I've got all the men that I can manage right now. (Decline) Actually, I need a different kind of expertise. "Good! Give me a few moments to prepare and I'll be ready to move." Sorry. A signing bonus of 300 denars would be fair, I think." All right, here's 300 denars. By the way, as a skilled engineer I would expect a payment for my services. Siegework is my specialty, although I reckon can handle myself well enough in an open battle, if need be." That works for me. So if you promise me food and a share of the loot, I'd be happy to fight with you for a while. So I'd be much obliged if a well-armed party heading out in the next few days could take me along." Where do you need to go? "Geroia, eventually, but I'd welcome the opportunity to get a few dinars in my pocket, first, so I don't come home empty handed. More fool me for having taken the contract without an advance, I suppose, but the end of it all is that I'm in a difficult spot, with the roads full of bandits and no money to pay for an escort. The new castellan didn't feel like honoring his predecessor's debts and implied that I might find myself charged with murder if I push the point. Unfortunately he was standing on it, at the time. I told him that it would collapse, and it did. Trouble is, he ran out of cash halfway through the process, before I could complete the supports. The castellan here in ( town) wanted a new tower added to the wall. ![]() And you can't cut costs, either, unless you want your new edifice coming down underneath you, as someone around here has just found out. If you need a wall built back up, I can do that too, although it will take longer and cost you more. If you need a wall knocked down, I can do that, given enough time. ![]() What concern is it of your, may I ask? "I'm an engineer, specialized in the art of fortification. "Oh! Say, friend, are you by chance heading out of town anytime soon?" I am.
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