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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Phoenix" data-source="post: 3019200" data-attributes="member: 16166">[sblock]It's funny, I got home on the weekend to find a severed horse head in my bed along with a box of really nice chocolates, I guess that was you  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> [/sblock]The knights looked strangely at Alexi has they lead their horses onto the enourmous vessel, Dragon muttering under his breath, "...bloody paladins..."  Boar simply nodded whicle Whale slapped him on the back with a heavy clang as steel met steel.  "C'mon then boy, les' get on this beastie!"Upon the deck the knights lashed their horses to the rear of the vessel and watched the sailors at work.  They looped thick ropes through the loops of large oxen's bridles, attaching them to large wheels at each side of the barge.  Easily thirty of the creatures struggled up and down the deck, turning the massive wheels that pulled the barge along the ropes, beginning their journey.It took two hours to simply leave the dock, and another to make sure that the wind and tide wouldn't simply tear the ship free from the ropes that guided it across the river.  The other knights took this time to sleep in the cabins provided, little more than a handful of rooms in a shed at the rear of the barge.Alexi stared across the waters, and for the first time ever, he felt like he was no longer in the city.  The storm, the mist, the waves, they all shrouded both shores of the river, only shadows of the massive buildings on each side could be seen, but even these could be mistaken for mountains, for great trees.Waves crashed against the barge constantly, freezing rain pelted against Alexi's face and armour, some of it freezing onto his steel.  It was cold, damn cold out here.  The storm seemed to get worse as the hours past and they slowly dragged their way over to the next shore.From above him there was a cry from the crow's nest, another yell was heard from the Captain, but Alexi couldn't make out what they were yelling over the storm.  The crew dashed out at a furious pace, forcing the oxen to move faster and trying to get as much speed out of the vessel as possible.  One of the crewmen passed Alexi, wiping grime and rain from his face."Either you help us sir, or git oot of our way.  There be something coming in the mist, an' nuthin' out here is good.  Jus' thank whoever yer god is p'ladin that it ain't the kraken, though I think we may wish it were after this..."At the rear of the ship Whale and Boar stepped out onto the deck, grabbing a sailor and yelling at him, no doubt they had just been told the same thing as Alexi.  Before he could act the crows nest cried once more, this time he heard all too well was was said."DRAGON!"</blockquote>

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