sorry for it taking so long for the update people I know I said a week but
I have had several loses in the family recently and having the army send my
dad over seas to fight the war in Iraq. But here is the next chapter and
hopefully the web site uploaded it properly so that it didn't erase the
marks I use to tell when it is a change of time or place If that did happen
during the upload I will try to find a different way to mark them then by
the next chapter and once again I am sorry for the spelling mistakes I am
using a spell check online. It isn't correcting all the spelling mistakes
for some reason.... Please read and review but please be nice this is only
my second fanfic
The story starts with Relke but no matter how much I try it won't let upload the part that says that and it starts like this
The shopkeeper was a well known dealer in the dirtier things that happened in the city and was pretty set with a small little fortune of his own. But you wouldn't known how well off he was for the way he dressed. He dressed in what looked like a ratty scalp of a horse blanket turned into a tunic, with breeches that looked like they would fall apart at any moment from the rolls of fat that hung out over his and under his belt.
"I don't care what the shop keepers in other parts of town are asking for this stuff" came the rude, harsh bark from the shop's owner "You want this stuff with no questions asked and for me not to remember anything then that is the price, 10 PIECES OF SILVER AND NOT ANY CHEAPER"
"You think I am some kind of street bum or urchin that you can just push around" came Relke's reply A reply in a voice so harsh and sharp that it sounded like it could cut the very air between the two of them. "I dare you to try and find out just how wrong you are..."
"LISTEN YOU, YOU THINK YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOOSE, I COULD CALL THE WATCH OR THE GUARD IN HERE RIGHT NOW IF I WANTED TO, AND TAKE YOUR STUFF FROM YOU SAYING YOU STOLE IT...HA..HA..HA..HA..HA..HA..HA..HA..HA" came the loud angered reply of the owner "You forget I am not the one wanting to buy this stuff with no questions asked and leave with no remembrance. So you had stop with the boyish, and empty threats and do as I say or else you will be the one in trouble not me."
He really hated to do this and use such rude and barbaric threats and actions to get these cloths and food, but all men like this where the same. They all thought they where the ruler here in the underworld in the city and the slums, each thinking they ran the place, until either they where replaced by a younger and smarter thief. Who would replace him in a way that no one would ask questions and wouldn't want to. Or he ended up being caught or turned over to the guard and left to the justice of the city. But he had no choice he needed this stuff and this was just the tip of the training he had endured until his leaving the village.
"I never said I didn't want the guard and watch involved" came his amused reply " I simply said I wanted to buy some stuff with no questions asked" slowly drawing his blade so the shopkeeper could see about an inch of blade and hoping it was a murderous and bloodthirsty look the keeper saw in his eyes. "But it would be very hard to talk to or call the guard with a slit neck or your tongue cut out." moving so fast that the shop keeper barely had time to try and block the sword in his right hand, he grabbed the dagger hidden under shirt in the small of his back and quickly with fast and accurate speed that any of his teachers in the arts of assassination would have been proud, he placed to the shop keepers neck and slightly put pressure so that only the slightest cut would happen.
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All the shopkeeper could do now was let out a frighten yelp and make a puddle in the middle of his shop from sweat and urnine from his fear. He hoped and pray to all the gods he knew of and those that he didn't know that this man wasn't as serious as he just turned out to be.
He never thought when this man was brought to him and was told what was needed that he would be so dangerous. He had seen a injured and worried person , that he though he would be able to push around and bully money out of. Never once in the candle mark they had been together had this man once shown any sign of anything other then fear and worry..... but now it was something different like a calf turned into king bull..
