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<blockquote data-quote="AStott" data-source="post: 533100" data-attributes="member: 7825"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Session 10: Explaining the Details</strong></span></p><p></p><p>Kent> So... Jannot was walking down the dark road with Celeste after having come to the realization that everything he had a few days prior is now out of his reach.</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> Ok, so you just hit the road then.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> Yup.. approx what time of night is it?</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> You aren't really sure what the time is.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> "How much of the night has passed, Celeste?"</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> "I think it's still a few hours until sunrise."</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> "That late? Hm..." So they must be pretty tired.</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> Yes, the adrenaline has started to wear off.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> How far until the next town north?</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> Well, you could probably find a small village not too far up the road.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> The next real town though is a pretty good distance north.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> Right.</p><p><Kent> "So, do you think that we should stop at all until the coming night to rest?"</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> "I don't know Jannot. I'm getting pretty tired, but it would be nice to sleep in a bed..."</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> "Well, I know that it takes about 5 days to go to that town to the south of Zuqar... and the next town north is a bit farther. [I recall you saying that he didn't make as good of time by boat that he could have by foot - sure...</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> So, it might be 4 or 5 days by foot.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> wait to Shershel? Did you just give me the estimated time of travel by foot to Shershel or to that po-dunk place Jannot landed?</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> to Shershel.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> hmm... how kind of you. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p><Kent> "... so we have a good deal of travelling to go. How much money do we have?"</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> "Only a little over one gold."</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> Jannot nodds, "That should be plenty for food for a few days - and a room to stay in, I'd imagine. Why don't we stop and rest near here for a little while and then press on after a couple hours of sleep."</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> "Ok, how about over there?" She gestures to a stand of tree a little off the road, beyond which lie some fields.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> Jannot will look it over and also look around a little, to see if there's anything that's relatively shielded from the road.</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> There are mostly fields around at this point. just some clumps of trees here and there. The land is not too rough.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> Anything with underbrush that isn't too obvious?</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> It's pretty open here. Most of this land is farm land tended by peasants intended for nearby Zuqar.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> Is the land also pretty flat or are there hills.</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> It's fairly flat. Places that are rough have been left with stands of trees.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> So then we can see quiet a ways along the road then? (under a moon lit sky)</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> If it wasn't so dark, yes.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> no help from the moon?</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> The moon is closer to new than full.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> --err, just realized there are two moons, but the other (smaller one) isn't up.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> -- he he... convenient. Have a lunar cycle calendar there?</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> -- Not handy, but I could tell you approximately how long between lunar conjunctions... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> -- BAH....</p><p><Kent> okay, okay. "Sure. that seems like as good a place as we are likely to find." He says starting to head that way. </p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> She nods in agreement with you.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> "Though farmers are an early-waking lot so we best be watchful."</p><p><Kent> we make our way to the stand.</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> There's enough cover there, down out of sight of the road. It should be secure enough.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> Okay. "You didn't happen to bring a blanket and pillows, did ya?" Jannot poses to Celeste with a smile.