Mira realizes some attack is being launched against the slaver caravan, though of what size she is yet unsure. She is certain whoever is attacking the caravan needs her assistance. Be it other abhorrors of slavery, mercenaries, competitors or even highway men she isn't concerned. What matters is that they are stopping the caravan.

She scrambles off the road into the trees so as to not present an obvious target on her approach. No woodsman, she stumbles here and there when brambles or clinging undergrowth tug at her. Never the less, she hurries at an impressive pace for all her lack of familarity with wild terrain. As she reaches about the distance she had marked in her mind, she veers back toward the road, and scans for movement. She feels the undercurrent of mana as she prepares to cast at the first slaver she sees.

  She Moves up the  road into the trees, she gets  closer she hears the  sounds of the horses, One screams in pain. Men are screaming In surprise , a few of them in pain...she can hear the sound of orders being snapped  from near the trees..as well as  orders  ...high up the

 ( Mira will be at D9..now..she can see the Ladies and the shining  knight-warriors guy)

 Mira?..move to Cat Hunt thread.....

<<<<<<<<<  group  from Cat Hunt

  The Sun had dropped  behind the High Peaks, the darkness coming  more  quickly , to this   next to the Mountain.

 Diana, Brie and Jenna waited some 100 yards away from Trader's rest Gates.

 slowly the rest of the Group caught up, Kree and Ivy Popped into  view   just a few Moments  before Rolf.

  kree Pointed to the GAtes,We stay Over night. Do not  be overly foolish, but make sure our Ladies  are not harmed...Trader'sRest is a Town that is allied with the  Empire, but that does not mean there are not folks inside that would wish ill of us...

"Certainly."

Luthien would go about seeing to the security of the ladies while in town.

In reply to Luthien (msg # 10):

That's quite hospitable of you big boy; what specifically do you mean by seeing to our security. she asks batting her eyelids at the holy roller a giving him a mischievous grin

  The elf  frowns  at his other Cousin,..I meant...the Ladies  we are taking home....the Arrow Ladies should be able to care for themselves....aye?

 He turns   and  walks  ahead of the horse scouts, waiting to be challenged  by the Night watch...........

In reply to Kree Quickshadow (msg # 12):

Cousin Dear, when have I ever talked to you that way. informs Myranda pointing at Luthien, He's the guy I was talking to.
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Luthien says, mildly, "I'm simply following the Commander's orders. As he says, you are quite capable."

That is, he was never trying to secure the Arrow ladies.
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In reply to Luthien (msg # 14):

A slight pout appears then quickly disappears Is that so, I suspect your offer of assistance is appreciated however unless requested, by the Princess; Brie, Diana, Lucy and Myself with some assistance from Jenna are sufficient to the task.

Luthien turns to the princess.

"Is that your wish, your highness?"

 The Princess looks at her Ladies, and takes a Glance  down the road, watching  the elf  approach the gates,..I think i would  feel better, to follow   the Captain's orders.

  A Voice   shouts  from the top of the gate,Hold! Armed  PArties  are not allowed inside the gates after  Sundown...

..Even a party that has  free slaves  from the slave stronghold you have a  few days  right  from here?

 there is Mumbling and talking behind the walls and the Gate opens, a Fellow strides  out   wearing leathers.

 what is this  you say.....?

 kree walks  Up to the  Human who stands a good foot taller, Ivy  shakes his head  and starts  moving  forward as well.About  to days  ride from here is  a Slaver stronghold, we managed to kill  many of them, and free the slaves...Ironwood elves  are taking some of them to Ironmound  by land, We are taking others , By river...

 The Man Holds  a Torch up  looking at the   company,who are you?

 I am  Kree....Quickshadow, this is My unit of  Slaver Hunters, those women who are unarmored? Our the  people  we escort.

 The  Man  rubs his free hand  over his stubble,..enter....find a place to settle in quickly. One of the  Guard will come to ask you to update out map, as to where  this  stronghold is...

 The Gates Open and Kree  waves everyone through, he stands  by the   man  until everyone passes by.

That sounds like the princess prefers Luthien's company so...

"Very well."

He escorts the princess's party thereafter.

In reply to outside (msg # 17):

Myranda glances at the Princes and scowls; thinking that, that was what they were doing all along. The Princess'es comment didn't clarify anything prompting her to gives a 'That didn't help at all.' type of shrug. Nudging her mount forward she remained near Kree while the group made their way into the town.
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Lafisual glides over to where Myranda and Kree are.  He gives Myranda and understanding nod and looks to Kree to see if there is anything else he can do.

Brie had slowed Shadow to a slow trot as Diana and Jenna arrived at the same distances from the gates as she had.  She gave the two girls a nod of the head and butted the heel of her boot for the stallion to turn towards Jenna.

She looked past Jenna for a moment to let Diana know that she needed a moment to s peak with the new girl.  It was a subtle, but friendly motion followed by a smile.

I apologize for my lack of response earlier, she said calmly. I've always just taken care of and done things myself.    Being part of a large group like this  is still new to me.  Next time, I'll make sure to speak up my plans.

She handed the girl a vile from her pouce and smiled.  It was an apologetic gift.  Soon the others would have caught up by now and Brie turned the horse around and kept quiet as the group figured what they would be doing.

She dismounted and took the reigns in her hands, wrapping the thick leather around her hands to distract her from looking nervous.

Once the gate is open, she strolls into the new city with her horse in tow.   She walks near Myranda and gives a low whistle, a smile and wink once the elf notices. Now, now, fairest Elf maiden, let's not get our arrows quivering.  She speaks in an elvish tone to her.  Let not the holy man hinder the mission.  Obviously the ladies seek his sacrament versus ours, it's okay.

