章 1083: Karstly's Awards - Part 2

It was interesting to Oliver how impulsive Karstly made the affair seem, and how unsettling the suddenness of it had been, only for the men to get as excited as they had. Was there a reason for that excitement, though? Karstly had already confirmed the strict criteria needed for a reward. Was there an element of chance in there for the men that had not taken a head of value? Oliver supposed, the slight vagueness of Karstly's ending comments about other achievements could possibly be construed as that. It was likely enough for even the footsoldiers to get excited.

"We shall begin, then, with the achievement of Colonel Gordry's Blackthorn men," Karstly said. "Colonel Gordry has taken the head of two Rogue Commandants, and his soldiers were instrumental in making it past the barricades of the lower mountain paths. For his contributions, Gordry will be given the sum of a thousand gold pieces, in whatever treasures I might have hidden on my estate."