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<blockquote data-quote="Rae ArdGaoth" data-source="post: 3655703" data-attributes="member: 21064">OOC: No sense motive check needed for that one: Conuld and Cludge were both dealt lethal damage.The girl looks bemusedly at Lasair, cocky in spite of her situation. &quot;[spoiler]You are in the south, northlander.&nbsp; This is the sixth bridge of the Seven Bridges Road, you are nearly a thousand miles from the trade city of Orussus. But no, we are not Sairundani, though we wish we were so free.&nbsp; The Wind Tribes are even further away from here.&nbsp; We are just River people.&nbsp; Haughty, close-minded River people[/spoiler].&quot;&nbsp; She is quickly warming up to Lasair, and even smiles a bit when Lasair calls her &quot;[spoiler]my friend[/spoiler]&quot;.&quot;[spoiler]Spirit-sister means we are bound by soul, not by blood.&nbsp; She is fleeing the tribe because the tradition called for her to be given to another man, but she had already given herself, body and soul, to [/spoiler]Jonka.&quot;&nbsp; She jerks her had at one of the bound men, the whip-wielder from Cludge's side (B3).&nbsp; &quot;[spoiler]I am bound to join her wherever she goes, he is bound to [/spoiler]Jonka,&quot; she indicates another of the bandits, the shortsword-wielder from Cludge's side (B4).&nbsp; &quot;[spoiler]And the others are simply sick of the tribe's oppression.&nbsp; We meant to fly south and west, towards the free lands closer to the Wind Tower[/spoiler].&quot;She turns her head and stares across the bridge.&nbsp; &quot;[spoiler]We considered it great fortune that the river had sent us weak travelers with strong steeds.&nbsp; We thought she smiled on our departure[/spoiler].&quot;&nbsp; She turns back to Lasair and looks at her strangely. &quot;[spoiler]I thought we were wrong, but perhaps not[/spoiler].&quot;After a short pause, she answers Conuld's second question directly.&nbsp; &quot;[spoiler]The tribe kept a close eye on [/spoiler]Jilna[spoiler] after she made public her protest.&nbsp; We managed to slip her away, but they will surely have noticed our absence by now, and they will come for us.&nbsp; There is no better way across the river, so they will undoubtedly cross this bridge[/spoiler].&quot;&nbsp; She pauses and regards Lasair, again with that strange look that Lasair can see is... ([spoiler]the sign of the young girl recognizing Lasair as a kindred spirit and ally[/spoiler]).&nbsp; She speaks again, &quot;Jilsa.&nbsp; Jilsa [spoiler]is my name[/spoiler].&quot;Those who don't speak Sylvan can pick up the proper nouns Jilna, Jonka, and Jilsa.The crying girl has stopped crying and is staring, perplexed, at her once stoic companion.&nbsp; She raises her eyebrows at the name &quot;Jilna&quot;, and then looks concerned when she hears &quot;Jonka&quot;.&nbsp; But her concern fades as she sees the look in her female companion's eyes.&nbsp; The once crying girl also looks at Lasair, and Lasair can see... ([spoiler]the same look of trust and friendship in her eyes, almost as though the two girls shared an emphatic link[/spoiler]).[sblock=Conuld: ]The lavender ones are CLW potions.[/sblock]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rae ArdGaoth, post: 3655703, member: 21064"] [i]OOC: No sense motive check needed for that one: Conuld and Cludge were both dealt lethal damage.[/i] The girl looks bemusedly at Lasair, cocky in spite of her situation. [color=darkslateblue]"[spoiler]You are in the south, northlander. This is the sixth bridge of the Seven Bridges Road, you are nearly a thousand miles from the trade city of Orussus. But no, we are not Sairundani, though we wish we were so free. The Wind Tribes are even further away from here. We are just River people. Haughty, close-minded River people[/spoiler]."[/color] She is quickly warming up to Lasair, and even smiles a bit when Lasair calls her "[spoiler]my friend[/spoiler]". [color=darkslateblue]"[spoiler]Spirit-sister means we are bound by soul, not by blood. She is fleeing the tribe because the tradition called for her to be given to another man, but she had already given herself, body and soul, to [/spoiler]Jonka."[/color] She jerks her had at one of the bound men, the whip-wielder from Cludge's side (B3). [color=darkslateblue]"[spoiler]I am bound to join her wherever she goes, he is bound to [/spoiler]Jonka,"[/color] she indicates another of the bandits, the shortsword-wielder from Cludge's side (B4). [color=darkslateblue]"[spoiler]And the others are simply sick of the tribe's oppression. We meant to fly south and west, towards the free lands closer to the Wind Tower[/spoiler]."[/color] She turns her head and stares across the bridge. [color=darkslateblue]"[spoiler]We considered it great fortune that the river had sent us weak travelers with strong steeds. We thought she smiled on our departure[/spoiler]."[/color] She turns back to Lasair and looks at her strangely. [color=darkslateblue]"[spoiler]I thought we were wrong, but perhaps not[/spoiler]."[/color] After a short pause, she answers Conuld's second question directly. [color=darkslateblue]"[spoiler]The tribe kept a close eye on [/spoiler]Jilna[spoiler] after she made public her protest. We managed to slip her away, but they will surely have noticed our absence by now, and they will come for us. There is no better way across the river, so they will undoubtedly cross this bridge[/spoiler]."[/color] She pauses and regards Lasair, again with that strange look that Lasair can see is... ([spoiler]the sign of the young girl recognizing Lasair as a kindred spirit and ally[/spoiler]). She speaks again, [color=Darkslateblue]"Jilsa. Jilsa [spoiler]is my name[/spoiler]."[/color] Those who don't speak Sylvan can pick up the proper nouns Jilna, Jonka, and Jilsa. The crying girl has stopped crying and is staring, perplexed, at her once stoic companion. She raises her eyebrows at the name "Jilna", and then looks concerned when she hears "Jonka". But her concern fades as she sees the look in her female companion's eyes. The once crying girl also looks at Lasair, and Lasair can see... ([spoiler]the same look of trust and friendship in her eyes, almost as though the two girls shared an emphatic link[/spoiler]). [sblock=Conuld: ]The lavender ones are CLW potions.[/sblock] [/QUOTE]

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