Author: LadyNanillornHunter, Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2017 8:58 AM, Post Subject: Meeting a Stranger

"Clans don't often have good intentions."  She said simply, walking after them. "Being ambiguous can often help elves out. Adds another layer to us and something different then others." She shoved her hands into her pockets and said, "After all, I'm sure even clans can appreciate a touch of ambiguity." She added a bit of distance between her and the men, curious to see which direction they would go in. That way, she'd know how to avoid them.

She softly chuckled and shook her head when she heard they were lost. She leaned against a nearby tree and watched with a small smirk, it was somewhat entertaining whenever men thought they knew more about the woods then they really did. "Need some help?" She called with a chuckle. Maybe the one and only advantage over him.

She nodded and said, "Easily. But you see, its a longer and tougher way to the Steppes when by giving a simple set of explanations. I need your map, and there is the easy way to prevent getting lost. If you mark the trees as you pass them, you get an idea whether or not you start walking in circles." She crossed her arms and said, "Trust me?"

Author: Silanus, Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2017 10:14 PM, Post Subject: Meeting a Stranger

Shaking his head with a small grin on his face, Silanus and his group of soldiers began to walk away. Of course, that didn't mean he had finished with the elf. He simply expected her to follow him. "And why would I, the leader of a large clan, heir of a rich dynasty, poison a stranger and loot her supplies? I'm better than that!" He said, with a satirical voice tone and a small chuckle at the end, then spoke once again: "It's the orc who wanted your supplies, not me, ha-ha! You said you didn't have anything important and now you are afraid of me robbing you? Hm…" He turned back and turned his glance at her, with a taunting look. "You are really ambiguous, for an elf."

As they slowly walked, the soldiers stopped and one of them exclaime, pointing at a small water pond that was infront of them: "W-Wait… We have already seen this water pond!" Then, one of them pulled out a map and said, with a doubtful voice tone: "I… I think we should have crossed this water pond two hours ago… Have we been walking in circles?" All of the soldiers got upset, especially Silanus. They needed to get back to their encampment in the Steppes and could not afford to get lost and stuck in a damned forest! 

Silanus turned to the elf once again and, with a more serious voice tone, spoke to her again: "Uh… Leo… Leodrisa, I assume you know the way out of this gods-forsaken, cursed, damned and miserable forest?" After saying that, he offered her the healing potion for the second time. "Go on, tell me the way to the Steppes. You could do it to compensate my selfless, honest act of giving you this potion? It will cure that wound of yours in a second…"

Author: bluedraconicpaladin, Posted: Thu Dec 7, 2017 5:04 PM, Post Subject: Meeting a Stranger

Aerei wandered through the deep, humid rainforest. Shame I didn't buy that map, Aerei thought to himself with a nervous chuckle. His clothes were soaked in the perspiration of a long walk in the wet place, and bugs seemed to bite every bit of exposed flesh they could find. Why am I even here again? He wondered as he swatted some especially persistent mosquitos. Oh, right. It's that troll that's been terrorizing the nearby tribes. But by now, Aerei was getting tired. He scaled a tree with a convenient number of handholds, getting a brief lay of the land, then decided to use the tree's thick roof as cover while he took a little break. Just before his eyes shut, he heard voices in the distance. Travelers! He thought. Perhaps they know where the troll is! Aerei quickly got to his feet. "Hey! Are you wanderers? Have you seen a troll?" He shouted into the distance. Quickly, Aerei realized his mistake of not watching his step. Especially damp wood crumbled away below him, and he found himself falling about a story down the tree before his thrashing arms found purchase on a sturdy, yet thin, branch. His traveling sack slipped from his shoulders and fell a long distance before landing with a sound thump far below him. Damn, he thought. I can't see anymore branches. What am I going to do? "Hey! I'm over here! Help!" He cried out. Aerei felt his stamina draining, so he scrambled onto the branch, finding purchase only to sit and browse the woods from his several-story-high perch.

