So... So many links. Too little sleep.
Urist followed Splint down the corridor, still trying to make sense of it all. Splint turned left, into an open archway, where the unmistakable sounds of sparring echoed out. Urist grinned to himself. This he could handle.
Urist turned the corner to see a huddled mass of militia dwarves clustered tightly together. They all held pikes, and the pikes jutted out of the mass like they were pretending to be a porcupine. They didn't really seem to be truly sparring, just standing real close to each other, and kind of kicking at each other shins once in a while.
Splint marched right up to the group, and tapped one on the shoulder. "Steelcrazy. Is Colonel Fischer in there somewhere?"
The dwarf turned a wild eyed gaze on Splint, "Aye. Aye, lemme get her." He crouched down, leaving his pike where it was, oddly supported by the other dwarves, and scurried under their legs. A moment later he returned, with Fischer in tow. They both scurried out of the trainees, weaponless, and stood up straight next to Splint.
Fischer smiled at Splint cheerfully, "What's up, Splint? New weapon shipment?"
Splint more bared his teeth than grinned, "Dwarf. He wants to assess our strategic situation. I gotta get some paperwork done." Splint turned, and started to walk past Urist, but paused, "I'll be on sublevel thirty-five, supervising the magma forges. Don't come find me if you need help."
Urist shook his head. Like he could find ANYTHING on purpose in this place any which way. Fischer and Steelcrazy murmured together for a few long moments, then Steelcrazy went back to his spot in the mass. Fischer said, "Alright, dwarf. Let's talk about the military. We've got about twenty dwarves in the military, quite a few of them very well trained. Me, Draignean, Feb, Stodir, Tobul, Pokonic, and Tosid are the squad leaders, if you want more information about individual squads, talk to them."
Urist shook his head, "I suspect that won't be necessary, ma'am. Uh, sir. Ma'am."
Fischer glared at him, "Sir."
Urist gesticulated helplessly, "Sir."
Fischer eyed him for a minute more, then smiled sweetly, "Tell you what, you got all the info I can really give you without a better understanding of our real situation here, so why don't you run down to the living quarters level. Take a right, past the quarters, and then a left down the long hallway. Sixth room on your right. Don't go in."
Urist had a dubious expression, "If... If you insist. Someone important live down there?"
Fischer laughed as she scurried back into the training mass, "You could say that Mr. Dwarf. You could say that."
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