</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> "Sorry, I brought all that I could with me... I did bring a pair of blankets, but no pillow."</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> Was she acting apologetic?</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> just a little.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> Jannot walks up to her and pulls out a blanket from the sack. "Thank you for getting all these things. Your planning has likely saved our lives. Now I want you so stop being sorry." He says tenderly.</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> "Ok. This is all just so sudden..."</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> She pulls some clothing out of the sack and folds them up to create make-shift pillows.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> He takes the blanket and looks around on the ground for a smooth sopt. Spreading the blanket he continues, "Yeah." He sighs. "I hear you. Two weeks ago I had a thriving, successful business that I ran with a lifelong friend... now, I just don't kow." He sits on the blanket looking up at her. "Now I'm an outlaw... of sorts. Wanted for some reason by this bad fellow. Have youy heard about this new guy that's in charge?"</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> She shakes her head and turns away to look out past the trees... "Two weeks ago... I had a family," she says in a distant voice.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> Jannot's head sags. "Yes, of course. I'm sorry." He stands up and stands next-to/behind her. "I'm just being self-centered. You've lost as much as if not more than I have..."</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> "It's not your fault Jannot." She turns to face you. "You've done so much for me. I could never repay you..."</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> Jannot looks into her face. "And you have been nothing but kind, supportive and thankful. You don't need to repay me."</p><p><Kent> -- so this is how it's going to be, eh? very nice...</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> "Stop that," she says playfully. She then goes back to laying out the other blanket.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> Jannot smiles. "Stop what? You were really being... great. I don't know what else I'd call it." He pauses, "and then of course you do that little thing... you know, save my life..."</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> She turns, and you can tell she must be smiling, although here under the trees you can't see real well. "Oh Jannot. I think we were meant for each other." Then, changing the subject, "Hey, I brought along the book you were teaching me to read from... Perhaps later we can continue?"</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> -- DOH!</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> -- heh... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> Jannot moves to the ... der.... sack and rumages through it thinking he could try to get to it tonight... then thinks better. "Heh, you know. perhaps when there's light would be better, huh?" then he laughs.[</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> "Of course. Later I said.... we need our sleep for now, especially if we have to walk for a ways."</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> Jannot give a sigh. "Yes. you're right. five days or so of walking is not going to be a picnic." He moves back to his blanket - how are the two situated by the way?</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> Well, the ground is a little rough. It seems like the best place is up by the roots of a large tree. She's off just a couple feet away around the (rather large) trunk.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> Is one piece of ground any nicer than the other? </p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> Not particularly. You'll probably both wake up a little stiff.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> Jannot lies down and rolls the blanket a part fo the way around him so he's laying on the other part. "Well, sleep well then, my rescuer."</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> There is a brief silence, then she says, "Thanks for being there, Jannot. Good night."</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> Jannot smiles, "There's no place else I could be I think. Perhaps you were right... maybe we were meant to be... uh here. together. Um... good night."</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> She yawns and mumbles a good night.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> right. Jannot tries to clear his thoughts and then remembers the trials of the day and thinks that [perhaps a little thanks to Qaran might not be out of order.</p><p><Kent> after a muttered prayer of thanks, he passes into sleep.</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> any particular time you plan to try and be awake by?</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> well - briefly after dawn I'd say. giving maybe 4 hours of sleep at best.</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> Ok. Surprisingly enough (given how tired you felt), you find yourself awaking just as the sun is apparently beginning to peek over the sea. Celeste is sound asleep not far away.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> Oh. I didn't know that we were close enough to the shore to be able to see it.