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Andi ran as soon as the explosion went off. It hurt her ears, and she felt a bolt rush past her head. Every step sent pain shooting through her body so she didn't even notice that she had run a different way then the archer. The forest, just east outside of this town. That's where she was going.... she had no idea why, but it was a destination. The forest, just east outside of this town... There is a black lakeâ€¦ She focused on the words to take her mind off the pain. Andimia could worry about the arrow later. She ducked down a street and kept running, going streight for the forest as she headed east out of the city.
Once she hit the cover of trees she slowed. Her breathing was heavy and difficult, blood soaked the front of her tunic from the wound down. Andi walked onwards untill she came to a lake; It looked more like a pond to her. She quickly climbed a tree where she could see the pond and the forest around her. She always felt safer when she was up high. With a sigh Andi examined her wound in the moonlight and waited to see if others would come.

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She hated being hunted. An so what could she do other then become the hunter. The explosion lighted up her way in the darkness as she looked at the archer, the man with the blue eyes, who was he? She found the dark clothed man again. Leaping down the roof tops as the rain was now starting to pore from the sky. A arrow found its way past her again nicking her on her arm this time and not hitting a guard. Grinding her teeth so then she would not make a sound. She minded not. Sliding down the roof tops now not bothering to slow down. Speed was something she loved more than anything. Her dagger still spinning in her hand as Snake was coming to the edge of the roof top but she still did not stop. Her whip lashing out into the night as it took hold of one of the many pips on top of the roof top. Grasping a hold of her whip as used it to fling herself onto the other side. There was no time to be spared. She called out to the man running back to them. “ GO BACK!” The Fool or was he just trying to help like herself? She flung her dagger to the face of the dark clothed man. Not to hurt him. Oh no. She wanted to see his face. Was it the man on the bounty poster. The same face was veiled just like on her bounty poster. Was it him that they wanted and only placed her name on it? If so then why are the guards working for him. Why where the guards afraid of him? Spinning into the alleyway as she again slipped into a windowsill so then she could not be seen. Watching his movements. Looking for a weakness as her other hand went for another dagger. They where gone. It seamed she had used them all already. “d**n it.” Knowing now that she had to go. Had to leave. Leaping down from the roof top as she already started her way to the forest. Not running and not really walking. Just staying with in the shadows.

Soon she reached the forest as she called out softly. “Anyone here?” Looking up to the sky she could see that it would be daylight. But what did that matter to her? Then as she looked up she could see a faint person in the tree tops. It was the women from the alleyway. Already rushing to her as she grasped a hold of a low branch pulling herself up and making her way to her. “Did it go all the way in?” she asked when she reached her. She knew a thing or two about healing when she in fact healed herself all the time. The sun started coming up. An the sky flooded the place with rain. At lest that will cover up my tracks. “Well this is one way to start a morning.”

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Jud saw the fire girl come running behind the guard, and off to his left heard someone yell, "GO BACK." Jud realizing that there was probably nothing he could do there. Sliding to a stop he turned tail and ran, hopefully before anyone with a crossbow got off a shoot at him.

He ran too the forest, and when he got there stopped in the shadows to catch his breathe. As he wandered further in he thought he heard someone ask if anyone was there. Well, time to find out what this is all about. "I am," Jud said.

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Arminas looked as the woman ran off in a different direction, and cursed under his breath. Nothing was going the way he wanted today. A pity... but then, he could improvise. A crossbow bolt flew at him, and he moved just enough that it missed his face and slammed into the wall near him. He could hear more being fired, and it was all the motivation he needed to forget the woman for now and run. The way she had gone was blocked, so he was forced to turn down yet another alley, where he ran into a dead end.
"Wonderful."
There was a sound of footsteps behind him, and he turned, stringing another arrow, though he stopped, and seemed to listen for a moment. He sighed, then nodded.
"Well at least you found her... I'll be right there."

