Commander Barton

(Normal) In their company was a boy with wings, a young human girl from Pipetown, Prince Yorik's servant Thorn, and Bastian's servant Teek. They wanted to get to the Capital. To get to you. They were assisted by the daughter of the late General Eastwood. A child named Merien. But the following day, there was an attack on Escalion. Human machines were used to bring down the holy trees on whose branches the city rested. The local councilor imprisoned the children, believing them to have conspired with the Pipetown forces to bring the city down. But they escaped.

(Shouting angrily) TAKE THE FANGERS DOWN!

(Normal) Okay. Here’s the good news. I’ve smoothed things over with the locals. As long as the Naval Fleet leaves Northport, families of the enlisted can stay here in the city. Including your son. I’d say a good 70% of the men we left Pipetown with 15 years ago are back with us. But we have to be realistic. They’re not battle-ready. They’ve grown comfortable in peacetime. What will help is our enlistments. There are a lot of weirdbloods out there who would love to go home if Pipetown changed its ways. So that gives us a bit more youth and vigor. Weapons we’ve got. A good bit of it has never seen war. But we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it. Our ships are our strength. The strongest, largest fleet docked in Esseriel. But it’s not enough, and you damn well know it. Pipetown is landlocked. And we don’t have the hands to fight off the Faeries and your brother.