</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> Well, no, you probably can't, but the sea is that way...</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> sure. I get it.</p><p><Kent> Jannot will rouse himself trying to stay quiet. Is the campsite the same as they left it when they went to sleep? Jannot will get up and try to determine what food Celeste brrrought without waking her. He chuckles a little recalling how difficult she was to wake that first morning.</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> It seems to be.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> You check through the two sacks that Celeste brought with her. It looks like there is enough for a couple days of food for each of you. Most of the other stuff you know about (clothes, the book). You suddenly realize that there is one thing which she apparently did NOT bring...</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> You look through both sacks again, but there is no piece of parchment with the prophecy and the symbol...</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> --after all, you never told her about it... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> well... he can probably remember it well enough. after all, he did focus on the thing for three days straight... and the symbol is easy enough to redraw.</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> True</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> Actually It should be easy enough to find out one way or another after all hwe was the crazy elf guy that left the elves to live with and guide the humans. Pretty specific.</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> Not to worry.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> hm. anyway.</p><p><Kent> Jannot will take out a bit of the food - enough for himself and Celeste...</p><p><Kent> Did he really NOT tell her Anything yet?</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> Nope, I figured you had some reason for it. I was vaguely surprised...</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> hmm... my bad then. That's gonna be an interesting conversation.</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Yup. Of course, she's never told you much about her background either...</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> Heh... very true as it were. Good point.</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> You're feeling a bit sore from the hard ground, and your arm is still healing, but most of the bruises and minor cuts from... questioning are pretty much not giving you any more trouble.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> okay. So Jannot starts munching on his bit of food and walks around a little looking out for activity on the farmland and along the road.</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> There seems to be little activity... ok, none. You do however spot some smoke to the north, which you figure is probably a village.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> Hm... could have slept in a bed... and likely been found out by that freak followere of Kyten... he mutters to himself "Better the ground."</p><p><Kent> Jannot will let Celeste sleep for a little while longer... and perhaps watch her sleep a little bit. Never watched a woman sleep before... hope she doesn't snore - or drool.</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> She doesn't appear to, although she is a little restless.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> If she's restless now then she likel didn't sleep well at all.</p><p><Kent> Jannot will put whatever else is lying around back in the bag as well as his blanket and then go to wake Celeste.</p><p><Kent> ... except for her portion of food.. Is there any water?</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> Oh... um... Yes, she packed a water skin.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> a single water skin? What is that, one quart?</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> Yes. It's not that hard around these parts to find streams. Most water over a rather sizeable chunk of land makes its way down to this sea.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> Oh. I didn't realize that. okay then. So streams are relatively plenty then? maybe cross two or three a day?</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> Perhaps, yes.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> okay then.</p><p><Kent> Jannot goes and wakes Celeste after a little time passes.</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> She's a little disoriented at first, then she smiles at you and stands, stretching. "Oh, I did NOT sleep well last night."</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> "Here. I got some food out for you."</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> "Thank you!" She takes the food and sits, beginning to eat.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> Jannot nodds. "I noticed that you were a bit restless. Bad dreams? or were the accomodations not up to your satisfaction?" he says with a wry grin, arm swinging about to take in the tree stand.</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> "I don't think this tree likes me." She kicks at a root.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> "Ah... well, I slept fine. Perhaps next time I can find you a smoother spot."