"I..I..I..I.......YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO ME, I AM..." he started to say to this stranger but was cut off quick with more pressure from the blade across his neck the harsh and threatening words from the stranger
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"SHUT UP! You might be something to those weak little things out there in the streets and allies, but you are nothing to me" came the reply full of barely controlled anger "I will take these cloths and food for 3 silver pieces and if you think I am robbing you then I will leave you with this thought.... I am leaving you with more then just three pieces of silver. Three pieces of silver and your head still attached to your head by your neck" Relke applied a little more pressure to the knife so just a little blood trickled down the blade and dripped onto the frightened man's hand that was forgotten in the middle of the act of trying to catch and stop the blade of his sword that never left the scabbard. It was shaking like a leaf in the wind, but the drop of blood falling on the shopkeepers hand seemed to smarten him up and made him willing to listen....
"Now, now boy, I don't usually do this but I will make you a ..a deal" came the slow and shaking reply of the shop keeper "I will willing take 5 silver pieces for the clothing and food. As well as come up with temporary memory loss if the guard or watch show up"
"Well, Well" came the angered and sarcastic reply from Relke "I wonder what brought this generosity out of you. One would hope it was what ever forgiving or crooked god that looks over and protects your worthless existence and not the blade of my dagger at your neck"
"But no matter what, it is three silver pieces for the cloths and food with permanent memory loss and nothing else, and there will be no bargaining"
With that, he took the pommel of his dagger and struck as hard as he could to the head of the shopkeeper, hopping that it would last at least two candle marks. He slowly got out of the robe and tore it into pieces and used it to bandage up his wounds on his side and chest and then slipped into the *new* cloths he had just earned. Taking abite out of the only apple amoung the food he had bought as well. It wasn't as bad as he thought, yes the apple wasn't freash, and the bread and cheese where a little moldy and hard but none of it was as bad as he had prepaired himself for.
Slipping out the door of the shop he slowly closed it and made his way east, if he remembered properly the river was only a block over. He has left his stuff at the bottom of the river, using for a marker a natural land setting of a half constructed bridge. Now to finish his trip
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nalav and samantha
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"We have a problem" Nalav'a words rang clear and loud from the other side of the ally as he ran back to the group. "It has finally happened, We have a seriously injured guard member and not just any but Mrejey"
"WHAT?!?! Mrejey..... that is not good at all..... is he al right..... is he gonna be ok?" came Marie's concerned voice from behind Samantha on her companion.
"Well he is gonna be ok, but his wound is gonna take some time to heal" came Nalav's hurried reply as he gasped for air. "He's got a wound on his side from his shoulder to his hip, one big long and deep cut. He was found out cold in the gutter of an alley, just over a block away from the river."
"Well why aren't you there helping them out?" came Keelyk's concerned question from on top of her companion.
"There is already two healers there and their apprentices with them and we a really big problem that we need to take care of first." Replied Nalav as he pulled his cloak around him a little more to try and fight the cold chill in the air from the wind.
"The guards are mad now and are demanding blood for what he did and they are all out to get him now, some of them are even carrying crossbows now so they can make sure he will be stopped even at a distance...."
"What?? They can't do that, that is so mean and ....." came Samantha's worried reply cutting off him off in mid sentence "He is on his own, injured, and confused. Why can't they understand that?!?!?!" He is just...."
"What's wrong with you Sam...." came Maries angered reply from behind her "They are the guard and they are mad because he has injured some of their people and now he has seriously injured one not just any one but one that is known and favored by many. Now they are mad and they want vengeance to pay for the spilt blood even if Mrejey isn't in any special position he is favored by many for his determination and strong will to keep on going and to be able to do his job no matter what."
"But... But... He saved my life and, and....and " was all Samantha could stutter out before a great gust of wind came out of no where and almost seemed like it tried to beat them all out of the saddle and to the ground, making them all grab their robes and cloaks around them and trying to keep their heads down low.
"That is our second problem" came Nalav's faint voice as he tried to yell over the howling wind "There is a very bad storm coming in according to the heralds and mages that can control weather and they can't do anything about it, they have been trying to hold it off but they can't do much more with it."
