Lance sits down, rolls out a blank scroll and starts to draw with ink and quill a crewed image of the albatross head quarters. "There's entrances all around here but all of which are guarded with wires and traps." Lance explains "And we are guaranteed to meet the other members." Stryker leans in closer "And how deadly are they?" "One wrong look and the next blink you take is your last." Lance says "Are there any weak points that are easily noticeable?" Alicard says absorbing the other tomes he collected. Lance sighs "There might be one or two spots but they're not easy." Alicard tosses another used tome to the side "We'll take our chances." Alicard says putting his robe on "Geeez I need to see the local taylor about this I'll see you two soon. If there are any materials that we need speak now before I leave this door." The two of them stand up and start rapid firing all sorts of things from armor to food to weapons to potions. Alicard grinned and said "I'll see what I can do." As he shuts the door behind him. He walks out to a bright day as he reaches the taylor down town "Good morrow Elizabeth. Has Azawrath brought you to warmer sands?" He says to the young maiden "Slowly but surely. What do you need?" Elizabeth says sorting out her needles. Alicard takes off his robe and unclips the metal shoulder pads and hands her the robe that's been burnt cut and charred. "Oh my my, been doing deeds for Kendrath I see." "If you think so." He says placing the pads down on a table. "So what's the damage in coin?" He says "hmmm, about lets say 150 because I'm feeling nice today." Elizabeth says as she starts to roll out new fabric and begins to cut and sewing the patches together. "So you want me to re-measure you incase?" Elizabeth asked "No it's fine the way it is." He says happily as he examines the threads and types of needles. "Oh shoot, Ali. would you be a dear and get me the fabric scissors on the desk over there? These aren't the right ones."
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"So any other areas we can get in?" Stryker says right after the doors shuts behind Alicard "Let me think here," Lance says struggling. Stryker stretches her legs and says "While you do that I'm going to do some lightweight training. Don't you dare peak or this blade will go through your eye ok?" Lance nods as he gets back to his sketchings. Stryker walks upstairs as loud thuds are heard as she takes off her armor to get in her black tank top and sweats with as she wields her steel sword towards her wooden dummy and starts to attack the life out the it with fast and hard strikes. After a few minutes she stops and gets back in her fighting stance barely breaking a sweat. Lance cracks the door open to say hello but Stryker in paranoia launches her sword digging its blade deep in the door "Geeze all I wanted to ask was if you needed help with your training, but never mind now." Lance says startled. With one stroke of her hand she grabs the handle and yanks the sword out of its place meant and says "Well that's what you get for trying to enter a place while someone has a sword out. But if you're seriously wanting to help grab your arrows and meet me outside." Stryker puts the sword in her scabbard and puts on a steel boot. Lance nods and takes his leave into the back of Alicard's house and does a dry shot with his bow. Stryker comes out wearing her full armor set and says to Lance "I want you to try and shoot me." Lance's eyes widen and he backs away "Don't be a milk drinker and let me explain," she says very unamused "I'm trying to increase my speed to you know get more fluent in this steel, I'm not planning to get any different armor for a while. Not to mention the up and coming albatross attack. So come on when ever you're ready." She puts her arms out like she's a cross and stares him down. Lance prepares for a shot aiming in between the eyes and release. Stryker, as fast as she could moves out of the way right into another arrow. She quickly rolls out of the way into where an arrow was right in her sights. Stryker trips and lands on her but getting away from it, Lance stops and says "Want to try a Hail Mary?" She gets up and nods. Lance forces twenty arrows into one a hollowed out branch and ties them together, he preps it and aims straight for the sky and launches it causing all the arrows to burst out. She knew she couldn't escape, so she tucks in and let's the arrows try to penetrate her armor. She looks up to see the damage done there were arrows surrounding her and a few stuck on the roof she feels her back to touch many dents in her armor but there was one arrow that stuck. Right in between the bottom of the back plate and the top of the hip plate an arrow found its way deep in her side. Lance rushes over and asks "Oh my gods are you alright!?" She struggles to get up and says "I've been through worse. Now then mind helping me get it out? You'll need to get the armor plates off first." Lance carefully gets the segments off of her and grabs hold of the arrow "Wait," she says she pulls out a piece of rope to bite on. She gives a thumbs up as Lance tries to yank it out. She screams in agony as he keeps trying to pull it out until he lets go of it "I'll need someone or something with a bit more force." She shuffles her way into the house while Lance grabs the parts of armor taken off. Moments later Alicard opens the door not wearing his cloak on. He sees a bloody trail to the second floor as he hears a muffled scream from Stryker. He casts his dagger and his flames and runs up the staircase and into Stryker's room to see Lance tugging at an arrow with some sort of clamp. "What's going on here?" Alicard says wiping away his magic Lance explains the Hail Mary incident to Alicard. "You're not going to get it out like that. Look at her she's lost enough blood as it is you're going to have to push it all the way through, see." He makes Stryker stand up he lifts her shirt up partially to show Lance the arrow head peaking out of her stomach. Alicard holds her by the shoulders and says worryingly "Listen I need you to be brave for me. This is going to hurt a lot and I need you to power through this pain." She nods almost ready to faint "That's my girl." Alicard gives her a carful hug as she slips away into unconsciousness. Alicard sets her on her side looks at Lance and nods, Lance goes to her behind takes hold of the arrow and sinks deeper it into her. She wakes up and screams bloody murder with tears in her eyes "Calm down everything will be fine just hold on for a bit longer." Alicard says to try and comfort Stryker. The arrow head slowly starts pushing through her stomach more and more as she starts pleading and begging "Please make it stop! I can't take it anymore! Please stop!" The arrow head makes its way out of her stomach as Alicard grabs hold an forces the arrow all the way through covered in nothing but red. Tears are still running down her face as Alicard holds her saying "Its done just hold on I'll get you some honey nut treats." She nods as Alicard wipes away her tears "I'm very proud of you Stryker." He says as she slips away into a deep sleep. Lance panics "Is she dead?" Alicard gets up "No but she's going to be out for a while I'll need some wrappings can you get them for me?" Lance quickly goes out the door to get the wrappings. Alicard struggles to cradle Stryker to put her in bed. He begins to cast his healing spell on the wound. Lance comes back in and hands it to him "Would you mind sitting her up?" Lance takes her lifeless arms and sits her up as Alicard wraps her wound up. Lance gently sets her down, Alicard puts her blanket on her and the two leave the room putting out the light. They head down stairs "That could've been worse. Anyways what else do you have on the albatross head quarters?" Lance sits back down still in shock of what he did as he keeps drawing the layout of the base "It's past Nirvana close to Tranquility." Lance says "So about a four day walk to there then." Alicard says as he washes his bloody fingertips "We'll need to pack as soon as possible." Alicard quickly grabs a pack of coins he rushes to the door and says "I'm going to get more equipment and food I'll be back soon. Don't let anything happen to her." He closes the door behind him as he goes into the night to get materials for the upcoming attack.