</p><p><Kent> Jannot moves to tkae up her blanket and fold it to put away.</p><p><Kent> ... that is unless she's sitting on it to eat.</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> Nope, it's free. She thanks you, while continuing to eat.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> Jannot sits nearby, but not too near by while she's eating. "Anyway, last night, I was going to tell you about the guy that's in charge of Zuqar now apparently."</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> "Oh?"</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> Jannot nodds and recounts to her the events of his capture, his incarceration, skirts over the details of the questioning and then of his meeting with the new king of Zuqar. Including ALL the details of the incident with Kyten, though he drops his voice when he says the name.</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> "So, is this guy a priest of ... Kyten? Who is he?"</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> "Well, I'd imagine so, unless he's just a convenient puppet for this god to use in his machinations. I've heard about Kyten before in reading other books, ..." and he tells her about - wait, is Kyten common knowledge?</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> Nope.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> Ah. he tells her about the things he's read about this new deity - unfriendliness and all.</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> "Why does he want you then?" ...she's almost done eating.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> Jannot looks down at the ground. "Well, I'm not sure. Like I said, Kyten replied to the guy that I was... um, favored or something. ... and I think I believe it." He looks at her to judge her response.</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> She looks puzzled, "But you aren't even a worshipper of Qaran..."</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> Jannot nodds his head. "Yeah, well I wasn't but I've been reconsidering that. You see before all this mess happened, I was reading this book. You know I like books..." And he tells her about the book containing the prophecy... and then he tells her, carefully, about the birds... and then finding out the whole prophecy.</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> By the time you are finished, her mouth is hanging open... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> -- he he he he...</p><p><Kent> "Now, finding out the whole prophecy is what really started my mind working this out becuse of the son of the skin crafter bit... and the rest. Well My father was a tanner... and the birds - I mean, right in the back yard. I mean... it LOOKS like it's pointing to me. But I didn't believe it, not really, until the plague returned. I was forced to flee the city out of fear. I took my little boat..." and he recounts his travels to that little hole-in-the-dirt ... "And then I met this priest... do you want to hear the rest of this? I mean... you haven't said anything... Celeste?"</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> "umm... go ahead..."</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> Did she ever finish her food.? he he...</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> There is still some left, apparently forgotten...</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> "Okay, so still looking for answers I go to this priest..." and he tells her about the REALLY WIERD thing that happened with the bowl... </p><p><Kent> "So, I figured that enough time had passed that I could return to the city and everything would be finished and I could get back to my work and home. Well, you know what I returned to."</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> She is quiet for a bit, and then asks, "So what are you going to do now about all this?"</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> Jannot chuckles a little. "Well, I'm not certain, but if there's clarification to be found regarding this prophecy then I'm not going to get it until I can talk t omore people. Besides, I think that the neighboring cities need to know what's happened in Zuqar. This fellow is likely out for bad things to happen and I'm sure that they are unaware."</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> "Isn't that dangerous, Jannot? They're going to be looking for you..."</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> Jannot laughs. Oddly enough he laughs alot thinking about what they've both been thorough,. "Yeah, I'm sure it is. But they're already after me - wanting to kill me. And now that you're travelling with me you're a target as well, wether we try to help other people or not... I'm sorry you were dragged into this Celeste." He looks over to her actually quite sad for her.</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> She thinks quietly for a bit.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> Then suddenly, "We'd better get moving Jannot! We need to get away quickly!"</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> Jannot looks around fast, is something happening,? "What? is something going on?"</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> She seems concerned, "They're going to be hunting you down. We can't sit here just waiting..."