RP:Membership Removed

Synopsis: Aarika had given the order to bring Blut to the Matron. She waited in the war room with the Steel Collective at her command. Blut is brought before the Matron and Eirik stands ready to spring should Blut make the wrong choice. Blut is hereby relieved of his status and rank within the Steel Collective. He is branded traitor and henceforth cast out.

Membership Removed

Aarika had been sitting in the debriefing room with the door wide open. The barracks was on the look out for a certain sell sword in particular, so when Blut arrived he would be escorted immediately to Aarika. She was dressed in her battle armor with a bloodied piece of cloth tied about her hand, the result of losing ones temper. Each arm sat on her chairs arm-rests while nails drummed away at the leather upholstery, "I've been waiting for you." She finally speaks settling her eyes on Blut disapprovingly, "Do you know why I have summoned you?" She wouldn't wait for a reply. "I've been checking up on old contracts. One you might remember in Frostmaw." She would give the man a few moments to rack his brain for answers to her cold tone. "Our bridge to the North is burnt, which leaves me questioning why.... Why won't Queen Hildegarde employ us further?" She asked sliding the glass of whiskey from her path, "I have been informed of your actions with our last contract there. I have been educated on your bad attitude, your killing spree and your blatant disrespect. It has also be brought to my attention that you have gone to other employers and requested higher payouts for yourself." The growl in Aarika's tone proved her fuse was short with this man, "I have given you a fair try even after you attempted to assassinate me and this is how you repay me, with betrayal and disgrace?" She blinked incredulously while a hand motioned through the air. "You single handedly have besmudged our name, the efforts to clean up your mess will take a life time. I can not associate with you nor allow you to call yourself a member of this family any longer." It was clear Blut was to be exiled from the clan, "What say you to this?"

Blut followed his escort as he approached his chair and sat down. He crossed his arms and raised a eyebrow he took down his hood showing his metal mask and white hair as he shook his head. "I'm not sure what your talking about. I've never killed anyone in Frostmaw whilst yes I permenantly handicaped two giants I saved familys and people. I even invested extra on venom that would paralyse giants our orders were not to kill. Whoever has told you this must clearly been wrong." Blut fell silent running through all his memorys in frostmaw he was sure he hasn't killed anyone nor had he sought out employers that would befit the clan. "And whilst I have got other employers they are people who don't need warriors they are the types of people you don't negotiate with. And last I checked if people ask me to do a job thats not related to our employers or our clan thats free game. Or are we forbidden from all kinds of jobs not approved by you cause if thats the cause I'm going to have to quite the mage guild." Blut asked after all he was still a assassin and assassins need pay. "As for bad attitude I have no intention of showing respect to the crown if thats what your asking. ANY crown but neither have I shown disrespect if they find issue in my methods why didn't they contact you sooner. I haven't spoke much to anyone in the area the worst I've done is threaten a family paralysed by fear it was the only way to get them to move. I even returned the weapon the man used to try and kill me with." Blut closed his eyes and shook his head before looking at Aarika with a cold still expression "now Aarika tell me which contract lead you to belive that I have violated code. After all it wouldn't be very hard for people to try and shift something onto me." Blut reasoned "I think someones got the wrong idea or someone doesn't like me."

Eirik is but a fixture among the backdrop of clanmates. Dressed in the trappings of war, the lycan stands ready for combat. Two black armored sleeves work their way up both arms and weave into fur covered leather and steal plate paudrons. A silver stitched black leather jerkin protecting his torso while matching pants give way to booted feet and steel greaves. An elemental ice throwing axe, shaped like a tomahawk, adorns one side of his hip. Brann Forbruker hangs from the other hip; tied via the means of a leather baldric. The problem, Blut might notice, is that the entire company was here, waiting for him to make a dishonorable move. To attack Aarika would be shear idiocy. Both Henry and Lenny stood mere feet from the Matron - armed and ready to deflect any incoming assault. Beyond just the normals and Eirik himself stood new recruits, blocking any chance of escape. This is the spot that Eirik himself is found at the helm of. At this particular moment Eirik would speak out, but instead stays silent to allow the Matron to finalize whatever is to happen.

Aarika shook her head in disbelief, had the assassin missed her message completely? Her hand curled into a fist and her knuckles turned white as she spoke through gritted teeth, "I have been given this information from the queen herself, passed through my most trusted. Do you mean to sit here and call the queen a liar?" A servant bustled into disburse drinks but Aarika was quick to cast them out, "Not. Now." The poor gril had come at the wrong time and was instantly regretting her over achiever attitude. With out a question she left shutting the door behind her. "I have seen your common lack of courtesy for all, Blut. I know your tricks and ways. It is in your nature to be deceitful as for Hildegarde's nature to be an oath maker. I do not believe she would fabricate such allegations. Your words have no weight here. Blut, your sentence is set. From this day forth you will be known as a traitor to the Steel Collective, you will be stripped of any titles or items that have been earned with your time here....And I want the earring back." The last phrase was directed towards Eirik. "The earring is to be ripped from your ear so that others may know your offences."

Blut sighed as he never actually wore the earing as he set the earing on the table. " And what makes you think the queen hasn't been lied to. I don't think I need to remind you how much the queen trusts her subjects and how much they value honour and traditions. What makes you think they wouldn't talk ill of a man like me." Blut continued to sit still almost as if there was no threat he put his hands in his pocket on hand holding a teleporter ring the other holding 3 smoke bombs. "I would advise you try and calm down emotions are clouding your judgment. Now consider why would I waste gold purchaseing paralysis venom for giants write daily reports and constantly patroling her city. Finally if that was true why would I be here I would be gone to the wind if those aligations were true so why am I here. Blut asked in his regular methodical voice "That goes for all of you." Blut said looking up to noone in particular he assumed there would be guards comeing there had to be. Blut predicted that much.

Eirik would loft a brow to the conversation before them. Blut had been branded traitor and was to be kicked. Steps would carry the Lycan to Bluts side, "This will only get worse if you so choose it." They were in fact ready for Blut to make a poor decision. To try and step out of line. Of course there were gaurds coming. They all stood awaiting command. And as Eirik leaned forward and collected the ring, "sieze him," is announced. If blut did not make a hasty exit, he would find himself roped up and tied down. However, the only exit to this room is body blocked by the steel collective. Eirik would set to the grim task of hammering that ring into the earlobe of a man who claimed to follow the rules, but did not wear his ring. All of this would be done, just to yank the damned thing back out. Henry and Lenny would step in front of the matron to protect her from any shot fired. It was a simple case of numbers. Blut would simply be overwhelmed.

Aarika kept her eyes glued to Blut and his movements, she noted his hands move to his pockets. One would expect the man to have tricks up his sleeves, "He's in his pockets!" Aarika warned, two sell swords rushed with her words each arm aimed to be captured. The matriarch wouldn't converse further with the traitor, the back and forth wouldn't happen here. She was good at obtaining the facts she needed and would be swift to put the knowledge to use. Hopefully this would be a good start to rebuilding a bridge long burnt.

Blut chuckled "lets see how far this loyalty of yours gets you." Blut got up and bowed in a mocking fashion as he crushed the smoke bombs shrouding the area in darkness. Valens key would teleport him back to Larket as he was transported through the shadows. When the smoke clears all that there would be left that would be evidence of the assassins encounter here would be a shuriken in the table.

Eirik smirks as the smoke clears. "We will find him. I have many contacts." Eirik would turn to the collective, "lets search grounds, make sure that rat isnt in hiding here." Gaze flicks to Henry and Lenny. "Watch over her would you?" The lycan knew he didnt need to ask.