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<blockquote data-quote="Whizbang Dustyboots" data-source="post: 8956771" data-attributes="member: 11760"><p>October O’Leary, Ruby Cash and Marcia Polo pushed their way out of the woods and gasped in relief at the fresh air and light after days in the nearly lightless forest.</p><p></p><p>It took them a moment to take in what was in the valley before them.</p><p></p><p>“That … is big,” Ruby said after a moment. </p><p></p><p>"Do you mean the giant staircase leading up into the clouds — ” Marcia began.</p><p></p><p>“Or the skeleton the size of a city?” October finished.</p><p></p><p>“Yes,” Ruby said. “Both.”</p><p></p><p>“Actually,” October said, bringing up his binoculars, “there is a village in there. And it’s on fire! Noble Steed, let’s go!”</p><p></p><p>“October, stop!” Ruby yelled.</p><p></p><p>“And he’s gone,” Marcia sighed, watching October and Noble Steed race heedlessly down to the village in the valley below. Stretched along the bowl-shaped depression was what appeared to be an enormous human skeleton, its bones long ago bleached and bare, stretched out at the base of a staircase that it appeared to have tumbled off of.</p><p></p><p>“Well, I guess we’d better get after him,” Ruby said, hoisting her spear with her third arm, and jogging down the hill after Noble Steed.</p><p></p><p>The village wasn’t much — just animal hides sewn across frames that appeared to be some of the smaller bones from the giant’s skeleton. As he rode down into the valley, October could see simple fields of crops and pastures with herd animals.</p><p></p><p>But the villagers were screaming in panic, and not just from the fire.</p><p></p><p>There were other figures moving among them, with spears and swords, and some with mounts of their own, menacing the figures.</p><p></p><p>“Bandits,” October growled, drawing his sword and bending low over Noble Steed’s back.</p><p></p><p>At the sight of him, the bandits — who had clearly not been encountering any meaningful resistance — scattered, leaping onto their mounts and riding away, despite the fact that they outnumbered October 10 to 1.</p><p></p><p>October gripped the hilt of his sword painfully tight before angrily sheathing it and running to join the bucket line putting out the fires.</p><p></p><p>By the time Marcia got into the village, huffing and holding a stitch in her side, the villagers, October and Ruby — who had arrived about 10 minutes ahead of Marcia — had gotten the fires out and October was talking to their long-faced chieftain.</p><p></p><p>“— but I don’t need any reward,” October was saying.</p><p></p><p>“What’s he turning down now?” Marcia puffed, leaning over and bracing her hands on her knees.</p><p></p><p>“Some old idol they dug up,” Ruby replied, wiping the soot and smoke off her face with a wet rag.</p><p></p><p>“Ooh, I’ll take that,” Marcia said, straightening up.</p><p></p><p>“Well, Chief Cunningham has offered to give me this idol in return for driving off the bandits permanently,” October said, smiling a little. “Does that mean you’re coming?”</p><p></p><p>“Oh.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Whizbang Dustyboots, post: 8956771, member: 11760"] October O’Leary, Ruby Cash and Marcia Polo pushed their way out of the woods and gasped in relief at the fresh air and light after days in the nearly lightless forest. It took them a moment to take in what was in the valley before them. “That … is big,” Ruby said after a moment. "Do you mean the giant staircase leading up into the clouds — ” Marcia began. “Or the skeleton the size of a city?” October finished. “Yes,” Ruby said. “Both.” “Actually,” October said, bringing up his binoculars, “there is a village in there. And it’s on fire! Noble Steed, let’s go!” “October, stop!” Ruby yelled. “And he’s gone,” Marcia sighed, watching October and Noble Steed race heedlessly down to the village in the valley below. Stretched along the bowl-shaped depression was what appeared to be an enormous human skeleton, its bones long ago bleached and bare, stretched out at the base of a staircase that it appeared to have tumbled off of. “Well, I guess we’d better get after him,” Ruby said, hoisting her spear with her third arm, and jogging down the hill after Noble Steed. The village wasn’t much — just animal hides sewn across frames that appeared to be some of the smaller bones from the giant’s skeleton. As he rode down into the valley, October could see simple fields of crops and pastures with herd animals. But the villagers were screaming in panic, and not just from the fire. There were other figures moving among them, with spears and swords, and some with mounts of their own, menacing the figures. “Bandits,” October growled, drawing his sword and bending low over Noble Steed’s back. At the sight of him, the bandits — who had clearly not been encountering any meaningful resistance — scattered, leaping onto their mounts and riding away, despite the fact that they outnumbered October 10 to 1. October gripped the hilt of his sword painfully tight before angrily sheathing it and running to join the bucket line putting out the fires. By the time Marcia got into the village, huffing and holding a stitch in her side, the villagers, October and Ruby — who had arrived about 10 minutes ahead of Marcia — had gotten the fires out and October was talking to their long-faced chieftain. “— but I don’t need any reward,” October was saying. “What’s he turning down now?” Marcia puffed, leaning over and bracing her hands on her knees. “Some old idol they dug up,” Ruby replied, wiping the soot and smoke off her face with a wet rag. “Ooh, I’ll take that,” Marcia said, straightening up. “Well, Chief Cunningham has offered to give me this idol in return for driving off the bandits permanently,” October said, smiling a little. “Does that mean you’re coming?” “Oh.” [/QUOTE]
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