*sits the book onto a table, once agian in the Scamp's Mug and stares at it for a few minutes. He opens it a begins to think on what to wrip. He finally pulls out his pen that he dipped into ink and lets his thoughts flow over the page*
Alot has happened in these last couple weeks since my last writing. I missed Mrs. Jil's and Marcus' wedding... I must have gotten sidetracked. Miss Daniella said there was alot of pie and food and there were fireworks at the end. I feel bad for not congradulating them and will do so next time I see them.
I meet up with Miss Daniella, Raz and another woman in the arena in Vhel one day. She had on a tunic that showed more of her breasts than she intended and she bowed to me in greeting. Well, I told her that her bowing opened up to a great view.. I don't know, I was just in a happy mood and decided to compliment her, I guess that was just too.. adrupt and straight to the point? Raz called my name and I told him I have been watching him compliment the ladies. He just grinned and asked where that compliment was when I was with Miss Ophelia, Miss Kali and himself that one day before I ran... I don't know, I guess I have to do these things on my own?
But Miss Ami (her whole name is Amireana), she didn't seem to welcome the compliment and she rushed out flustered and stiff. I felt bad for making her feel embaressed... I should be more indirect when commenting on a woman. We followed her out, and I apologized and she asked what were are going to do before she burst with embaressment and Raz said something that made miss Daniella want to fight him in the arena. We all ran inside, and her and Raz prepared thier spells (there was magic in this duel). I sat on the arena's fence to watch and Miss Ami stood beside me. Raz took the first hit but he came back to end up beating Miss Daniella... wasn't really fair since he hasted himself and slowed her... and his prize was a lock of Miss Daniella's hair which he put into his spells book. I challenged him. I knew what I was to do.Raz asked Miss ami what his prize would be if he beat me. She said a kiss and then she turned to me saying sternly that I had better win.
We stepped into the arena, I drew my smaller sword and dagger, keeping the dust of Branderback hidden in my palm. We agreed to no magic but dusts do not count since it's not really magic... it it? We moved into the middle to bralw it out, I hit him, he swung at me, he missed and I through my dust into the air. It immediatly blacked the area around us... just what I wanted. I swung widely, but my eyes adjusted quickly. I slid tothe edge of the blackness and it went away soon enough. I wipped out my bow and Raz's back was turned to me. I shot him in the back, and it hurt him pretty badly... I didn't like hurting my friends but he had it comming for beating on miss Daniella. There we beat each other, I hit him, nipping hm here and there since he was watching my blades. I was watching his and he nipped me once or twice but he was in a worse condition. I slipped my dagger underneath his arm so lay open his side and he fell from there. I am glad I did accidently grab my dagger with the snake fang or that would've been a nasty wound.
We slept to heal ourselves and we accepted healing from the healers in the arena. I went to Miss Am and Miss Daniella to let Raz finish resting. they said I was skilled and I accepted the compliments with a grin and thanks. Miss Ami saw Raz by himself and went over to kiss him anyway! I'm the one that won, but no kisses for me even when I did as Miss Ami told me to. We decided to go to the Dragon Isles. Miss Ami went to the ship to wait as miss Daniella was collecting her though. She wasn't paying attention to anything at all. I crossed my arms, not speaking to either Raz or her. I glared up at Raz saying that he still got the kiss even when I won... He asked if I was mad, I wasn't really but it made me think and I straightened myself up. He said that he'd be all over her if she wasn't taken... and I said of course. He replied that he feels differently for her. I said that it was just a phase and that he'll move onto other women like he has been. He didn't seem to accept that.
