Shanghaied

While Artisan had made himself very clear that no, he would not be having this conversation, the blue and black King continued. Art kept his head high as he stared at the corner of the wall, ears pulled back tight against his skull as if he could keep out the droning speech being forced upon him. It was all bullshit and lies, and if Artorias truly believed that Artisan would be willing to turn coat and throw his Pirate King under the bus, well, he was wrong. Whether the Auster king heard it or not, Artisan did hear the promise from Pyralis that they'd come for him. Sparrow was no idiot - she'd collect him when the time was right.

He heard the swish of the alcohol, the scratching of the tray against the hard floor. His muzzle wrinkled further, but he did not turn his head to acknowledge the offered food or drink. Artorias explained the wants of his people and Artisan let out a bark of laughter. "Sounds very healer-y, calling for the death of every wolf who wrongs you, but fine. If your pack wishes to have me killed for my part in the raid then get it over with. You will not corrupt my loyalty to my King." He insisted to the wall. "You are wrong. I wanted to be there. I did not follow my King blindly into battle, I went willingly and I would do it again." What was wrong with this wolf? It wasn't as if they broke through the castle walls, raping and maiming and thieving from any wolf they saw. Their raid was a casual fight, with strict instructions from their King to not go wild and cause unnecessary hurt. No wolf was maimed, no wolf was captured, no innocent patient harassed. Should the pirates have won they still had not intended on harming anyone - after all, Sparrow had offered to not fight at all, should the Hallows accept them in for a night in the castle. "Kill me, or leave me here to die. Either way, you will be igniting the spark, because my brothers and sisters will come for me sooner or later, and if I am dead when they arrive, they will burn this castle to the ground - hospital or not."

"Speech"