A Ranger's
Tale: Chapter Six:
A Day On the Town.
Maylaie hummed to herself while fletching some new arrows. She was in one of the empty houses in Kelethin that adventurers were allowed to use, free of cost. A knock on the door made Maylaie look up. " Hey Maylaie. I have an errand to run in Freeport. Want to come along and maybe level a bit there?" Healec, Maylaie older druid sister, asked, poking her head through the door. " Sounds great!" Maylaie chirped getting off the bed. " Okay then. I'll meet you at mom and dad's house, after you get some supplies?" " Okay!" Maylaie and Healec went their separate ways. Maylaie went to buy food, water and some fletching supplies, since she wasn't sure if the Freeport merchants would sell to her. After she had gotten everything she thought she would need Maylaie ran to her parents' house. Healec was already waiting there, waiting for her. " What took you so long, slowpoke?" Healec grinned, teasing. " Not everyone can cast Sprit of The Wolf you know." Maylaie stuck her tongue out at Healec. " Now you two be careful." Tanaka cautioned. " Aren't we always?" Healec asked sweetly. " No." Eslain began. " Bye mom! Bye dad!" Healec and Maylaie called, heading out the door.
***
Healec hummed to herself as the boat rocked gently. She and Maylaie were talking a drawvish boat to get to Freeport, since Maylaie suffered from teleportation sickness. Looking over, Healec smiled, watching Maylaie leaning over the rail looking forward with awe. " This is the first time you're going to Freeport isn't it?" Healec asked, coming up beside her sister. " Yeah." Maylaie bounced. " Just remember May, Freeport is just like anywhere else, for all it's wonders, there are dangers. More so then at home too, considering there the corrupt guards everywhere, who'll be willing to turn their attention to something else for the proper coin." Healec said gravely. " Yeah I know- Hey look there it is!" Maylaie squealed as the Freeport docks drew closer. Healec sighed and shook her head, knowing her younger sister hadn't taken her warning seriously. ' I'll just keep a close eye on her, that's all.' Healec told herself.
Quickly the two elves got off the boat and headed to a nearby tavern, the Grub and Grog. " After I'm done here, we can go to the desert and you can level a bit. With my buffs of course." Healec said heading into the tavern. The place was mostly empty. Even for most of the lowlives in Freeport it was too early to start drinking. " Hail Anders." Healec said, walking over to the bartender, an old craggy looking human, missing an eye. " Hail Healec. Ye got the goods?" Anders said in a seafarer's accent. " " Yep eight stacks of morning dew for 800 platinum." Healec said handing over the sack, while Anders handing her the sack of platinum. Both parties looked into their sacks to check that both had received their products. Not for lack of trust they did this, but for both being double-crossed before, by others.
" Will ye be stayin' for a drink, lass?" Anders asked, when both had finished checking over their sacks. " Not today Anders. I'm taking my little sister hunting." Healec said motioning to Maylaie, who was studying some posters on the wall. " She's a pretty one Healie. I'd be careful and keep an eye on her if I were you. Too many predators around these parts who prey one ones like her, and I don't mean the eating kind." Anders cautioned. " I know Anders. I'll be careful to watch her." Healec stepping away from the bar, " Come on May, let's go." Healec said. Maylaie nodded and skipped out the door. Healec sighed and followed behind her sister.
***
Healec smiled to herself. Maylaie had gone up two dings while in the desert. She very vicious against the spiders, not that Healec was surprised, Maylaie hated spiders. Healec leaned against a nearby wall while Maylaie sold some of the loot she had gotten hunting. A well dress human male, Healec guessed wizard from the guild insignia on his staff, walked up to Maylaie. " Hello little one, may I interest you a night in my splendid company." The wizard said in an arrogant tone. " No thank you sir." Maylaie said, politely. " Maybe you didn't hear me correctly, elfin wench." The wizard said, griping Maylaie's wrist. " You're hurting me." Maylaie squeaked. Healec stepped forward, loosening her scimitar a little, " Leave her alone, wizard." " Don't mess in matters that don't concern you, bitch." The wizard said coldly, and then backhanded Healec. Maylaie, in one swift and fluid movement kneed the wizard in the family jewels, unfortunately that's when Healec noticed two things the Freeport militia's insignia on the wizard's ring and the guard walking by the shop door. " Hey you, trouble maker! You'll be coming with me!" The guard said stepping into the shop. At the moment and cloaked man Healec had noticed in the shop jumped in fornt of the guard. Healec was quick to take notice of the Paladin of Marr insignia on his sword pommel. " Move quickly good elves. There is a door from the back from which you can escape." The paladin said. " Come May, lets move!" Healec said. With a quick casting of Spirit of Wolf, and the sisters were off. " We'll have to take a port back." Healec said. " I'm sorry about that Healec." Maylaie said. " Not your fault." Healec could see that Maylaie looked down, " Good move, by the way. Lets just not tell the parents." Maylaie just laughed.