"We need our heads on our shoulders and to think calm, cooly and collectively right now" Came Keelyk's weak reply over the wind. "First we must find some where we can warm up and get something hot into our bellies or else we will freeze out here and but of no use to any one but as statues"
Her companion Aital turned and started heading down the road and Lavyes started to follow with out any prompting from Samantha. ~They are right Sam, we need to get warmed up before we can continue and you need some food because you haven't eaten all day~
~ But Lavyes what about him, I mean we can't just give up on him, We need to help him and get to him before the guards do and ....~
~First you need to eat and warm up~ came her worried reply ~ we are all worried and we all know that he helped rescue you from that fire but you must listen to reason, we need to find out, Why he was there, how he got there and how the fire got started as well as help him. And none of us can do anything at the moment, half frozen and hungry, all six of use have been at it for almost half the day and you all need to rest you don't have the stamina like use companions and there is only two of us in this group that are in that category~
~Fine you win but the moment we are fed and warmed up we must be out there, looking for him, because I am worried that the guards will attack and ask questions later~ Was Samantha's tired reply
chuckling in good humor ~You are too stubborn sammy wammy, but that is what we get for you being the child of Yudr and Lerane, now about that food and rest....~
------- Relke -------
There is was the bridge just a hundred yards away looking carefully from his hidden position of up a tree across the road, he didn't see any one but his view was limited from the equipment of the builders. It was a risk he would have to take, it was now or never. Quickly dropping from the branch to the ground he rolled and made a dash for the bridge as fast as he could... 100 yards.... 80 yards.... 54 yards.... 20 yards.....
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"YOU THERE FREEZE OR WE'LL SHOOT" came the bellow that echoed through the streets and allies for atleast two blocks.
Stopping in his tracks Relke turned to face his unkown captures. The guard, five females and three males, all with cross bows aimed on him moving in close to him but stopping at 20 yards from him.
"We got 'im what should we do with 'im now" came the harsh question in a cold voice from one of the females"
"M'bee 'e's let 'im go, 'e might turn 'imself in" came a reply from one of the other males raising a rough laugh from all of his companions
"We should put a bolt in 'im, right in 'is heart, needin give 'im a chance to get away" came the reply from one of the males
"Tis be a good idea, but 'aybe i' er n'k, then 'es can say 'e feel on them 'er tools" can the reply from one of the females. Most of the guard with her agreed with that. They all laughed some more and offered ideas not all as smart or pretty as that one.
"'es get riddy, we's feel 'im full of bolts and say 'e be trying to escape" came the reply fo the first female All the guards raised their cross bows and prepaired to fire.
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Relke
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'Let them laugh all they want but the moment they let their bolts fly, they would all be aimed on one spot, the place I am standing but not went the bolts reach it...... I hope .........one...........two............. and thr....'
"HOLD YOUR FIRE" came the bellow as what looked like two heralds, one in white and one in grey came charging up on their white horses, each with a passanger in green ridding behind them. "HOLD YOUR FIRE DAMIT"
One of the males and one of the females turned to see the unexpected people who ruined what was sepost to be their vengence.
"What do e' want. Tisn't be o' any of yer concern, tis be a matter of t'e guard" came the statement of the female that turned to see the heralds.
The older herald, who was wearing white, dimounted her horse and took two steps towards the guards... and Relke finaly saw who was ridding behind her and the other herald, the male and female, both that he had left unconcious in the room that morning during his escape. And a female behind the younger herald in cloak and robe of a lighter color of the man's.
"This is a matter of not just the guard but ours as well" came the older herald's reply to the guard.
"Ye' be mistaken 'erald, th' rules say th't w'en a person be attackin and 'urtin a 'ember of t'e guard, th' guard may detain and punish th' person if the punishment be a chosen by a officer" 'n' t'ere be two officers 'ere to chose what is a good punis'ment"
The older herald was mad now and Relke could tell by the way she turned slightly crimson red and was ready for her outburst but none came....
"That is just one of the basic rules that you must follow, with people who commit crimes guardsman" came the reply filled with anger " and the officer must be the rank of atleast ..."
