Re: Razorhawk Village, home of The Arrows
Two horse rode Into the Village,, One had a Back Timber Scout, the other HAnd a Human, his leathers and Helmet , marked him as a Trooper From Tou. He wheeled his horse in a circle, looked angry as he said,whre is the One Called Quickshadow!
Krell Looked a bit amused, Kree turned back and ehaded for the square...The Black Timber Scout said,..For Give me , Hight WArden... he and a squadrons of riders , Numbering 2 score and 5..stopped at the entrance, this o9ne was permitted to come inmY the warden in Charge..
The HUman Loked at Krell..the looked at the approaching Kree.... A scout sent world that Mok was in flames... There are rumors of the drums of war.....The scout said Quickshadow was the cause?
Krell frowned,..mY son has returned from Mok..there was a bit of a fire..indeed... He can tell you more...
shifting the weight of the accounting to Kree, The Scout looked at the Arrow harshly.
..So, Tell me friend.. is it that the cause of your riding is to Lend Us aid?
..so? you are saying the Flames were because of you..
..Aye? we freed some slaves... Killed some slavers... a fire happened to break out in the merchant Lord's Quarter/.. and The Demon of The LAther River has burned to the water line...
..I am to escort you and your people to Ironmound... The Empire wished to ...Discuss the matter with you...
The Black Timber Scout laughs,..the 9 hells you will... you don't have enough troopers to even pretend to force us to give him up...
Krell said evenly,,,he and his people will go.. willingly, or in chains..
.. you are half right, FAther... we wil go... but in our own time.... I must first finish the Mission I have set out upon. And? No Tou scum will ever put me or mine in chains.
The Scout nods to Kree, he has a HAnd on his Blade. ..get this fellow a drink and some food on me.. then take him back to his people so they might go home and sent word to the Emperor that I will see him after our Mission is done.
..You would defy your Emperor...
or your Elder?
..I am a Crimson Arrow.. I sever my brothers and sister first... Them The Timber and her Allies of Trace and the High Peaks... then? the Empire...
..I should Cut you down as a Traitor to the Empire...
Kree laughed, the Scout Laughed.. Krell did not....You could not take me on my worst day... it is nice that you are so willing to come all that way from Tou, when you think you might deliver bad news.. yet.. your people are too frightened to drive wagons to trade.. Trust me.. this will be remembered in the near future...
The trooper growled,..I don't need your food..., he Nods to the scout, who grins at Shadow.. and they Ride off... Krell glared at Kree.
..I will be quite Honest, FAther... even if we had nothign to do?.. I would not allow Tou scum to take us across the damn river...
do you have any thought, of what you may have done?
Kree took a Mug from an Elf maid that came over to him with it..cold and fresh...when i was young.. I ha d the tip of a Quill, stuck in my ankle.... it festered a bit.. it hurt to walk and run, still ..i trained, i fought.. i did my chores.. Mother said.. 'its time we removed that.. You might function well enough.. but it needs to be removed'
..she put a Mithril blade in a brazier ...when it began to glow, she poured Saint's weed juice on the wound, and touched it with the Blade.. The PAin was intense , but short... the Quill tip was drawn out and the wounded dropped..the healers fixed it.. but my leg has never been stronger... there is no reson to let position fester, when you can cut it out..
Easy enough to say? But many people will die if a war witht eh people of the Sands erupts, and that will give HArgen the opening to come over the Mountains ..have you thought of all those lives?
..cannot say that I have, FAther... i was too busy saving lives i could see with my own eyes...and end lives i could with my own bow..