The First Age of Man

Sheng Shemin

"Why not? If ye can..." Sheng got a deep bite from his sandwich. While Niraya explained, he distributed big bulky chunks of meat sandwiched between two pieces of hand-torn bread. "...ye should use it at its full extend. I mean, it would like me not using my hands to eat. I have them, I can use them, why wouldn't I? Don't think yer friends would mind, they seem like pretty reasonable folk eh? Besides, all those prohibitions on magic are just downright stupid, Gothis use it, why can't everyone else? No need to be a chosen one to use it either, even a stupid caveman like me knows some runes." he says, before giving his dinner another bite
 

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Seerah found herself liking the stranger, Sheng, more and more, though he was a bit crude. He was certainly better company than some people in the tribe at least.
 

Inguar slices off some of the meat onto the bread, he prepares a second as he sits back beside Sialfi. "The magic of the Gothis is for healing, and only for times of great need. Many people do not understand the runes, where they came from, what they mean. Maybe they are gifts of Peluna, but maybe not all of them. People fear what they do not understand, Sheng." Inguar takes a bite of venison.
 

Sheng Shemin

"I wish I had more than water to cheer for some wise words."Sheng adds nodding. "I personally don't get along well with gothis, with fanatics of any kind really. Their delusion about the gods drives me mad" he says this last words with a frown and bitterness. His expression soon shifts to the evidently more predominant smile, as the thoughts pass on.
 

Niraya offers Sheng a shy smile, heartened by this stranger's willingness to accept her...even if he hadn't seen what she could do yet.

"Thank you, Sheng. For everything you've done for us."

She drives home that point by starting to eat the portions of meat set aside for her.
 

Sheng Shemin

"Don't mention it, I cherish the chance to share a nice dinner with gentle people such as yerselves. Breathless aren't much into talking with me, apparently they've been watching me since I got here, and they pretty much left it clear that I should leave, otherwise the "Devils" will get me. They do have a point with the orc party we slay, it will attract attention to this region." He looks around at his cave, and the various stuff laying around. "'ts a shame, I liked this place."
 

Niraya gets a confused little frown.

"Devils? Is that what they call orcs?"

She looks at the cave mouth musingly.

"The woman I spoke to did seem to think...that I could help them with something. But she never said what."
 

Sheng Shemin

Sheng shrugs."Beats me, they seem to love speaking in puzzles and not being straight forward." he munches on his meat for a while. "Although they seem to think they are separate things, more like something they command." he chuckles. "Fear tactics won't work on ol' Sheng, but I'm no fool either, guess its time to look for anew home."
 


Tekai had been sitting, eating in
silence and lost in thoughts of wargs, magic and runes. The mention if Sheng coming along jolted him back into the here and now.

"It would be another pair of eyes until Shialfi wakes up. And we could use that to get through those Orcs' friends. Tomorrow will be tough, I think."
 

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