"Tis says nothing 'bout w'at rank 'e must be, just that 'e must be a officer" one fo the males who still had his crossbow trained on him quickly said cutting off anything else she was going to say.... 'Now is my best chance to try and escape, while most of the attention is on those two fighting, and here I go'
"Now listen here guardsman...." "LOOK OUT 'E'S GOING FOR 'ER RIVER" "SHOOT 'IM" "NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!" He ran ont he bridge started to head to the end, he jumped as hard as he could, thinking he had made it.....
Fire and great pain in his left shoulder and his right forarm and all he could remember after that is the explosion of stars in his head and he hit it on the other side of the bridge............. and falling into totale darkness.........
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Samantha
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She couldn't believe it, her heart was beating so fast. They had barely made it there in time to stop the guard releasing their bolts but now they where arguing with Keelyk over who had jurisdiction here. ~Of all the gods, he looks terrible and in pain, he must be more injured then we thought. I just hope he doesn't try anything stupid and he waits for her to solve this~ she mindsent to Lavyes
~STOP HIM~ came her loud reply
and right then and there it was as if time had stopped it self and started going slow for her.....
she heard her heart in her ears, and the order to shoot, she felt every beat of her heart in her whole body and Aital taking off in the direction of the river, and Keelyk jumping on behind Nalav it only took 10 seconds but it felt like10 hours to her
Then all that was heard was the sound of 8 crossbows letting their bolts fly....... slowly she saw him reach the end of the bridge and jump............ she heard Marie scream right behind her.... she saw one... two... three bolts miss.... maybe all of them would miss........ then one slammed into his back, into his left shoulder blade and then two more missed..... the last one shot home in his right forearm... blood flying out of the wounds from the impact of the weapons hitting at such a close range.... he started to turn and go down and she was screaming at the top of her lungs in terror.................. as he fell and hit his head on the other side of the bridge and then it was as if he bounce of the side of the bridge and all time slowly went back to normal........ he fell into the fast moving current of the river with a big splash.
It looked more like the river reached out hungrily for him and swallowed him whole in one big bite and swept him away like a little insignificant bug........
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well that is it for this chapter I hope you liked it.... I will be starting the next chapter right after work tomorrow and hope to have it up as soon as possible. I will also include a list that explains each character, what they do and which companion is who's for those who are having a hard time figureing it out
The story starts with Relke but no matter how much I try it won't let upload the part that says that and it starts like this
The shopkeeper was a well known dealer in the dirtier things that happened in the city and was pretty set with a small little fortune of his own. But you wouldn't known how well off he was for the way he dressed. He dressed in what looked like a ratty scalp of a horse blanket turned into a tunic, with breeches that looked like they would fall apart at any moment from the rolls of fat that hung out over his and under his belt.
"I don't care what the shop keepers in other parts of town are asking for this stuff" came the rude, harsh bark from the shop's owner "You want this stuff with no questions asked and for me not to remember anything then that is the price, 10 PIECES OF SILVER AND NOT ANY CHEAPER"
"You think I am some kind of street bum or urchin that you can just push around" came Relke's reply A reply in a voice so harsh and sharp that it sounded like it could cut the very air between the two of them. "I dare you to try and find out just how wrong you are..."
"LISTEN YOU, YOU THINK YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOOSE, I COULD CALL THE WATCH OR THE GUARD IN HERE RIGHT NOW IF I WANTED TO, AND TAKE YOUR STUFF FROM YOU SAYING YOU STOLE IT...HA..HA..HA..HA..HA..HA..HA..HA..HA" came the loud angered reply of the owner "You forget I am not the one wanting to buy this stuff with no questions asked and leave with no remembrance. So you had stop with the boyish, and empty threats and do as I say or else you will be the one in trouble not me."
He really hated to do this and use such rude and barbaric threats and actions to get these cloths and food, but all men like this where the same. They all thought they where the ruler here in the underworld in the city and the slums, each thinking they ran the place, until either they where replaced by a younger and smarter thief. Who would replace him in a way that no one would ask questions and wouldn't want to. Or he ended up being caught or turned over to the guard and left to the justice of the city. But he had no choice he needed this stuff and this was just the tip of the training he had endured until his leaving the village.
