"God, what has he gotten himself into?" Fril asked jokingly.
"I don't know. The most I can say is that I have to get him out of it, or we wont be able to leave on time today." Rouge says looking up at where the sun is positioned in the east still. Rouge takes in a deep breath and then heaves it out and looks into Fril's eyes. "I'll be right back."
"Yeah I know. Just don't hurt anyone." Fril says watching Rouge's back stroll away. "Well I guess you could hurt Nobeman, but don't hurt the blacksmith. I need him later." She yelled at his fleeting body.
"I don't even want to know why." Rouge replied turning his head to the side to acknowledge her comment. "I won't hurt him... If I can help it." Rouge turned his head back around looking forward again.
Walking through the camp wasn't hard at all being that it was almost empty besides a few people huddled around a fire as a few shopkeepers looked after their merchandise. Rouge looking around for where Nobeman was in trouble at saw a cart of fruit fall over in the corner of his eye and then turned and walked into the direction. Before long he saw Nobeman stumbling backwards away from a blacksmith. The blacksmith's hand raised in the air with his hammer in his hand swinging it at Nobeman over and over. Quickening his pace he knew Nobeman didn't have long before he was going to get hit by that thing and then hurt him cry out again.
"Come on buddy. Aren't you going to help me get away from this mad man!" cried Nobeman in every direction.
Rouge quickly jumped in front of Nobeman as he saw the blacksmith's hammer getting to close. With a clank the hammer slammed into the side of Rouge's solid armor. The hammer coming to a complete stop and rattled the blacksmiths hammer in his hand making him drop it. Starring intensively into the blacksmith's eyes and slowly slides a smirk on his face. Rouge pats the blacksmith on the shoulder as he turns around quickly smacking Nobeman over the head making him slam to the ground and watches as his hand opens and many flawed Emerald gems fall onto the dirt ground. Slowly bends down and grabs each one up even the one that Nobeman managed to hold onto in his hand as he hit the ground.
Slowly turning around Rouge looked into the blacksmith's eyes as he reached out his hand with the gems in it to the blacksmith and says. "I think these belong to you. Don't let my friend get a hold of them again or u probably won't see them ever again, and yes I will try to keep my friend in line." A smirk rose on the blacksmiths face realizing who he was talking to and nods and turns around walking back to his shop.
Turning around, Rouge grabbed onto the front of Nobeman's vest and yanks him into the air. Not even bothering to let the man walk he throws him over his shoulder and heads back to the tent. Walking back Rouge feels eyes on him carrying his friend to the tent and puts a big smile on turning his head towards them and says nervously. "My friend drank to many drinks." Hearing the men around the fire start to laugh at the comment Rouge turned back to walking to the tent while rolling his eyes in embarrassment.
Rouge walked quickly into the tent and threw Nobeman down onto the ground as he looked around for Fril. Seeing her not there didn't help his already annoyed mood, but did find a piece of paper on his bed. Picking it up Rouge flipped it open and read the words.
"I don't know. The most I can say is that I have to get him out of it, or we wont be able to leave on time today." Rouge says looking up at where the sun is positioned in the east still. Rouge takes in a deep breath and then heaves it out and looks into Fril's eyes. "I'll be right back."
"Yeah I know. Just don't hurt anyone." Fril says watching Rouge's back stroll away. "Well I guess you could hurt Nobeman, but don't hurt the blacksmith. I need him later." She yelled at his fleeting body.
"I don't even want to know why." Rouge replied turning his head to the side to acknowledge her comment. "I won't hurt him... If I can help it." Rouge turned his head back around looking forward again.
Walking through the camp wasn't hard at all being that it was almost empty besides a few people huddled around a fire as a few shopkeepers looked after their merchandise. Rouge looking around for where Nobeman was in trouble at saw a cart of fruit fall over in the corner of his eye and then turned and walked into the direction. Before long he saw Nobeman stumbling backwards away from a blacksmith. The blacksmith's hand raised in the air with his hammer in his hand swinging it at Nobeman over and over. Quickening his pace he knew Nobeman didn't have long before he was going to get hit by that thing and then hurt him cry out again.
"Come on buddy. Aren't you going to help me get away from this mad man!" cried Nobeman in every direction.
Rouge quickly jumped in front of Nobeman as he saw the blacksmith's hammer getting to close. With a clank the hammer slammed into the side of Rouge's solid armor. The hammer coming to a complete stop and rattled the blacksmiths hammer in his hand making him drop it. Starring intensively into the blacksmith's eyes and slowly slides a smirk on his face. Rouge pats the blacksmith on the shoulder as he turns around quickly smacking Nobeman over the head making him slam to the ground and watches as his hand opens and many flawed Emerald gems fall onto the dirt ground. Slowly bends down and grabs each one up even the one that Nobeman managed to hold onto in his hand as he hit the ground.
Slowly turning around Rouge looked into the blacksmith's eyes as he reached out his hand with the gems in it to the blacksmith and says. "I think these belong to you. Don't let my friend get a hold of them again or u probably won't see them ever again, and yes I will try to keep my friend in line." A smirk rose on the blacksmiths face realizing who he was talking to and nods and turns around walking back to his shop.
