Mmph. Forgive the corny title, but I've been really into Styx these days. Well, insert your usual
disclaimer and read up!
Come Sail Away
Riesz woke slowly, the ache in her head prevented her from waking all at once, as she
usually did. The surface beneath her was unfamiliar, but after the last few weeks, that was nothing
new.
"Riesz?" Angela called out into the darkness.
"I'm up." Massaging her forehead, the amazon sat up slowly.
"Good." Illumination suddenly filled the room. The source was a tiny ball of light in Angela's
hand. "I was starting to get worried. You were out for a while there."
"How did you..." Riesz began.
"Hey over there! Is she up yet?" The voice that called from the other side of the wall was
deep, and completely unfamiliar to Riesz.
"She's fine, Duran." Angela let out a sigh, and whispered to Riesz, "He never shuts up. I
don't know how Hawk can sit in there with him!"
"I heard that! You wanna come over here with that, you bit..."
"Don't*ever*say*that*around*me*again. Idiot."
Even as soft as Hawkeye was speaking, the two girls could hear him clearly. "No woman
deserves that. Save it for the beastmen that locked us up."
They sat in silence for a while after that. Eventually, Riesz grew impatient.
"Where are we, anyway?"
"The prison at Jadd. The beastmen caught us." Angela replied.
"Yeah, and they took our weapons away! I could take 'em with my bare fists, though."
"Then what are you doing in here with us lowlifes?" Angela asked sarcastically.
"Fuckin' bastards caught me by surprise. Never would have...huh?" He fell silent as they
heard heard footsteps from outside the cells.
"Hey you!" called a gruff voice into the guys' cell. "Quiet in there!"
"Quiet my ass, you piece of shit! Get in here and fight me like a man!"
I hope you've got a reason for this, Duran.
For Riesz, it was maddening not to know what was going on behind that wall. The two girls
heard the muffled sounds of a fight, but did not know who was winning. Then, silence. Angela put
out her light just in case. Footsteps echoed outside again, this time coming straight to the door.
Someone pulled a lever, and the two girls stood up slowly. Riesz had an old wooden support that had
once been part of a bed, and Angela was hefting a rock as a weapon. The door swung open.
"You girls need anything?"
The figure in the doorway was big, almost ducking through the high doorway. He stood at
least a head taller than Riesz, who was not a small woman by any means. The other, much smaller
figure squeezed in past the giant and was at her side instantly, checking for signs of injury.
"Are you sure you're all right?" Hawkeye's voice was taut with worry, and that, perversely,
made Riesz feel better.
"I'm fine Hawk. Let's just get out of this place." She dropped her makeshift club, and
hurried through the doorway. The big warrior moved aside reluctantly to let her pass.
"Are you good to go, Angie?" Hawkey asked the princess playfully, his eyes twinkling with a
mischief he had not shown to Riesz.
"So I'm Angie now, huh?" She mimed throwing the rock at him, and he pretended to
dodge. When she stepped outside and into the light, she stared up at the ruddy-haired giant. He
was rather handsome in an unkempt, unfinished way, though he possessed none of Hawkeye's
sophisticated charm. Her heart skipped a beat. Then, he leered at her and whistled, and she kicked
him promptly where it hurts. As he lay on the floor, groaning, Hawkeye peered down at him, grinning
wildly.
"Youre lucky she didn't have her staff with her." He did not elaborate, but Duran got the
point.
"Hawk, come on! Riesz found our weapons!" Angela was already on the stairs, waving at
Hawkeye energetically.
"Go on ahead, I'll catch up. There's supposed to be a ship leaving from the harbor soon."
Duran said. Hawkeye had a suspicion that the big warrior had only gone down to accomodate
Angela's sensibilities. He nodded, and loped after the girls.
* * * * * * * * * * *
"It's too bad Duran missed the boat." Riesz commented as the three of them watched the
great castle city disappear into the distance.
"Who?" Angela's was peeved, and the other two knew it, but didn't know what to do
about it.
:We'll be reaching Maia, soon. From there, we should go to Forcena. There should be
a spirit near there.:
"That's where King Richard rules, isn't it?" Riesz asked.
:Yes, he'll probably know where to look for the spirit.:
"So when we get to Maia, we'll head to Forcena from there!"
The other two did not notice her smile as she turned and headed down to the small cabin.
Duran's from Forcena, isn't he...?
Heh, this is a bit shorter. I wrote this on my trip to Chicago, and that's why. Still, I liked it, though I
thought that Duran made more than a bit of an ass of himself. Maybe that was from a certain Duran
any S&S regular would remember. Anyway, hope you liked it.