"I never said I didn't want the guard and watch involved" came his amused reply " I simply said I wanted to buy some stuff with no questions asked" slowly drawing his blade so the shopkeeper could see about an inch of blade and hoping it was a murderous and bloodthirsty look the keeper saw in his eyes. "But it would be very hard to talk to or call the guard with a slit neck or your tongue cut out." moving so fast that the shop keeper barely had time to try and block the sword in his right hand, he grabbed the dagger hidden under shirt in the small of his back and quickly with fast and accurate speed that any of his teachers in the arts of assassination would have been proud, he placed to the shop keepers neck and slightly put pressure so that only the slightest cut would happen.
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All the shopkeeper could do now was let out a frighten yelp and make a puddle in the middle of his shop from sweat and urnine from his fear. He hoped and pray to all the gods he knew of and those that he didn't know that this man wasn't as serious as he just turned out to be.
He never thought when this man was brought to him and was told what was needed that he would be so dangerous. He had seen a injured and worried person , that he though he would be able to push around and bully money out of. Never once in the candle mark they had been together had this man once shown any sign of anything other then fear and worry..... but now it was something different like a calf turned into king bull..
"I..I..I..I.......YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO ME, I AM..." he started to say to this stranger but was cut off quick with more pressure from the blade across his neck the harsh and threatening words from the stranger
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"SHUT UP! You might be something to those weak little things out there in the streets and allies, but you are nothing to me" came the reply full of barely controlled anger "I will take these cloths and food for 3 silver pieces and if you think I am robbing you then I will leave you with this thought.... I am leaving you with more then just three pieces of silver. Three pieces of silver and your head still attached to your head by your neck" Relke applied a little more pressure to the knife so just a little blood trickled down the blade and dripped onto the frightened man's hand that was forgotten in the middle of the act of trying to catch and stop the blade of his sword that never left the scabbard. It was shaking like a leaf in the wind, but the drop of blood falling on the shopkeepers hand seemed to smarten him up and made him willing to listen....
"Now, now boy, I don't usually do this but I will make you a ..a deal" came the slow and shaking reply of the shop keeper "I will willing take 5 silver pieces for the clothing and food. As well as come up with temporary memory loss if the guard or watch show up"
"Well, Well" came the angered and sarcastic reply from Relke "I wonder what brought this generosity out of you. One would hope it was what ever forgiving or crooked god that looks over and protects your worthless existence and not the blade of my dagger at your neck"
"But no matter what, it is three silver pieces for the cloths and food with permanent memory loss and nothing else, and there will be no bargaining"
With that, he took the pommel of his dagger and struck as hard as he could to the head of the shopkeeper, hopping that it would last at least two candle marks. He slowly got out of the robe and tore it into pieces and used it to bandage up his wounds on his side and chest and then slipped into the *new* cloths he had just earned. Taking abite out of the only apple amoung the food he had bought as well. It wasn't as bad as he thought, yes the apple wasn't freash, and the bread and cheese where a little moldy and hard but none of it was as bad as he had prepaired himself for.
Slipping out the door of the shop he slowly closed it and made his way east, if he remembered properly the river was only a block over. He has left his stuff at the bottom of the river, using for a marker a natural land setting of a half constructed bridge. Now to finish his trip
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nalav and samantha
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"We have a problem" Nalav'a words rang clear and loud from the other side of the ally as he ran back to the group. "It has finally happened, We have a seriously injured guard member and not just any but Mrejey"
"WHAT?!?! Mrejey..... that is not good at all..... is he al right..... is he gonna be ok?" came Marie's concerned voice from behind Samantha on her companion.
"Well he is gonna be ok, but his wound is gonna take some time to heal" came Nalav's hurried reply as he gasped for air. "He's got a wound on his side from his shoulder to his hip, one big long and deep cut. He was found out cold in the gutter of an alley, just over a block away from the river."