Turning around, Rouge grabbed onto the front of Nobeman's vest and yanks him into the air. Not even bothering to let the man walk he throws him over his shoulder and heads back to the tent. Walking back Rouge feels eyes on him carrying his friend to the tent and puts a big smile on turning his head towards them and says nervously. "My friend drank to many drinks." Hearing the men around the fire start to laugh at the comment Rouge turned back to walking to the tent while rolling his eyes in embarrassment.
Rouge walked quickly into the tent and threw Nobeman down onto the ground as he looked around for Fril. Seeing her not there didn't help his already annoyed mood, but did find a piece of paper on his bed. Picking it up Rouge flipped it open and read the words.
Rouge,
I have gone to the blacksmith to talk to him about something. I will be back before midday. Get the equipment and meet me at the gates.
Always,
Fril.
"Yeah, always annoying." Rouge protested as he finished reading the letter. Looking down at Nobeman on the floor Rouge knew he wasn't going to be awake until not to long before mid day. Knowing this Rouge laid back down on his hammock and drifted off to sleep again.
While dreaming his mind was filled of past events reliving them in his mind. The death of his closest friend the day before he left his homeland. The fall of his town to the undead and his promise to all life that he would avenge those who killed his family and friends. Another dream slowly crept into his mind. A dream that he had never seen before. He saw two red dots in the distance slowly coming towards him. As they came close he noticed they were eyes on something. Eyes of fire. The eyes kept coming close, but it seemed as though there was no body to the eyes. As those they were just floating there. All of a sudden the eyes jump forward and long sharp teeth came from the darkness...
Rouge slowly opened his eyes and realized he was never going to be able to get anymore sleep. He stood up and looked down at his friend peacefully sleeping on the floor. Knowing that he couldn't sleep anymore Rouge grabbed a piece of a stone and grabbed his knife out of the back of his armor. The blade very shiny and clean. Rouge slowly ran the stone over the metal sharpening it. Even though the size of the blade was as long as Nobeman's shoulders were wide it felt small in Rouge's hands. While passing the time by sharpening his knife he also pondered on what Fril was doing. She had been his friend for over a year now and had followed him from the Forrest Land all the way to the Great Plains they were in now. She never fell behind a step and he thought that was pretty amazing for her size. She always wore a black leather outfit with many leather straps wrapped around her holding small knives to her body. She also wore Katars on her forearms that extended when she went into battle. She wasn't just a good fighter she was amazing fighter. In his mind he thought back to the last battle they were in. She had kept up with him the whole way through the rogue druids. They had been hired by a group of Amazonian warriors that were fighting a feud against a rogue group of Druids that they had originally joined up with to take down a demon named Andariel, but before they even entered the catacombs the Druids turned their weapons on the Amazonians. During the battle with them Fril just seemed to slice right through them like butter. She seemed to dance through them. Rouge had come to admire her skills as a fighter and has so far only despised her constantly disappearing act to go see blacksmiths. He never knew what she kept going to them for, but it seemed like every time they stopped in a village or encampment she would find the best blacksmith in town and spend countless hours there. Who knows doing what. He had decided long ago to keep his nose out of it.
Finishing sharpening his blade and pulls out a piece of material and slides it across the blade shining it up until he could clearly see his reflection in it. Slides the knife back into his armor and places the stone back in his pack. Rouge slowly walked to the door and looked out. Looking up towards the sun to find out what time it was and noticed it was getting close to time to leave. He quickly grabbed his two axes from beneath his bed and snaps them to his belt as he grabbed the old axe and slides the strap on it over his head and placing the axe across back. Making sure all his armor was on securely he walked over to Nobeman on the ground and kicked him in the side.
"Arrg. Why did you do that for?" Nobeman growled out grabbing his side with his hands. Slowly opening his eyes and looking around. Noticing he was back in the tent he quickly looked around his body to find the gems.
"You won't find them Nobeman. I gave them back for you, and you can thank me later." Rouge said with burning eyes looking straight into Nobeman's eyes.
"Man I went through a lot of trouble to steal those." He proclaimed looking across the room and then suddenly feeling Rouge's burning eyes on his own, and quickly replies. "But your right. I didn't need them anyway."
Rouge slowly turn away and went out of the tent. Shouting back. "I knew you would see it my way." Rouges voice trailing off as he walks towards the gates.
"Oh crap. It's already time to leave!" Nobeman cried out at Rouge. Trying to make a point that was already made. Nobeman quickly grabbed a leather belt with potions on it from below a mat on the floor and quickly runs after Rouge in the direction of the gate.
Rouge had already reached the gate and had grabbed his sword from the gate guard along with Fril's katars as well. He clasped the leather belt around his waist making sure it was a snug fit, and slides the sword into the sheath. Leaning against the outer wall of the encampment he heard someone rushing up behind him and guessed it was Nobeman acting like an idiot.
He heard a female voice and noticed it was Fril. He was just about to open his eyes when a hand covered them and he heard her voice whisper into his ear. "I have something for you big boy."