NABC Chapter 730 Plenty Of Beds
Chapter 730 Plenty Of Beds
chapter 730 plenty of beds
once they had everyone to the surface, karl realized that making it all the way across the city was going to be easier said than done. everything was destroyed, and while they were in the middle of a park, karl could already smell the death mixed with the fresh rain. most of the city was levelled, and the civilian casualty rates must have been horrific.
othello noticed his unease and patted his shoulder. "there was an emergency alarm at the start of the fight. casualties won't be too bad, i don't see any smoke signals from breached civilian emergency shelters."
karl didn't even know that was a thing. but in a city that expected disasters or attacks, it did make sense to get everyone who couldn't take a hit out of the way.
the buildings could, eventually, be replaced. well, most of them. rebuilding the university and its labs was not going to be an easy feat, even after they had dug through all of the hazardous materials and damaged experiments to remove the rubble.
fortunately for them, there were no major injuries, and everyone was in good shape for a long walk. well, remi was carrying fizzspark, as the gnome's legs were very short. but the others were capable of a brisk walk.
the bodyguards surrounded the convoy of researchers, with othello and her team in the lead, followed by remi, and karl in the rear with the guardian.
the dust had mostly settled after the rainfall, and an eerie silence had fallen over the city after the enemy had retreated.
karl could sense, and sometimes see, elites in the distance. but with othello leading their group, the others recognized them as friendly right away.
even with a decent walking pace, and minimal damage to the road they were walking down, it still took them three quarters of an hour to walk from the lab to the palace's servants entrance. the palace itself was on a hill, and the servants entered from the bottom levels after passing through the gates in the outer walls. the entrance was heavily guarded, and karl waved as he recognized guard captain scruggs among the soldiers on duty.
"guard captain, this is overlord othello and her team, as well as the researchers from my lab at the university. it appears that our facility was one of the targets today, and the university has been destroyed. would it be possible to get suites for everyone?" karl asked, raising his voice from the rear of the group.
the captain sighed.
"we're already being flooded with requests, thanks to the damage in the city. but if you're willing to share space with the overlord and her friends, we can find room for the others in the lower visitor quarters."
othello nodded. "that works well enough for me. we will sort out sleeping quarters when we arrive. karl, bring the whole team with us until we can get rooms sorted out for everyone. they will need to be kept abreast of developments.
guard captain scruggs, if possible, do not put the others too far away. if you do, the acolytes will drive you crazy trying to get to the leaders."
ophelia gave him a dangerous smile. "i don't think that you thought this one through. i sleep in werebear form."
that left the clerics and the mage, but one of them was likely involved with karl. unless he was sharing his bed with the void badger.
"i think that there should be enough room for everyone here. i believe the servant quarters are taken by the maids, but if the researchers aren't too particular, i believe that we can make just one suite work."
melanie cleared her throat. "actually, there is an entire personal guard dorm at the end of the hall. we've just been using it because the beds are more comfortable than the standby room."
she swung a painting on one wall and revealed a small room with two triple rack cots and no window, but a small magical light on the ceiling.
karl frowned. "i think we can still make this work. what are the other rooms like? the ones on the ladies' side."
"two large beds, two dressers and vanity stations with an ensuite privy with a shower. very much like a standard hotel room.
if we put your sleeping group in one of the large rooms and lady othello in another, that leaves five of the seven double rooms open, and one of the larger. or did you want to change rooms and keep the segregated wings?"
karl shook his head. "free for all is fine."
that was a signal for the others, and the maids quickly moved to block the two rooms that the ladies had been using. "i'm at the end of that hall." karl informed othello, who looked in the first room and nodded with satisfaction.
"that works for me. why don't we put the forgemaster and chief engineer in the room between us? or do they have someone they prefer to share with?"
fizzspark shrugged. "i'm fine with that. granite doesn't snore."
the researchers had gone all the way down the hall, and karl could hear them laughing in the far room, where the maids had been sleeping.
"there are bunks for like two dozen people here. we're not even close to short on beds. plus, it has a divider." someone shouted from the dorm. karl shrugged. "well, if they are happy, it's good. the maids can share one of the other bedrooms if they're not returning to their own beds. i won't blame them if they don't want to be alone for a few days after all this chaos."
the maids silently cheered at the upgrade, as the standby rooms were awful. even if the four sleeping shared double beds, they had more space in a real room.
it took a few minutes of shuffling, but eventually all the rooms were filled, with the male researchers taking the dorm and the ladies of the research team sharing a pair of rooms.