Lost Scout

[StarrNico]

Anwir gathered what things he would need, including writing material, and a long saber, it was not a type of sword used in the area, but he proffered it. He left, ignoring his wife as he did, and continued to the stables, seeing the men preparing their steeds, "Good morn, may I accompany you on your travail to Camden?" Anwir asked as he strolled over to them.

David glanced to him then looked back to his horse "If your Lord is alright with it" He answered then pushed the stallions head away from the cinch with a 'tut' sound. He finished putting the saddle on then led the stallion out of the stall and looked to Charles and Anwir and nodded. He had no reason to not believe either man was on his side.

 

[LoveThatChick]

"My Lord has aloud it," Anwir lied, he had not spoken to Octa, but Anwir didn't worry about it, he had gotten away with much worse, and been forgiven by his Lord... "Girl," he looked to Hilde, "fetch me one on my steeds, the Akhal-Teke would do nicely." He commanded.

 

[ChickieBooBoo]

Terrowin accompanied David and Charles to the stables, although he would not ride with them to Camden. Instead he would stay behind and act as a spokesperson for Ragnar as Lord Octa readied his settlement for a possible orc attack. He was suspicious of Anwir's eagerness to leave Wedmor for Camden when there was a small threat of an attack on his own people. Personally, he had found it difficult to leave Aberdeen and leave it without a warrior... even for a couple days. He didn't mention anything of his thoughts to David as Anwir was already there, but hoped his partner would watch closely.

"Good luck," he patted David's horse as the other man mounted the stallion. "May the road be in your favor."

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As Anwir sent the falcon with the message to the orc camp, Gomez was waking in his own den after a late night of building cages with Mazoga and Barash. He hadn't forgotten about Aelfric in the cookhouse, and decided that perhaps the stubborn man would be ready to talk after a cold night with no food or bedding. Ghegari was nowhere to be seen as he slunk into the dimly lit hut, the rank small of last night's meal still heavy and thick in the air. "Good morning... Aelfric." He said slowly. "You look tired, did you not sleep well?"

 

[StarrNico]

David smiled at Terrowin and dipped his head in thanks. "And in yours, Terrowin." He said and turned his horse to leave the stables after glancing to Anwir and Charles to be sure they were ready to head out. He was quiet as they made their way to the gate to be let out onto the road again.

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Barash looked to the prisoners in the early morning light and rubbed at his eyes tiredly. then looked to the new cages they had made and grinned, imagining them filled with new slaves for them to use.His gaze returned to Ruby as the girl stirred, waking from her slumber.

Ruby woke, feeling better, though she was still weak and tired. She looked around then settled back into place. She didn't want to waste what energy she had on moving around until she had to, and she knew she would have to here in this place.

 

[ChickieBooBoo]

Mazoga was already awake when Barash rose from his slumber. She was carrying a small set of shackles slung over her shoulder and dropped them in front of him. "Kagan has ordered that no slaves work on the wall unless they are shackled. I think the last breakout has made him nervous that more will get away... we should get these three started, its almost sunhigh."

 

[LoveThatChick]

In Camden, the sun was just starting to show over the jagged mountain tops, and a youth sat on the thatched roof of a large cottage. His name was Morell, he had pale skin, and one drown-one blue eye, which made him an outcast, being that fetchers like that were considered evil. He watched the sunrise for a few more minutes, then slid down the thatch, and quickly climbed into one of the open second story windows.

Morell pulled a few bits of straw from his long, dark hair, then quietly walked to the bed a few feet away, shaking the shoulders of the young woman sleeping there, "Leona, Leonara, wake up."

She opened her eyes and scowled slightly, "I'm sleeping, go away, Morell..."

Morell grinned, plopping down on the edge of her bed, which made her long, wavy, strawberry-blond hair bounce.

"Okay Morell, what is it...?" Leona asked drowsily.

"Look at what I have for you!" He reached into his front pocket, and pulled out a sky-blue ribbon, handing it to her quickly.

She smiled in thanks, and tided it in her hair, "Aren't you supposed to be with the horses? At the mine..."

"Yes... But I wanted you to have that. Well, bye for now." Morell stood quickly, and walked back to the window, starting to climb out.

"Bye brother, thanks for the ribbon!" Leona replied with a smile.

Morell posed halfway out the window, and looked back at her, "We are not siblings, stop calling me that, we have no blood relation. Just because your father took me in as an infant, dose not mean I am your bother." He said forcefully.

"Alright, but you're still my brother." She said as if them being siblings would make him happy, which she truly thought. He scowled at her, then climbed down, and out of site. Leaving for the mine a few minutes later, wishing he didn't have to...

 

[Frundette]

Aelfric grimaced slightly as he lifted his head, which had been slumped onto his shoulder as he slept, leaving it stiff and sore. Mentally, he checked the bindings on his wrists without looking at his hands. They had loosened slightly while he slept, but not much. Perfect to ditch the bindings quickly and throttle the creature if he got close enough. "Like a baby," he said, slowly working his way back to his feet, letting himself sway slightly as he did so.


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It wasn't until Anwir entered the stables that Charles realized that he had met the man once before... at the orc camp. How had he missed it when they'd met Lord Octa? Either way, he managed to hide his surprise well. After all, over the past months, he'd become quite skilled at hiding things...

"Take care..." he said to Terrowin. "We should return soon."

 

[ChickieBooBoo]

Terrowin nodded and bid him farewell as he had to David. Once the men had left the stables on their journey he made sure that his own horse was properly fed and watered, and then headed back up the steps into the main area of Wedmor to survey the settlement. It had been awhile since he'd been here, but not much had changed. If anything, he thought the wall would protect Wedmor to a greater degree than Aberdeen-- if they could keep the orcs out. If they were breached however, the walls would create a prison and trap everyone inside while the orcs attacked. That made him nervous.

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Gomez approached the cage and stood in roughly the same spot that he had occupied the day before. He tipped his head to the side and eyed Aelfric greedily, a smirk spreading across his thin lips. "I slept mightily as well... the evening air was chilly and crisp, but not us. Your woman throws some heat, I'm afraid we had to ditch some of the... non-essentials... if you know what I mean."

 

[LoveThatChick]

Anwir saddled his tall, light palomino gelding, mounted up, and nodded farewell to Terrowin with a slight smile as he followed Charles and David. He rode up beside the two men, the gelding tossing it's head as he did, "What route do you plan on taking? I know them all well, and there are shortcuts..." Anwir said with a pleasant air, as if he was trying to help.

 

[ChickieBooBoo]

The village of Camden is quite unlike both Aberdeen and Wedmor, both in its size and more notably, its economy and geographic location. The majority of its wealth comes from mining in the mountains, which are rich in metal and diamond deposits. Few farms scatter the countryside as the land is not fertile like it is on the plains, and what little farming there is mostly takes place in the form of animal herding. Flocks of sheep and goats dot the steep hills and rocky outcrops of the surrounding mountains. The population is small, about half that of Wedmor, and most people are of the resilient, hardy type as the mountains are not an easy place to live.

Due to its location, traveling to Camden demands a great deal of skill and endurance as the mountain range separating it from Wedmor is not a forgiving one. As the elevation rises the temperature drops to sub freezing and the winds often howl mercilessly across the slopes, frequently covered with snow near the summit. There are only a couple of passages across the range, some of which are only accessible during the warmer months of summer. Despite the chilly crossing, however, the village of Camden is nestled in a small valley and is quite pleasant in to live in during the summer. The river is abundant in fish and food is plentiful.

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Thought I would give you an introduction to this settlement, and a picture! Basically, to get there you have to cross the mountain range in the background of the picture, and then follow the river to the village.