Finding that the settlement womenfolk were standoffish Myranda wondered through the area the Settlement would be occupy looking gor the best location to establish a Church for the Sisters; once a site was identified Myranda knelt in quiet prayer.

  The Midday  mal was  being prepared .. the smells of     Cooked  serpent as well as    savory serpent stew   filled the air,  as did the Smell    'steaks' of the Beasts   were cut  abd breaded as well..and there  were some  Boar beat   for those who  did not like serpent meat..but  most folks never  turned down the    'River  Treat'  tasted  great..but poor folks who caught the beasts.. would sell it , rather then eat it... Rich folk, who paid  far too much for the creatures... never had the  guts to try to  fish for themselves....

 Though, truth be told, young   rich lords   would pack up a sloop  sail  The Storm and  have thie r bailed  Lines  tossed  in while the  'helped ' haul in thier catch... but  more often then not... the  ship would  never come back, with the same   amount of   'fisherman' it left with.

   From  the  west most tower...  a Guard  Yelled " TOU RIDER"....

   Kree waved off the 'Elders' and went to  see who  was  coming this time...he purposefully    got   four pieces of Bread, and   put a slice of Breaded  serent on  two..added some of the  sauce the women had  made, and walked out  to meet the  Rider.., he  still had his tunic off, but shouldered his  bow  and quiver, his Blade buckled on as he  Hopped  down the wall to  meet the rider.

 The   Rider  was a Young woman in  a guilded  chest playe.. the  fringe of  red   Fur on the  top of her helmet marked her  as  an  UnderCAptain.. she  Pulled up.

   Taking  a bite of the     sandwich m he offered the other up to her.

 She looked shocked   and  confused  as she reached   down to take it.....Thank you...I...

  Kree   waved her  down from the Horse,.. we   managed to get 12  serpents..nice ones  around 6-7  feet long.. no reason   not  to sjare  since  you rode  all this way?.  Seeing how its  almost Highsun?  Your captain  has  some grand  meal in his   tent while  his  offieer   clean his rear with their Tongues...

 She Dropped down  taking  a bite of the sandwich... she  nodded  at the taste  and   wipe  some  sauce  from her lips.

 Women  folk made that sauce...  follow me to the  wall and we  will get you some drink...

 As they  walked, she  took another   bite, noting the archer  at the top of the  tower with a nocked arrow,

 ..they will not shoot, unless they think you threaten me?... and? Let us be fair about this... had you  meant have, you would be dead now anyway... I wager to say  i have killed  more people they you are...days old!

  he shouted to the others,..Cold wine, Please! he turned to her  when they stopped  by the     palisades .. the  stone work behind them was evident...now?..why have the scum sent you?

 taking another  bite  , she frowned  as she tried to  move the   bit around so she  could take....The  Captain wants to  know if you intend to  come to  Tou...

 ..then he is  as  foolish, as he is a coward... I stated, we have a Mission to complete... if needs be  , he may go to Ironmound and  ask what that  means to a Merc Company.... when we  finish..we will report to the Emperor  himself... If the CAptain  and his masters   are   so worried  about me?  they can see me there......

  you wil, upo  your return, make certain that you tell your 'captain'... that  Merchant's Landing, is   part of  The Black Timber..thus..nay  attack on  Mercahnt's Landing will be considered as an attack on The Timber..... Unlike  humans?  We  will not send a mean wordered paracment.. we  will send  shaft and sword to make sure those  who are responsible , pay the highest price.... If there is a   Noble in the Captain's  tent.. Tell  them, Quickshadow  says, they best work on new tade  routes...and/or..prepare to pay the highest  prices...for the worst of our  Goods.... it has  been near 100 eyars , of my people  being trwated thus.... now..the blade is swinging back the other  direction.

 The   woman   finished the   meal and the  drink. ..I will tell them... and there  are two  leaders of the Merchant's  guild with the Captain.

 A she  wheeled the horse about, Kree  grabbed the   Bridle  and  added,..should they mount  an attack, then make certain you are not in the front.. there wil be no surviviors...if you are in the back, the   sound of retreat might save you..

 She Looked at him, and only  saw stern eyes  lookign up at her, and then she  kicked the sides of the horse to sent  it   into a Gallop.

Making her way past the meals area she eyes Ivy and the newby. How's Master Winkle... she asks
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  Ivy  snickered,..it wil be a learning process for him.... or it will not.... If he's lucky.. the elarning continues.. if not? The EArth awalys craves new nourishment..

 Ivy Moved off to attend to his   chores.  He didn't like the work..but  these  were  his  people.. and he would aid them as  much with his  back, as he would his  bow.

Justin assisted the works; hauling boulders, laying stoneworks in the curtain walls, constructing Building frames. Each minute that passes helps to increase the Settlements safety against threat from thr Merchants of Tou.
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In reply to Merchants  Landing (msg # 124):

Aye Master Nightblade if the former it will be a boon to both the Crimsons and himself; if the latter that it does.
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   Orlin made sure to be leaning in the shade of the wall with his staff handy when the lady soldier approached.  When she reported back to her commander he shook his head sadly.  “Why do I get the feeling that this world would be a better place if it were her in charge rather than her Captain?”

