Morgan took in a deep breath of familiar air as he climbed up onto his perch atop the town square's statue. It really felt good to be back. The square itself was in relatively good condition considering the battles that happened in it, which made the General feel quite relieved. Setting his bag down in front of him, he sat back and called out,
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After waiting for a crowd to gather, the samoyed began to speak once more.
He picked up a pair of scarves, each of them gleaming with a flame-shaped pin.
With nothing else to say, Morgan yawned and lied down on his belly. There was much to do about the rising threat of the Pitt and the lack of survivors in Tanglewood, but he felt that waiting a little bit longer would be a better idea than forcing everyone to do too much at once.
TL;DR
"It's time for this week's meeting, everyone!"
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After waiting for a crowd to gather, the samoyed began to speak once more.
"As I'm sure all of you could tell, the spirits that haunted our land last month are now gone. I don't quite understand why, or how, but they seem to be... calm, I think. When I returned to the Crater to sense for them, there was a new feeling of calmness coming straight from the ground."
He hoped his explanation was clear enough; he was not lying when he said he did not understand what happened. In any case, it meant the land was safe to return to - that was what really mattered."To add onto our luck, most of our territory is still intact. There's some minor damage to the buildings around town, and the farm's nearly empty besides our unused supply of seeds, but otherwise it's alright. We'll need to rebuild the mausoleum and replant some seeds, of course, but nothing as major as I was expecting before we returned."
It made some sense to him why so little physical harm was done to their buildings; without any Tanglers to oppose them, the spirits had nobody to defend their land from."Getting back to our regular meeting, I'd like to welcome our new and returning Tanglers this week! Valo-kas has returned, and Enceladus has joined! Thankfully, the danger we were in has passed. Our territory is relatively safe again."
He opened up his bag next, pulling out some lengths of cloth with bits of metal attached. "I haven't awarded any badges in some time now. With the attack on the town last month, we weren't really able to produce enough for me to give them out without using the last of our supply."
He picked up a pair of scarves, each of them gleaming with a flame-shaped pin.
"I'm giving a Firebrand badge to each Tangler who participated in the rescue raid last week. I have a scarf and badge for Kiira, one for Axle, and a badge each for Arrow and for my Vigenere."
Floating them away from himself in their respective directions, he pulled out one last badge: a brilliant blue butterfly. "For Delilah, I award this: the first Revenant badge. You have gone through many changes during your time here, for better or for worse. Through it all, we'll still stick together no matter what."
The core group of Tanglers was the only family Morgan had, and he was not going to let them be hurt again. Taking a bit more care, he directed the last badge toward its destination. "I'd also like to give some shout-outs to Leroy - always active and good to see - and Renegadeanthem, who is becoming even better than myself at spotting new Tanglers at the border!"
He smiled wide, thinking back to back when he would comb through the edge of territory with his comrade Fenrisulfr."Now that we stayed for Sunhaven for a week, we need to make sure to be extra nice to them the next time we see them. I know we're not all on the best terms with every stranger we meet, but we owe them a lot."
He wondered if they would be able to see their allies soon enough under some less difficult circumstances. They had not seen very much of the Rosebloods in quite some time either - perhaps he would need to set something up with them in the future. "There won't be a proper townbuilding task this week, but I do recommend you all try to restock our food supply when you get the chance. We'll definitely need more in case of another disaster."
With nothing else to say, Morgan yawned and lied down on his belly. There was much to do about the rising threat of the Pitt and the lack of survivors in Tanglewood, but he felt that waiting a little bit longer would be a better idea than forcing everyone to do too much at once.
TL;DR
- The spirits are now gone, and we're back home!
- Welcome Enceladus, and welcome back Valo-kas!
- Arrow, Axle, Kiira, and Vigenere all receive Firebrand badges (and scarves if they didn't have one already)!
- Delilah receives the Revenant badge!
- Shout-outs to Leroy and Renegadeanthem!