Bralmar's warning to Dundas

With your decision to trust Ombra. Here is a transcript of a chilling conversation between the two Dwarfs, Dundas and Bralmar.

Dundas being an intelligent and educated dwarf was able to recall the conversation almost word for word. It went something like this.....

 You think moving south is a good idea?
You think the captain knows what he's doing?
That's because you don't know about The Silver Lady.
Number of seasons back, before you and these other newbloods joined up with us,
Jacobs had us attached to a warhost of one of the Border Princes.
One night before settling in, Jacobs tells us we have a special mission in the morning.
We were to secure and guard a supply dump and wait for a delivery from our contacts in the empire to the north
Easy work says I to our brothers. Fighting's one thing but when you are given a soft support mission you take it
Only in the morning I notice we travel more westerly than Northwards.
After two days of slog through rough country we spy a redoubt up ahead on the lee of the hills.
Only one of the lads sees a sentry mark us. Seems we are in for a scrap after all
Thats it says Jacobs. There'll be a bit extra for us lads says he
But that's Jacobs' gift, isn't it? Always knows just what to say to push us harder, further, make us all pull together for the cause.
The lads have their blood up anyway and most are spoiling for a scrap
So we storm them on hillside, even though its held against us, even though they are dug in and know we are coming
We lost many good men taking it and for a haul nowhere near what Jacobs had promised.
The defenders were well armed and had the look of hard men. And they fought to the last man
All but two, brothers I thought, or cousins, softer than the fighting men rich merchants sons thinks I or Noble by blows
When all seems lost and with the last of their protectors dead they try to surrender
Well all of the lads paused, you never know what a ransom might be worth
Jacobs however does not hesitate, quicker than you can think he's done for both of them
Most of the lads took it in their stride the captain is the captain after all
But there was no shipment of supplies, no wagons or rations or extra weapons or ammunition.
and no real loot to speak of, a little yes, enough to keep most of the lads content.... just enough
After I'd caught my breath I took it to the Lieutenant.
He was unmoved, to say the least.
"Just two rich bastards less in the world," he said.
At the time, I'll admit, I took his point.
But days later we connected up with the warhost.... or what was left of it.
Seems that Prince Gambon's army had met and fought the greenskin Waaagh in seven days of battle.
They had prevailed but only just.
Gambon had seen enough of war and was headed home.
He paid us off well enough, minus a moderate penalty for not recovering the supply train
Once again it was just enough to keep the lads content... just
Two weeks later we arrive back in Nuln, tired, dirty and very thirsty!
First night back in Nuln the lads are celebrating at the Bear 'n' Plow
I am unlucky enough to draw dry duty. So I'm in the street, keeping a clear eye open
I see Jacobs leave the place.. the lads are deep in their cups by this time.
Something nags at me from the inside... so I follow him
Several districts down and round a corner or two I see Jacobs enter the front parlor of a swanky merchant house
I see a lady waiting for him. Tall and silver hair under a hood. Rich dark cloth.
But when Jacobs reaches her, two words escape his lips.
"They're dead.”
Storming that redoubt was never about securing our supply line.
It was an execution.
All those men we lost, they died so Jacobs could settle some personal vendetta for her.          You watch.
Good men will die for some hidden agenda.
The Silver woman's agenda.
Mark my words.
It's all happening again.