Author's Note: Sorry for the delay.We've been switching over to cable
internet, and I was deprived for a while.
Adam and I were talking, and we realized that the characters ALL have various accents. They shed some interesting light on the gang.
Jea: Dixie/Celtic peasant combo
Laguna: Slight British peasant
Ambermist: Bronx
Phalyssa: Very faint Dixie/Celtic peasant/British peasant.She picked it up from her parents.
Aruka: It varies w/ the personality. The Kid has a lisp. The Teen sounds like a person from Northern VA. The Elder sounds almost identical to Mufasa.
Cydney: Norristown, PA accent.
Wolf: Same as Jea.
Chapter Forty Four
Two days later, Barak and a group of his warriors led the party to the north eastern shore. A large boat bobbed at the end of a rough dock. "Here you go," Barak told Jea and Laguna. "I promised to help you get off this island. My traders will take you to the closest mainland."
Phalyssa who was standing back, suddenly found that Aruka was practically cutting off circulation to her arm. "You'we leaving?" he cried, on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
Phalyssa hugged him. "Aruka." she whispered, tears coming to her eyes. She looked towards her mother; Jea and Laguna were talking to Barak and not paying attention. Her heart sank.
Then she felt a cold, wet nose touch her arm. Looking down, she found herself staring into Wolf's compassionate eyes. Her "uncle" seemed to smirk at her. *Your mum says that Aruka's welcome to come with us.IF you promise to behave yourselves. She knows he's become attached to you like a new puppy.*
As the large canine moved off, Phalyssa reached up and scratched Aruka's ear. "Aruka? My mom says you can come with us."
He looked down at her, amber-green eyes hopeful. "Reawy?" he sniffed. "Can I?" Phalyssa nodded. "Okay! I's comin' too!!! YAY!!" He danced around in an insane spiral, dragging her into it because he was holding her hands.
She was laughing as he swung her around, her heart soaring. After being raised by her parents in the Dimension Egg, and travelling with a party of people so much older than her, she finally had a friend her age.
Jea looked at her companions. "Okay, folks, get your stuff and get on the boat." The ranger/druid clasped hands with Barak and murmured formal thanks and farewells. Then she and her husband boarded the ship as it cast off.
The werebear watched them until they disappeared. With a sigh, he turned to head back to the village, his heart concerned for his new friends.
* * * * * *
Aruka spent his days on the ship near an iron ring in the bow. He was fascinated by the seam the salt spray, and the wind. Phalyssa stayed by his side, and the friendship between them strengthened.
Jea lounged lazily below, sorting through her Bag, logging their past few adventures in her logbook, and spending time with her husband. Ambermist, heavily pregnant, spent most of her time in the ship's galley. As for Dumbugg, he slept in his cabin, or spoke to Jea, who had more than the usual tolerance for the half-orc.
Adam and I were talking, and we realized that the characters ALL have various accents. They shed some interesting light on the gang.
Jea: Dixie/Celtic peasant combo
Laguna: Slight British peasant
Ambermist: Bronx
Phalyssa: Very faint Dixie/Celtic peasant/British peasant.She picked it up from her parents.
Aruka: It varies w/ the personality. The Kid has a lisp. The Teen sounds like a person from Northern VA. The Elder sounds almost identical to Mufasa.
Cydney: Norristown, PA accent.
Wolf: Same as Jea.
Chapter Forty Four
Two days later, Barak and a group of his warriors led the party to the north eastern shore. A large boat bobbed at the end of a rough dock. "Here you go," Barak told Jea and Laguna. "I promised to help you get off this island. My traders will take you to the closest mainland."
Phalyssa who was standing back, suddenly found that Aruka was practically cutting off circulation to her arm. "You'we leaving?" he cried, on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
Phalyssa hugged him. "Aruka." she whispered, tears coming to her eyes. She looked towards her mother; Jea and Laguna were talking to Barak and not paying attention. Her heart sank.
Then she felt a cold, wet nose touch her arm. Looking down, she found herself staring into Wolf's compassionate eyes. Her "uncle" seemed to smirk at her. *Your mum says that Aruka's welcome to come with us.IF you promise to behave yourselves. She knows he's become attached to you like a new puppy.*
As the large canine moved off, Phalyssa reached up and scratched Aruka's ear. "Aruka? My mom says you can come with us."
He looked down at her, amber-green eyes hopeful. "Reawy?" he sniffed. "Can I?" Phalyssa nodded. "Okay! I's comin' too!!! YAY!!" He danced around in an insane spiral, dragging her into it because he was holding her hands.
She was laughing as he swung her around, her heart soaring. After being raised by her parents in the Dimension Egg, and travelling with a party of people so much older than her, she finally had a friend her age.
Jea looked at her companions. "Okay, folks, get your stuff and get on the boat." The ranger/druid clasped hands with Barak and murmured formal thanks and farewells. Then she and her husband boarded the ship as it cast off.
The werebear watched them until they disappeared. With a sigh, he turned to head back to the village, his heart concerned for his new friends.
* * * * * *
Aruka spent his days on the ship near an iron ring in the bow. He was fascinated by the seam the salt spray, and the wind. Phalyssa stayed by his side, and the friendship between them strengthened.
Jea lounged lazily below, sorting through her Bag, logging their past few adventures in her logbook, and spending time with her husband. Ambermist, heavily pregnant, spent most of her time in the ship's galley. As for Dumbugg, he slept in his cabin, or spoke to Jea, who had more than the usual tolerance for the half-orc.