Eric (СИ)

On the deck, he broke the guys in pairs - all but Rudolph. And then he told them an easy improvisation on the basis of the Soviet method of pumping consciousness in the airborne troops. The first in the pair began distinctly, loudly and slowly to pronounce the recitative: "Who is the best warrior? ", And the second in the pair answered: "I'm here the best warrior! " In this case, the second, in time with every word, beat his fist in the chest of the first. After that, the roles changed. Rudolf was given an hourglass and was instructed to change partners every hour. Leaving his future warriors in such a tough version to swing the psyche, he himself and Morrigan retired to prepare for the next stage. They will reel not earlier than the second or third day, when a sense of pain and anger will start burning in them fear, humility, obedience and other nonsense. They will begin to slowly approach the state of combat rage. Of course, before the battle such pumping to do, at least, inappropriate. Therefore, you need to prepare an activation mechanism for a low level of the psyche. Like Pavlov's dog with food. The best option in this case is the song. And not just a song, but one that will carry additional paralinguistic and emotional loads.

The third day began the most interesting - his future warriors came to the brink, after which it became clear what kind of person really is before you. They from time to time spontaneously passed into a state of combat rage. And all the most secret strings came out, they did not restrain themselves and were not limited in their sacred thirst for blood, which arose from the mere sight of the other person that gets in his way. The surprising quality of this state is that consciousness is not in doubt, it is crystal clear and works at the level of ancient instincts. From them emanated such an aura that the sailors avoided them with a frightened look on the side of the ship, afraid to attract their attention. Fortunately, everyone was able to learn how to achieve combat fury, no one broke down and turned into a kvashnya. Further training became less intense, and instead of eight hours a day, which were originally, by the sixth day of the journey reached a couple of hours in the morning. The main time was more and more given to more complex psychological forms of processing, transferring the output into a state of combat rage to a more manageable form. The seventh day rested, slept almost full day, as psychologically and physically were exhausted to the last extreme. The children's chests were a bruise, which it was painful to touch, but this training did its work, and confidence in themselves and their forces awakened in them. Then it had to be tempered with battles. By lunchtime eighth day on the horizon, the port of Saint-Semion appeared - the sea gate of Antioch. Disembarked on the pier and a bit on the sidelines settled with horses and property. After Eric, accompanied by Morrigan and Ostrolega went to the Templars, and Rudolph with the rest remained in place, keep an eye out for the property and prepare it for the equestrian crossing to Antioch. All the members of our baron's group were in beautiful red and white cottages, which were made of quality wool and decorated with embroidered coat of arms, its coat of arms. In general, it turned out quite spectacular. In the port, the Templars had only a small representation for a dozen people. Their head - the sergeant - was aware of the arrival of our hero, he accepted it normally and was able to answer questions on the operational situation in the region. The conversation turned out to be rather short, since it was necessary to get to the city before dawn and to find a lodging for the night. From the port they were already traveling by the column. Eric was riding ahead in his black Gothic armor, over which were wearing red and white colors with a coat of arms. Behind him moved the girl, who in armor was perceived rather as a squire. She was also in the colors of the baron, but the armor was already ringed. In her hands she held a standard, fixed on a horizontal shaft, which, in turn, was fixed to the main shaft with one end. The top of the main shaft was decorated with an elegant spearhead, framed by white horsehair. In a pair with her rode Rudolph. And behind them were mounted mounted soldiers in a column of two, also with armor and in red and white coat of arms. Each warrior had one horsehorse with a luggage, which was tied to his saddle. At the very end, a creative family was riding in the colors of the baron. Total - in the caravan were 13 richly and brightly equipped riders of 23 horses, including 10 winding. Before Antioch reached quite quickly and without adventure. Their processions strictly followed the place on the road and did not put any obstacles at all. Arriving at the city, he ordered Rudolph to take the children and begin to look for a place to stay overnight, and himself, accompanied by Morrigan and Ostro-nega, advanced to the place where the Templars were quartered in order to inform about his arrival and to probe the ground in the current political situation. Our hero did not want to become the cause of some unexpected war.

The Compound, which was filmed a year ahead for Eric's interests, was just a few minutes' walk from the base of the order, which was very convenient. After a polite conversation with the commander, which is only of a formal nature, our hero went headlong into the preparation of logistical support. To begin with, the huge building that Rudolph found was cleaned of debris and repaired. In particular, new plank floors were laid, doors, shutters were hung, trunks were made. In addition, a clean, spacious and well-ventilated food storage was installed in the basement. The kitchen and the sanitary unit were placed next to the room, in which clean fresh water was stored in large quantities, it was passed through a small homemade filter system before use. The filter system was extremely primitive and consisted of three kegs connected in series to the cascade. In the middle of the first, the largest keg, a filter was installed in the form of a spatial grid of silver wire, which was occasionally bought from local jewelers. It produced the primary settling of water. In the second keg, of medium size, the water passed through a rather massive carbon filter, seeping through it. In the third keg, water passed through a multilayer filter made of silk fabric, which prevented the passage of grains of coal. Thus, relatively pure water was obtained. Of course, before getting into such a filter, water was stored in a closed, ventilated room in clay jugs. Filtered water was used to wash food and drink. For washing, water was used without filtration. In the courtyard was set a small shed, in which were installed five large earthenware jars with leaven for braga. The guard post was equipped, preparations for the stables and the guest room were in full swing, the territory near the house was cleared, the fence was fixed and new strong gates were hung. And after a week and a half, in the midst of a stormy activity, Raul de Combron peeped to visit the baron.

- Good day, dear baron.

"And you have a good day, my dear Commander," Eric said, and smiled in the most amiable way.

"I see, I'm distracting you from your business, but I'd like to talk to you. "

- Well, let's talk. C What questions have brought you to me?

- I was brought to you by my curiosity, more precisely, by his determined reluctance to endure more. Let's speak directly. You have something in mind and want to entangle the order. I know what rumors are about you, and I also read letters of recommendation about you. And if you impose the information known to you on the scale of your preparations, then I can be completely sure that the forthcoming enterprise will be grandiose. In short - tell me, do not tire me.