Lafisual heads up and claims a room.  After settling and meditating for some minutes he gathers himself and finds the place to clean up a bit and refresh.  Heading back to his room he lies down for a few minutes and then heads back to the main room.  Looking things over he finds where the others are sitting and joins them thinking about how different those red elves were from most of the elves he knew where he was from.

Brie takes a seat, putting their gear at their feet for easy reach.  She grabs some food and listens at everything going on.

She looks at Riku who needed a bit of help with getting herself set up.

Riku gives the lady elf a nod.  She moves a bit closer for an easier time to converse with Kree.

Master Elf, she said.  She gives him a moment to begin.

 Refilling his  Glass, and grabbing  some fruit, he sits and awaits, Riku's report, Nodding to Laif as he returns.

Riku takes a sip of the ale and recalls what had occured.

"Master," she started.  "It seems that Myranda may have gotten into a quarrel that has landed herself into a near-life death situation.  I arrived in time to at least provide appropriate and alternate measures to keep her from the worse of situations."


She dabbed some bread in stew.  "I left and they were taking her into a holding cell.  The group is otherwise, managing."

She then takes the bread and finishes it off.

  Kree listened to Riku, only the darkening of his eyes  betrayed, his anger....Bowshot  guards  are  some of the few who will harrass Arrows...The  men and women there, Live there..it is thier homes...

 ...Justin will have to make due.  we cannot  help him from here...and....things  should be getting a wee bit dicey here....after that, we move onto the BAlck Timber to see what  jobs or bounties await us....as well as some good old Razorhawk food.

Riku nodded.

Anything you wish me to relay back to them?  She asked enjoying her  meal.

....no, you have  done  well..relax... and  eat... we shall see how  Justin deals   with this..good test of his  mettle....now?.. i'm getting  cleaned up , and coming back for a proper meal,  see you shortly

Lafisual listens intently to the other group's plight showing more interest when Myranda's name is mentioned.  He remembered the time on the ship when they had a moment to play music together and for a time it felt like home.  He continues eating slowly and relaxing.  It sounds like there might be excitement at any moment.

Diana went to her room, and changed into something else.

She went back downstairs, inquiring I there was a cleaning service in the hotel or the town.

Then she went to eat.  She ate well, and when full, went to take a nice, long, hot, bubble bath.

She slipped into the relaxing hot water, and just let herself relax, closing her eyes.

Slowly she cleaned all of the road grime off.

when she wss done, she dried off and dressed, then went back upstairs to her room.  She took 10 gold from her stash, and went looking for a game of cards.  Nothing ended an evening like a nice relaxing game of poker or 21.

Orlin does what he can for the injured. and sets about learning about the arrows. "So what are the requirements to work with your group.?"

Lucy went up to her room, and to her surprise, laid down on the bed and fell asleep.  She slept for around an hour, then rose to her feet, feeling much better.

She went down stairs, and joined her fellow Arrows in the evening meal.  Then she, also, returned upstairs, took 10 gold from her stash, and went looking for a card game.

Brie let everyone start settling in, Riku remained on the table, and she headed up stairs to get washed up.

Riku seemed to be able to control the others and answer questions effectively.

  Kree used the Hot  water  liberally , though  he was elven, he hated being cold, once  he was  cleaned and  His  pony tail  anew. He  dressed in a clean  Tunic  and Breeches   while  getting the   MAst's   cleaners earn their  pay on his leathers   and   travel clothing.

 returning to the   room, to set down to eating. he  fields   Orlin's  question  through  some buttrered bread he  used to dip into his bowl of stew.

 ..it is  simple enough..really.. we get a contract, carry it out...and ..when given the  chance, kill slavers, catfolk.. and  all others  who seem bent on attacking  folks  who are weaker then they.

 ...Arrows   are also know    for...going out of the way.... to eliminate  such folks, while under contract.

  "So no havin to clean any blokes equipment or anythin like that?"

   Kree   chuckles  through his stew,..nay... least ways?..not yet!

