_Irrelevant of the match's outcome, Ragnhild does hear the Herald out - after a moment of shameless glee if she wins, or a short, but volcanic outburst of anger if she should lose. Regardless of which, she soon calms down and listens to whatever is proposed, while another round of ale is brought to the table. Though she by now appears rather more serious, it also soon becomes apparant that Ragnhild has absolutely no intentions of doing anything in Oscura but what she and Justicar agreed on, namely training the volunteering women in combat. Her word, once given, is her bond, and she will not stray from it.
Over the coming months, the training continues, always beginning and ending with long running sessions, the sight soon becoming a familiar feature in the Oscuran day. Soon, the trainees run with armor, then with heavy backpacks as their stamina is built and tested. Ragnhild's regime might best be described as harsh, but cordial. Each woman, slave or free, is treated exactly the same, pushed hard and expected to give their all, but warm encouragement and rounds of ale are also liberally and just as equally dispersed.
The barracks and the area outside them are filled with the sounds of weapons clashing, before Ragnhild begins to lead small bands of her rookie warriors out on patrol into the kuo toa-infested caverns beyond the west gate. They return bloodied and limping, more often than not, though great care seems to be taken to ensure that everyone does return. Ragnhild herself seems proud of her pack, and pleased with the progress. For those women who chose to stick with it, training is all but completed when Justicar suddenly goes missing.
It's no great secret that Ragnhild's agreement was with Justicar, and Justicar alone. She seems to answer to no one else, and his disappearance seems to signal the end of her own part in the battle maiden program. Before she departs the underground city, there's a promise to fulfil to her young warriors, however. With that in mind, the tall blonde straps her axe and spears to her back and sets off to find a certain pasty elf, with whom she happens to be familiar with from years long past._
//Trying to wrap this thread up - just like Telli's project, it was entirely dependant on Justicar's involvement, and would likely cease when he went missing. Ragnhild wouldn't be Ragnhild if she just up and left without seeing the promise to her students fulfilled though, so I thought we could conclude the thread with a meeting between her and Pasty (who still owes her a wrestling match!).
