Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2015 11:06 pm
In between the settlements of Mount-Lebanon and Castor, Bienville Parish, Louisiana
The Bundle of Knives
Warlord Cornelius White
Neutral ground
That was what we were allegedly standing in for the soon to come negotiations over what could possibly become a ceasefire. It was upon a barren hill that was surrounded as usual in this land trees, miles upon miles of trees. It made me feel rather vulnerable honestly, but at least I had a sorta back up plan in case things went sour... The Obviously the Montou would also have emulated that practice but still I am sure my militants will have little difficulty with such things. I like the Montou bought a rather specific number of bodyguards to accompany me openly, and the Montou chiefs who came followed suit with that custom. The Montou men in question were tall and strong with powerful arms carrying their characteristic spear, wooden-shield, and machete combo while my own though not as tall were still decently well built from their hard lives and they carried shotguns and as usual 2 knives tucked in their waists for when things got a little messy. That should honestly not be surprising considering are name puts it out their. The hill top was rather flattish and level like a small tabletop mountain and had a few rocks about waist high scattered about that would make adequate cover. We all stood a distance away, about 10 feet, exchanging words over terms and the like of this possible ceasefire. The Negotiations had occurred under duress to a degree with me sending a small force over to the Montou settlement of Bienville to give the impression that I had suffered very little in the previous conflict and the preceding skirmishes that had taken place afterwards unlike the Montou. To further press it I sent in a few of my experimental weapons that I had been developing known as "Fist throwers" named for the fist sized projectile they threw. They were not much different than other cannons except they rather than resting on a wheeled carriage instead used a Tripod which made them far more mobile and better suited to the local terrain. I got the idea mind you from an old ottoman weapon known as an "Abus gun" that I read about in a book thinking it would be useful. Though not perfect, they were pretty short ranged, they got the job done and gave me the desired push I needed to get the Montou onto the Negotiating table. It was going to be a long day but hopefully it would be worth it.
Time goes on
Bittersweet but still worth the cost, I had bought about the peace I needed. The Montou chiefs in exchange for a Ceasefire were given a few farm animals in order to finally seal it which was not something I cared to do but had to in order to get rid of one of their demands in which they would be allowed to get the bodies of the dead from the Battle ground site, something I really didn't want to do for it would risk having the Montou try to mount a sneak attack against me under the guise of peace. This would be a good respite for my troops and allow them a little rest, plus it would allow me to rebuild my forces to something a little more formidable. I still had plans to take on Gibsland but that would have to wait for I needed an army before I could do that. Gibsland unlike Arcadia was located on much shallower ground but had a larger population allowing it to bring more troops unto the field of battle. I knew soon enough though I would be able to rebuild my army and have a force that would crush my opposition. Heck my staff had already gained me a few new recruits from the south, and during that time I had been able to set up my boot-camp and even had drummed out a few new young recruits from the local population who were willing to join my forces as militants. In the end it was all just a waiting game.
The Bundle of Knives
Warlord Cornelius White
Neutral ground
That was what we were allegedly standing in for the soon to come negotiations over what could possibly become a ceasefire. It was upon a barren hill that was surrounded as usual in this land trees, miles upon miles of trees. It made me feel rather vulnerable honestly, but at least I had a sorta back up plan in case things went sour... The Obviously the Montou would also have emulated that practice but still I am sure my militants will have little difficulty with such things. I like the Montou bought a rather specific number of bodyguards to accompany me openly, and the Montou chiefs who came followed suit with that custom. The Montou men in question were tall and strong with powerful arms carrying their characteristic spear, wooden-shield, and machete combo while my own though not as tall were still decently well built from their hard lives and they carried shotguns and as usual 2 knives tucked in their waists for when things got a little messy. That should honestly not be surprising considering are name puts it out their. The hill top was rather flattish and level like a small tabletop mountain and had a few rocks about waist high scattered about that would make adequate cover. We all stood a distance away, about 10 feet, exchanging words over terms and the like of this possible ceasefire. The Negotiations had occurred under duress to a degree with me sending a small force over to the Montou settlement of Bienville to give the impression that I had suffered very little in the previous conflict and the preceding skirmishes that had taken place afterwards unlike the Montou. To further press it I sent in a few of my experimental weapons that I had been developing known as "Fist throwers" named for the fist sized projectile they threw. They were not much different than other cannons except they rather than resting on a wheeled carriage instead used a Tripod which made them far more mobile and better suited to the local terrain. I got the idea mind you from an old ottoman weapon known as an "Abus gun" that I read about in a book thinking it would be useful. Though not perfect, they were pretty short ranged, they got the job done and gave me the desired push I needed to get the Montou onto the Negotiating table. It was going to be a long day but hopefully it would be worth it.
Time goes on
Bittersweet but still worth the cost, I had bought about the peace I needed. The Montou chiefs in exchange for a Ceasefire were given a few farm animals in order to finally seal it which was not something I cared to do but had to in order to get rid of one of their demands in which they would be allowed to get the bodies of the dead from the Battle ground site, something I really didn't want to do for it would risk having the Montou try to mount a sneak attack against me under the guise of peace. This would be a good respite for my troops and allow them a little rest, plus it would allow me to rebuild my forces to something a little more formidable. I still had plans to take on Gibsland but that would have to wait for I needed an army before I could do that. Gibsland unlike Arcadia was located on much shallower ground but had a larger population allowing it to bring more troops unto the field of battle. I knew soon enough though I would be able to rebuild my army and have a force that would crush my opposition. Heck my staff had already gained me a few new recruits from the south, and during that time I had been able to set up my boot-camp and even had drummed out a few new young recruits from the local population who were willing to join my forces as militants. In the end it was all just a waiting game.