Author: LadyNanillornHunter, Posted: Sun Dec 3, 2017 6:04 PM, Post Subject: Meeting a Stranger

She glared at him, still hesitant and careful around him. She straightened up and dusted herself off, ignoring the pain. "What?" She asked with a huff. "Is there another problem I should know about? Or would you like a good arrow in your shoulder as well?" She crossed her arms and gave a small smirk.

She rolled her eyes and said, "Titles are words with no support. Creation of man I believe, as well as the rumors on over 1,000 creatures that they don't understand. Nobody should both with a title, or at least that is what I think so. You don't have to respond if you don't want to." She re-adjusted her bag and said, "Calling me crippled is like I started to call you Silanus the Arrogant. Its rude and I am certain that you wouldn't like it either. Now, can we be civil about this?"

She narrowed her eyes as she watched him reach into his gear, hesitant that it was a weapon and that he would attack her at any moment. When she saw the bottle, it didn't relax her one second. "How can I trust you?" She commented. "That could be poison. For all I know, I could take it, get killed by poison, and then you come back to loot my supplies." She later ignored the other two, hearing a faint noise. She looked up, got her bow and fired a few shots. She smirked to herself as a few birds fell to the ground. She snatched up the birds and said, "I'd offer you one, but again, the question of trust comes up."

Author: Silanus, Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2017 6:48 PM, Post Subject: Meeting a Stranger

Silanus would have enjoyed to mock the elf once again, however he could see that, even if she didn't want to admit it, her wound bothered her, atleast. "Pityful" he thought. Only the stubborn and most arrogant hide their needs, nevertheless, Silanus was both of those things so he couldn't blame her. The general could not help but grin when he saw the elf leaning in a nearby tree; it was definitely a sign of either exhaustion or pain, or perhaps both?

It was obvious that the elf was not from the upper class, just seeing her aspect made it clear. "I've seen plenty of plebeians with fancy titles. Jon Iron Arm, Thederisa the Lioness, Bill the Hunter… One never knows what nickname the commoners might give to themselves!" He said as he raised his brows, with a mocking expression, making emphasis on the words commoner and plebeian just to tease and provoke her. Leodrisa was a pretty name, thought the general. "I'll call you Leodrisa the Crippled… It fits with your physical state, hahah! …Nah, not even you deserve such nickname… I think!"

After he finished annoying the elf on purpose, Silanus hid his hand inside his gear, as if he would take something out. A weapon? A tool? Not really. Simply a crimson botte, containing a strange elixir. "To be honest you're the only person who has made me laugh today. I think the rumors are right, elves are quite funny, hah! I'll… Donate this potion to… uhm… To cure your small and insignificant wounds." He said, sarcastically. One of his soldiers walked towards Silanus and exclaimed: "Sir, we should get moving. It's late and perilous creatures fill up this forest!"

Author: LadyNanillornHunter, Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2017 6:49 AM, Post Subject: Meeting a Stranger

Noticing the rise in the orc, she stiffened, ready to either run or reach for her bow. She was still alert when the orc was scolded and backed away. Regardless of their words, she was careful, a lesson she picked up from journeys and job picked up for others in exchange for silver. She glanced back at the leader again, untrusting of him or ready to reply sharply if he mocked her anymore.

She looked back at him as he talked to her again. "I can understand that easily. After all, a person travels often and they understand how to survive and get around." She crossed her arms and brushed her hair away from her face. She took a step back from him and leaned against a nearby tree, careful to rest her sore shoulder. She desperately wanted to look over and started treating the wound, but she still didn't want to take her attention away from him. Probably best. Another reason why, she wanted to remain her image of appearing strong, acting like it never bothered her and a habit she got used to.  

"I don't want anything to do with you, but I still want to know who I'm seeing and who I am dealing with." She replied, looking back at him. She couldn't help but roll her eyes with a small sigh when she heard his titles. "Definitely full of himself." She thought to herself. She waited until his finished and replied back, "Of course I don't have titles. Unless you come from an upper class, few of my kind have such complex titles. "'I'm Leodrisa."

