Verin Keeshe
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Post by Verin Keeshe on Jan 10, 2006 18:13:50 GMT -6
It had been three days now that I had gone without sleep . . .and I was begining to feel it . . . I squinted in the gloomy half light that came at dusk. The forest trail had led me this far, along a road that had promiced to lead me to a place called Blue Ridge Valley . . .however, I had seen no sign of the mysterious town yet and my body was begining to falter. I stumbled this way and that, trying to keep my focus. I was going on pride, determination, little more then that. I had run out of food on the second day of my perilous quest and was now putting the majority of my concentration into placing one foot in front of the other . . . At last the trees cleared to give way to a wide and open valley below . . .a valley that no doubt held the town that I had been searching for. I stood on the edge of the valley . . .wondering . . .should I enter, should I even bother . . .I would surely be turned away with stones and curses, just as I had been in my home . . .
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Post by Tethys on Jan 10, 2006 18:29:52 GMT -6
I was walking around outside the city on one of my hunts. As I saw my pray I was about to go after it but I caught a sent in the air and turned and followed it untill I saw a young girl looking down at the valley and walked up to her and said "Hello there little one, is something the matter...why are you here alone?"
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Verin Keeshe
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Post by Verin Keeshe on Jan 10, 2006 19:05:01 GMT -6
I turned suddenly, hearing someone close. My blades came out in an instant, afraid that some manner of bandit or some sort of creature. I stumbled back and discovered that it was a woman . . . "vel'uss ph' dos?" I stammered "Vel'bol xun dos ssinssrin?" (who are you? What do you want?")
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Post by Tethys on Jan 10, 2006 19:24:15 GMT -6
I saw the girl take out her blades and talk in a language that I did not know...but I kind of guessed that she was asking who I was. "It is ok, my name is Tethys and I am not here to harm you" I said and then went on one knee so that I was about her height and looked at her and saw she was tired and was in need of rest. "Hmmm how about you come with me so that we can get you cleaned up and a nice warm meal man bed.
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Verin Keeshe
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Post by Verin Keeshe on Jan 10, 2006 19:40:13 GMT -6
I looked at this strange woman, who seemed so unafraid of my blades. She had a kind face . . .though I did not entirely understand what she was saying, I knew that she was trying to be kind . . . I backed up a few steps, still unsure of her. "Ele zhal'la Usstan . . .alu?" I paused, and realized that she had not spoken Drow . . .so I tried her words . . . "Why . . .sh-should . . .go with . . .y-you?" I struggled with the words, they were strange to me and did not seem natural.
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Post by Tethys on Jan 10, 2006 19:50:06 GMT -6
I smiled when she tried to speak English and knew she was struggling with them. "You do not have to come with me....but I offer food and rest and promise no harm shall come to you" I said while making hand jesters to see if that would help with the communication. I looked at her with a warm smile upon my face and then I held out my hand to her.
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Verin Keeshe
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Post by Verin Keeshe on Jan 10, 2006 19:56:06 GMT -6
I listened and watched as she guestured with her hands . . .food . . .rest . . . I hesitated, looking from her face to the hand that she offered. At first, I thought to run from her, or to attack her but . . .when she mentioned food. . .my hands tightened around the handles of my daggers, still uncertain . . . Then, after a few moments, I sheethed my weapons and stepped forward. I nodded to the woman . . . "T-Teth-ys. . ."
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Post by Tethys on Jan 10, 2006 20:00:26 GMT -6
I smiled when she put away her blades and came to me and said my name. "Yes I am Tethys...and may I have your name young one?" I said using hand jesters again for it seemed to help her with understanding me better.
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Verin Keeshe
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Post by Verin Keeshe on Jan 10, 2006 20:13:50 GMT -6
I watched again as she guestured . . .what I was called? I put a hand to my chest, indicating me. "Verin Keeshe" I looked at Tethys with curious eyes. There was something different about this woman . . .something that I had never before seen . . .she wasn't . . .normal. But, she didn't seem dangerous so . . . "I . . .go w-with . . .you." I guestured back to her, hoping that my words were right.
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Post by Tethys on Jan 10, 2006 20:22:00 GMT -6
"Verin Keeshe, well Verin...it is nice to meet you I said with more hand jesters and then added "I am going to use a type of magic to take us to a cabin...so I do not want you to be scared ok." I smiled at her and put my hand on her shoulder gently and called the shadows to us and they surrounded up in total darkness and then went away within a few minutes and we were at a cabin in the middle of the woods. "Here we are" I said and looked down at her.
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