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<blockquote data-quote="Whizbang Dustyboots" data-source="post: 3786503" data-attributes="member: 11760"><p>The day before, Hazel had carried Bufer as Flower carried Hazel's gear on the way back to Maidensbridge. The shadows were growing long, and even if the abbey no longer posed a danger to them, Hazel is well aware that there are others in the woods with them as they travel.</p><p></p><p>Mindful of her companion's shorter stature and Bufer's ill-health -- though truthfully he seems unaware of any jostling on the journey -- Hazel kept her pace just shy of a run. Her lantern brightened the path, but not enough that she'd risk tripping on a tree root and dropping her friend.</p><p></p><p>"Last thing he needs is another knock on the head," she muttered. She scanned the woods around them, but suspected the forest creatures are intelligent enough to stay out of the light.</p><p></p><p>Despite that, though, she couldn't shake the prickle down her spine that told her something was watching them.</p><p></p><p>"Best keep Dinky close, Flower," she warned, lowering her voice to a whisper. "Something's keeping pace with us, I think. Could be an animal, but ... any chance it's kin of yours?"</p><p></p><p>"If you mean 'kobold,'" Flower answered, "I haven't seen any of my 'kin' in over a decade."</p><p></p><p>Finally, lungs and arms and legs aching, Hazel and Flower stumbled back into town, an unconscious Bufer carried in the ranger's arms. He had not woken along the journey, even when his bearer stumbled over tree roots in the dark, but now had begun to moan and twitch violently, as though in the grips of a nightmare he could not wake from.</p><p></p><p>Hazel had expected a chilly reception for her kobold companion when they arrived in Maidensbridge, but it was not quite the one they ended up receiving:</p><p></p><p>"The constable's looking for you," Fibber said, staring slack-jawed in front of his family's shop. "Both of you."</p><p></p><p>Hazel covered her surprise with a withering glance at the teen before carefully checking Bufer, wincing when his twitching foot struck her still-healing wounds. </p><p></p><p>"You all right, Bufer? Can you hear me?" She watched his face for any sign of understanding, but his eyes remained stubbornly closed.</p><p></p><p>Finally, she turned back to Fibber.</p><p></p><p>"Constable will have to wait unless he's spending time with Heath Leach. Bufer needs a healer, not a lawman." She paused, her eyebrows drawn together. "And why's he be looking for me anyways? And how does he know Flower?"</p><p></p><p>"Mister Leach is ... with him," Fibber said vaguely.</p><p></p><p>Baffled, but clearly getting nothing more useful from Fibber, Hazel set out for Constable Bridger's tower, Flower following closely behind.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Whizbang Dustyboots, post: 3786503, member: 11760"] The day before, Hazel had carried Bufer as Flower carried Hazel's gear on the way back to Maidensbridge. The shadows were growing long, and even if the abbey no longer posed a danger to them, Hazel is well aware that there are others in the woods with them as they travel. Mindful of her companion's shorter stature and Bufer's ill-health -- though truthfully he seems unaware of any jostling on the journey -- Hazel kept her pace just shy of a run. Her lantern brightened the path, but not enough that she'd risk tripping on a tree root and dropping her friend. "Last thing he needs is another knock on the head," she muttered. She scanned the woods around them, but suspected the forest creatures are intelligent enough to stay out of the light. Despite that, though, she couldn't shake the prickle down her spine that told her something was watching them. "Best keep Dinky close, Flower," she warned, lowering her voice to a whisper. "Something's keeping pace with us, I think. Could be an animal, but ... any chance it's kin of yours?" "If you mean 'kobold,'" Flower answered, "I haven't seen any of my 'kin' in over a decade." Finally, lungs and arms and legs aching, Hazel and Flower stumbled back into town, an unconscious Bufer carried in the ranger's arms. He had not woken along the journey, even when his bearer stumbled over tree roots in the dark, but now had begun to moan and twitch violently, as though in the grips of a nightmare he could not wake from. Hazel had expected a chilly reception for her kobold companion when they arrived in Maidensbridge, but it was not quite the one they ended up receiving: "The constable's looking for you," Fibber said, staring slack-jawed in front of his family's shop. "Both of you." Hazel covered her surprise with a withering glance at the teen before carefully checking Bufer, wincing when his twitching foot struck her still-healing wounds. "You all right, Bufer? Can you hear me?" She watched his face for any sign of understanding, but his eyes remained stubbornly closed. Finally, she turned back to Fibber. "Constable will have to wait unless he's spending time with Heath Leach. Bufer needs a healer, not a lawman." She paused, her eyebrows drawn together. "And why's he be looking for me anyways? And how does he know Flower?" "Mister Leach is ... with him," Fibber said vaguely. Baffled, but clearly getting nothing more useful from Fibber, Hazel set out for Constable Bridger's tower, Flower following closely behind. [/QUOTE]
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