A Day On the Town.
Maylaie hummed to herself while fletching some new arrows. She was in one of the empty houses in Kelethin that adventurers were allowed to use, free of cost. A knock on the door made Maylaie look up. " Hey Maylaie. I have an errand to run in Freeport. Want to come along and maybe level a bit there?" Healec, Maylaie older druid sister, asked, poking her head through the door. " Sounds great!" Maylaie chirped getting off the bed. " Okay then. I'll meet you at mom and dad's house, after you get some supplies?" " Okay!" Maylaie and Healec went their separate ways. Maylaie went to buy food, water and some fletching supplies, since she wasn't sure if the Freeport merchants would sell to her. After she had gotten everything she thought she would need Maylaie ran to her parents' house. Healec was already waiting there, waiting for her. " What took you so long, slowpoke?" Healec grinned, teasing. " Not everyone can cast Sprit of The Wolf you know." Maylaie stuck her tongue out at Healec. " Now you two be careful." Tanaka cautioned. " Aren't we always?" Healec asked sweetly. " No." Eslain began. " Bye mom! Bye dad!" Healec and Maylaie called, heading out the door.
***
Healec hummed to herself as the boat rocked gently. She and Maylaie were talking a drawvish boat to get to Freeport, since Maylaie suffered from teleportation sickness. Looking over, Healec smiled, watching Maylaie leaning over the rail looking forward with awe. " This is the first time you're going to Freeport isn't it?" Healec asked, coming up beside her sister. " Yeah." Maylaie bounced. " Just remember May, Freeport is just like anywhere else, for all it's wonders, there are dangers. More so then at home too, considering there the corrupt guards everywhere, who'll be willing to turn their attention to something else for the proper coin." Healec said gravely. " Yeah I know- Hey look there it is!" Maylaie squealed as the Freeport docks drew closer. Healec sighed and shook her head, knowing her younger sister hadn't taken her warning seriously. ' I'll just keep a close eye on her, that's all.' Healec told herself.
Quickly the two elves got off the boat and headed to a nearby tavern, the Grub and Grog. " After I'm done here, we can go to the desert and you can level a bit. With my buffs of course." Healec said heading into the tavern. The place was mostly empty. Even for most of the lowlives in Freeport it was too early to start drinking. " Hail Anders." Healec said, walking over to the bartender, an old craggy looking human, missing an eye. " Hail Healec. Ye got the goods?" Anders said in a seafarer's accent. " " Yep eight stacks of morning dew for 800 platinum." Healec said handing over the sack, while Anders handing her the sack of platinum. Both parties looked into their sacks to check that both had received their products. Not for lack of trust they did this, but for both being double-crossed before, by others.
" Will ye be stayin' for a drink, lass?" Anders asked, when both had finished checking over their sacks. " Not today Anders. I'm taking my little sister hunting." Healec said motioning to Maylaie, who was studying some posters on the wall. " She's a pretty one Healie. I'd be careful and keep an eye on her if I were you. Too many predators around these parts who prey one ones like her, and I don't mean the eating kind." Anders cautioned. " I know Anders. I'll be careful to watch her." Healec stepping away from the bar, " Come on May, let's go." Healec said. Maylaie nodded and skipped out the door. Healec sighed and followed behind her sister.
***
Healec smiled to herself. Maylaie had gone up two dings while in the desert. She very vicious against the spiders, not that Healec was surprised, Maylaie hated spiders. Healec leaned against a nearby wall while Maylaie sold some of the loot she had gotten hunting. A well dress human male, Healec guessed wizard from the guild insignia on his staff, walked up to Maylaie. " Hello little one, may I interest you a night in my splendid company." The wizard said in an arrogant tone. " No thank you sir." Maylaie said, politely. " Maybe you didn't hear me correctly, elfin wench." The wizard said, griping Maylaie's wrist. " You're hurting me." Maylaie squeaked. Healec stepped forward, loosening her scimitar a little, " Leave her alone, wizard." " Don't mess in matters that don't concern you, bitch." The wizard said coldly, and then backhanded Healec. Maylaie, in one swift and fluid movement kneed the wizard in the family jewels, unfortunately that's when Healec noticed two things the Freeport militia's insignia on the wizard's ring and the guard walking by the shop door. " Hey you, trouble maker! You'll be coming with me!" The guard said stepping into the shop. At the moment and cloaked man Healec had noticed in the shop jumped in fornt of the guard. Healec was quick to take notice of the Paladin of Marr insignia on his sword pommel. " Move quickly good elves. There is a door from the back from which you can escape." The paladin said. " Come May, lets move!" Healec said. With a quick casting of Spirit of Wolf, and the sisters were off. " We'll have to take a port back." Healec said. " I'm sorry about that Healec." Maylaie said. " Not your fault." Healec could see that Maylaie looked down, " Good move, by the way. Lets just not tell the parents." Maylaie just laughed.