Everyone was on alert as we spread out to find the last member. He was found robbed blind and naked. Some of the men laughed as we saw that he had a massive hangover. "I told you to keep on your toes. People have a big range on expressions. Some are good, some are bad. You can walk around naked until we get back to the ship." He looked embarrassed and covered up his crotch. I led my men to the keep and we waited for the king to let us in. Only I was allowed in. That was fine. I just had a question to ask. When I got to the king, I bowed at the waist and waited for him to give me leave to ask the question. "I'm new to this continent. I want to know the rules of engagement in warfare. How does one justly conquer land?" I asked. The king said "One must approach their gate and negotiate terms of engagement in a legitimate dispute of land. You then follow them in the siege. For conquering, simply declare yourself. If refused, invoke the One Knock rule. If the gate is touched by a ram, the lives inside are forfeit. Kill all men, take women as sex slaves and capture children for chattel slavery."
I was satisfied and took my leave. I had my men fetch a flag for them to raise. I made sure that it was raised before I left for the ship. Once we were all on the ship, I set course for Sebin. I wanted to make sure that all the non coalition factions were safe. Once they were secure, I could go on the offensive. It took an hour before we got to the island. Sebin was immediately next to Istolin. When we got as close as possible to the coast, we used the rafts to get to the beach. We continued up to the city walls to observe the situation. There was a force using a battering ram as we came up from the side. The people using the battering ram had olive complexions, brown hair and yellow eyes. Their focus was on the gate and it seemed that they were busy enduring the slings and arrows from the defending force on the walls. The people on the walls were bronze skinned and had navy blue hair. Sea green eyes could be seen if I looked hard enough. The ram hit the door and I was now invested. "Men. Give me air support of the forces outside the city. All 10 Battle Mechas!" I ordered into my radio.
Within 10 minutes, the mechas were flying over the battlefield and blasting them with their guns and lasers. I forbid the rockets because I did not want to go scorched earth on them. The battle was over in under 5 minutes. I let them return to the ship and accessed the casualties. The opposing force was devastated and there were not many survivors. The gates to the city opened up, and the Sebin sallied forth. I made our presence known to them. It appeared the Sebin were sissies. They had black, see through, lace mesh top that were tight on their muscles. The mesh had floral patterns. They had lilies, roses, or sunflowers on them. They also had variants with sleeves and without them. They also had on tight pants that left little to the imagination. Those were the civilians. The knights were wearing tight, sleeveless black catsuits with stairs painted daintily on the shiny fabric. The knights all were armed with glaives and great swords. The rank and file soldiers were using long swords and hand axes. It was a bit too fetishy for my personal taste.
