As the duo made its way back down to the gate, the same guards were still out front.
"Forget something? Come running up here gabbing on about change coming and then darting off. You're almost as loony as that girl was." One said with a smirk...
"Oh just let them go. At least those things are gone." Replied the other...
Silent as a shadow on padded feet...
Aegil [M:53:440:][D3v:http://rpgmenagerie.com/index.cgi?board=cs&action=display&thread=853]Everything Casts A Shadow...[0:In a rare occurance I am unavailable][1:As usual I am available]
Aegil wrapped herself in stony silence, a single frosty eye glaring between the curtains of matted hair. If looks could kill, the guards would be dipped in molten lava right now. Wordlessly she slipped past and into the city...
Revenge is a knife you point to your own heart It's a poisoned dish you wind up eating yourself...
Tauer [M:150:160:][D3v:http://rpgmenagerie.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=cs&thread=540&page=1#18960][b]While the Light's away, the Shadows will play.[/b]
And so, without a second glance at the guards, the demon passed once more into Wistvale, hot on the heels of Aegil. How were they going to find Astronoth? Neither of them knew what she looked like or what - if any - change had taken place.
The guards shake their heads as the pair move quickly past them and into the town proper.
"That makes 3 oddballs today..."
"And its still early..."
The duo notice nothing out of the ordinarly as they enter the town. Vendors are out selling their wares. Including a flower seller who seems to be going on and on about how much fresher her flowers look now than they did this morning. Past that woman down a side street lined with more vendors, there appears to be a bit of a comotion centered around another shop...
Silent as a shadow on padded feet...
Aegil [M:53:440:][D3v:http://rpgmenagerie.com/index.cgi?board=cs&action=display&thread=853]Everything Casts A Shadow...[0:In a rare occurance I am unavailable][1:As usual I am available]
Aegil briefly glances at Tauer. Why was he following her? She was quite clearly done with these shenanigans...or maybe not so clear. She was about to ask him when her attention moved to the commotion. She hesitated. Crowds made it all the more difficult to go unnoticed, so it was obvious she wasn't keen on checking it out. She trailed behind Tauer, however, as it was often the best cover, hiding in the shadow of the most noticable...
Revenge is a knife you point to your own heart It's a poisoned dish you wind up eating yourself...
Tauer [M:150:160:][D3v:http://rpgmenagerie.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=cs&thread=540&page=1#18960][b]While the Light's away, the Shadows will play.[/b]
As they neared the comotion, people screamed and parted as rabbits darted between their feet, followed by a doe. They darted about, looking for a way to avoid the crowd of people around them and presumably find their way back to the woods.
As Tauer and Aegil neared they discovered and completly stunned Hunter behind his now mostly empty stand. Meat and hides remained, but there was one lone rabbit still hung by its feet from a leather strap that was wriggling and fighting for freedom.
"I swear they was dead! I swear they was! I ain't no Dark Mage!"
Silent as a shadow on padded feet...
Aegil [M:53:440:][D3v:http://rpgmenagerie.com/index.cgi?board=cs&action=display&thread=853]Everything Casts A Shadow...[0:In a rare occurance I am unavailable][1:As usual I am available]
Aegil froze in place with a stunned expression. What the heck was going on! A rabbit leapt in her direction and she stumbled back, tripping over the hem of her cloak. Sitting there in bewhilderment she shook her head. "Is this Astronoths doing?" she muttered to Tauer.
Revenge is a knife you point to your own heart It's a poisoned dish you wind up eating yourself...
Tauer [M:150:160:][D3v:http://rpgmenagerie.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=cs&thread=540&page=1#18960][b]While the Light's away, the Shadows will play.[/b]
The man is fighting to control the rabbit so that he can cut it free.
"Out of the ordinary! Boy, my stock just up and ran off, and you want to ask me questions like that?!"
A memember of the crowd pipes up, clearly still distressed.
"I bet it was that girl! Never seen her before, she just stopped and looked at his shop and when she passed on they all jumped up and ran off. Had to be some Dark Witch!"
The crowd murmured its assent and began casting about glances to see where the person they spoke of had gone.
"That way!"
Someone pointed further down the street and the crowd began to move as one in that direction...
Silent as a shadow on padded feet...
Tauer [M:150:160:][D3v:http://rpgmenagerie.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=cs&thread=540&page=1#18960][b]While the Light's away, the Shadows will play.[/b]
Fantastic! Now we have to contend with a scared mob of self-made witch hunters. This is not going to end well.
"We have to follow them. Get ahead of them if possible, but be careful. This could turn real ugly."
And so, without helping her to her feet - since he knew her feelings on the matter of being helped - Tauer went on ahead of Aegil.
Aegil [M:53:440:][D3v:http://rpgmenagerie.com/index.cgi?board=cs&action=display&thread=853]Everything Casts A Shadow...[0:In a rare occurance I am unavailable][1:As usual I am available]
Aegil stood leaning on the staff, the rabbit quivering in her hood, but it wasn't going crazy so she just left it there. Who knows, maybe Spectre would eat it. "..." she shook her head and chased after him with surprising speed, dropping her wounded facade she so often wore.
They pair have to push and shove to get past the crowd as it searches for the witch, but finally they come out on the other side.
More shops line the streets with people milling about. At an intersection coming up ahead of them they see wilted flowers in a bed on the left, to the right there are bright fresh flowers in a similar bed and the vines growing on the building down the sidestreet are bright green and full of life.
Silent as a shadow on padded feet...
Aegil [M:53:440:][D3v:http://rpgmenagerie.com/index.cgi?board=cs&action=display&thread=853]Everything Casts A Shadow...[0:In a rare occurance I am unavailable][1:As usual I am available]
Aegil immediatly moved to the fresh plants and studied them "Seems our 'witch' is one of life..." she muttered to herself.
Revenge is a knife you point to your own heart It's a poisoned dish you wind up eating yourself...
Tauer [M:150:160:][D3v:http://rpgmenagerie.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=cs&thread=540&page=1#18960][b]While the Light's away, the Shadows will play.[/b]
Tauer noticed the difference between the flowers on either side of the intersection and decided to use the knowledge to his advantage.
Stepping out in front of the crowd, the prince yelled, "There she is! She went that way!" and pointed to the left, hoping mob mentality would lead them all off down that way, while he and Aegil could take the right path.