"Well why aren't you there helping them out?" came Keelyk's concerned question from on top of her companion.
"There is already two healers there and their apprentices with them and we a really big problem that we need to take care of first." Replied Nalav as he pulled his cloak around him a little more to try and fight the cold chill in the air from the wind.
"The guards are mad now and are demanding blood for what he did and they are all out to get him now, some of them are even carrying crossbows now so they can make sure he will be stopped even at a distance...."
"What?? They can't do that, that is so mean and ....." came Samantha's worried reply cutting off him off in mid sentence "He is on his own, injured, and confused. Why can't they understand that?!?!?!" He is just...."
"What's wrong with you Sam...." came Maries angered reply from behind her "They are the guard and they are mad because he has injured some of their people and now he has seriously injured one not just any one but one that is known and favored by many. Now they are mad and they want vengeance to pay for the spilt blood even if Mrejey isn't in any special position he is favored by many for his determination and strong will to keep on going and to be able to do his job no matter what."
"But... But... He saved my life and, and....and " was all Samantha could stutter out before a great gust of wind came out of no where and almost seemed like it tried to beat them all out of the saddle and to the ground, making them all grab their robes and cloaks around them and trying to keep their heads down low.
"That is our second problem" came Nalav's faint voice as he tried to yell over the howling wind "There is a very bad storm coming in according to the heralds and mages that can control weather and they can't do anything about it, they have been trying to hold it off but they can't do much more with it."
"We need our heads on our shoulders and to think calm, cooly and collectively right now" Came Keelyk's weak reply over the wind. "First we must find some where we can warm up and get something hot into our bellies or else we will freeze out here and but of no use to any one but as statues"
Her companion Aital turned and started heading down the road and Lavyes started to follow with out any prompting from Samantha. ~They are right Sam, we need to get warmed up before we can continue and you need some food because you haven't eaten all day~
~ But Lavyes what about him, I mean we can't just give up on him, We need to help him and get to him before the guards do and ....~
~First you need to eat and warm up~ came her worried reply ~ we are all worried and we all know that he helped rescue you from that fire but you must listen to reason, we need to find out, Why he was there, how he got there and how the fire got started as well as help him. And none of us can do anything at the moment, half frozen and hungry, all six of use have been at it for almost half the day and you all need to rest you don't have the stamina like use companions and there is only two of us in this group that are in that category~
~Fine you win but the moment we are fed and warmed up we must be out there, looking for him, because I am worried that the guards will attack and ask questions later~ Was Samantha's tired reply
chuckling in good humor ~You are too stubborn sammy wammy, but that is what we get for you being the child of Yudr and Lerane, now about that food and rest....~
------- Relke -------
There is was the bridge just a hundred yards away looking carefully from his hidden position of up a tree across the road, he didn't see any one but his view was limited from the equipment of the builders. It was a risk he would have to take, it was now or never. Quickly dropping from the branch to the ground he rolled and made a dash for the bridge as fast as he could... 100 yards.... 80 yards.... 54 yards.... 20 yards.....
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"YOU THERE FREEZE OR WE'LL SHOOT" came the bellow that echoed through the streets and allies for atleast two blocks.
Stopping in his tracks Relke turned to face his unkown captures. The guard, five females and three males, all with cross bows aimed on him moving in close to him but stopping at 20 yards from him.
"We got 'im what should we do with 'im now" came the harsh question in a cold voice from one of the females"
"M'bee 'e's let 'im go, 'e might turn 'imself in" came a reply from one of the other males raising a rough laugh from all of his companions
"We should put a bolt in 'im, right in 'is heart, needin give 'im a chance to get away" came the reply from one of the males
"Tis be a good idea, but 'aybe i' er n'k, then 'es can say 'e feel on them 'er tools" can the reply from one of the females. Most of the guard with her agreed with that. They all laughed some more and offered ideas not all as smart or pretty as that one.