</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> Jannot calms down a little. "Yes you're right. Jannot grabs the heavier sack out of the two. "We really should be going... "He stops and looks at her. "Thank you... for being so ..."</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> She waves it off. "We need to stop doing that so much." She smiles and finishes off her food, taking up the other sack.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> Jannot nodds quickly., Right. He looks away and smiles to himself. Is the road still clear?</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> Yup, seems to be.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> "We'll make better time on the road, but we'll have to be really careful. Any riders and we'll have to hide." he says starting to walk out towards the road.</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> She looks around as the two of you head for the road, "If we can find a place to hide."</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> Within about a day of walking, the farmlands should thin out and you'll find yourselves in fairly heavily forested areas. Big old nearly rainforest like trees.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> "Okay, well, if we make haste further up the road for the morning we should be allright. I have this sword - that I can barely use - do you have a knife or something?"</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> She nods. "I brought one of your knives."</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> "Okay then. That's great. Lets waste no more time."</p><p><Kent> we try to continually look back along the road to watch for travellers.</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> Right. And you'll travel for how long (late)?</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> "You know, " he says as they travel, "We're going to have to come up with a cover story and names if we do have to interact with people so we can't be easily tracked - at least by our names anyway. - late... uh... we travel until a couple hours after sun down. people looking for us will likely be on horseback and be able to catch up relatively fast. best get out of the immediate area quickly.</p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> got it.</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"><Kheldar> It occurs to you that since you never mentioned Celeste during questioning, they won't expect you to be traveling with a woman...</span></p><p><span style="color: orange"></span><Kent> True. But a fairly thorough description might be following as well. maybe he'll grow out his beard...</p><p></p><p>Next time... Journey to the Jungle's Edge</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AStott, post: 533100, member: 7825"] [size=3][b]Session 10: Explaining the Details[/b][/size] Kent> So... Jannot was walking down the dark road with Celeste after having come to the realization that everything he had a few days prior is now out of his reach. [color=orange]<Kheldar> Ok, so you just hit the road then. [/color]<Kent> Yup.. approx what time of night is it? [color=orange]<Kheldar> You aren't really sure what the time is. [/color]<Kent> "How much of the night has passed, Celeste?" [color=orange]<Kheldar> "I think it's still a few hours until sunrise." [/color]<Kent> "That late? Hm..." So they must be pretty tired. [color=orange]<Kheldar> Yes, the adrenaline has started to wear off. [/color]<Kent> How far until the next town north? [color=orange]<Kheldar> Well, you could probably find a small village not too far up the road. <Kheldar> The next real town though is a pretty good distance north. [/color]<Kent> Right. <Kent> "So, do you think that we should stop at all until the coming night to rest?" [color=orange]<Kheldar> "I don't know Jannot. I'm getting pretty tired, but it would be nice to sleep in a bed..." [/color]<Kent> "Well, I know that it takes about 5 days to go to that town to the south of Zuqar... and the next town north is a bit farther. [I recall you saying that he didn't make as good of time by boat that he could have by foot - sure... [color=orange]<Kheldar> So, it might be 4 or 5 days by foot. [/color]<Kent> wait to Shershel? Did you just give me the estimated time of travel by foot to Shershel or to that po-dunk place Jannot landed? [color=orange]<Kheldar> to Shershel. [/color]<Kent> hmm... how kind of you. :) <Kent> "... so we have a good deal of travelling to go. How much money do we have?" [color=orange]<Kheldar> "Only a little over one gold." [/color]<Kent> Jannot nodds, "That should be plenty for food for a few days - and a room to stay in, I'd imagine. Why don't we stop and rest near here for a little while and then press on after a couple hours of sleep." [color=orange]<Kheldar> "Ok, how about over there?" She gestures to a stand of tree a little off the road, beyond which lie some fields. [/color]<Kent> Jannot will look it over and also look around a little, to see if there's anything that's relatively shielded from the road. [color=orange]<Kheldar> There are mostly fields around at this point. just some clumps of trees here and there. The land is not too rough. [/color]<Kent> Anything with underbrush that isn't too obvious? [color=orange]<Kheldar> It's pretty open here. Most of this land is farm land tended by peasants intended for nearby Zuqar. [/color]<Kent> Is the land also pretty flat or are there hills. [color=orange]<Kheldar> It's