Into the New World, Chapter 1: Amongst the Verdant Towers

[Dire Lemming]

Enko closes his eyes and sighs in exasperation.

 

[WarShrike]

"Maybe theres a window we can climb through?" says Ryon, to no one in particular.

 

[Shayuri]

"Wait! Lemptie! I..." When the old woman hobbles out anyway, Erin leans back and shakes her head exasperatedly at the ceiling.

"I hope I don't get that oversensitive when I'm that old."

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

"That shouldn't be a problem," Thane observes dryly, "I don't particularly foresee you growing old."

 

[Masquerade]

Cleyra restrains herself from giggling as she hears Thane's comment.

Turning a serious face, she addresses him and the group. "Come now, such hostile remarks will get us nowhere. We're allies, remember?"

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Raising an eyebrow, Thane speaks levelly. "It's not hostile, it's simply a truth. I don't see myself growing old either. Of all of us I think I perhaps have the best guess as to what life will be like in the wilds, and it does not bode well for long life. The land takes as much as she gives."

 

[Masquerade]

"You are also used to operating alone, am I wrong? I believe that, with teamwork and determination, we have little to fear."

Or, at least, I would like to believe it, Cleyra thinks, hoping that the boldness of her statement will allow her to be taken seriously.

 

[Shayuri]

Erin scowls at Thane.

"There's a lot you don't know about me," she informs him loftily. "I have no plans to die."

 

[Dire Lemming]

"The spirits will guide us safely through this... If we are willing to listen." Enko says calmly. Looking at Erin and Thane in turn. "Let's stop bickering, Pantheras will be here soon."

 

[Lorthanoth]

Alistia looks at her new companions with mild disapproval as they bicker and try to get one up on each other.

"You know... instead of listening to the sound of your own voices, perhaps you ought to listen to what people have to say. You all act like you know so much, but at the end of the day, none of us knows anything about anything. And telling us we're all going to die is not what we need to hear. The spirits have chosen us. We should try to live up to that."

She turns, mildly embarrased at lecturing people her own age who are more talented than her, and goes after Lempetie.