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<blockquote data-quote="howandwhy99" data-source="post: 2789213" data-attributes="member: 3192"><p>As Gwenna and Miklesh doused the fire, Dram and Dalin removed the weapon crates for the Front into the bed of the wagon. Rose was hoping the Keep’s commander would find a way to send them to the Front for her. Hanz was resituated on top of the crates. The team started off, but had trouble gathering speed. The wagon was much heavier now. Upwards they climbed cutting back and forth along the nearest mountain’s edge. The path narrowed and fell off sharply to one side. </p><p></p><p>Darius sat in a daze letting his horse follow Dram’s. His quest was near an end. His mount, which he had bonded with long ago back in Keep Margrave, was here. He could feel it. Thor’s gift was near enough, but it was unsure of how to approach. Darius scanned the high mountain peaks and noticed two horned birds perched below him on a lower crest staring back. They were large birds with antlered deer heads; one with six points the other eight. Darius suddenly realized he was looking through the eyes of his mount. Looking further down, he saw the ribboned road looping up the mountain pass. A wagon was approaching with several riders. Then he saw a dwarven figure on horseback… himself. Darius realized the deerbirds were positioned for an intercept course on the caravan.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.geocities.com/dbedell2002/perytons.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Using his mount’s eyes he looked down at himself. He had a golden-feathered chest and long feathers on his legs leading to golden scales and claws. Large wings furled behind him with a feathered tail at end. Darius looked through his own eyes. Ahead two mountains closed in on either side of the path. To the right 1000’ upwards he saw his mount for the first time, a huge golden eagle perched high on a rocky crag. He looked to his left and saw the two predator deerbirds about 800’ above. Even from a distance they looked vicious and loathsome. He stopped the caravan and pointed out what he had discovered to his friends. Grog had never seen anything like the birds before, but the mercenaries had. “The first time I saw them both was a month or so ago,” said Gwenna. </p><p></p><p>Darius used the eagle’s eyes to scan the mountains again. The walls of Alderweg Keep were beyond the next few mountain ridges. The team was still some ways away. Rose cried out to the deerbirds in a shrill language. She sounded like a bird. “OY! You want food!? No fight.” The pair did not move, but Darius realized he could understand what Rose was saying though his eagle’s ears. Rose repeated herself, this time using the deer tongue. The larger deerbird called down in perfect Common, </p><p>“Give us one of the human.” It’s voice sounded like no animal sound at all. Dram leaned over to Darius and whispered, “Hanz?” Rose bartered with the creatures. She convinced the pair to accept three horses for passage. It was all they could spare.</p><p>“The Eagle?” screeched the deerbird again.</p><p>“I can control it,” said Darius quietly and Rose conveyed the message. </p><p></p><p>Three of the wagon’s draft horses were switched out for their own. Rose did not like what she had to do. Telling the three horses food was ahead; they sauntered forward to their deaths. As soon as they were separated from the caravan the deerbirds soared into the sky and dove down with the sun at their backs. Two horses died quickly. The third galloped away in terror when the others shrieked. The predators expertly mauled open the horses’ gullets. Each tore out a single organ from within and went off to chase the third horse around the bend. Neither predator nor prey returned. When the violence was over the wagon lurched forward again. Rose inspected the two horse carcasses in the road. The deerbirds had torn out the hearts of the beasts leaving the meat to rot. It was such a terrible waste in her mind. She suggested taking the meat with them, but no one else wanted to eat horse. </p><p></p><p>A few minutes later a massive 12’ tall eagle landed in the middle of the roadway. Its wingspan was easily twice its height. The horses spooked and their riders struggled to keep them under control. Darius dismounted and handed his reins to Rose to calm his horse. The eagle was ready for him and he eagerly climbed aboard. WHOOOSHHH!!!!! Darius was moving faster than he thought possible. His mount climbed high into the sky, so high it was hard to breathe. They were above the clouds. The rest of the team on the ground saw the bird’s form grow smaller and smaller. Then it reappeared in a dive. “YEEEEHAAAWW!!” shouted Darius, but he could hardly hear himself. As flew he was the eagle. Their hearts and minds were as one. He learned several things during that first flight soaring over the mountains. Their connection would always be felt, but within a mile’s distance of each other they could share each other’s thoughts and senses. He could understand and speak in ‘eagle’, as it could speak his languages. After what felt an interminable wait for those on the ground Darius finally landed again. He instructed his eagle to fly above the mountain pass and to watch for danger. </p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.geocities.com/dbedell2002/Eagle.GIF" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>When it looked like they might finally get on the road again Kayla spoke up, “We need to warn the other caravans about the price of passage. If they try and ride through, they will be slaughtered.” It was wise council, but also another impediment to reaching the Keep. Father Ben gave his horse to Miklesh to ride back down and warn the others. As they waited for him, Ben went into the back of the wagon to escape the winds. Hanz was still passed out on the bed. Kayla and Diedre had pulled out and were inspecting Lavinia’s chest. Because of how Darius had called it, ‘Lavinia’s other son”, they believed someone might be trapped inside. Ben suddenly felt tingly all over. He heard a voice in his mind. A voice that was different than the others.