The wagons near the Village and the wardens and guards wave them off to a small field to set up..after the Slaver Raid on Razorhawk Village, , all caravans are kept from the Village and must sell thier goods from there, but, the people are welcome to stay and rest at the Village.
Kree takes Just a Brief look around , Niphre slips into the darkness.. Orlin, Stardancer and Elandra make thier way from the wagons.
Kree , Ivy,Luthien, lucy and Diana, 'known' Arrows walk straight into Village, the Music stops as people realize who has entered... the Music Picks up again, the welcome home song for Arrows.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pob2zC954E8
One of the Sages from the totem came running over to Kree who reacheinto his tunic, he made a few more 'tick marks' and handed to the sage who ran to the Carrier birds...
The 3rd Elder Came and waved to the Music to play as Kree , Ivy ,Luthien, Diana and Lucy were Handed a Tankard of ale.
Welcome! What brings you here?.. you seem to be short a few members?
Kree smiled and Greeted the Elder with a Warriors Handshake,
I would be lying , if i did not admit, that we lost some people durning and after or trip to Mok...
The Elder smiled,
The rumors were True!.. It was your people at Mok!
Kree took a deep drink of the ale and Held it to the crowd who cheered.
The Beast of the River is dead!... burned to the water line in its own berth!, and most of its crew with it... and? wh have 3 ships who Sail the LAther River, Allied to The Black Timber...The Plains Elves of the Grotto, and Trace wood!...no longer will we fear the river, or pay the taxes to Tou!! louder cheers
CArn came running down the path from 'The Circle of Inns"..
Quickshadow!
CARN!.... Come share a Ale and the Song! welcome your Brothers and Sisters of the Arrow!
Though it was missed on the crowd, the glint in Kree's eyes , froze Carn.. Ivy Pulled up Along laughing,
..I know You are Shocked my.....Brother Arrow.. But Go.... Sing with my Cousin!
Carn had little choice But to Join , Kree has a wench hand him an Ale and the Song Started Up once more.. kree's iron-like grip of his right arm around Carn's waist as he held his Ale up high, " old familar faces , every one you meet, following the ways of the Land.."
the Crowd called out, Ladies and Kids dancing "Calling me to come home again!"
the trees echoed with the Fellowship.. CArn was sweating. They got to the part.
...when you play with fire , sometimes you get burned, it happens when you take a chance or two... but time is never wasted , when you lived and lived...and in time... IN ALL COMES BACK TO YOU....
he stepped away and drew his sword... CArn's eyes got wide.., from the area around them, CArn's 6 Arrows,appeared.
There was a Dwarf (Egle) with a Battle axe and a Half-Elf woman (Moa) with her sword drawn..they stood By Ivy.
A Gnome (Mill) was behind Diana, with a hand cross bow aimed at her back
an Orc (Style) stood behind Lucy with a pair of ugly looking swords
A Human(Frek) with a Bow stood a bit away from Luthien, his bow drawn while a woman with he r hamds moving (Cala) eyed Luthien.
The Elder, Versa, a Female Human
What is the Meaning of this...
CArn was sweating even more now.. he went to reach for his weapon but Kree stepped in closer...
what seems to have been years, when were at a meeting with Reedrick...CArn was there.. some other Captains.... There was a Mystery of what happened to , two units of Arrows from The Trace Wood..... over the course of our trials, and a talk with allied Vampires...
there was gasps and hissing..
It seems CArn sent those Arrows to the Demon's Mouth , beyond Mok.. we went to find them...and find them we did... 2 were alive..one died as we tried to end the Creatures there...Tall Thin , Jet balck skin, glowing red eyes..and shorter, fur covered humanoids with great fangs..they ate humaniods…. we broke a Demon's Idol and the pit of sacrifcie... we let escape, those small furcovered creatures , that were enslaved, and sent the to the East, around the Mountains. we killed scores of others..in the crater Village...We returned to Mok, with one Arrow saved, though her mind was broken.. she recovers in Razorhawk Village.... we burned Mok's High Merchant Quarter and Burned the Beast of the River... there is now, as you know..Merchant's Landing at the Black Timber, for our people to Trade with out the interferance of the Human's in Tou....
..but.. the reason we are here now.. is to Kill CArn for Treason..and any of his Unit, that knowingly aided the Death of other Arrows...
Ivy winked Moa who titled her head at him, His Blade was in his hand.. the Dwarf's hands flexed on the half of the Axe he held.
The Elder said,
you have proof?
he handed his mug to a frightened woman who then ran off with it..reaching into his tunic,
You will find parachments in there... one..signed by a waif of a girl, from the begger's guild in Mok..she aided Arrows in getting camels to reach the Demon's Horns... the same waif..guided us there on a safer path.... there is another set of parchments, from a one armed Drow, who lived on the Great Sand's edge... papers left for us , who would follow, one pointedly said. CArn told them to travel there...and the Vamps we deal with, told of Hargen slavers coming up river after sailing to the Sea, and moving towards Ironmound, catching Hunters, famers and ambushing lone ships from the shore...Aided..by a Human Arrow, who always returned to Ironmound, right after such an attack..... whores talk, Good Elder Versa...Ivy found out more then i have in one night..
Ivy smiled ,
and Krell said i would not amount to anything...
What...do you want to do....The Elder asked.
Carn's unit must be tested to see where thier loyality lies...if they are False... then they must die...
the Crowd gasped...
and Carn?
..he is already dead.... I did mention there was a One armed drow that aided us?.. we also Aided him...he ..knows alot..of Poisons...
Kree holds up his blade hand. the ring on that finger glinted with something Black.
Carn's eye s grew wide as he grabbed his wasts were Kree's hand and grasped him..
Black ooze and red blood mixed, he looked at Kree.
there is a scorpion in the sands... its poison is a terrible thing... it burns your insides.. and the Only cure is some odd mushroom that grew near the Drow's Ravine..
Having Only one arm, the fellow need to balance the odds in case enemies found him..... Kree held up one such Mushroom in a small pouch from his belt.
who wants to tell teh truth, and thus , claim this Mushroom?
Carn's peoiple looked at each other..Ivy was grinning... the two other Elders were in a hurry to join the third at the square.
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