Meet the Order of the Red Cross, also know as the Red Cross Kights, named after the original Red Cross Knight, St George (the knights templar also used a red cross, but I think that was partialy due to Georgie who was all patron-saint of englandy and such, but what with the Da Vinci Code and all of its crack-tastic history I prefer to downplay that connection). Drake basicaly's got the jist of them. They're an order of knights independent of any specific ruler and focused on hunting down solifidians. they really can only manage to catch the dinky ones, but those are the ones that tend to be in human territory. They've also become deeply involved in politics.
The two in from are officers, drawn from the younger sons of noble families (chain mail is more expensive) while the two in the back are basic soldiers drawn from the middle class (even the rank and file of the order still wield a great deal of power). The officer closest to us is the captain of the city garrison, while the other is his second-in command. These two also happen to be brothers, Teucer and Aias, named after my favorite fellows in the Iliad (Teucer is a completely minor character, probably mentioned only four or so times, but I love him nevertheless and his big bro is probably better know to you as Ajax, the more common spelling of his name). They bicker a lot, their subordinates seem mildly amused by it (btw, they need names, help).
Teddy pipes again finally. gypsies tended to keep a close eye on politics since the last thing they need is extra scapegoating in harsh times, and the Order isn't too nice to them to begin with. Drake measures his life-span in centuries, so its a bit hard for him to keep track of humans change, plus he doesn't really care all that much. Joan had actually briefly mentioned the war of succession when chatting with Teddy about her folks two chapters back, it changes up trade roots and forced them to move their business, but, being stuck in a dinky little backwater town she doesn't know much more than that.
replies: re Will: hurah!
re Mina_Lunga: considering how often those "halt" gesture go wrong like that, the power of cliche should have made it happen, but it just couldn't bring myself to do it.
re dragon_blade: it's amazing how happy that little dip can make people.
re Kikaru: plus the whole knigh vs. dragon thing makes it a nice little bit of revenge.
re Elaine: true, graffiti isn't something that one often associates with the feudal era, probably has something to do with the low literacy rate.
re Frostflowersbeing in a big city isn't a good feeling for him. gypsy life taught him to be nervous about being in big settled places, and the vampireism just means that he has even more reason to worry.
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