As the conversation between the assassin and the mage unfolded, Manset
continued to tense up more and more. "You, you stole my gems, and gave
them to that bastard Terranill?!" He asked incredulously at the end.
Drydan laughed, "Just be glad that he tried to eliminate me, or I wouldn't have come to your aid, and you would still be oblivious to what had happened." he said in reply.
The gem knight cast a glance towards Dravidan, "How did he get through? You, my body guard of all things, were suppose to be guarding. If you were, he wouldn't have stolen my damned gems!"
"Not so," countered the assassin, interrupting Mansets fuming, "I would have made it by him, regardless of whether he was awake or not, which he wasn't." said the assassin, winking towards the half-giant with a sinister grin on his face.
Manset turned back on Dravidan then, "So, you were asleep!" he said, as if he had just won a long-standing conflict against the half-giant.
The Geltor quickly retorted in reply, "Fool mage, I am not your enemy, was it not the shadow walker who stole from you? Cease your petty accusations Manset, for it is your folly above all that he succeeded in taking your stones. Even I, am not so oblivious as to let people take things from my belt, whether I am asleep or not." He finished, daring any of them to try such a foolhardy thing as refute his basic, but sturdy logic.
Indeed, it seemed like Manset was on the verge of doing just that, when the assassin put a cold hand on the mage's shoulder, "Calm yourself elder, you deserve his respect, and mine as well, which is why I am going to stay with your wagon for a short while. Someone as powerful, and wise as yourself, deserves a guard that won't nod off in the dead of night." Said the man, casting an accusatory glance at Dravidan, "but alas! The enemies are coming this moment, with more than a few of the most powerful mages in the world, none rivaling your legendary strength though, Manset." He finished.
Manset nodded his head accordingly, "That's, that's a good idea. I could use a guard that will actually guard me. Rest with us this night, Drydan. Then, in the morn, we will leave the wagon behind, and go to the north. There I have accommodations, and a fair supply of stones. It's the only way though...Short of destroying the lot of those Kolynian mages."
Drydan turned away wistfully, "I wouldn't mind the latter." He said, Manset paying no heed."
So the company parted, gathering their gear for the long and arduous trek before them. Only the assassin didn't need to prepare, with all of his gear in the black circle in his pocket. With the onset of dusk, the company was fully prepared, waiting for the coming of dawn to set out.
Drydan laughed, "Just be glad that he tried to eliminate me, or I wouldn't have come to your aid, and you would still be oblivious to what had happened." he said in reply.
The gem knight cast a glance towards Dravidan, "How did he get through? You, my body guard of all things, were suppose to be guarding. If you were, he wouldn't have stolen my damned gems!"
"Not so," countered the assassin, interrupting Mansets fuming, "I would have made it by him, regardless of whether he was awake or not, which he wasn't." said the assassin, winking towards the half-giant with a sinister grin on his face.
Manset turned back on Dravidan then, "So, you were asleep!" he said, as if he had just won a long-standing conflict against the half-giant.
The Geltor quickly retorted in reply, "Fool mage, I am not your enemy, was it not the shadow walker who stole from you? Cease your petty accusations Manset, for it is your folly above all that he succeeded in taking your stones. Even I, am not so oblivious as to let people take things from my belt, whether I am asleep or not." He finished, daring any of them to try such a foolhardy thing as refute his basic, but sturdy logic.
Indeed, it seemed like Manset was on the verge of doing just that, when the assassin put a cold hand on the mage's shoulder, "Calm yourself elder, you deserve his respect, and mine as well, which is why I am going to stay with your wagon for a short while. Someone as powerful, and wise as yourself, deserves a guard that won't nod off in the dead of night." Said the man, casting an accusatory glance at Dravidan, "but alas! The enemies are coming this moment, with more than a few of the most powerful mages in the world, none rivaling your legendary strength though, Manset." He finished.
Manset nodded his head accordingly, "That's, that's a good idea. I could use a guard that will actually guard me. Rest with us this night, Drydan. Then, in the morn, we will leave the wagon behind, and go to the north. There I have accommodations, and a fair supply of stones. It's the only way though...Short of destroying the lot of those Kolynian mages."
Drydan turned away wistfully, "I wouldn't mind the latter." He said, Manset paying no heed."
So the company parted, gathering their gear for the long and arduous trek before them. Only the assassin didn't need to prepare, with all of his gear in the black circle in his pocket. With the onset of dusk, the company was fully prepared, waiting for the coming of dawn to set out.