Author: Silanus, Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 1:23 PM, Post Subject: Meeting a Stranger

The orc had enough. Upon hearing her speak badly of his race, he ran towards the elf after letting out a loud roar. However, before reaching her, Silanus blocked his way just with his arm. Even if he was angered and doubled the size of his commander, the orc stopped. He respected and even feared Silanus.

"Enough. What is the meaning of this barbarian act? Insults? She insulted me too, and you don't see me splashing spit on everyone and yelling like a savage!" The orc was offended once again, this time by Silanus. However, this time he said nothing, but simply sighted instead. Silanus' other underlings came and gently pulled their orc companion away. Now that the raging orc had calmed down so quickly, Silanus turned his attention back to the elf. "Well… I wouldn't call an unpredictable creature unpredictable in your place. They tend to be quite hostile when offended… I expect you to know that, huh?" Silanus'  displeased face soon turned into a neutral one.

"You want my name? Just a while ago you said you didn't want anything to do with me, hah..!" He said once again to her. "I am Tacitus Silanus, supreme leader of the Fratian clan! No need to bow or kneel, not now atleast! We are quite away from our home in the Steppes, so I expect you don't know me or my people. Just be assured that if you see someone with such fancy, elegant gear like us, he's probably my henchman." It was obvious that Silanus was way too proue when he spoke about himself. Once again, he was hiding one of his arms beneath his large cloak. He was also walking around when speaking. "I presume you have no title behind your name, so simply tell me who you are. I'm great at many things, one of them is listening..!'

Author: LadyNanillornHunter, Posted: Fri Nov 3, 2017 6:47 PM, Post Subject: Meeting a Stranger

She rolled her eyes and crossed her arms. "Of course, men listen and belief any rumor they hear. And they never try to find the truth." She glared at him, but kept attention to the other soldiers. Now that she had been around this area a bit longer, she knew she couldn't trust them at all.  "Otherwise, what you hear isn't true." She didn't say much, keeping some sparks of her personality hidden from these soldiers. But she had to admit, the constant anger she felt took her attention away from her shoulder.

She briefly winced as he pushed her and spun to face him again. "Should I really be afraid of only a few men? There are worse things, such as that troll we just faced." She briefly glanced at the orc as well. "Honestly, it is way too risky to be with an orc, they are unpredictable creatures." She looked back towards the leader of the group. "That one was no issue.  And its not a major wound, just something minor." She had a hand ready back on her bow suspiciously. "Why should I tell you? I don't even know your name!" She briefly turned away from him before coming up with an idea.  "I will tell you my name if you tell me yours."

Author: Silanus, Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2017 9:05 PM, Post Subject: Meeting a Stranger

The soldiers could not help but hear and observe, with a mocking grin drawn on their faces, at the furious elf talking. She looked like a big sister doing her best to teach a lesson to her sibling; such thing made the troopers occasionally laugh. They had their guard down, nobody dared to thing the angry elf but try anything, she didn't seem that dumb. Her irritated glare only made them grin even more!

When the elf approached Tacitus Silanus and simply walked past his henchmen, everyone's laughing faces turned into surprised ones. How… Why… Why did she do such thing? The elf didn't know them! They could have been bandits, or assassins, or cultists! Some men even had their hands on the pommel of their swords, ready to un-sheate their weapons if the elf tried anything risky near their leader. However, he did not have a surprised look, instead he had the arrogant grin he always had. "Hehee you sound really angry for a tiny elf! I heard that when you get furious, your body warms up… I bet there are plenty of trolls nearby wishing to eat a warm, tiny elf, haha!" As always, Silanus had his right arm hidden beneath his long, red cloak while speaking.

