As Karl emerged from the foundry, the heat of the forge still clinging to his bone armor, a skeleton staff member hurried toward him. The familiar clatter of bone on stone signaled his approach.
"My lord," the staff member began, his voice a low, crackling whisper. "I must apologize for the interruption, but something has come up. Something… unseemly."
Karl's glowing eye sockets narrowed. The phrase 'unseemly' was rare in his vocabulary, reserved for things truly out of place. "What is it this time?" he asked, his voice an even, dry rasp.
"I think you should see for yourself, my lord," the staff member replied, bowing his skull and gesturing toward the main entrance. "It involves a few of our newer recruits."
"Very well," Karl sighed, his patience as thin as his bone frame. He followed the skeleton's quick, shuffling pace. "Let's see what this is about."