I'll skip a bunch and make way to the Isles. Aeronn later arrived and joined us by then. I was in the forest waiting for the others with Miss Ami and she asked if he's not really fair.. I didn't understand her and I said so but the others arrived and she just shook her head and didn't say anything else. We made our way down into the caves. The gorgon's stoned Raz and I brought out my chisel.. just something I like to joke about. miss ami said sharply that I wouldn't dare.. I mean, everything I do, I don't get the approval of women whether it be showing off or being brave and saving the day. Maybe that's what she meant when she asked if he's not really fair? Later, few minutes later, a shaman dazed Miss ami and he kisses her and the a little ways down, I was dazed and she kissed
me this time. She said she would get back at him for kissing her and I guess her revenge was kissing me. I asked if Raz put her up to it, and she said no. I'm glad for once, Raz didn't put a woman up to kiss me. We did well getting to the flag.We were coming out and the minotaur reinforcements came. They were clustered, speakign to oen another and I tried to attract on of thier attentions. Well they all saw me and the swarmed us. I said to fight on the bridge because there were to many. One by one, we fell. Everythign went black and before that I saw miss Daniella finally run. I arrived at the bindsotne in Hempstead and Miss Daniella followed right behind. She didn't look to well... not sure if she lost a part of her soul... I hope not. We I sailed to Vhel, catching up with Aeronn, Raz, and Miss Daniella. Miss Ami must have gone off to sleep... I didn't mean to get them all killed... Raz offered three invisibilites but Aeronn had to say that there was no honor in going around his enemies, unseen. That hurt comming from him. I like him alot, like Aesthir and Lance. I know I don't have much honor, it didn't bother me until he said that. I said I'll get it by myself, I ran off to get my grave.
I arrived to the place where we fell.. the stones I saw, and the stones I hated. They are a source of pain and sorrow on which I do not enjoy. I am trying to sound... poetic, half-way lovely as I write about this since my hatred torwards the minotaurs was so great. I left in a hurry to get back to Vhel, arrived and they were still looking terrible. It was raining and Miss T was there with her realistic ways... those did not make the atmosphere any better. Aeronn noticed my behavior and said he did not mean that I had no honor, I just replied thta I was just tired, but it still stung.
Miss Jaelle arived and she was carrying a baby and her sotmach was flat! I asked if I could see the baby, and the sight made my day. She was a little elven girl, with black hair. I searched in my bags for somethign to give the baby. I did not have a ring or anything fancy that I could afford to give, so I gave her a flower that held healing magic (I keep them on me for emergencies.. or for a lady,I never have the courage to give one) and told her to tell the baby that it's from Tod when she is old enough to ask where the flower's from.... Miss Jaelle waved a hand over it and she said it was protected from aging and elements, even if it was trampled under foot. Elgon arrived and Miss Jaelle kissed him... not sure if he is the father or not, I do not really want to ask and point out that she's slept with every man.. except me of course. I do not want to upset her like I did Miss Ami either. I left soon after I chatted with them and Tugs who came later.
*pauses struggling to pulls a random strand thought from the mass of memories that bundle inside his head*
I've been with Keppli and Rocky alot lately. Just been running around bashing small thing and getting into trouble. The latest bit of trouble was when the clerics from that one village that I helped with Miss Oma and few others were camping out behind the ox merchant. I arrived hearing a group needing help and Sun was looking for them as well. Keppli and Rocky were there but thay had to run off to take care of something. Rit, Rank, Nom, and Miss Oma were there as well.. the only ones besides myself that helped that other village with the three clerics. We walked for a
long time. Keppli, Rocky and Miss Daneilla ran to catch up, was glad I had some familiar faces around.
My story is dry from the lack of adding interesting detail and facts and everything people add to gild the lily. I am only telling what I saw and it's not as if someone else will see any of this.