fairly flat. Places that are rough have been left with stands of trees. [/color]<Kent> So then we can see quiet a ways along the road then? (under a moon lit sky) [color=orange]<Kheldar> If it wasn't so dark, yes. [/color]<Kent> no help from the moon? [color=orange]<Kheldar> The moon is closer to new than full. <Kheldar> --err, just realized there are two moons, but the other (smaller one) isn't up. [/color]<Kent> -- he he... convenient. Have a lunar cycle calendar there? [color=orange]<Kheldar> -- Not handy, but I could tell you approximately how long between lunar conjunctions... :) [/color]<Kent> -- BAH.... <Kent> okay, okay. "Sure. that seems like as good a place as we are likely to find." He says starting to head that way. [color=orange]<Kheldar> She nods in agreement with you. [/color]<Kent> "Though farmers are an early-waking lot so we best be watchful." <Kent> we make our way to the stand. [color=orange]<Kheldar> There's enough cover there, down out of sight of the road. It should be secure enough. [/color]<Kent> Okay. "You didn't happen to bring a blanket and pillows, did ya?" Jannot poses to Celeste with a smile. [color=orange]<Kheldar> "Sorry, I brought all that I could with me... I did bring a pair of blankets, but no pillow." [/color]<Kent> Was she acting apologetic? [color=orange]<Kheldar> just a little. [/color]<Kent> Jannot walks up to her and pulls out a blanket from the sack. "Thank you for getting all these things. Your planning has likely saved our lives. Now I want you so stop being sorry." He says tenderly. [color=orange]<Kheldar> "Ok. This is all just so sudden..." <Kheldar> She pulls some clothing out of the sack and folds them up to create make-shift pillows. [/color]<Kent> He takes the blanket and looks around on the ground for a smooth sopt. Spreading the blanket he continues, "Yeah." He sighs. "I hear you. Two weeks ago I had a thriving, successful business that I ran with a lifelong friend... now, I just don't kow." He sits on the blanket looking up at her. "Now I'm an outlaw... of sorts. Wanted for some reason by this bad fellow. Have youy heard about this new guy that's in charge?" [color=orange]<Kheldar> She shakes her head and turns away to look out past the trees... "Two weeks ago... I had a family," she says in a distant voice. [/color]<Kent> Jannot's head sags. "Yes, of course. I'm sorry." He stands up and stands next-to/behind her. "I'm just being self-centered. You've lost as much as if not more than I have..." [color=orange]<Kheldar> "It's not your fault Jannot." She turns to face you. "You've done so much for me. I could never repay you..." [/color]<Kent> Jannot looks into her face. "And you have been nothing but kind, supportive and thankful. You don't need to repay me." <Kent> -- so this is how it's going to be, eh? very nice... [color=orange]<Kheldar> "Stop that," she says playfully. She then goes back to laying out the other blanket. [/color]<Kent> Jannot smiles. "Stop what? You were really being... great. I don't know what else I'd call it." He pauses, "and then of course you do that little thing... you know, save my life..." [color=orange]<Kheldar> She turns, and you can tell she must be smiling, although here under the trees you can't see real well. "Oh Jannot. I think we were meant for each other." Then, changing the subject, "Hey, I brought along the book you were teaching me to read from... Perhaps later we can continue?" [/color]<Kent> -- DOH! [color=orange]<Kheldar> -- heh... :) [/color]<Kent> Jannot moves to the ... der.... sack and rumages through it thinking he could try to get to it tonight... then thinks better. "Heh, you know. perhaps when there's light would be better, huh?" then he laughs.[ [color=orange]<Kheldar> "Of course. Later I said.... we need our sleep for now, especially if we have to walk for a ways." [/color]<Kent> Jannot give a sigh. "Yes. you're right. five days or so of walking is not going to be a picnic." He moves back to his blanket - how are the two situated by the way? [color=orange]<Kheldar> Well, the ground is a little rough. It seems like the best place is up by the roots of a large tree. She's off just a couple feet away around the (rather large) trunk. [/color]<Kent> Is one piece of ground any nicer than the other? [color=orange]<Kheldar> Not particularly. You'll probably both wake up a little stiff. [/color]<Kent> Jannot lies down and rolls the blanket a part fo the way around him so he's laying on the other part. "Well, sleep well then, my rescuer." [color=orange]<Kheldar> There is a brief silence, then she says, "Thanks for being there, Jannot. Good night." [/color]<Kent> Jannot smiles, "There's no place else I could be I think. Perhaps you were right... maybe we were meant to be... uh here. together. Um... good night." [color=orange]<Kheldar> She yawns and mumbles a good night. [/color]<Kent> right. Jannot tries to clear his thoughts and then remembers the trials of the day and thinks that [perhaps a little thanks to Qaran might not be out of order. <Kent> after a muttered prayer of thanks, he passes into sleep. [color=orange]<Kheldar> any particular time you plan to try and be awake by? [/color]<Kent> well - briefly after dawn I'd say. giving maybe 4 hours of sleep at best. [color=orange]<Kheldar> Ok. Surprisingly enough (given how tired you felt), you find yourself awaking just as the sun is apparently beginning to peek over the sea. Celeste is sound asleep not far