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<blockquote data-quote="howandwhy99" data-source="post: 2784160" data-attributes="member: 3192"><p><strong>[DAY 101 – Thunderday, Sceptre 5th, CY 81]</strong></p><p></p><p>The next morning was grey and overcast with clouds. Ben prayed while Diedre and Kayla studied from their books. Rose was still asleep in a hay bed they had made for her. In the other room Dalin, Dram, and Ormand slept in from the effects of night before. When they finally woke up Darius recruited them to go with him to check on the stables. Downstairs they found Grog snoring as Gwenna and Miklesh ate breakfast. The four left the inn and walked down the street. “What’s that!” pointed Ormand. A large crowd was gathered around the entrance to the stables. They ran ahead up to find out.</p><p></p><p>Darius pushed his way through the crowd. Several guards walked around inside the stables. Just inside the doors he spotted a body. It was stripped naked. “PAX!” shouted Darius and stumbled forward. Two guards came over to him. </p><p>“Your friends were overcome by robbers in the night,” one said. “The two bodies were stripped clean. Do you know if they were carrying any valuables?” </p><p>Darius was confused. “Two?” Dram and Ormand found Hanz huddled over in one of the empty stalls. His face was badly bruised and he held his side as if his ribs were broken. </p><p>“They really worked you over, huh kid?” said Dram. Darius started pushing people away from Pax’s body. When they backed off he fell to his knees and inspected his dead comrade. There were several deep cuts, all in the back. </p><p></p><p>“They jumped us,” said Hanz holding his sides. He was having difficulty breathing. “Three big brutes and a woman with straw colored hair and blue eyes.”</p><p>“Did the blue man return?” asked Dram.</p><p>“No… But he may have been the one who struck me from behind. Pax went to run for help.” He gestured weakly over to the body. “They left town. Took everything… and their horses…” Dalin sent Ormand to run and tell the others. Dram clenched his fist and cursed under his breath. Pushing his way out he began running back down the street towards the The Wyvern as well. Dalin helped Hanz up to his feet. Darius picked up Pax’s huge body and began stumbling back to the inn with it. Dalin found Ensler’s body. A guard helped him bring it to the inn as he and escorted Hanz. Before he was half way there most of the team was running up to help. </p><p></p><p>The guard was instructed to give Ensler’s body to Gwenna. She and Miklesh left to deal with its burial. Father Ben bandaged Hanz’s wounds. He had not prepared to heal anyone that day. Upstairs Darius found Diedre and Kayla. He asked to be alone with Pax’s body in the room. After cleaning it, he carefully placed the corpse into Rose’s cloakhole. “If anyone asks,” he said to himself, “I consecrated you to the God Thor.” Downstairs Dalin looked around the common room. Several gawkers watched on as Hanz’s repeated his story again and again filling in all the details. </p><p>“Where’s Dram?” Dalin asked aloud. He had not returned.</p><p></p><p>Dram felt like his chest was going to explode. “Damn that tavern and its cheap ale,” he said to himself. His Elven chain weighed little, but his legs still burned from running. When he finally made it all the way to the far end of the city, Dram found the eastern gate. He stopped to catch his breath in front of the guards. “Did…anyone leave…in the night?” he asked. </p><p>“Yes,” said one. “Lots of people.”</p><p>Dram was too tired to protest. “An ugly lady… and three men?” He gave the guards their descriptions getting his wind back in the process. </p><p>“Yes. We saw them. They left on horseback.”</p><p>“With a wagon?” he asked.</p><p>“Noooo…. No wagons. Six altogether. A woman who had straw colored hair, and five other riders.” Dram asked about the others. “The three ugly men you mentioned. Big guys. A small fellow and another wrapped in a cloak. I couldn’t see his face.” Dram asked if the cloaked rider was bound in his saddle. The guard was not sure.</p><p>“How long ago did they leave?”</p><p>“Oh, about seven hours ago.”</p><p>”Direction?” Dram was getting antsy again.</p><p>“East” The guard pointed out the gate. Dram tossed him the first coin to come to hand and took off back to The Wyvern at a sprint.</p><p></p><p>Dalin noticed Gwenna and Miklesh return to The Wyvern after being gone less than an hour. He was glad to see Dram enter in after them. The whole team was inside the common room now. Father Ben called everyone forward to witness the oathswearing ceremony. Hanz complained he was in no condition to do so, but Gwenna would not hear of it. First Father Ben called on Miklesh to honor Gwenna, and then Hanz to do so. He then called on all three to swear oaths of loyalty to the group. As Ben said the invocation he performed a miracle. He remembered how well it had worked back at Keep Margrave and used his detection prayer. He could see auras of all the people in the room emanating. Bright white light radiated around Miklesh. Ben was amazed. His aura was more powerful than any he had seen before, even Darius’s. </p><p></p><p>Gwenna shone a normal white. Strangely Hanz had no color at all. It was if he had no aura whatsoever, like a rock. Turning his head, Ben inspected his new companions in the room. Grog was rich green. Rose’s sleeping form was white, which surprised him. In the back of the room he saw a darkly purple. It was the innkeeper. When he was satisfied he completed the ceremony. Dram was in an awful hurry to be after Lavinia. In private, Ben mentioned what he had seen to Darius and Dalin. “I think we should have the innkeeper swear an oath to remain quiet as well,” said Dalin.