Upon arriving at the castle, Caius was greeted by the guards as they opened the gate and let him in. This was the third or fourth mission he had taken with the family so he was well known in the area. He would walk down the entrance path and open up the castle doors. Looking over to the left he saw Sirius waiting for him over in the living area with a bottle of wine on the table and two glasses. He sure knew how to treat his guests. Caius walked over and sat down on the big red leather seat that was available too him as Sirius poured a glass of wine for each of them. The wine was of the highest quality and was very rare to find. No doubt their connections to the underworld helped them get a bottle of that. Caius took a sip as he looked straight at Sirius. "So what happened this time. For being one of the strongest families in Oak you sure have a lot of problems?" Caius inquired. Despite being so powerful, Sirius made the family seemed vulnerable through all these requests.
Sirius swished his wine around before taking a sip of his own. "Surely you have seen the guards outside. How relaxed they are. We've been one of the most powerful families in Oak for some time causing their skill to decline. They haven't seen any real actions in years it seems save for maybe chasing off some kids vandalizing the walls. That's where you come in." he said standing up and looking out the window nearby. A look of disgust went across his face as he saw guards sitting by playing poker on the porch outside and not patroling like they were paid to do. "I need you to whip these boys back into shape. I'll oversee the training so they know to take it seriously. I've seen what you have done in the past and I am impressed. So let's get to work."
Caius polished off the rest of his wine before slamming the glass down on the table. He was excited that the job would actually have some combat rather than the recon bullshit they had put him on the past few missions. "Fine then I'll get their lazy asses back up and running for you. I've trained some of my members to be some of the deadliest mages in the country. I hope you don't mind if the guards break a bone or two or 15." Caius said. Sirius gave him his approval before the two of them would head out to the courtyard where they could begin the drills for the training exercise.
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