away. [/color]<Kent> Oh. I didn't know that we were close enough to the shore to be able to see it. [color=orange]<Kheldar> Well, no, you probably can't, but the sea is that way... [/color]<Kent> sure. I get it. <Kent> Jannot will rouse himself trying to stay quiet. Is the campsite the same as they left it when they went to sleep? Jannot will get up and try to determine what food Celeste brrrought without waking her. He chuckles a little recalling how difficult she was to wake that first morning. [color=orange]<Kheldar> It seems to be. <Kheldar> You check through the two sacks that Celeste brought with her. It looks like there is enough for a couple days of food for each of you. Most of the other stuff you know about (clothes, the book). You suddenly realize that there is one thing which she apparently did NOT bring... <Kheldar> You look through both sacks again, but there is no piece of parchment with the prophecy and the symbol... <Kheldar> --after all, you never told her about it... :) [/color]<Kent> well... he can probably remember it well enough. after all, he did focus on the thing for three days straight... and the symbol is easy enough to redraw. [color=orange]<Kheldar> True [/color]<Kent> Actually It should be easy enough to find out one way or another after all hwe was the crazy elf guy that left the elves to live with and guide the humans. Pretty specific. [color=orange]<Kheldar> Not to worry. [/color]<Kent> hm. anyway. <Kent> Jannot will take out a bit of the food - enough for himself and Celeste... <Kent> Did he really NOT tell her Anything yet? [color=orange]<Kheldar> Nope, I figured you had some reason for it. I was vaguely surprised... [/color]<Kent> hmm... my bad then. That's gonna be an interesting conversation. [color=orange]<Kheldar> :) Yup. Of course, she's never told you much about her background either... [/color]<Kent> Heh... very true as it were. Good point. [color=orange]<Kheldar> You're feeling a bit sore from the hard ground, and your arm is still healing, but most of the bruises and minor cuts from... questioning are pretty much not giving you any more trouble. [/color]<Kent> okay. So Jannot starts munching on his bit of food and walks around a little looking out for activity on the farmland and along the road. [color=orange]<Kheldar> There seems to be little activity... ok, none. You do however spot some smoke to the north, which you figure is probably a village. [/color]<Kent> Hm... could have slept in a bed... and likely been found out by that freak followere of Kyten... he mutters to himself "Better the ground." <Kent> Jannot will let Celeste sleep for a little while longer... and perhaps watch her sleep a little bit. Never watched a woman sleep before... hope she doesn't snore - or drool. [color=orange]<Kheldar> :) She doesn't appear to, although she is a little restless. [/color]<Kent> If she's restless now then she likel didn't sleep well at all. <Kent> Jannot will put whatever else is lying around back in the bag as well as his blanket and then go to wake Celeste. <Kent> ... except for her portion of food.. Is there any water? [color=orange]<Kheldar> Oh... um... Yes, she packed a water skin. [/color]<Kent> a single water skin? What is that, one quart? [color=orange]<Kheldar> Yes. It's not that hard around these parts to find streams. Most water over a rather sizeable chunk of land makes its way down to this sea. [/color]<Kent> Oh. I didn't realize that. okay then. So streams are relatively plenty then? maybe cross two or three a day? [color=orange]<Kheldar> Perhaps, yes. [/color]<Kent> okay then. <Kent> Jannot goes and wakes Celeste after a little time passes. [color=orange]<Kheldar> She's a little disoriented at first, then she smiles at you and stands, stretching. "Oh, I did NOT sleep well last night." [/color]<Kent> "Here. I got some food out for you." [color=orange]<Kheldar> "Thank you!" She takes the food and sits, beginning to eat. [/color]<Kent> Jannot nodds. "I noticed that you were a bit restless. Bad dreams? or were the accomodations not up to your satisfaction?" he says with a wry grin, arm swinging about to take in the tree stand. [color=orange]<Kheldar> "I don't think this tree likes me." She kicks at a root. [/color]<Kent> "Ah... well, I slept fine. Perhaps next time I can find you a smoother spot." <Kent> Jannot moves to tkae up her blanket and fold it to put away. <Kent> ... that is unless she's sitting on it to eat. [color=orange]<Kheldar> Nope, it's free. She thanks you, while continuing to eat. [/color]<Kent> Jannot sits nearby, but not too near by while she's eating. "Anyway, last night, I was going to tell you about the guy that's in charge of Zuqar now apparently." [color=orange]<Kheldar> "Oh?" [/color]<Kent> Jannot nodds and recounts to her the events of his capture, his incarceration, skirts over the details of the questioning and then of his meeting with the new king of Zuqar. Including ALL the details of the incident with Kyten, though he drops his voice when he says the name. [color=orange]<Kheldar> "So, is this guy a priest of ... Kyten? Who is he?" [/color]<Kent> "Well, I'd imagine so, unless he's just a convenient puppet for this god to use in his machinations. I've heard about Kyten before in reading other books, ..." and he tells her about - wait, is Kyten common knowledge? [color=orange]<Kheldar> Nope. [/color]<Kent> Ah. he tells her about the things he's read about this new deity - unfriendliness and