(Adventure) Rivenblight's Castaway [Creamsteak judging]

[WizWrm]

Velbrik nods, finishes his breakfast, and follows the others out to meet Tylkin.

 

[Thomas Hobbes]

Out of, perhaps, universal adventurer instinct, you've all arisen early; Tylkin, being a late starter (or, as Daggreth put it, lazy), doesn't need you until ten. You've got plenty of time (perhaps as much as two hours, depending on when you rose) before you have to be at the inn.

When you get there, Tylkin is waiting outside. He is finely dressed, as before, although he does look a bit more tired. He stands by a wagon with a single mule harnessed to it, stacked high with bolts of cloth tied into bundles and protected from the road dust with canvas wrapping, and then with a tarp thrown over the whole affair to secure it.

"Good morning to you," says Tylkin cordially. "I trust you all slept well?"

 

[GnomeWorks]

Tylkin
"Good morning to you, I trust you all slept well?"

Troi nods, yawning. "Yeah, we slept well."

He adjusts his whip slightly, then does a quick check of his arsenal - his rapier on his left hip; his shortsword on his right; his whip on his belt; his longbow on his back; and his quiver, hanging next to his rapier.

"I think we're ready ta go when you are, Tylkin." He says.

...a wagon with a single mule harnessed to it, stacked high with bolts of cloth tied into bundles and protected from the road dust with canvas wrapping, and then with a tarp thrown over the whole affair to secure it.

"Hrm..." Troi takes a look at the wagon, rubbing his left shoulder absent-mindedly as he does so. "Here's what I'm thinkin'... when we get ta th' forest, Tylkin, some a us're gonna hop up on th' wagon, prolly under th' tarp. If we get ambushed - an' I'm not sayin' we will - then we'll have a bit a an element a surprise, y'know? Don't worry, we won't steal anythin' or whatnot, but better safe'n sorry."

He looks to the others. "I'm takin' point. Don't want anybody messin' up any tracks't might be around. Pick a spot that ya think ya'll have yer best... uh... effectiveness at. An' don't ferget ta keep in sight a th' others - if we hafta make a quick get-away, don't wanna hafta leave anybody behind."

He looks to the road ahead. When he speaks again, his voice is softer, and devoid of his accent once more. "The journey of a thousand miles begins beneath your feet..." He then looks to the others again. "Well, we should be gettin' started... this job ain't gonna get itself done, y'know? Oh! Hey, I just remembered... I got all the cash." He smiles. "Let's split it up now... if I fall, ya'll don't want ta lose yer money, eh?" He pulls out the pouch that held the money they'd received thus far, and divvies it out equally.

 

[WizWrm]

OOC: I'm going to be gone starting tonight with no access to the net. I'll be back Monday afternoon/evening.

 

[Thomas Hobbes]

Tylkin frowns at Troi as he outlines the proposal. "I don't see why that should be needed," he says evenly, although Ioleta and Velbrik can pick up the slightly suspicious tone.

Assuming you do the rather odd (to Tylkin) money deviding out of his sight...

 

[GnomeWorks]

Tylkin
"I don't see why that should be needed,"

Troi shrugs. "Like I said, better safe'n sorry... but if ya don't think it's a good idea, it's not necessary. We can prolly handle whatever gets thrown at us - if anythin' - without doin' that, anyway."

Assuming you do the rather odd (to Tylkin) money deviding out of his sight...

OoC: Yes, I don't think we'd do that right in the open.

 

[doghead]

Jaan waits silently while what's decided is decided. He'll probably walk alongside the cart for a while, (assuming that it doesn't go any faster than he can walk.) When he's done with walking, he'll hitch a ride somewhere.

 

[Thomas Hobbes]

Troi shrugs. "Like I said, better safe'n sorry... but if ya don't think it's a good idea, it's not necessary. We can prolly handle whatever gets thrown at us - if anythin' - without doin' that, anyway."

Tylkin shrugs and spreads his hands. "I just don't see your reasoning, paticularly. Better to scare them off with a show of numbers, yes? I doubt anyone hiding in there could get out with any speed."

 

[GnomeWorks]

Tylkin
"I just don't see your reasoning, paticularly. Better to scare them off with a show of numbers, yes? I doubt anyone hiding in there could get out with any speed."

"If they're scared a numbers, sure." Troi says. "But if they aren't... then it'd be better ta surprise 'em with more'n we look like we got. Though yer right, they'd prolly not be too speedy... but who needs ta move around when ya got a bow er crossbow, er even magic?"

 

[Thomas Hobbes]

Tylkin narrows his eyes a little, then shrugs, unconvinced. "As you will."