~Truewind
disclaimer and read up!
Come Sail Away
Riesz woke slowly, the ache in her head prevented her from waking all at once, as she
usually did. The surface beneath her was unfamiliar, but after the last few weeks, that was nothing
new.
"Riesz?" Angela called out into the darkness.
"I'm up." Massaging her forehead, the amazon sat up slowly.
"Good." Illumination suddenly filled the room. The source was a tiny ball of light in Angela's
hand. "I was starting to get worried. You were out for a while there."
"How did you..." Riesz began.
"Hey over there! Is she up yet?" The voice that called from the other side of the wall was
deep, and completely unfamiliar to Riesz.
"She's fine, Duran." Angela let out a sigh, and whispered to Riesz, "He never shuts up. I
don't know how Hawk can sit in there with him!"
"I heard that! You wanna come over here with that, you bit..."
"Don't*ever*say*that*around*me*again. Idiot."
Even as soft as Hawkeye was speaking, the two girls could hear him clearly. "No woman
deserves that. Save it for the beastmen that locked us up."
They sat in silence for a while after that. Eventually, Riesz grew impatient.
"Where are we, anyway?"
"The prison at Jadd. The beastmen caught us." Angela replied.
"Yeah, and they took our weapons away! I could take 'em with my bare fists, though."
"Then what are you doing in here with us lowlifes?" Angela asked sarcastically.
"Fuckin' bastards caught me by surprise. Never would have...huh?" He fell silent as they
heard heard footsteps from outside the cells.
"Hey you!" called a gruff voice into the guys' cell. "Quiet in there!"
"Quiet my ass, you piece of shit! Get in here and fight me like a man!"
I hope you've got a reason for this, Duran.
For Riesz, it was maddening not to know what was going on behind that wall. The two girls
heard the muffled sounds of a fight, but did not know who was winning. Then, silence. Angela put
out her light just in case. Footsteps echoed outside again, this time coming straight to the door.
Someone pulled a lever, and the two girls stood up slowly. Riesz had an old wooden support that had
once been part of a bed, and Angela was hefting a rock as a weapon. The door swung open.
"You girls need anything?"
The figure in the doorway was big, almost ducking through the high doorway. He stood at
least a head taller than Riesz, who was not a small woman by any means. The other, much smaller
figure squeezed in past the giant and was at her side instantly, checking for signs of injury.
"Are you sure you're all right?" Hawkeye's voice was taut with worry, and that, perversely,
made Riesz feel better.
"I'm fine Hawk. Let's just get out of this place." She dropped her makeshift club, and
hurried through the doorway. The big warrior moved aside reluctantly to let her pass.
"Are you good to go, Angie?" Hawkey asked the princess playfully, his eyes twinkling with a
mischief he had not shown to Riesz.
"So I'm Angie now, huh?" She mimed throwing the rock at him, and he pretended to
dodge. When she stepped outside and into the light, she stared up at the ruddy-haired giant. He
was rather handsome in an unkempt, unfinished way, though he possessed none of Hawkeye's
sophisticated charm. Her heart skipped a beat. Then, he leered at her and whistled, and she kicked
him promptly where it hurts. As he lay on the floor, groaning, Hawkeye peered down at him, grinning
wildly.
"Youre lucky she didn't have her staff with her." He did not elaborate, but Duran got the
point.
"Hawk, come on! Riesz found our weapons!" Angela was already on the stairs, waving at
Hawkeye energetically.
"Go on ahead, I'll catch up. There's supposed to be a ship leaving from the harbor soon."
Duran said. Hawkeye had a suspicion that the big warrior had only gone down to accomodate
Angela's sensibilities. He nodded, and loped after the girls.
* * * * * * * * * * *
"It's too bad Duran missed the boat." Riesz commented as the three of them watched the
great castle city disappear into the distance.
"Who?" Angela's was peeved, and the other two knew it, but didn't know what to do
about it.
:We'll be reaching Maia, soon. From there, we should go to Forcena. There should be
a spirit near there.:
"That's where King Richard rules, isn't it?" Riesz asked.
:Yes, he'll probably know where to look for the spirit.:
"So when we get to Maia, we'll head to Forcena from there!"
The other two did not notice her smile as she turned and headed down to the small cabin.
Duran's from Forcena, isn't he...?
Heh, this is a bit shorter. I wrote this on my trip to Chicago, and that's why. Still, I liked it, though I
thought that Duran made more than a bit of an ass of himself. Maybe that was from a certain Duran
any S&S regular would remember. Anyway, hope you liked it.
~Truewind