We arrived to the first village, in a valley. Only a few houses with a handful of villagers occupieing the area. There was a huge waterfall to the side where it hurt your neck to look at the top. The grass was well kept and the villagers looked clean and plague free.. I didn't see a problem. But the leader.. Nottalor, was having wierd dreams of tigers and Anvers. We talked and agured among those in our group (Rank, Nom, Rit, some man with a green hood, Rocky, Miss Oma, Keppli, miss Daniella and myself was the group). Miss Oma doesn't like those of Toran while Toran does not like the ones of Prunilla... It's all about the gods right? Well, I listended as best as I could, I had to climb up onto a stables fence to see over everyone's heads. We talked and talked and talked, questions about this and questions about that. I finally asked what does he want us to do about it. He said he wants us to answer his dream. We assumed his dream was about peace with the Anvers (another village across a valley and river). Well.. sounds easy enough. But oh, no. Nothing is ever simple. We went into the valley, we prepared and Nom ran off to scout. Well, okay, I don't care who scouts but as long as we see what's ahead of us and we don't die... But no, he runs up onto a little hil land borught down tigers, mongrelmen and spiders onto us. Keppli was happy since she managed to calm on tigers and the others just kept on hitting it. It was about to finish Keppli off and it's better her than a tiger, so I pitch in an arrows or two as well.... I didn't like the way she looked, I can't stand to see her angered or upset. I offered to scout but Nom and Rit just kept on following me! They were spoiling my soundless movement with armor clanking and with them stepping on their heels, not thier toes so they were stomping around and everything. It brought
more spiders, tigers and mongrelmen... oh my! I was irritated, tired, sweaty, hungry and once agian tired! I just got down hunting boar when I heard about the group and I didn't have a chance to sleep. I was ready to leave and let them to thier own ends.. but I couldn't leave miss Daniella, Rocky and Keppli... Miss Oma too, to stay behind and let the other Toranites get them killed. Miss Oma had ran ahead invisible and found the other village, talked to them, wahsed herself and slept while we were clearing the river valley of mushroom men and more tigers (Keppli did get a little pack.. if that's what a group of tigers are called, to leave).
Anyway, Keppli did do good with handling the tigers and we finaly arrived to the village where Miss Oma was sleeping, curled up in a blanket by a fire.. how did I envy her then. It turns out that the Anver distrusted us, told us they would hold a council with the Hanko (villagers from the first village) if we did a test of theirs by clearing out the valley to the north of them... it's always a valley isn't it? We went
all the way back to the first village and told them what we found, then we went back tothe second village and Keppli and myself scouted agian in that testing valley. There were tons and tons of harpies. They looked like normal harpies, nothing too much.
So we went back tothe group, told them what we saw, and we slept, prepared and went into the valley. The harpies changed and htere were less of them. These had bows and shot at us. One pierced my left shoulder, causes my dagger to slip when I'm striking and end up hitting like a normal brawler. Everyone was in the think of battle, Miss Daniella has four or five of them, maybe more, I didn't bother to count, and she was knocked down. I made her drink several potions and bandage her up in record time, but they kept coming. She got away and I stayed to try to stop the harpies. There were more in the back shooting and I couldn't get away. Rit already fell, Keppli was falling in the back and the other were fine beside being filled with arrows but none to the vital areas. I tried to get back to Keppli and away from the harpies, but they were too many. I kept hacking away, I couldn't hit their soft spot since they watched my every move. I was up the small slope and on shot me.. I don't know. *touches the back of his neck, remembering his last second when he felt the arrow thud* Something tore, the tearing was so familiar, yet it was
so painful. It hurt, I wanted to scream, yell, kick, bite, punch, tear, stab, cleave, bash, cut... at the thing that was tearing me apart from the inside out. It hurt so much even though I was unconcious.
*spends a few minutes trying to remember what happened in those hours of darkness*
I awoke... if that is what you wish to call it... in Miss Daniella's arms, I thrashed and kicked trying to get out of her hold before I knew it was her holding me. I remembered the pain, sorrow, and fear all of a sudden. It was to much for me to handle. Tears leaked out of my eyes, I couldn't see straight and was dizzy. I am thankfull that I had my hood up and no one could see that I was crying, it would not have helped the situation. I managed to answer Miss Daniellas question about if I am fine. I looked around after I was done and over with my sniffling and found that Keppli, and Rit also were alive and well... I was just so tired. We had to clear all of the valley. I trudged along with all the spirit I held before, we ran into manticores and their spikes, I pulled out my bracers with thier hidden compartment full of manticore spikes and shot way at the manticores with thier own spikes. We was over and done with, the villages made the peace and they choose once agian Prunilla and Toran as their faiths.
At the end, Miss Daniella told me I had alot of honor even though I hide more than I fight. That lifted my spirits up alot and guess that helped me keep going. I am just so tired, it's not even funny.
That's all I have at the moment.
-Fellow