 Ivy walks  a  around a bit, he  is  drinking  deep from the  cold  wine, and  keep to the stew and bread.Bastards.... anyone see any clan sign on the red scum?


 nay..none i saw.... a few  tatoos as they have been known to use, . Matters  not?  we see a red...we make it  dead...

   "Good, any man who canna clean his own gear shouldn't have it.  Yet I've heard some strange things about lowlanders"  To Ivy "If it were of great concern I'd recomend backtracking them to their nest, though with this rain that option has likely gone the way of the ancient ones."   His staff flashed  "I meant the old gods ya fuzzy brain."  One could swear the staff hissed at him.

  Ivy looked to   Kree as Orlin talked to the  staff.

  Kree continued to eat and shrugged...we have  some older folks  in the Village that talk to sticks...

 he points his fork in the direction of the  staff,...seen the   woodelves in Thrace ...thier   shaman do that too.

   Orlin snorts, "I hope they are lucky enough not to have them talk back."  This time a quiet laughter can be distinctly heard coming from the flickering crystal.  "The crystal holds the spirit of a being that plagued my people for centuries.  We entrapped it but in doing so we had to devote a line of shamen to keep it contained.  I am of that line."

(( Move  Tou people to Tou Thread.)

<<Riku heading back to group 2>>

Riku took flight and once she got to a decent looking town with a nice loft barn and some horses, she grabbed some of the fresh straw and made herself a bed in the loft.  She notified the horses if anything should be lurking about to do her harm, alert her.
 Once snuggled in for the night, in her mini bed roll, napkin for most big people, she drifted off to sleep to the sounds of the barn.

Riku didnt sleep very well.  The straw made her itch and it was too warm.  Working on what sleep she did have, she used one of the basins from around the barn and did a quick wash up.

She was then off to the last town she figured they would be at and would go from there.

Having stopped at the last towns stop that Justin's group had passed along the path she figured they may be taking, she had finally found a tavern she could stop at.  It was well past noon and she'd been in flight most of the morning.

Taking a seat along the bar in front of the barkeep, she awaits their attention.

Good barkeep, I was wondering if you had seen a small group of travellers thru within the past days.  One a marvelously beautiful, but mouthy blonde haired elf.

She puts down a pair of silver coin for talk.

  She did  find a small Patch 'village" on  west bank of the Tou about  Halfway down. The Inn is the only two story building and there are  5 houses and a stable around it.

  Around the  Village was a Haphazard fence/wall..Some stones  about waits  high... some criss crossed  Logs on "X" stands... and  a few feet of sturdy wood  that was placed  by the  patch house  folk.

 to the River side was a small tower  with a Guard in it and several small fishing boat that could  put up  1 sail... across the Tou , they could see another tower, much like it  with a couple  more boats  and a small house that had smoke drifting from the  chimney

 In the BAr were   some of the  villlaige folk.. they all either  grew stuff to sell and eat..other fished, not just for the PAtch, but for the Inn.

 there was a fellow dressed like a ranger  near the window..to fellows  who were easy-to-see fishermen..and an older woman who served the tables.

 The older man who was behind the counter  looked at the Silvers  and raised an eyebrow....well...Little Miss...I could tell you something  , just ta  keep ye here..but we are honest folk..so I wil have Ta say  i don't know?

 One of the fisherman spoke up...That ain't  quite true? there was them strangers who bought Ned's  boat and had him  take them down river towards the Storm?

 The Older man Slapped the counter,..That's right!... two big Fellas.. Humans they were... came up  the  pathfrom the Storm? they said they's Money hunters, an' was gointo the  Swamp..they said they needed a boat?.. they Gave Ned  5 gold for his boat!...and 2 more if he took them down river... he'd have ta walk back? but. fer that much gold?

Riku giggled at the barkeep and the bluntness of being honest.  She turned to the others that commented on the possibility of the stray Arrows.

She turns and nods a curtsey to the others.  I'll pay your tab, she says and hands another silver to the barkeep.  Keep 'em liquored up.  They do spin some lovely tales.

She grabs a pinch of the nearest bread loaf and flutters off out of the small inn.  Once she was outside she took to finding the river and fluttering in the direction towards Storm River.  She figured it was another days flight finding the second group.