The Trios Travels
Magnus and his men continued on through the forest. When they came to the edge of it, they saw a river. It looked like the trail ended right at it, but then Ferdenan saw the tracks resumed on the other side. So they all crossed the river, and continued onwards.
"Nothing is ever easy," mumbled Dolan, "But with us, everything is a nightmare."
"I agree, we don't just have it hard, we have it harder than the stones on the street," replied Ferdenan. He shot an arrow at a bat that had decided to bother them.
At the top of the hill, they saw a town in the nearby valley. It looked like the trail was going in that direction, so the trio began to run as fast as they could. Maybe they would catch up with Amion in town.
* * *
The tavern was quiet for that time of day. But the silence was shattered as the three warriors entered and sat down at the bar. They all ordered a beer, and looked around.
Magnus pulled out a picture of Eleni, and asked, "Have you seen this girl? Her name is Eleni, and she's ten years old. She was last seen wearing a red dress with a golden cord as a belt. The person she is rumored to be with is a man in his thirties with long brown hair and red eyes. He dresses like a sorcerer, and carries a staff in his hand."
The bartender looked at Magnus's picture. "Nope, haven't seen her. But are you talking about Amion? He comes in here every so often and orders a drink. I've heard he's really nothing more than a common thief. Never thought he'd kidnap a child for ransom."
"Where does he live?" asked Magnus, "I need to see if he has her."
"In the little shack in the northern part of the slums. Keeps to himself most of the time. To tell you the truth, he scares me to no end," she told him.
Magnus replied, "I thank you for your help miss. Maybe I'll be able to find my child now. I'll give you a nice reward for your information."
She looked at him. "That's not necessary. I can't just let a child stay in the hands of a riff raff like Amion. Hope you can find her when you go there."
"Magnus," began Ferdenan, "Can we finish our beers before we go? If he lives in this town, he's sure to be easy to track down. I'm sure he won't hurt Eleni, she's to valuable to him."
"You're right Ferdenan. Besides, I know she's going to be ok. One thing Amion said was right, she isn't an ordinary girl. Eleni can take care of herself, all we have to do is to support her and bring her back home again. But let's not waste time, I don't want her there any longer than needed be. Poor dear is probably frightened about the whole thing," Magnus reminded him.
* * *
In Amion's hut, thing weren't going quite as planned for the wicked sorcerer. Eleni was casting Dark Star every time he attempted to come close to her. Then she was using all of his mage potions up in order to keep her MP filled up as she fought.
Amion yelled, "You little brat. Stop that. I'm not here to hurt you, but you're hurting me a lot." Eleni aimed another Dark Star his way. "Leave me be. I just want to go home. If you let me go, I'll stop hurting you with this spell. How do I know you're not going to hurt me? You could just be lying to me in order to make me let my guard down. I'm not helping you steal, and I won't be a ransom."
With that, she blasted him again, and ran right out the door. The second Amion recovered, he ran after Eleni. He wasn't letting the goose that lay the golden eggs getting away from him now, if she was this powerful as a child, imagine what she'd be as an adult. He was going to be rich, and nothing was going to stop him. Especially not the kid he needed to make that a reality.
"There's got to be an easier way of handling a kid than this," he stated, "I probably didn't give my mom half the trouble that she is doing to me."
* * *
After Magnus and his men had finished their beers, they paid a visit to Amion's house. But when they arrived, they found it was completely empty. The only sign that someone had been there recently was the fresh scent of magic being used.
"Eleni must be fighting back. We better find her soon," Dolan said.
Magnus told them, "She'll probably look for a way back home. Let's go towards the city limits, to see if we can catch up with them, or they'll end up there eventually."
So they ran to the gate they had entered through. But on the way, they heard a scream, and a magical explosion. When they headed for the source, they saw Eleni casting Dark Star on Amion.
Magnus ran up to his daughter. "Eleni, are you alright?"
"I'm just fine daddy, I got out alright," she said, "But he won't leave me alone." She grabbed onto his leg, in hopes of shielding herself from Amion's sight.
"We're here to help you Eleni. Leave the fighting to the three of us," Ferdenan stated.
Amion exclaimed, "You three shouldn't have interfered. Now you will die. The child is mine now, and I need her help more than you do."
Magnus let Eleni hide behind him. "But you're forgetting the strategy of battle. Maybe I'm Armor class, and will get my butt kicked by you. But Dolan and Ferdenan are fighters, which Mages are weak against. You don't stand a chance against them."
"That's where you're wrong," Amion said, "I'll never lose, especially not to a trio of Ishtarian lackeys like you three. Prepare yourself for the end."
- - - -
The battle will be next time. I sure am getting good at resolving these stories pretty quickly. Maybe because there's not much to write about with this.