</p><p>“I ain’t swearin’ a DAMN thing!!” said the man jumping up and down.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="howandwhy99, post: 2784160, member: 3192"] [b][DAY 101 – Thunderday, Sceptre 5th, CY 81][/b] The next morning was grey and overcast with clouds. Ben prayed while Diedre and Kayla studied from their books. Rose was still asleep in a hay bed they had made for her. In the other room Dalin, Dram, and Ormand slept in from the effects of night before. When they finally woke up Darius recruited them to go with him to check on the stables. Downstairs they found Grog snoring as Gwenna and Miklesh ate breakfast. The four left the inn and walked down the street. “What’s that!” pointed Ormand. A large crowd was gathered around the entrance to the stables. They ran ahead up to find out. Darius pushed his way through the crowd. Several guards walked around inside the stables. Just inside the doors he spotted a body. It was stripped naked. “PAX!” shouted Darius and stumbled forward. Two guards came over to him. “Your friends were overcome by robbers in the night,” one said. “The two bodies were stripped clean. Do you know if they were carrying any valuables?” Darius was confused. “Two?” Dram and Ormand found Hanz huddled over in one of the empty stalls. His face was badly bruised and he held his side as if his ribs were broken. “They really worked you over, huh kid?” said Dram. Darius started pushing people away from Pax’s body. When they backed off he fell to his knees and inspected his dead comrade. There were several deep cuts, all in the back. “They jumped us,” said Hanz holding his sides. He was having difficulty breathing. “Three big brutes and a woman with straw colored hair and blue eyes.” “Did the blue man return?” asked Dram. “No… But he may have been the one who struck me from behind. Pax went to run for help.” He gestured weakly over to the body. “They left town. Took everything… and their horses…” Dalin sent Ormand to run and tell the others. Dram clenched his fist and cursed under his breath. Pushing his way out he began running back down the street towards the The Wyvern as well. Dalin helped Hanz up to his feet. Darius picked up Pax’s huge body and began stumbling back to the inn with it. Dalin found Ensler’s body. A guard helped him bring it to the inn as he and escorted Hanz. Before he was half way there most of the team was running up to help. The guard was instructed to give Ensler’s body to Gwenna. She and Miklesh left to deal with its burial. Father Ben bandaged Hanz’s wounds. He had not prepared to heal anyone that day. Upstairs Darius found Diedre and Kayla. He asked to be alone with Pax’s body in the room. After cleaning it, he carefully placed the corpse into Rose’s cloakhole. “If anyone asks,” he said to himself, “I consecrated you to the God Thor.” Downstairs Dalin looked around the common room. Several gawkers watched on as Hanz’s repeated his story again and again filling in all the details. “Where’s Dram?” Dalin asked aloud. He had not returned. Dram felt like his chest was going to explode. “Damn that tavern and its cheap ale,” he said to himself. His Elven chain weighed little, but his legs still burned from running. When he finally made it all the way to the far end of the city, Dram found the eastern gate. He stopped to catch his breath in front of the guards. “Did…anyone leave…in the night?” he asked. “Yes,” said one. “Lots of people.” Dram was too tired to protest. “An ugly lady… and three men?” He gave the guards their descriptions getting his wind back in the process. “Yes. We saw them. They left on horseback.” “With a wagon?” he asked. “Noooo…. No wagons. Six altogether. A woman who had straw colored hair, and five other riders.” Dram asked about the others. “The three ugly men you mentioned. Big guys. A small fellow and another wrapped in a cloak. I couldn’t see his face.” Dram asked if the cloaked rider was bound in his saddle. The guard was not sure. “How long ago did they leave?” “Oh, about seven hours ago.” ”Direction?” Dram was getting antsy again. “East” The guard pointed out the gate. Dram tossed him the first coin to come to hand and took off back to The Wyvern at a sprint. Dalin noticed Gwenna and Miklesh return to The Wyvern after being gone less than an hour. He was glad to see Dram enter in after them. The whole team was inside the common room now. Father Ben called everyone forward to witness the oathswearing ceremony. Hanz complained he was in no condition to do so, but Gwenna would not hear of it. First Father Ben called on Miklesh to honor Gwenna, and then Hanz to do so. He then called on all three to swear oaths of loyalty to the group. As Ben said the invocation he performed a miracle. He remembered how well it had worked back at Keep Margrave and used his detection prayer. He could see auras of all the people in the room emanating. Bright white light radiated around Miklesh. Ben was amazed. His aura was more powerful than any he had seen before, even Darius’s. Gwenna shone a normal white. Strangely Hanz had no color at all. It was if he had no aura whatsoever, like a rock. Turning his head, Ben inspected his new companions in the room. Grog was rich green. Rose’s sleeping form was white, which surprised him. In the back of the room he saw a darkly purple. It was the innkeeper. When he was satisfied he completed the ceremony. Dram was in an awful hurry to be after Lavinia. In private, Ben mentioned what he had seen to Darius and Dalin. “I think we should have the innkeeper swear an oath to remain quiet as well,” said Dalin. “I ain’t swearin’ a DAMN thing!!” said the man jumping up and down. [/QUOTE]
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