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<blockquote data-quote="Ipissimus" data-source="post: 3625271" data-attributes="member: 41514"><p>The next morning found the unlikely group meandering along the winding trail through the jungle hills. The mud slowed them down to the point where riding was only slightly better than walking. Jacith picked out their path in front, often leaving the trail for better footing, followed closely by Dukar. Zeladi came next, the relatively vulnerable Necromancer insisting on being in the middle of the pack. Finally, Shae rode in the rearguard with Aaron's arms reluctantly wrapped around her waist.</p><p></p><p>His hesitancy made Shae smile. It hadn't even been her suggestion; Jacith had insisted that Shae's mount, Shae being the lightest of the four, could stand the extra weight. As much as she enjoyed his fear, she knew it was time to extend the olive branch and make peace.</p><p></p><p>"I'm sorry about last night," she apologized, "it wasn't anything personal. How's your shoulder?"</p><p></p><p>"Fine," he grunted. At least they were talking, it was an improvement.</p><p></p><p>"I was under orders," she slipped some false regret into her voice, "I'm a Skindancer, it's what they hired me for."</p><p></p><p>She felt his body tense against her back. <em>Ever predictible, </em>she thought, not letting her smile reach her face. The next question came on with the inevitability of a landslide.</p><p></p><p>"You knew my sister?"</p><p></p><p>"Alyssa Islarian, yes," Shae answered.</p><p></p><p>"And you know who killed her," he prompted.</p><p></p><p>"Yes, and I know why. Are you sure you want to know?"</p><p></p><p>"I have to know. I know she did things, horrible things, but... she's my sister."</p><p></p><p><em>Distressingly noble,</em> Shae sighed inwardly. "I met her at the academy. She was a wide-eyed innocent teenager who resented her rich parents... it wasn't a tune I was unfamiliar with. Still, I liked her," Shae lied smoothly, "she learnt quickly and she had an aptitude for the work. Still, she retained some of that sense of fair play, she never stiffed a friend. Scuttlecove isn't the sort of place that takes kindly to charity but she did the best she could. Then one day, she picked a rich-looking boy as a mark from the Rusty Shunt and coearced him into a dark alleyway at the behest of some muggers she was forcably associated with. She distracted the boy while they snuck up behind but they were a little too enthusiastic with their beating. He died. It turned out that the boy was the son of one of the Captains of the Crimson Fleet. He ordered his first mate to track down his son's killers. They visited the Rusty Shunt, fount out the boy'd left with Alyssa in toe, put two and two together and strung her up from the Plaza of Hanging Ruin along with the rest of the gang."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ipissimus, post: 3625271, member: 41514"] The next morning found the unlikely group meandering along the winding trail through the jungle hills. The mud slowed them down to the point where riding was only slightly better than walking. Jacith picked out their path in front, often leaving the trail for better footing, followed closely by Dukar. Zeladi came next, the relatively vulnerable Necromancer insisting on being in the middle of the pack. Finally, Shae rode in the rearguard with Aaron's arms reluctantly wrapped around her waist. His hesitancy made Shae smile. It hadn't even been her suggestion; Jacith had insisted that Shae's mount, Shae being the lightest of the four, could stand the extra weight. As much as she enjoyed his fear, she knew it was time to extend the olive branch and make peace. "I'm sorry about last night," she apologized, "it wasn't anything personal. How's your shoulder?" "Fine," he grunted. At least they were talking, it was an improvement. "I was under orders," she slipped some false regret into her voice, "I'm a Skindancer, it's what they hired me for." She felt his body tense against her back. [I]Ever predictible, [/I]she thought, not letting her smile reach her face. The next question came on with the inevitability of a landslide. "You knew my sister?" "Alyssa Islarian, yes," Shae answered. "And you know who killed her," he prompted. "Yes, and I know why. Are you sure you want to know?" "I have to know. I know she did things, horrible things, but... she's my sister." [I]Distressingly noble,[/I] Shae sighed inwardly. "I met her at the academy. She was a wide-eyed innocent teenager who resented her rich parents... it wasn't a tune I was unfamiliar with. Still, I liked her," Shae lied smoothly, "she learnt quickly and she had an aptitude for the work. Still, she retained some of that sense of fair play, she never stiffed a friend. Scuttlecove isn't the sort of place that takes kindly to charity but she did the best she could. Then one day, she picked a rich-looking boy as a mark from the Rusty Shunt and coearced him into a dark alleyway at the behest of some muggers she was forcably associated with. She distracted the boy while they snuck up behind but they were a little too enthusiastic with their beating. He died. It turned out that the boy was the son of one of the Captains of the Crimson Fleet. He ordered his first mate to track down his son's killers. They visited the Rusty Shunt, fount out the boy'd left with Alyssa in toe, put two and two together and strung her up from the Plaza of Hanging Ruin along with the rest of the gang." [/QUOTE]
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