"'es get riddy, we's feel 'im full of bolts and say 'e be trying to escape" came the reply fo the first female All the guards raised their cross bows and prepaired to fire.
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Relke
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'Let them laugh all they want but the moment they let their bolts fly, they would all be aimed on one spot, the place I am standing but not went the bolts reach it...... I hope .........one...........two............. and thr....'
"HOLD YOUR FIRE" came the bellow as what looked like two heralds, one in white and one in grey came charging up on their white horses, each with a passanger in green ridding behind them. "HOLD YOUR FIRE DAMIT"
One of the males and one of the females turned to see the unexpected people who ruined what was sepost to be their vengence.
"What do e' want. Tisn't be o' any of yer concern, tis be a matter of t'e guard" came the statement of the female that turned to see the heralds.
The older herald, who was wearing white, dimounted her horse and took two steps towards the guards... and Relke finaly saw who was ridding behind her and the other herald, the male and female, both that he had left unconcious in the room that morning during his escape. And a female behind the younger herald in cloak and robe of a lighter color of the man's.
"This is a matter of not just the guard but ours as well" came the older herald's reply to the guard.
"Ye' be mistaken 'erald, th' rules say th't w'en a person be attackin and 'urtin a 'ember of t'e guard, th' guard may detain and punish th' person if the punishment be a chosen by a officer" 'n' t'ere be two officers 'ere to chose what is a good punis'ment"
The older herald was mad now and Relke could tell by the way she turned slightly crimson red and was ready for her outburst but none came....
"That is just one of the basic rules that you must follow, with people who commit crimes guardsman" came the reply filled with anger " and the officer must be the rank of atleast ..."
"Tis says nothing 'bout w'at rank 'e must be, just that 'e must be a officer" one fo the males who still had his crossbow trained on him quickly said cutting off anything else she was going to say.... 'Now is my best chance to try and escape, while most of the attention is on those two fighting, and here I go'
"Now listen here guardsman...." "LOOK OUT 'E'S GOING FOR 'ER RIVER" "SHOOT 'IM" "NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!" He ran ont he bridge started to head to the end, he jumped as hard as he could, thinking he had made it.....
Fire and great pain in his left shoulder and his right forarm and all he could remember after that is the explosion of stars in his head and he hit it on the other side of the bridge............. and falling into totale darkness.........
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Samantha
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She couldn't believe it, her heart was beating so fast. They had barely made it there in time to stop the guard releasing their bolts but now they where arguing with Keelyk over who had jurisdiction here. ~Of all the gods, he looks terrible and in pain, he must be more injured then we thought. I just hope he doesn't try anything stupid and he waits for her to solve this~ she mindsent to Lavyes
~STOP HIM~ came her loud reply
and right then and there it was as if time had stopped it self and started going slow for her.....
she heard her heart in her ears, and the order to shoot, she felt every beat of her heart in her whole body and Aital taking off in the direction of the river, and Keelyk jumping on behind Nalav it only took 10 seconds but it felt like10 hours to her
Then all that was heard was the sound of 8 crossbows letting their bolts fly....... slowly she saw him reach the end of the bridge and jump............ she heard Marie scream right behind her.... she saw one... two... three bolts miss.... maybe all of them would miss........ then one slammed into his back, into his left shoulder blade and then two more missed..... the last one shot home in his right forearm... blood flying out of the wounds from the impact of the weapons hitting at such a close range.... he started to turn and go down and she was screaming at the top of her lungs in terror.................. as he fell and hit his head on the other side of the bridge and then it was as if he bounce of the side of the bridge and all time slowly went back to normal........ he fell into the fast moving current of the river with a big splash.
It looked more like the river reached out hungrily for him and swallowed him whole in one big bite and swept him away like a little insignificant bug........
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well that is it for this chapter I hope you liked it.... I will be starting the next chapter right after work tomorrow and hope to have it up as soon as possible. I will also include a list that explains each character, what they do and which companion is who's for those who are having a hard time figureing it out