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<blockquote data-quote="Thrarn Iranorn" data-source="post: 909980" data-attributes="member: 11721"><p>Pressing forward against the cold biting wind, Thrarn wheezed as the frigid air burned his scarred lungs. The pain made him think back to how his family was slain many years ago. Looking into the wind, a tear trickled down his face. Ever since he was badly burned, his eyes always seemed to water and the wind in his face wasn’t helping any. Squinting to see better he worriedly looked at the black dots in the sky ahead. It could only mean one thing with as many crows circling as he could see in the distance. Somebody or something lay dead on the road ahead and the birds were enjoying a meal. </p><p></p><p>Looking down at the fresh tracks in the snow, Thrarn uneasily crept forward. He could see four unique sets of footprints in the snow. The first two were somewhat old and were defiantly that if two Orc’s traveling together. The second was what appeared to be that of a smaller but fairly heavy man. Finally the last was the gangly Orc that he had been tracking for a short time now. Thrarn thought back to his friend Darius who was aiding a boy that the Orc attacked a mile or so down the road behind him. <em>“What a fool of a boy out playing in the snow so far from his home. “</em> Thrarn thought to himself. </p><p></p><p>Fingering his nocked arrow, Thrarn pressed forward. Cursing the wind that stung his lungs and eyes as he tried to see what was ahead</p><p></p><p>It now looked as though the Orc was following its next victim. Hopefully he would catch up to it before it could make its move on the unexpecting lone traveler. </p><p></p><p>Entering a small patch of trees that the road passed through, Thrarn finally found what he was looking for. Ahead of him on the other side of the trees lay the bodies of two dead Orcs. From what he could see an arrow to each of their chest’s brought them down. The lone traveler stood over their bodies. Though he could not see anything, Thrarn also sensed something in the woods beyond the traveler. </p><p>But what he was more interested in was the Orc that was directly in front of him. It was hiding by a large tree and was preparing to fire a bolt from its crossbow as the traveler watched a pair of crows fight over an eye that they had pulled from the dead Orcs skull. </p><p></p><p>With careful aim, Thrarn drew back his mighty bow and let the arrow fly. The arrow struck the Orc in the back of the head, pinning it to the tree with a spine tingling *thunk*. The sound did not faze the strange looking traveler but the presence in the woods that he had sensed earlier was now made apparent. The flutter of the Snow Owls wings gave the position of the Elf away that was holding it. Thrarn now knew what killed the two Orcs in the field.</p><p></p><p><em>“Who were these two men?”</em> Thrarn thought. “No matter, if they were enemies to him, the Orcs would not be in the condition they were in now.</p><p></p><p>Noting the smoke from a chimney in the distance and now feeling that there was no longer a threat in the area, Thrarns thoughts turned back to his friend Darius. With a sense of haste, Thrarn turned and quickly ran back down the road to find his friend once again. He would tell him of what he had found and hopefully they would be able to get out of this blasted wind if only for a minute or two.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thrarn Iranorn, post: 909980, member: 11721"] Pressing forward against the cold biting wind, Thrarn wheezed as the frigid air burned his scarred lungs. The pain made him think back to how his family was slain many years ago. Looking into the wind, a tear trickled down his face. Ever since he was badly burned, his eyes always seemed to water and the wind in his face wasn’t helping any. Squinting to see better he worriedly looked at the black dots in the sky ahead. It could only mean one thing with as many crows circling as he could see in the distance. Somebody or something lay dead on the road ahead and the birds were enjoying a meal. Looking down at the fresh tracks in the snow, Thrarn uneasily crept forward. He could see four unique sets of footprints in the snow. The first two were somewhat old and were defiantly that if two Orc’s traveling together. The second was what appeared to be that of a smaller but fairly heavy man. Finally the last was the gangly Orc that he had been tracking for a short time now. Thrarn thought back to his friend Darius who was aiding a boy that the Orc attacked a mile or so down the road behind him. [i]“What a fool of a boy out playing in the snow so far from his home. “[/i] Thrarn thought to himself. Fingering his nocked arrow, Thrarn pressed forward. Cursing the wind that stung his lungs and eyes as he tried to see what was ahead It now looked as though the Orc was following its next victim. Hopefully he would catch up to it before it could make its move on the unexpecting lone traveler. Entering a small patch of trees that the road passed through, Thrarn finally found what he was looking for. Ahead of him on the other side of the trees lay the bodies of two dead Orcs. From what he could see an arrow to each of their chest’s brought them down. The lone traveler stood over their bodies. Though he could not see anything, Thrarn also sensed something in the woods beyond the traveler. But what he was more interested in was the Orc that was directly in front of him. It was hiding by a large tree and was preparing to fire a bolt from its crossbow as the traveler watched a pair of crows fight over an eye that they had pulled from the dead Orcs skull. With careful aim, Thrarn drew back his mighty bow and let the arrow fly. The arrow struck the Orc in the back of the head, pinning it to the tree with a spine tingling *thunk*. The sound did not faze the strange looking traveler but the presence in the woods that he had sensed earlier was now made apparent. The flutter of the Snow Owls wings gave the position of the Elf away that was holding it. Thrarn now knew what killed the two Orcs in the field. [i]“Who were these two men?”[/i] Thrarn thought. “No matter, if they were enemies to him, the Orcs would not be in the condition they were in now. Noting the smoke from a chimney in the distance and now feeling that there was no longer a threat in the area, Thrarns thoughts turned back to his friend Darius. With a sense of haste, Thrarn turned and quickly ran back down the road to find his friend once again. He would tell him of what he had found and hopefully they would be able to get out of this blasted wind if only for a minute or two. [/QUOTE]
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