Storms of Change [IC]

[Manzanita]

Manzanita

Manzanita reopens the book and studies it briefly, counting the pages. A disgruntled look settles on her face. "I have misinterpretted this book." She looks up at the bandit. "You are of no use to me. You have done nothing for me, except insult me with crude offers. You will meet your own fate." With that she secures a gag around his mouth.

"Thank you for your offer of assistance, Zanock and Alyssa. It was a mistake on my part that I thought he could help me. In any case, lets pull these bandits together before darkness falls, and put their gear on our wagon, to sell in Carodan. Let's tie their horses to the wagon as well. I think I'll take a set of barding for my horse. I'll also be happy to take the first watch."

 

[Chaos Apostate]

Manzanita reopens the book and studies it briefly, counting the pages. A disgruntled look settles on her face. "I have misinterpretted this book." She looks up at the bandit. "You are of no use to me. You have done nothing for me, except insult me with crude offers. You will meet your own fate." With that she secures a gag around his mouth.

"Thank you for your offer of assistance, Zanock and Alyssa. It was a mistake on my part that I thought he could help me. In any case, lets pull these bandits together before darkness falls, and put their gear on our wagon, to sell in Carodan. Let's tie their horses to the wagon as well. I think I'll take a set of barding for my horse. I'll also be happy to take the first watch."

At that, Alyssa's giggles intensify until she is nearly incapacitated.

Once she has recovered, she helps Manzanita, takes a set of barding for her own horse, and then sits down next to where her mount is quietly munching a nose-bag at the rear of the caravan. She strokes its flank absent-mindedly and seems to day-dream, though she is in fact quite alert and mindful of her surroundings. She keeps a hand ready to nock an arrow to her bow at all times.

 

[Manzanita]

Manzanita Sparrow

Manzanita frowns at Alyssa, and says in Elvish, "You are an elf, yet you act more like a gnome, or human. This is serious business, and I fear we have made the personal emnity of that bandit. I only hope he hangs for his crimes."

 

[Chaos Apostate]

Manzanita frowns at Alyssa, and says in Elvish, "You are an elf, yet you act more like a gnome, or human. This is serious business, and I fear we have made the personal emnity of that bandit. I only hope he hangs for his crimes."

Alyssa immediately sobers up and looks earnestly at Manzanita, replying in Elvish since that wa show she was addressed:
"I apologize if I offended you. I believe I mislaid my Elvish reserve somewhere in all thse Human lands I have travelled through, but I hope we get to know each other well enough that you will see the Elvish superiority complex that I still retain." Alyssa smiles wryly. "In all seriousness, though, such childishness is unlike me - I assure you. I will endeavour to reclaim my former habit of keeping my amusement to myself, and I do hope that we have not got off on the wrong foot."

 

[Manzanita]

Manzanita Sparrow

"Good, no of course, there is no offence. We elves must stick together in these dangerous lands. I'm very happy you've joined this group."

 

[GPEKO]

Bert

"Right ! I meant Glendrake. Perhaps you're right, perhaps Glendrake won't listen to reason but I got to try. Tell you what: once we're in Carodan, if Glendrake won't change the conditions you're in, I guess you'd best come with me."

He sees the others bringing the dead and tied bandits inside the caravan ring. "I think we should go back to guarding now."

 

[Verbatim]

Finishing his meal quickly, Dunathar made sure his horse had something to eat, even dumb beasts needed food, and assumed his spot for watch. While he doubted the hunters would have anyone coming to look for them, one never could tell with humans.

~Life was often less complicated in the mines...~

Forcing those thoughts from his mind, he stared out into the coming darkness looking for anything that would threaten them.

 

[silentspace]

The bandit protests as Manzanita gags him. “Huh? What crude offers? I thought we had a deal! And the other one said she would.., Mmmmph!” He struggles, looking indignant and betrayed, then finally settles down again, bound and gagged, glowering at Manzanita.

 

[mpickett81]

Adromon places the set of leather barding beside Narthail. He will secure it in the morning. He gives his horse a feedbag and secures him to the side of one of the wagons. Adromon then looks at the bodies of the slain bandits lying near the camp. Addressing the group, he says,"We should do something about these. It would be...improper to leave them here overnight. And who knows what predators they may attract."

 

[Seonaid]

Rowyn does not help with the bandits because she is most likely useless in moving their bodies or their goods and her skills at healing are nonexistent. If someone suggests the dead ones be buried (as Adromon seems about to do), she will help with that task.

When night starts falling and the rear guard settles in for their watches, Rowyn will look around and ask the nearest person to help her move Sabala so that the riding dog is in within the wagon circle and out of any harm's way. That done, she will take whatever watch is left, and during her watch will do a foot patrol around the area, crossbow loaded. She will prepare an action to fire if anything definitely hostile appears in range. She is a bit subdued this night and does not engage anyone in conversation. She will not avoid conversation, though, and is cheery enough if others speak to her.