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Lotar moved out from the trees with his son at his side.
Soran also stod by him and he mumbled to Lotar 'They surround us'
'Aye, I see them. They do not have much skill in subtelty. But still, we have little choce but to trust them'
'These men are farmers and family-men' whispered Kandel 'They are not killers. I do trust them'
Lotar was surprsed by this. His son always found the humour in situations this dire, but his face was filled wth conviction. He could swear he looked more like his mother then, than he ever had.
He saw a group of men, standing by the gate. He recognised Rudgar and Guthwine, and Kirima also. He also noticed o0ne of Rudgar's recruits with them. Lotar gave a grumble 'I think he has made our name more infamous than we ever could have. Blast him and his hard skull...'
A man then called out to the three:
“Hail,I am Harald the Mayor of Bree. Here are Telien of the Guard and Berilac the Ranger. Here also are Guthwine and Kimira, whom you know. We meet this hour under the flag of truce, to parley if you will, of peace. What do you say, Outlanders?”
Lotar looked at both Soran and Kandel, before he called out:
'I am Lotar, or the men you call Outlanders. Though we are not what you would have your people believe. We too, come to settle this matter, for it will bring only pain to us both if it is settled by the manner of the sword'
He shot a glare at Guthwine, who did not look back, and Lotar approached further.
'You can se we have naught to thraten you with, and the woods round about are free of any of our people. I would ask that you remove those archers aims from us now, so we can go forward and talk...'
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