all. [color=orange]<Kheldar> "Why does he want you then?" ...she's almost done eating. [/color]<Kent> Jannot looks down at the ground. "Well, I'm not sure. Like I said, Kyten replied to the guy that I was... um, favored or something. ... and I think I believe it." He looks at her to judge her response. [color=orange]<Kheldar> She looks puzzled, "But you aren't even a worshipper of Qaran..." [/color]<Kent> Jannot nodds his head. "Yeah, well I wasn't but I've been reconsidering that. You see before all this mess happened, I was reading this book. You know I like books..." And he tells her about the book containing the prophecy... and then he tells her, carefully, about the birds... and then finding out the whole prophecy. [color=orange]<Kheldar> By the time you are finished, her mouth is hanging open... :) [/color]<Kent> -- he he he he... <Kent> "Now, finding out the whole prophecy is what really started my mind working this out becuse of the son of the skin crafter bit... and the rest. Well My father was a tanner... and the birds - I mean, right in the back yard. I mean... it LOOKS like it's pointing to me. But I didn't believe it, not really, until the plague returned. I was forced to flee the city out of fear. I took my little boat..." and he recounts his travels to that little hole-in-the-dirt ... "And then I met this priest... do you want to hear the rest of this? I mean... you haven't said anything... Celeste?" [color=orange]<Kheldar> "umm... go ahead..." [/color]<Kent> Did she ever finish her food.? he he... [color=orange]<Kheldar> :) There is still some left, apparently forgotten... [/color]<Kent> "Okay, so still looking for answers I go to this priest..." and he tells her about the REALLY WIERD thing that happened with the bowl... <Kent> "So, I figured that enough time had passed that I could return to the city and everything would be finished and I could get back to my work and home. Well, you know what I returned to." [color=orange]<Kheldar> She is quiet for a bit, and then asks, "So what are you going to do now about all this?" [/color]<Kent> Jannot chuckles a little. "Well, I'm not certain, but if there's clarification to be found regarding this prophecy then I'm not going to get it until I can talk t omore people. Besides, I think that the neighboring cities need to know what's happened in Zuqar. This fellow is likely out for bad things to happen and I'm sure that they are unaware." [color=orange]<Kheldar> "Isn't that dangerous, Jannot? They're going to be looking for you..." [/color]<Kent> Jannot laughs. Oddly enough he laughs alot thinking about what they've both been thorough,. "Yeah, I'm sure it is. But they're already after me - wanting to kill me. And now that you're travelling with me you're a target as well, wether we try to help other people or not... I'm sorry you were dragged into this Celeste." He looks over to her actually quite sad for her. [color=orange]<Kheldar> She thinks quietly for a bit. <Kheldar> Then suddenly, "We'd better get moving Jannot! We need to get away quickly!" [/color]<Kent> Jannot looks around fast, is something happening,? "What? is something going on?" [color=orange]<Kheldar> She seems concerned, "They're going to be hunting you down. We can't sit here just waiting..." [/color]<Kent> Jannot calms down a little. "Yes you're right. Jannot grabs the heavier sack out of the two. "We really should be going... "He stops and looks at her. "Thank you... for being so ..." [color=orange]<Kheldar> She waves it off. "We need to stop doing that so much." She smiles and finishes off her food, taking up the other sack. [/color]<Kent> Jannot nodds quickly., Right. He looks away and smiles to himself. Is the road still clear? [color=orange]<Kheldar> Yup, seems to be. [/color]<Kent> "We'll make better time on the road, but we'll have to be really careful. Any riders and we'll have to hide." he says starting to walk out towards the road. [color=orange]<Kheldar> She looks around as the two of you head for the road, "If we can find a place to hide." <Kheldar> Within about a day of walking, the farmlands should thin out and you'll find yourselves in fairly heavily forested areas. Big old nearly rainforest like trees. [/color]<Kent> "Okay, well, if we make haste further up the road for the morning we should be allright. I have this sword - that I can barely use - do you have a knife or something?" [color=orange]<Kheldar> She nods. "I brought one of your knives." [/color]<Kent> "Okay then. That's great. Lets waste no more time." <Kent> we try to continually look back along the road to watch for travellers. [color=orange]<Kheldar> Right. And you'll travel for how long (late)? [/color]<Kent> "You know, " he says as they travel, "We're going to have to come up with a cover story and names if we do have to interact with people so we can't be easily tracked - at least by our names anyway. - late... uh... we travel until a couple hours after sun down. people looking for us will likely be on horseback and be able to catch up relatively fast. best get out of the immediate area quickly. [color=orange]<Kheldar> got it. <Kheldar> It occurs to you that since you never mentioned Celeste during questioning, they won't expect you to be traveling with a woman... [/color]<Kent> True. But a fairly thorough description might be following as well. maybe he'll grow out his beard... Next time... Journey to the Jungle's Edge [/QUOTE]
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