Odysios coughed, taking the shovel from Vera.
"Not that I wish to interrupt your burial preparations, but we haven't been paid in full, and your friend Sobriel is dead. I'm gonna go with you but I expect to be paid well in the end. Besides, where are we headed?" Titon rubbed his chin.
"We could go east, toward the Fortress of Carn. Tablan, an old friend of mine and Asmal, has control over most of the eastern border. I could visit him and ask for assistance..." "Carn is far away from here, and we would be crossing several badlands and deserts on the way there." "I know. That's why I'm also considering west." "Temple Lands, huh?" "Or Kozanthikon itself. They've always been a loyal ally to the throne, and never they had allied themselves with any usurper or rebel in previous centuries..." "If you find a willing ear that will listen to you, you would definitely have an advantage. I'm not too sure if the majority of my folk would be willing to go to war." "Yes, that's a possibility. So I'm also pondering about going south." Titon turned in that direction.
"My mother's and my grandmother's lands are there. I haven't exchanged letters in a long while, but if I could visit them myself and ask them to help me regain my rightful place as the Emperor..." Titon turned to the west, and then east, and let out a sigh.
"Give me a moment." Titon leaned against the wall and began thinking, while Odysios shrugged and, in Vera's place, began digging a shallow grave near the tower.
//Extremely important plot poll time! All active and applying peoples gotta vote in OOC thread! (you can continue to RP though)