Jenna nods as the gift is handed over.  No apology necessary, accepting the gift out of a desire to not further offend, Perhaps my sarcasm was unwarranted.  I'm used to dealing with mercenaries.  I know I'm the new fish and I have to learn the chain of command.  I'm used to giving orders.  Just let me know what to do and I'll get it done.  In reality Jenna would have just as soon rode by her in like manner but since she'd made the choice to band up with these people she might as well make the best of it.

Looking down at the vial she asked, So what is this?

 As the Last of His people Go By, the Elf turns  to the Gates. A Pair Of Griffon Riders   fly low over head as torches  are being Lite at the far end of the 'killing ground, around the walls.

  odd?..your  Riders  are  coming in late? He looked to the  Guard Captain.

 Aye, the same Mountain area you speak of, has had  rumors of  Wyvern Riders...they can have only6 come over the Mountains  fro out  foe....we try to keep a patrol out  as long as they can safely stay..

 Trader's restv i8s   one of the Smaller towns on The Chain. the Main road goes straight through the town with a few branch offs. Like Yad, trader's rest has a squadron of Sky Riders, they have their own  base...of sorts..i8nside the walls. (this is located in the  Northwest  section of the town.)
 Kree  shouts  ahead to his people,Down the Main road, off to the Right...The Axe  and Flail...Scouts?  Ride  ahead   and Book the rooms  under the Arrows, tell them I will be there  shortly.

Brie smiles back at Jenna as she finds a place to tie the horse or for shelter for the night at the local smithie shop.

It allows you to be who you want to be, she said with a grin.  Just think about it deeply, sip, and poof!

I'll head to get the rooms for us.  How many, dear? she says towards Jenna and Diana, yet making her way towards Kree.

((GM & Player: She gave Jenna a Spell Lvl 1 vial of change self, mainly where she can change into any other normal PC character/creature.))

In reply to Brestine Darksbane (msg # 24):

Passing through the gate Justin greeted the nearest local and  enquired about a temple or shrine to Eta.

  If the Group heads  southward through the town on the "main street" they will see..

On the left.. " HArdwood" A bar with  some rooms..judging by the folks  smoking  and drinking outside, it is a rough  place.

Down the road  a bit on the left "Ata's Rooms"..Boarding  House  and Inn.

a bit  further  down on the Left. The sole  temple in Trader's  rest, a decent sized building for  the Village, it  Holds   statues  of Most of the gods.

across the  street is  " The Axe and Flail"..Inn and bar.

 on the right side , just past   thye Axe and Flail is  a " Kron's  equpinment " store...they have a branch in almost every town/city

 further  down the road  on the  left ( about 300 yards  from the southern gate) is " The Inn" there are Guard posted there, and the Building looks rather fancy.

(( this is the things  they can see as they walk down the road))

In reply to Trader's rest (msg # 27):

Reaching the Inn Justin leaves the mount to be attended to by the staff and heads to the temple. Locating the Shrine to Eta he offers prayers of thanks and devotion. Once completed he seeks out any Priest/Priestess in the temple, greets them and asks if there is any assistance he can provide.
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Jenna pockets the potion in her Havorsack with a nod of thanks.  Could come in handy, she thinks then says, I'd like my own room, doesn't have to be big or fancy.  I'm not sure how many others.  Also, if you don't mind finding out if they livery the horses here or if we have to find that separately.  I'd be willing to do that if needed.  I'll be over there, and she points in the direction of the Axe and Flail, if I'm needed.

Jenna dismounts Bailey without bothering to hitch her to the post and checks to be sure her saddle bags are securely strapped shut.  It wouldn't make it impossible to steal from them but it would take time to undo the straps and make it obvious someone was about the job.  Besides, Bailey would trample anyone who touched them other than herself.  I'll just be a few minutes in here, then we'll find you a stall and some apples by dear.  Bailey shook her head and nickered agreement, standing patiently where Jenna had left her.

Inside the tavern, Jenna orders an Ale and finds a table in a corner and waits to see if any of her new riding companions will join her.

Lucy rode into the town not trying to hide.  There had been a time when she would have had a hood over her head, to hide her feline traits.  That didn't happen now.  since joining the Arrows, she had regained an inner confidence that in recent years had been lacking.

She eyed the Hardwood bar as she rode by, getting a long look and smiling inside.  That was a place she certainly would be visiting.  She would just have to remember to keep her claws sheathed.

Right now, though, she just wanted a bath and to relax.  She rode with the others to The Inn.  There she dismounted and went inside to secure a room.  She figured they would be here a day, at most.  Just enough time to relax, enjoy sleeping on a real bed, and a nice, warm bath.

Contemplating for a moment, Lafisual heads to the Axe and Flail and not having to board a horse, he quickly secures a room, gets settled, and takes a quick note of the bar.  He nods in Jenna's direction as if he would be back soon enough, but he has something else on his mind at the moment.

Stepping out front, he glances toward the temple and then heads that way.  Once inside he slowly walks around the available statues.  He is turned off by a few of them, neutral to others, but takes a little extra time at four of them.  For these four he felt some power resonating with him but not quite the same as he is used to from times before these lands.

In front of Oleen he knelt down and immediately felt a strong power most similar to what he would feel when praying to Lady Silverhair.  He meditated here for a long moment, his hand grasping tightly the Lady's symbol around his neck.

In front of Tra and Harg he also felt something familiar but not as stong, but still good as he subconsciously felt the end of his bow while kneeling.

In front of Mina, he knelt down and after a few moments he felt a oneness with nature that he hadn't quite felt in this way before.  He received emanations almost as strong as he did with Oleen.  He also mediated here for a time, and then found a vantage point where he was about the same distance from Mina and Oleen and began to pray for awhile.