"I am feeling lenient today, so I shall not sell your poor self to the slave market, not today atleast!" When he finished speaking, Silanus walked onwards, pushing the elf with his shoulder. "Are you scared, little elf? Scared of the mischievous soldiers, are ya? Because you look like you are." Now, Silanus turned his body to her once again, his arm not under his cloak this time. "Hiding your fear beneath anger, instead of ignoring the bothersome strangers and walking away. HUH! We tend to be intimidating some times, I blame the orc…" When he said that, everyone turned to the orchish soldier, with a teasing, smiling face. "So… You're a bigger trouble that we can handle? Was the one who disfigurated you and caused that ugly wound too much too? Ha! May I ask your name, miss troublesome elf?"

Author: LadyNanillornHunter, Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 4:33 PM, Post Subject: Meeting a Stranger

She went to continue backing away from them, silently afraid of them. But she did her best to cover it up as best as she could. As she tried to continue to back up, she realized too late that she had cornered herself. She glared at the man again who led these soldiers, she especially didn't like him or trust him too much. She looked around the other soldiers and at the man, thinking that maybe if she could run past them, she could escape. She self-consciously bit her lip. "Do not call me darling." She said with an almost warning tone to her voice.

 She glanced occasionally at the orc soldier, he definitely got on her nerves. Perhaps it was the fact that she never trusted orcs or got out of many sticky situations caused by them, she felt her heart rush in her chest. She looked back towards the soldiers, and snapped at them, "Listen, you just warned me that he," She motioned towards the body of the beast. "Was after me, I got out of the tree and fired a good few shots at him. You should be lucky that this brute's eye is still intact."

She shot her head back towards the leader of the soldiers, but couldn't get any words to come out. After a time, she finally replied, "You just try selling me.   I'll be a bigger trouble then you lot can handle. I don't know what you think, that I can't handle myself?" She pushed her way past the other soldiers and stormed right up to him. "Well that's wrong. After all, an elf can get out of more situations then a simple man can." She had forgot of her injury, just now full of anger and ready to prove him wrong. "I am a not a thief or anyone wanted. I just know how to fight back and hold some pride. Injuries and scars can tell quite a few stories."

Author: Silanus, Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2017 9:25 PM, Post Subject: Meeting a Stranger

With open arms and a haughty face, Silanus answered to her last comment: "Contain my soldiers? My fine gentlemen simply asked what you were carrying in that heavy bag! To be honest, one of those fancy generals from Adeluna would have thrown another javelin at you, just for pointing your toy at us!" When he finished speaking, Silanus left out a laugh, and his soldiers laughed after him. "Oh, our intentions are noble and unpretentious, don't worry… darling!" He added.

The orc was slightly upset and walked even closer to her, orcs had a very bad attitude and he was the living proof of it. "I bet you of' havings only burden in that heavy bag, le' me helps you with it!" As the orchish soldier spoke, he revealed his large teeth… A bad sign, most likely! "Yeah, don't be so shy elf! Come and give a reward to your knights in shining armour who helped you, hah! Anything is appreciated…" Said another daring, arrogant soldier. 

A third soldier got even closer to the elf, this one said "My throat is really dry right now… Some water might help! Come, I threw one of the javelins that killed the beast… Give me some water… Lend me your satchel…!" It seemed the daring troopers attemped to surround the elf. "Huh… You better stop, gentlemen… We have enough with the beast's eye, we don't need the junk this girl carries…" Although dissapointed, the troopers stopped right where they were, not even another step ahead!

"Or we might kidnap her and sell her as a slave to a tribe of orchish cannibals, I heard elves sell out pretty well! How much silver pieces for their pointy, luxurious ears? 50… 100? I don't quite remember…" Said Silanus, once again. The confused soldiers looked at each other, then stared at the elfl. "Why are you so scared, so suspicious, huh? Even running away from us! Don't you see we have nothing but the most divine intentions right here, hah! Are you hiding something, elf?" Asked their leader. "And why are you so damn wounded? Oh… I know… You're a thief who stole something and got injured while doing it, then ran away and hid in the woods… I wonder if there is a bounty on your head…." 