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="howandwhy99, post: 2789213, member: 3192"] As Gwenna and Miklesh doused the fire, Dram and Dalin removed the weapon crates for the Front into the bed of the wagon. Rose was hoping the Keep’s commander would find a way to send them to the Front for her. Hanz was resituated on top of the crates. The team started off, but had trouble gathering speed. The wagon was much heavier now. Upwards they climbed cutting back and forth along the nearest mountain’s edge. The path narrowed and fell off sharply to one side. Darius sat in a daze letting his horse follow Dram’s. His quest was near an end. His mount, which he had bonded with long ago back in Keep Margrave, was here. He could feel it. Thor’s gift was near enough, but it was unsure of how to approach. Darius scanned the high mountain peaks and noticed two horned birds perched below him on a lower crest staring back. They were large birds with antlered deer heads; one with six points the other eight. Darius suddenly realized he was looking through the eyes of his mount. Looking further down, he saw the ribboned road looping up the mountain pass. A wagon was approaching with several riders. Then he saw a dwarven figure on horseback… himself. Darius realized the deerbirds were positioned for an intercept course on the caravan. [IMG]http://www.geocities.com/dbedell2002/perytons.gif[/IMG] Using his mount’s eyes he looked down at himself. He had a golden-feathered chest and long feathers on his legs leading to golden scales and claws. Large wings furled behind him with a feathered tail at end. Darius looked through his own eyes. Ahead two mountains closed in on either side of the path. To the right 1000’ upwards he saw his mount for the first time, a huge golden eagle perched high on a rocky crag. He looked to his left and saw the two predator deerbirds about 800’ above. Even from a distance they looked vicious and loathsome. He stopped the caravan and pointed out what he had discovered to his friends. Grog had never seen anything like the birds before, but the mercenaries had. “The first time I saw them both was a month or so ago,” said Gwenna. Darius used the eagle’s eyes to scan the mountains again. The walls of Alderweg Keep were beyond the next few mountain ridges. The team was still some ways away. Rose cried out to the deerbirds in a shrill language. She sounded like a bird. “OY! You want food!? No fight.” The pair did not move, but Darius realized he could understand what Rose was saying though his eagle’s ears. Rose repeated herself, this time using the deer tongue. The larger deerbird called down in perfect Common, “Give us one of the human.” It’s voice sounded like no animal sound at all. Dram leaned over to Darius and whispered, “Hanz?” Rose bartered with the creatures. She convinced the pair to accept three horses for passage. It was all they could spare. “The Eagle?” screeched the deerbird again. “I can control it,” said Darius quietly and Rose conveyed the message. Three of the wagon’s draft horses were switched out for their own. Rose did not like what she had to do. Telling the three horses food was ahead; they sauntered forward to their deaths. As soon as they were separated from the caravan the deerbirds soared into the sky and dove down with the sun at their backs. Two horses died quickly. The third galloped away in terror when the others shrieked. The predators expertly mauled open the horses’ gullets. Each tore out a single organ from within and went off to chase the third horse around the bend. Neither predator nor prey returned. When the violence was over the wagon lurched forward again. Rose inspected the two horse carcasses in the road. The deerbirds had torn out the hearts of the beasts leaving the meat to rot. It was such a terrible waste in her mind. She suggested taking the meat with them, but no one else wanted to eat horse. A few minutes later a massive 12’ tall eagle landed in the middle of the roadway. Its wingspan was easily twice its height. The horses spooked and their riders struggled to keep them under control. Darius dismounted and handed his reins to Rose to calm his horse. The eagle was ready for him and he eagerly climbed aboard. WHOOOSHHH!!!!! Darius was moving faster than he thought possible. His mount climbed high into the sky, so high it was hard to breathe. They were above the clouds. The rest of the team on the ground saw the bird’s form grow smaller and smaller. Then it reappeared in a dive. “YEEEEHAAAWW!!” shouted Darius, but he could hardly hear himself. As flew he was the eagle. Their hearts and minds were as one. He learned several things during that first flight soaring over the mountains. Their connection would always be felt, but within a mile’s distance of each other they could share each other’s thoughts and senses. He could understand and speak in ‘eagle’, as it could speak his languages. After what felt an interminable wait for those on the ground Darius finally landed again. He instructed his eagle to fly above the mountain pass and to watch for danger. [IMG]http://www.geocities.com/dbedell2002/Eagle.GIF[/IMG] When it looked like they might finally get on the road again Kayla spoke up, “We need to warn the other caravans about the price of passage. If they try and ride through, they will be slaughtered.” It was wise council, but also another impediment to reaching the Keep. Father Ben gave his horse to Miklesh to ride back down and warn the others. As they waited for him, Ben went into the back of the wagon to escape the winds. Hanz was still passed out on the bed. Kayla and Diedre had pulled out and were inspecting Lavinia’s chest. Because of how Darius had called it, ‘Lavinia’s other son”, they believed someone might be trapped inside. Ben suddenly felt tingly all over. He heard a voice in his mind. A voice that was different than the others. [/QUOTE]
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