(Adventure) A Merry Chase *Judge: Uriel

[Velmont]

"I doubt the is dead, my blow wasn't given to kill, so if you have anything to bound it, could you go fetch it, before it can stand up again and try to attack us." ask Rinaldo to the young boy.

"And except you two, is there any one else around?"

 

[Manzanita]

Persephone

"Sue. You've got a baby? Boy or girl?" Persephone kneels down next to the youngsters. "My name is Esmerelda Persephone Northrup. Rinaldo, Zoe and I are were passing by & found your brother. Do you know where these creatures came from? Who is this spider man?"

 

[Kahuna Burger]

The girl had been distracted by the young boy's confused recitation of the nights events, but looks shocked at Rinaldo's words. "Tie it up? Have you taken a look at what that thing did? If you aren't willing to stop it, I will!" She grabs up the broken broomhandle again, and looks perfectly willing to spear the unconsious creature with it. "Do you think you'll get a reward from the circus? I doubt there's any left alive! If all their other pet monstosities got loose I don't doubt the dragon did as well, and it looked to hold a grudge even with its collar on!"

 

[Manzanita]

Persephone

"Hold your anger, please. We are strangers here. The creature will not harm us now. Tell us more about this circus. And the dragon."

 

[Velmont]

"Calm down. It is just my weapon can't kill in my hand. Some magic is working on it, and I didn't thought I would ever use it against such beast. What we need to know, it is if there is someone else except you two around."

 

[Manzanita]

OOC: I hope you're not waiting for Thels on this one.

 

[Kahuna Burger]

(ooc: sorry, just life)

The girl continues to look angry and holds onto her makeshift weapon while watching the mosnter suspiciously, but she grudgingly answers. "It's just anthony and I now, I suppose, and his little bro." She glances at the blood and web coated body then looks away resolutely. "The Hayes are gone, obviously, and Anthony's sister with them. Little bro isn't mine, I was fostered with the Hayes. The circus comes through once a year around this time. That thing was in the side show, and would spit webs at birds to catch them. There was a wolf that breathed cold on things, and dogs that jumped through each other... Some other monsters... The dragon wasn't very big, as they say dragons go, but he was a nasty brute, ugly brown and with a hook on his tail. One of the carnies told me some wanted to cut it off, but they thought it would mess up the balance on his flight. He told me he really didn't breath fire either, that was just a trick they did, but that he was a mean thing and he was glad of the collar on him when he mucked his wagon." She pauses a moment, then finshes, "They usually come in by the south road, passing by us in the night to get to town by morning. We're just a little stop for them. I tried to stay up to hear them come by, but the first thing I heard was the noises out by the shed, so whatever happened must have been to the south. Now, if you would kill this thing or get it out of here, I have to put these to bed and start digging some holes. I appriciate what you've done, but I've no reward to offer."

 

[Manzanita]

Persephone

"Well, we could stick around here & try to round up these escaped circus beasts before they hurt anyone else, but this whole situation is bound to attract some attention, attention we don't want to have. Perhaps we should stay the night here & set out in the morning. Sue, are you going to be OK? Do you need help going anywhere? Do you have relatives who could take you in?"

 

[Kahuna Burger]

"Well, we could stick around here & try to round up these escaped circus beasts before they hurt anyone else, but this whole situation is bound to attract some attention, attention we don't want to have. Perhaps we should stay the night here & set out in the morning. Sue, are you going to be OK? Do you need help going anywhere? Do you have relatives who could take you in?"

The girl looks tired and frustrated. "I was taken in by the Hayes because I had no family, maam. This is our home, and I'll be burying ma and pa Hayes here and tending to whats left. Its how its done here. Now if you don't mind, I'm going to barricade us in the root cellar for the rest of the night and hope the world is still here in the morning. You're welcome to stay here, but I hope to not see that thing when I wake up." She grabs a couple of jugs and a candle and leads the young boy to a small trapdoor in the floor. After they have gone down you hear various noises of things being moved about.

After they are down, the door opens slowly and the 'princess' peers in. Seeing no one who would recognize her she steps over the man spider's body to stand beside Zoe. "Its pretty much quiet out there, but I thought I heard a strange noise a couple of times... Some kind of shriek like an angry giant bird or something. This is more than you all signed up for, but I'm greatful for your actions here. The king- my father's men are probably combing the hills for us, and these people are missing even their usual cursory protection."

(ooc: if you want to rest for the night, I'll figure XP and such, but I was planning a physical reward for this sidejaunt and there is one beastie left.)

 

[Velmont]

"First, I doubt we will be able to do anything good with that creature." Rinaldo remove his ring, and after hesitating a moment, pierce twice the throat of the creature with his rapier. He puts his ring back.

"Second, we should get rid of that creature. Finally, we have two choice. We can try to see if there is still one alive around, or we can take a nap with those kid, and protect them in the case anothe creature show off and can climb in the cellar, but that is most unlikely if I look at the intelligence of those creature. What do you think of that?"