The day had not gone well, the Bostrop had us escorted from their
tula. All we had done was come to their land for the healers to help
them. But their suspicious nature and recent raids by the Poss must
have made them less than reasonable. So we spent the night under the
clouds, but we could not pass through their tula which would add 2
days to our journey time. So at daybreak we had to head back the way
we came, as it would not be right for us to put the healers through
the trouble of crossing the forested hills. It would be hard travel
and would not be good for them, though I miss the closeness of the
woods. But our concerns over the lunars chasing us were not to go
away. As we neared the ford we could see that it was guarded,6
flaming spear outlanders, and all i wanted to do was kill them. Vara,
Onsara, Alaric and even Serenalda wanted it to be so. Myself and the
vingans would move round to the forest and ambush them,I had
waited for this moment since my birth but Alaric in a moment of
clarity recommended that we scout the forest first.
This was my work and i moved swiftly and silently. I entered the
woods moved in deeper to where we would attack from, and our plan was
undone.
The hunters who were after us before, were there! Watching, waiting I
was sure for us. Then he spotted me, I had been as silent as I could
even the twigs beneath my feet had bent instead of snapping for me. I
am a hunter and know the way of the woods.But he knew I was there, so
I had become the hunted. But I made him work for his quarry, I would
not be easy. But it took all of my skill and more to try to loose him
but to little avail. But I am no normal quarry and when he thought he
had me, my spear I turned against him.He is strong and fast and I
knew I could not outmatch him. But I had caught him off gaurd and he
did not know what to do. So I had him, “What are you doing in my
hunting land? You have scared my quarry to deeper in the woods. What
are you doing here?”
That was when I discovered the trouble we are in, we are his quarry.
I had to get back to warn the group, but first i had to get rid of
him!! I persuaded him I hoped that I was here hunting and had nothing
to do with the healers they were after. Deeper into the woods i went
to continue with my ploy.Time passed and I came to the edge of the
woods to see Alaric and the healers riding into the woods in a
hurry!! Stunned I was, what had happened? I had the patience of a
hunter, and knew the dividends it paid. But what had happened?
Everything was on the brink and enough trouble had we brothers caused
without failing at this as well.
Last Updated ( Sunday, 15 July 2007 )