Author: LadyNanillornHunter, Posted: Mon Oct 2, 2017 7:30 AM, Post Subject: Meeting a Stranger

She spun around and quickly pointed an arrow at him.  "Listen, you're lucky I'm going now. I appreciate your help, but need to keep going." She narrowed her eyes, glaring especially at the orc. "I am nobody's sweetie, so don't get any ideas." She brushed her hair away from her face and said, "Just the basics, food and water. Unless your so curious about food and water, there's really nothing to see." She rolled her eyes and swung onto the nearby tree again, putting some distance between the two of them. Just the sight of them again reminded her how much she preferred to be alone and how she really didn't trust others.

She glared at the one she figured was the leader of the group of the men. "You are no help. I thought that a leader should contain his soldiers as best he could." She placed her bow back onto her back and said, "Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go."

Author: Silanus, Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2017 9:34 PM, Post Subject: Meeting a Stranger

The armed men gave out a slightly loud laugh after hearing her words. "Welcome for the body of the beast" said one of the soldiers. "Your substandard weapons merely slowed the beast down, ha!" the same soldier continued to speak. After hearing his words, the rest of them, including their leader Tacitus Silanus, laughed even louder. Another one added with a mockingly tone: "I have to recognize though, for an elf with a leg and a half, you leap really good!"  This commentary caused even more laughs among the men. "Thank you for the warning, you mean thank you for doing EVERYTHING, right… Elf?" Asked Silanus, with a dishonest grin on his face. "Oh, anytime darling, we're here to help, tee-hee..." he added.

"Wher' you headin' sweetie, leavin' early?" asked one of the daring soldiers, who was an orc and one of Silanus' most trusted henchmen. As the injured woman turned away with crossed arms and simply walked away, the ebullient faces of the armed men suddenly dissapeared, turning into a serious, malicious leer. "What are you carrying in that back, elf? Can we see?" Asked one of the soldiers, as they all slowly walked closer to her.

Author: LadyNanillornHunter, Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2017 4:34 PM, Post Subject: Meeting a Stranger

She sighed and slowly lowered her bow after it was dead. She walked close to it and looked it over. Inside, she silently thanked the gods and was just glad these men arrived before she settled to rest. The thought of what could have happened made her shiver and lightly shake her head. She brushed herself off before finally paying attention to the men.She looked at the men hesitantly, she didn't trust others easily and wasn't sure what was going to happen now. She brushed her hair away from her face and replied, "Thank you for the warning. I definitely didn't want to be around when that troll got to me."

She turned away from them and swung her bag and bow back onto her back. She lightly nodded at the body of the troll and said, "You're welcome to the body of that beast. After all, I don't want to deal with it again." She crossed her arms and turned to walk away, planning to hop back up into another nearby tree and disappear. She just hoped that these men didn't want to stop her and ask any more questions on who she was and what she was doing here. If he was going to going to ask any questions, she was going to throw another warning shot with her bow. She definitely preferred to face things on her own, and didn't like to depend on others too much.

Author: Silanus, Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2017 2:40 PM, Post Subject: Meeting a Stranger

The armed men could not help but stand and watch how the agile elf gracefully hopped once and again, shooting her arrows at the beast. The troll had a thick fur, which protected against the arrows, nonetheless, the shots injured it. The more the beast was hit, the angrier it became. Even though it was useless for the monster to chase the elf, as she was much faster than it. Slowly, the archer managed to exhaust the troll… It was time to strike! Silanus and one of his companions threw their large, sturdy javelins at the beast, damaging it badly. "You need a large weapon to shoot down a large beast…!" exclaimed one of the arrogant soldiers, proudly pointing at the beast.

