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<blockquote data-quote="DerianCypher" data-source="post: 234664" data-attributes="member: 883"><p><strong>Part IV</strong></p><p></p><p>Part IV</p><p></p><p>I hobbled down the road for close to two hours when I encountered a small regiment of Mystarra’s guards. The guards had been sent to investigate the corpses on the road. At the head of the men was a man very familiar to me, as I had had many dealings with him. I waved at him as I recognized who it was. The armor clad men quickened to a jog until they reached me, the commander quickly saying, “Artimus, dear Gods, what happened to you? Who did this?”</p><p></p><p>“I have no idea. We.. We were ambushed. They came from everywhere at once” I cleared my throat so I could collect myself “Everyone else is dead. Everyone. They were paid mercenaries though. The only reason I’m alive is because I was knocked unconscious from a blow to the ribs. The one thing I don’t understand is why they didn’t take anything.”</p><p></p><p>“Oh dear Heironeus… Artimus, I’m so sorry. They probably didn’t take anything so that they couldn’t be tracked. If they would have taken your things and sold them we could’ve tracked them down. They must have been paid to kill you all. Did you see any faces you recognized?”</p><p></p><p>“I only saw the face of one man, and that really wouldn’t help. I’m sure he’s quite dead by now. Commander, I’d like to continue on to Mystarra. I want to get there before it gets to late too travel.”</p><p></p><p>“Of course Artimus. The rest of the way is safe. Fear not.” </p><p></p><p>Of course I didn’t fear anything at that point. I had lost so much at that point in my life, I almost welcomed death with open arms. With nothing else left to do, I walked on. I reached the city a few hours later in a daze. I entered the city and staggered slowly to the Inn that had become my home over the years. As I opened the door I was greeted by the familiar smell of ale and tabacco. Butterburr, the Innkeeper who had become a very dear friend and source of much employment, darted from behind the bar and to my side. “My dear boy” he said “What on Avonesse happened to you?”</p><p></p><p>By this point I was exhausted and could barely remain standing and so all I said was, “Ambush. Thomas dead. Everyone dead.”</p><p></p><p>Butterburr nodded furiously and helped me up to the room that had practically become my home. “Don’t worry Artimus. I’ll send Catrina up with some food and to clean your wounds.”</p><p></p><p>Ah Catrina, the innkeeper’s daughter. She was always very kind and occasionally flirtatious with me, even though I was always very quiet and pretty nervous around her. I sat on the bed with my back to the wall for a few moments until Catrina came in. She burst into tears nearly the moment she saw me covered in dried blood. She carried a tray with soup, some bread, and a pitcher of water. The soup and bread went onto the desk and the pitcher of water was quickly emptied into the washbasin. She pushed the washbasin’s table next to the bed and quickly went to undressing me nearly to the point of nakedness and cleaning my wounds. She appropriately winced every time she jolted a yelp out of me. I don’t remember exactly how long it took to get me cleaned up but it seemed an eternity of painful dabs of a warm cloth. </p><p></p><p>Eventually, Catrina deemed me fit to rest. I laid back into bed and closed my eyes to shut out the world, only to be revisited by the recent past over and over.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DerianCypher, post: 234664, member: 883"] [b]Part IV[/b] Part IV I hobbled down the road for close to two hours when I encountered a small regiment of Mystarra’s guards. The guards had been sent to investigate the corpses on the road. At the head of the men was a man very familiar to me, as I had had many dealings with him. I waved at him as I recognized who it was. The armor clad men quickened to a jog until they reached me, the commander quickly saying, “Artimus, dear Gods, what happened to you? Who did this?” “I have no idea. We.. We were ambushed. They came from everywhere at once” I cleared my throat so I could collect myself “Everyone else is dead. Everyone. They were paid mercenaries though. The only reason I’m alive is because I was knocked unconscious from a blow to the ribs. The one thing I don’t understand is why they didn’t take anything.” “Oh dear Heironeus… Artimus, I’m so sorry. They probably didn’t take anything so that they couldn’t be tracked. If they would have taken your things and sold them we could’ve tracked them down. They must have been paid to kill you all. Did you see any faces you recognized?” “I only saw the face of one man, and that really wouldn’t help. I’m sure he’s quite dead by now. Commander, I’d like to continue on to Mystarra. I want to get there before it gets to late too travel.” “Of course Artimus. The rest of the way is safe. Fear not.” Of course I didn’t fear anything at that point. I had lost so much at that point in my life, I almost welcomed death with open arms. With nothing else left to do, I walked on. I reached the city a few hours later in a daze. I entered the city and staggered slowly to the Inn that had become my home over the years. As I opened the door I was greeted by the familiar smell of ale and tabacco. Butterburr, the Innkeeper who had become a very dear friend and source of much employment, darted from behind the bar and to my side. “My dear boy” he said “What on Avonesse happened to you?” By this point I was exhausted and could barely remain standing and so all I said was, “Ambush. Thomas dead. Everyone dead.” Butterburr nodded furiously and helped me up to the room that had practically become my home. “Don’t worry Artimus. I’ll send Catrina up with some food and to clean your wounds.” Ah Catrina, the innkeeper’s daughter. She was always very kind and occasionally flirtatious with me, even though I was always very quiet and pretty nervous around her. I sat on the bed with my back to the wall for a few moments until Catrina came in. She burst into tears nearly the moment she saw me covered in dried blood. She carried a tray with soup, some bread, and a pitcher of water. The soup and bread went onto the desk and the pitcher of water was quickly emptied into the washbasin. She pushed the washbasin’s table next to the bed and quickly went to undressing me nearly to the point of nakedness and cleaning my wounds. She appropriately winced every time she jolted a yelp out of me. I don’t remember exactly how long it took to get me cleaned up but it seemed an eternity of painful dabs of a warm cloth. Eventually, Catrina deemed me fit to rest. I laid back into bed and closed my eyes to shut out the world, only to be revisited by the recent past over and over. [/QUOTE]
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