In reply to Orlin lion soul (msg # 127):

flex Giving the half giant a smile She would, simply because women are Smarter then ninety nine percent of Men states Myranda. Heading to the string of horses she unteathers one quickly mounts then spurs it out of camp. Pausing as she approached Ivy and informing him she'll be doing some recon of the Tou camp.
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Working hard at the walls, Krwyn listens with a wide grin to the exchange between Myranda and Orlin.

   Orlin shakes his head, “lowlanders”

'Not all of them,' he says to Orlin, 'but Myranda definitely is'.

Once in place she watched and listened to the discussion. Occasionally glancing around to check for signs of patrols or other threats.

Niphre could see Kree talking with a woman on horseback, and wondered what it was about. Merchants Landing was certainly a very busy place, she thought.

  The  Sun, creeping  down ward to the South east...the  arms of  The Black Timber reaching up to pull her in...

 The Elders  called the  women and   'non'working' children to begin to cook.. Wagons from the   Timber  were    exiting the tress... Combined caravan van from Timber Home, Razorhawk Village  and   settled   settlements.

  One thing  that cause s  some surprise, as well as    chuckles, 10 Goblin archers marched  with them... wearing   Green and Brown  leather  as  the Wardens do..

 They would be the Goblin  Village's  contribution  to The  Merchant Landing  Defense

   The elders  Met the merchants, and  walked  with them, Right  now  the  Settlement  had it   back opened to  the  Forest. but teh Flanks  and   'front' were almost  all complete.

 The    western  wall  and Its  Flank was near 15 feet high...Wooden palisades  with   River  Stone  wall behind...  three  towers on the west side had  rooves …

 Kree  Whistled  for the Arrows, to come on in  to were thier Belongings lay.. HammerHilt  arrived as the  settled   down to  drink  some  wine or  water,... Kree had  started  a  small fire  to    make Cafee.

 ..YOur  People  did  a right   fine  Job..  The  High peak dwarves  will be here, sometime tomorrow..  They'll pick up the  slack when you folks  leave...

  Kree   hand  His  Tunic  off, hanging on a  Peg of  a pole used   for  the  Tents,..Aye...  we  wanted to help where we could..... In the Morning  we  will be leaving  for  The Landing  itself.. to meet the ships  who will take us  to the Trace wood ...

Well.. I thankee all for yer help.. put us a good  2  days  ahead, say the least....and   having the  wall facing Tou ready, makes   me  feel a bit better..... We'll ring the gong when the   food is ready...

 ..Thanks you...and?  I saw  those Goblins coming  in... Yo let them loose  in the grasslands  as scouts?... you might  never have to  worried about    Slavers or Tou troopers..

 The Dwarf  grinned , slapped Kree's  back and  Moved on...

 Ivy looked up  from  his   wine,..now?.. I know that had  to have hurt!

 ..aye?.. But   cannot show   pain to the    locals here?.. They think the Arrows   are  God like!

Returning to the campsite Myranda unsaddles and brushes down her mount. Once finished she rejoins the womenfolk until whistled in by Kree.

In reply to Merchants  Landing (msg # 134):

Captain Kree surely Thee wouldst not encourage such fallacies?

Myranda sat at one of the tables sipping from her Waterskin.

 Kree  smiles,..I cannot  stop peple   from thinking what they  want... nor would i stop them  from thinking , anyhting that may help  them..or help us..

In reply to Merchants  Landing (msg # 138):

Captain Kree thats a tad irreligious; seeing how you often rely on the Sisters aid.

do not  debate the Sisters  with me?... I undertand them, and they  understand me.... and?  they know  my praise  for them, come ..true and from the ehart..not because   some  old one in  robes  waving scrolls  about, taught me...  he have a  slight  smile.

  the Bell rang  for dinner, Kree sat and waited  until the townsfolk took thier  meals.

In reply to Kree Quickshadow (msg # 140):
Then don't spout irreligious prattle, before those who don't know the Sisters as we do; we are here thanks to the Sisters Blessings. Stating differently has a possibility of discouraging those who seek the Sisters aid, and wander to other paths she councilled. At the sound of the gong she stood rested a friendly hand on Kree's forearm then went to help serving the meal.
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Jason appeared again, sweaty and dirty, appearing as if he had been hard at work.

   Orlin raises an eyebrow "My, my aren't we the judgmental ones this evening...If such ones are driven from religion by how another worships, is their hearts really in it?  A persons  relationship with the gods is as unique as their relationship with their lover.  After all, both relationships era about fulfilling the needs of those involved and we all have different needs."

Jason begins to wash up and joins in the conversation, "I must agree with Orlin. If there was only one God, there would be only one way to worship and please him, the way that he has established, but we live in a world with many gods, so it's quite up to the individual."

He hadn't heard what had started the discussion, but Jason was of a similar mind as Captain Kree, less reverant when it came to the Sisters.