[Aynia]

Aynia paces back and forth across the large stone war room. The centre of the room is taken up by a massive table with a map of the entire Warren, each holdfasts borders marked out, and markers where the Red Knights troop positions had been reported.

The flyers had been disseminated throughout the Warren, and she expected either the Holdfast nobility themselves or their representatives to begin to show up at any time. She'd met with her Captains of War previously and outlined Bastions defenses, as well as sent one regiment along with their captain to assist and fortify Rovikstead. However, they needed to be on the offensive quickly and gather their forces. It was important for the Holdfasts to work as a cohesive unit if they were to succeed.

She hears the tower bells begin to toll that the sun has struck noon and worries her lip. Her handmaiden pours her a cup of water and takes it to her with some reassuring words and has her sit down to await their visitors...

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Welcome to the war council, Noble Holdfast owner/Representative! Please make your initial post about arriving in Bastion in this thread and you will be received at the castle and directed to the war room. In this thread Holdfast owners and their representatives will strategize directly with the Monarchy as to the best way to defeat the Red Knight.