The forest troll retaliated and surprisingly resisted the two lethal javelins! It was now blinded by rage, but, luckily to them, it was confused… Something one would excpect from such a primitive beast… The monster flung his big spiked club towards the elf, perhaps in a final attempt to kill her. Then, the beast raised a large boulder near it and attemped to throw it to the men. Without a second thought, Silanus hurled another javelin at it, which caused the troll to fall and drop the rock. Nonetheless, it was still alive, laying on all fours. The best would not live much with two javelins impaling it's body, but it was better to put it down quickly.

The armed men slowly walked towards it, so they could kill it and then take it's precious three eyes, which sold well in the market. However, if the elf wanted to do the favor and shoot another final, deadly arrow, it would be better to do it now, before anyone else did it. "Such a sturdy beast…!" Said Silanus, while walking to it with his sword in his hand.
"Found the picture in google"

Author: LadyNanillornHunter, Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2017 5:45 PM, Post Subject: Meeting a Stranger

She jumped onto her feet in surprise, muttering to herself angrily. She jumped out of the tree, grabbing her bow and supplies. She turned to the troll and immediately fired a few arrows at the troll, aiming perfectly. She turned towards the figure, and gave a small appreciative nod for the help. She dodged a few of its attacks, trying to move quickly. She briefly looked over at her shoulder with a sigh, she briefly forgot about her injury and had re-opened it. She shook her head, choosing to ignore it for now. After the troll was gone, she could focus on it and re-wrap it.

She fired her arrows whenever she could, occasionally hopping back. She wanted to make sure there was space between herself and the troll. She definitely didn't want to earn another scar or mark. She didn't like to be stuck in one place, instead she wanted to keep moving and see new places. If she stayed in place, she would easily get bored.

Author: Silanus, Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2017 4:50 PM, Post Subject: Meeting a Stranger

Laeto has always been a dangerous place, the diaseases, venomous insects and aggressive beasts that lurked in both water or land made this a perilous place; such a pity, for it's a nice rainforest…Even if you knew the place, travelling alone was close to a death sentence! Wolfpacks, cannibal tribes, slavers, huge insects.. all of these hunt for unsuspecting prey, be it animal or man. Even people who travelled in large groups are in danger here!It seemed that a dreadful forest troll had found what seemed to be an easy prey, a resting, wounded elf traveller! Forest trolls are large, bulky, hairy man eating beasts, capable of resisting a deadly striie from almost any weapon. A wanderer's natural foe! This one had a big spiked club, and would not hestitate to use it!

The troll roared and quickly sprited towards the unsuspecting elf, ready to strike. The elf would already be dead flesh, if not for three magical daggers, that swiftly stabbed it's chest. "Look what we found boys, we could sell it's eyes at a high price if we strike it down!" Yelled an armored man to his four companions. His name was Tacitus Silanus, who, along his men, was wandering the area. The five men prepared to engage in combat with the monster, but first, Silanus exclaimed to the elf: "If you don't want to end up as troll food, I suggest you move away…" Now, the slightly injured troll was furious, and was about to strike everyone in it's way!

Author: LadyNanillornHunter, Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2017 7:17 AM, Post Subject: Meeting a Stranger

Leodrisa lightly winced as she looked back at her shoulder. She had just returned from a difficult job retrieving some sort of artifact and took a lot of damage. She looked around, forcing herself to stop and look more at her injury. She leaned back against a nearby tree and looked more at the injury: it had stopped bleeding, but was still deep and painful. She reached into her bag and began to wrap it up as much as she could. She softly sighed in relief and got back onto her feet, continuing to walk again.

She briefly looked up at the sky with a small sigh, it was getting late and she  knew she couldn't keep walking. She really didn't want to face any bandits or wild animals. She looked up a nearby tree and began to climb. She stopped on a larger branch and lied back, putting her bag to the side and eventually relaxing. She lightly sighed, brushing her hair to the side and looking up at the stars. It was a habit of hers while she tried to get to sleep, counting the constellations and listening around, in case she heard footsteps nearby. Listening to the silence, she thought about where to move after leaving the woods and thinking about the next nearby town.