Lost Scout

[StarrNico]

Ruby looked up then back to Mark and put a finger to her lips. She pointed to him, then to the forest away from the clearing where Stone stood quietly. "Warn them" She whispered and her eyes hardened as she looked towards the clearing again. She took off her bow and quiver and debated a moment before laying them beside Mark then stood and started towards the clearing, her expression changing to show defeat and sorrow though she felt neither. She moved in a somewhat circular way so that Mark's exact location might remain hidden.

 

[ChickieBooBoo]

Mark's eyes followed Ruby's hand and he nodded to show that he understood. Before he left for Stone, however, he slowly crawled back through the trees towards the spot where he had hidden Bagira. The woman was still unconscious and he hoped that the orcs would be too distracted with Ruby to hear him dragging her slowly towards Stone.

--

The moment Ruby got close enough to the clearing that they could see her easily, Draugnot loaded an arrow and held his bow aimed at her. He didn't fire right away, but held it ready to release at a moments notice.

Orkhan stared coldly at Ruby. He was finished talking, finished bribing and finished with her. She had been trouble right from the start. "A disobedient slave is no use to us." He spoke in orc tongue to Draugnot and Grishkah. "Get rid of her, then we can search the forest for the others."

Draugnot released the arrow with pleasure, aiming for her torso. He doubted it would be necessary, but in the small chance that he missed he loaded a second one after the first and pulled the string back in a ready position.

 

[StarrNico]

Ruby attempted to dodge the arrow, but was only partially successful. It hit her, going through her shoulder and knocking her down and back. She hit her head and was immediately unconscious, seemingly dead.

Stone moved closer to the two people quietly and after sniffing them, he lay down so they could get her on his back.

 

[ChickieBooBoo]

Draugnot raised the bow to finish her off when he seen that the arrow missed a vital organ, only going through her shoulder. When she didn't move however, he hesitated and lowered the weapon while releasing the pressure on the string. Was she dead?

Orkhan stared at her for a couple of seconds, waiting for her to get up. When she didn't, he looked quizzedly at Draugnot. It hadn't looked to him like she had fallen that hard... the human girl had taken worse hits at the orc camp and gotten back up. Grumbling, he stepped out of the trees towards her and jabbed her in the side with his boot. Still, nothing. It wasn't until then that he noticed the faint rise and fall of her chest. "She's alive," he grunted.

--

Mark stared in amazement at the grey horse, his initial wariness of the strange animal beginning to ebb. He hadn't ever seen a horse that would do something like Stone did. Bagira was a little bit shorter then him, and lighter but it still took him a couple of minutes to hoist her up as his shoulder was still very sore, and his stomach muscles were bruised.

Once she was in position, he stepped over Stone's back behind her so that she could lean back on him. It would be a challenge trying to steer the horse and hold Bagira, but he had a feeling that the horse would know where to go. "Take us to Aberdeen," he said quietly. "Its closer then Wedmor."

 

[StarrNico]

When Orkan jabbed her in the side it moved her enough to show the stone she had hit her head on when she fell. Ruby herself was still unconscious and didn't feel anything.

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Stone's ears swiveled towards Mark and he stood up. he shook his mane and started to walk towards the road. He didn't understand many of the man's words, but he knew 'take' and the way they had been going before they stopped

 

[Frundette]

Anna had agreed with Gytha, It was the only thing she could think of as well. She had sat against the wall, trying to stay awake, but time and the darkness along with being tired had taken their toll and she was asleep also.

With the candle held in his left hand, Charles quietly lifted the bar off the door. But as he pulled it open, the old hinges screeched loudly and Gytha jerked awake, adrenaline kicking her frayed nerves into overdrive and she scrambled for the hammock rod.

 

[StarrNico]

With the candle held in his left hand, Charles quietly lifted the bar off the door. But as he pulled it open, the old hinges screeched loudly and Gytha jerked awake, adrenaline kicking her frayed nerves into overdrive and she scrambled for the hammock rod.

Anna's head came up and she reached for the hammock with one hand and the rod with the other.

 

[Frundette]

Gytha scrambled to her feet, a bit clumsily as she tried to shake the sleep away. "Gytha!" he said quietly, but quickly as he stepped forward and grabbed the other end of the scout's hammock rod before she could really get her bearings. With Anna positioned on the other side of the doorway, Charles didn't immediately see her. "Gytha! Stop! Listen to me!" he kept his voice as low as he could as Gytha struggled to pull the weapon away from his grasp, hoping that Laethros would remain asleep.

 

[StarrNico]

Gytha scrambled to her feet, a bit clumsily as she tried to shake the sleep away. "Gytha!" he said quietly, but quickly as he stepped forward and grabbed the other end of the scout's hammock rod before she could really get her bearings. With Anna positioned on the other side of the doorway, Charles didn't immediately see her. "Gytha! Stop! Listen to me!" he kept his voice as low as he could as Gytha struggled to pull the weapon away from his grasp, hoping that Laethros would remain asleep.

Anna stood and tossed the hammock over Charles before he could realize that she wasn't in sight. She brought her rod up to hit him over the head to try to knock him out so they could escape.

 

[ChickieBooBoo]

When Orkan jabbed her in the side it moved her enough to show the stone she had hit her head on when she fell. Ruby herself was still unconscious and didn't feel anything.

~~~
Stone's ears swiveled towards Mark and he stood up. he shook his mane and started to walk towards the road. He didn't understand many of the man's words, but he knew 'take' and the way they had been going before they stopped

"Should we kill her?" Draugnot looked at Orkhan as he reached for his sword.

"Let her live, we can use her at the camp. With that wound she won't last long anyways..."

Draugnot replaced the sword in his belt and bent down to tie her hands behind her back. If she regained consciousness on the way back to the camp, he didn't want her struggling too much.

Orkhan walked over to the tree in which his first sword was stuck in. He jerked on it a couple of times but still couldn't budge it, finally though, with the help of a heavy rock, he was able to jar it loose enough to pull out. Once we regained Draugnot and Grishkah, he felt with a pang that Vorgak was still lying in the trees...

--

Without a proper saddle, reins or a fully functioning right arm, Mark found it took most of his resources to keep Bagira on Stone's back. For that reason he let the horse do most of the navigating... they were headed roughly north, that would get them back to the road at least. At that point he knew he could get them headed in the right direction.