Alec [M:118:6:][D3v:http://rpgmenagerie.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=cs&thread=412&page=1#1242]"I see," said the blind man to the deaf lady.[0:Wandering the stacks.][1:Present and accounted for.]
As Chaz finished speaking, the was a loud rustling noise, far off in the forest, punctuated by brayed laughter. Several moments later, the rustling and laughter drew closer, joined by a heavy, metallic clanking.
Shooting a look at the other two, Alec raises an eyebrow. "Neighbors? Perhaps we should go say hello?"
Come in under the shadow of this red rock, and I will show you something different from either your shadow at morning, striding behind you, or your shadow at evening, rising to meet you. I shall show you fear in a handful of dust.
Tallia "There are some things... that we all can't escape from..."
A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as possible.
Alec [M:118:6:][D3v:http://rpgmenagerie.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=cs&thread=412&page=1#1242]"I see," said the blind man to the deaf lady.[0:Wandering the stacks.][1:Present and accounted for.]
The clanking and laughing grows ever closer, interspersed with the occasional deep bellowing bark of a large dog. Were one to listen closely, they could pick out certain phrases in a harsh, guttural language. "Erum við ekki næstum þar?" Another, deeper shout, from even closer in the forest, "Haltu í fjandanum upp! Við vitum ekki hvort einhver er í nánd."
Then, deathly silence, save for the clanking. Alec stands stone still. "We should....we should go. We should get back to town, very quickly, and very quietly."
Come in under the shadow of this red rock, and I will show you something different from either your shadow at morning, striding behind you, or your shadow at evening, rising to meet you. I shall show you fear in a handful of dust.
Tallia had long felt the tension in the voices, and the sudden silence made things a little more worrisome. Following Alec's sound advice, she muffled Chaz's voice with her hand as she pulled him away.
At first he struggled against her hand, but then thought it over and realized it would be best if he were silent.
A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as possible.
Alec [M:118:6:][D3v:http://rpgmenagerie.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=cs&thread=412&page=1#1242]"I see," said the blind man to the deaf lady.[0:Wandering the stacks.][1:Present and accounted for.]
"Raiders," Alec whispers, "from the far North. Or at least they speak the language. Though....well, did you hear that? It's damned near impossible to speak, and I can barely understand it. And that's saying something."
Come in under the shadow of this red rock, and I will show you something different from either your shadow at morning, striding behind you, or your shadow at evening, rising to meet you. I shall show you fear in a handful of dust.
Chaz backed up another few paces, looking at Alec in the beginning stages of a panic. Tallia's hand was still over his mouth, but the message was clear. Who cares what they sound like if they're big scary violent people?!
A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as possible.
Tallia "There are some things... that we all can't escape from..."
Not really in the interest of caring exactly who they were if they were in danger, she made a notion with her head and her eyes pointing in the opposite direction to Alec. They needed to not be so close if they were potential enemies... With that, she started moving away, dragging Chaz with her.
Alec [M:118:6:][D3v:http://rpgmenagerie.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=cs&thread=412&page=1#1242]"I see," said the blind man to the deaf lady.[0:Wandering the stacks.][1:Present and accounted for.]
Sneaking as best they can - which with Chaz being dragged is a pretty good effort - the group manage to sneak to a relatively safe place. "Riiight," Alec says, still hushed. "So. I've been thinking. Maybe......well, by the time we get to town to warn them - because there's nowhere else they could be going - these Northerners will be right on our tails." Then, looking at the other, he laughs, low. "Well, your tails my ass. But that's beside the point. I've been thinking that, maybe, we should.....y'know......fight?"
Come in under the shadow of this red rock, and I will show you something different from either your shadow at morning, striding behind you, or your shadow at evening, rising to meet you. I shall show you fear in a handful of dust.
"W...we don't have to... f-fight... We... we can build... a trap... B... but... that would need a little... scrounging... I don't know... the layout of the area...
She put a palm to her head, cocking it to the side.
"Or... or maybe... we can signal...? Th... that might... scare them...? And... we can use that moment... to surprise them...? I... I dunno... A-anyway... if we could do something... to just slow them down... so that we could make to Wistvale..."
Alec [M:118:6:][D3v:http://rpgmenagerie.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=cs&thread=412&page=1#1242]"I see," said the blind man to the deaf lady.[0:Wandering the stacks.][1:Present and accounted for.]
"Trap," Alec says, and darts his tongue out of his mouth to wet his lips. Ever-closer marches the war-band. "Yes, a trap would work I suppose. But none of us know the area very well...it would be difficult, but I think we could-" he stops mid sentence and cocks his head to the side. "Crap," he whispers - but manages to shout it - and in one motion picks up Chaz and Tallia by the collars of their shirts, tosses them into a thicket, and jumps in himself. Turning to them - more like hunched over them, really - and put an extended finger to his pursed lips.
Outside of this conveniently placed thicket, marched five men, and two massive war hounds. Still chatting, but more reservedly, in that language that was simultaneously gruff and melodic, the men pass back and forth a skin of something that - even from 5 yards away - smelled pungently of alcohol. They're cutting a diagonal path, from the far edge of the clearing, six feet from the thicket, then into the forest on the side - towards Wistvale.
Come in under the shadow of this red rock, and I will show you something different from either your shadow at morning, striding behind you, or your shadow at evening, rising to meet you. I shall show you fear in a handful of dust.
Chaz was used to being picked up and tossed, as small as he was, but it was still kind of a shock when Alec did it. He landed on his back and his eyes widened as he saw the big, upside-down shapes head for Wistvale. He looked up at the others and whispered frantically.
They're headed for Wistvale! Sh-should we do something?
A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as possible.