here by the orders of Lord Gurherdir. Intruders have entered the facility and Gurherdir asks that the prisoner, Erkai be brought to him personally. He has sent us to bring the child to him."

[Alucard]

Alucard stood there, silently, his eyes locking on Erkai. When the young child opened his mouth to speak, Alucard shook his head, quickly, barely visible. Say nothing. We are to be quiet, for the moment. We are here on your father's orders to rescue you. We will get you out of here, I assure you. He told Erkai telepathically, and looked at the guards again. He could only hope Sayyid knew what he was doing...

[Yoko]

"They won't move," the man who had thrown a rock at the Yokolings said. "They haven't moved since I came here three days ago, and I don't see any reason why they would want to move for you. The keys are on that one's belt," he said, pointing at one of them.

[Sayyid]

Sayyid nodded. He did not know what sort of trickery this was but he did not particullarly care. He stretched his hand towards the keys on the man's waist and gripped them tightly. "In the name of Lord Gurherdir I relenquish the child Erkai from your care."

[Yoko]

The Yokoling leaped up, but the keys were torn from his belt. The result being that the keys flew across the room. The stone-thrower stretched out his hand and grabbed them, unlocking his cell door. "Thanks," he said, "'been looking for a way to get those keys for three days." He pocketed the keys and leaped up, landing a spin kick to the back of one Yokoling's head, causing him to fall to the floor.

[Sayyid]

Sayyid did not know what to make of the situation. He did not want to reveal that he was the intruder but he did not want to make an enemy of himself to a man who held one of Erkai's only methods of escape. "With haste! Unlock the child's door!"