Re: THUR
The bard sat there.. a drink of ( cheap) ale brought to him and a roll of bread.
sing the tale of the Missing Arrow! the older fellow looked at Kree.. Kree just took a spoonful of his stew, looked back down to hos bowl.
The tale was short, and drew many laughs, but to Ivy, the song was not funny...it spoke of a Band of Arrows that met Hargenites on the plains, The Hargenites bested the Arrows, at every turn, and hwen the leader of those Unti of Arrows went to Kill the Hargentie Leader, it turned out the leader was so afraid, that he had his quiver upside down..he died screaming , that his arrows were Missing....
the Olde fellow tossed the bard two coppers as he laughed.. Tis a Grand Tale Is In now, captain of the Arrows...
people watched..some eager for a fight..some..perhaps afraid.
Kree drank from his wine, then picked a mug from the table and filled it with the elven wine, he walked over to the Bard, handed him the fine wine, and gave him a measure to Play...
as the bard strummed Kree said,The story may be funny to hargenites, slavers and scum.... But not to the likes of me?... The true story is, that Band of arrows... 9 all told, met hargenite Cavalry some 50 strong...... The Arrows started By cutting down the horses as they charges, leaving the horsemen, who survived the fall to fight on thier feet...it took half a Band on the candle clock, for the hroses to have been dead,
he sips his own wine as he walks about the room..most folks there were working folk, but a few, including the Old fellow had the dress of pirates or Buccaneers.
41 horseman count stand and fight... Then the first Volley of arrows.. there were 32.... then 23..... then 14... then...5..
as the Arrows closed in.. the five begged for thier lives....The Arrows..well.. we do not live , live enemies behind us....The Captain sent his people ahead,mand they Butchered 4 of the 5..leaving the Horme captain alobe..scared, and soiling his pants...again... he looked at the people,Hargenites do that, when they know they are going to die....
he smiles as she shakes his head, a bit of laughter, The captain of the Arrows pointed at the Tou river, telling the Hargnite, if he could swim across the Tou. he would let him live...
The horse captain took off his armor, and run, leaving , yet another trail of offal as he ran to the River, he dove in and was almost halfway across when the small serpents hit Him.. he screamed as chunks of flesh were torn from his Body.. he called out to the Arrow Captain...." Please..Kill me! "
The Captain reached into his quiver and found it empty, he hand spent his arrows on horses and men.. He held out his arms in hoplessness...'I am sorry , my friend.. My Arrows seem to be missing...The the horse captin died, a death of of 100 bites, until a larger Serpent finished him...
People stared at Kree.. The Older Man shook with rage..YOU Lie! he drew a dagger.. Kree's own dagger slammed into the Man's table, an inch from the arm that held the Blade...
I do not..Lie....and i know this..because i was there.. I was an arrow bearer, but was told to stay back incase the hargenites had the sisters on thier side....
kree made a grand show of Looking at the floor where the man was sitting , he smiled as he retrived his dirk....Once more he looked at the floor and said,It appears, the Man is a Hargenite!
The people laughed and the old man ran from the Inn, and swerver girls came with mops...
Turning to the Bard,let us have no more Empire praise or Hargenite Lies..hmmm.. Play to make the folks merry.... he handed the bard a silver, and went back to his stew..
Ivy frowned,..why didn't you kill him....
The Night is long... one can only imagine where he went..of course..we could track him rather easy! they laughed as the Bard began to play Limmerick music for now.