Magnus and his men continued on through the forest. When they came to the edge of it, they saw a river. It looked like the trail ended right at it, but then Ferdenan saw the tracks resumed on the other side. So they all crossed the river, and continued onwards.
"Nothing is ever easy," mumbled Dolan, "But with us, everything is a nightmare."
"I agree, we don't just have it hard, we have it harder than the stones on the street," replied Ferdenan. He shot an arrow at a bat that had decided to bother them.
At the top of the hill, they saw a town in the nearby valley. It looked like the trail was going in that direction, so the trio began to run as fast as they could. Maybe they would catch up with Amion in town.
* * *
The tavern was quiet for that time of day. But the silence was shattered as the three warriors entered and sat down at the bar. They all ordered a beer, and looked around.
Magnus pulled out a picture of Eleni, and asked, "Have you seen this girl? Her name is Eleni, and she's ten years old. She was last seen wearing a red dress with a golden cord as a belt. The person she is rumored to be with is a man in his thirties with long brown hair and red eyes. He dresses like a sorcerer, and carries a staff in his hand."
The bartender looked at Magnus's picture. "Nope, haven't seen her. But are you talking about Amion? He comes in here every so often and orders a drink. I've heard he's really nothing more than a common thief. Never thought he'd kidnap a child for ransom."
"Where does he live?" asked Magnus, "I need to see if he has her."
"In the little shack in the northern part of the slums. Keeps to himself most of the time. To tell you the truth, he scares me to no end," she told him.
Magnus replied, "I thank you for your help miss. Maybe I'll be able to find my child now. I'll give you a nice reward for your information."
She looked at him. "That's not necessary. I can't just let a child stay in the hands of a riff raff like Amion. Hope you can find her when you go there."
"Magnus," began Ferdenan, "Can we finish our beers before we go? If he lives in this town, he's sure to be easy to track down. I'm sure he won't hurt Eleni, she's to valuable to him."
"You're right Ferdenan. Besides, I know she's going to be ok. One thing Amion said was right, she isn't an ordinary girl. Eleni can take care of herself, all we have to do is to support her and bring her back home again. But let's not waste time, I don't want her there any longer than needed be. Poor dear is probably frightened about the whole thing," Magnus reminded him.
* * *
In Amion's hut, thing weren't going quite as planned for the wicked sorcerer. Eleni was casting Dark Star every time he attempted to come close to her. Then she was using all of his mage potions up in order to keep her MP filled up as she fought.
Amion yelled, "You little brat. Stop that. I'm not here to hurt you, but you're hurting me a lot." Eleni aimed another Dark Star his way. "Leave me be. I just want to go home. If you let me go, I'll stop hurting you with this spell. How do I know you're not going to hurt me? You could just be lying to me in order to make me let my guard down. I'm not helping you steal, and I won't be a ransom."
With that, she blasted him again, and ran right out the door. The second Amion recovered, he ran after Eleni. He wasn't letting the goose that lay the golden eggs getting away from him now, if she was this powerful as a child, imagine what she'd be as an adult. He was going to be rich, and nothing was going to stop him. Especially not the kid he needed to make that a reality.
"There's got to be an easier way of handling a kid than this," he stated, "I probably didn't give my mom half the trouble that she is doing to me."
* * *
After Magnus and his men had finished their beers, they paid a visit to Amion's house. But when they arrived, they found it was completely empty. The only sign that someone had been there recently was the fresh scent of magic being used.
"Eleni must be fighting back. We better find her soon," Dolan said.
Magnus told them, "She'll probably look for a way back home. Let's go towards the city limits, to see if we can catch up with them, or they'll end up there eventually."
So they ran to the gate they had entered through. But on the way, they heard a scream, and a magical explosion. When they headed for the source, they saw Eleni casting Dark Star on Amion.
Magnus ran up to his daughter. "Eleni, are you alright?"
"I'm just fine daddy, I got out alright," she said, "But he won't leave me alone." She grabbed onto his leg, in hopes of shielding herself from Amion's sight.
"We're here to help you Eleni. Leave the fighting to the three of us," Ferdenan stated.
Amion exclaimed, "You three shouldn't have interfered. Now you will die. The child is mine now, and I need her help more than you do."
Magnus let Eleni hide behind him. "But you're forgetting the strategy of battle. Maybe I'm Armor class, and will get my butt kicked by you. But Dolan and Ferdenan are fighters, which Mages are weak against. You don't stand a chance against them."
"That's where you're wrong," Amion said, "I'll never lose, especially not to a trio of Ishtarian lackeys like you three. Prepare yourself for the end."
- - - -
The battle will be next time. I sure am getting good at resolving these stories pretty quickly. Maybe because there's not much to write about with this.