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Minutes later:

A hawk flew down and landed on the branch near andimia, it's piercing gaze examining her, then it tilted its head and looked toward rose. It examined her too, and called out to something, then flew off as Arminas landed on the branch next to Rose.
"Hello again. Mind seeing if you cant find the others while I tend to the wounded?"
His bow was across his back, the string along his chest to hold it there, and he jumped up, caught a branch and swung, landing on a branch just below Andimia. He stuck a hand in his pocket, and pulled out a handful of what looked like a sort of moss, which he offered to her.
'Will help with the bleeding and the pain. You need help, or can you do it yourself?"

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#45

"They never go the easy way, they always have to run." he sighed and ran after Jud, he was led into a thick forest. He looked around, his coal black eyes scanning everything, he knew how to hunt, but luckily someone wasn't smart enough to keep quiet.

"I am," someone said in the brush. He turned toward the area the voice came from.

"Come out, I just want to talk." He aimed his crossbow towards where the voice had come from.

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#46

From behind him Jud heard someone say, "Come out, I just want to talk."

"Sure," Jud said as he dropped his bag. "I'm sure you just wanna talk, and will this be before or after you try to kill me?"

Jud drew his sword and dropped down into a low fighting pose. He talked as he backed up to the small lake, "You know what? How about you come to me. I mean, I love talking, almost as much as I love disemboweling people who think that I's stupid. Or, at least stupid enough to fall for that one."

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Andimia waited untill she heard somebody comming towards her. With her hand on her dagger she waited, then she saw the snake woman. Roselyn called out and Andi waved from her perch. The snake woman ran up and climbed the tree. "Yes, The arrow head is buried fully." The half elf frowned. She heard another peroson out in the forest and then a hawk landed next to her in the tree. Suddenly the rude man was there in the tree with them. Ok, maybe he's not so rude. Andi thought as she looked around, she didn't hear him approach, he just seemed to have fallen out of the sky. Then she heard another voice out in the forest.
"Come out, I just want to talk." It was the dark man from the alley.
"We can worry about me later." Andimia growled as she effortlessly climbed down the tree, even with the pain shooting through her, though she didn't use her right hand at all, she kept it close to her accross her stomach as moving it felt awful. She pulled a dagger as she hit the forest floor and took off towards the other two just as the other man reciprocated the threat.

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Nai had gotten lost twice. She had finally managed to find her way out of town, and into the surrounding forest. "All I want to do is have a quiet drink, and someone's gotta go set the place on fire!" She wasn't paying much attention to where she was going, just wandering. She'd get out of the forest and get to a new town eventually. "Maybe the next town won't have so damned many guards..." Suddenly, her foot slipped on wet leaves and shot out from under her, sending her sprawling. She had been going down a hill when she slipped, and she tumbled the rest of the way down. Fortunately, her fall was broken by the black-clad man she crashed into.

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She looks up as soon as she heard another voce saying  I am. Smiling softly to herself. It seamed so far that they all got out of there safely. Or so she thought in till she heard the words. Come out I just want to talk. She lightly touched the blood eyed mans shoulder and pointed to herself. Her fingers making the motion that she was going to walk toward the voices but for him to cover her incase she needed it. Then she leaped down from the tree tops and grasps the womens arm making hand motions that she needed two of her daggers. With that she grabbed two and leaped back into the tree tops.

She hoped the women would understand that she needed to take a few of her daggers. She smiled as she lifted herself into another branch. Climbing her way up higher in till it would be easy for her to jump from tree to tree. First roof tops now trees? With that she made her way round the two. Her eye set on the man. As soon as she had him in an easy shot place she called out to him.  I would like to thank you for being easy to catch an now ask that you place down your crossbow. We have you at ever point so no need for us to move. State your calling an be off with you. She smiled softly.  Or you can not bore us to death and just be off. Either way your going to put down the crossbow. She almost yelled the word crossbow both times so the other would understand what he had.

Then a women seamed to come crashing down an that was all that she needed.  Grand she whispers to herself. Where was that blue eyed man when she needed him?

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Andi heard the snake woman jump out of the tree behind her and felt a hand grip her good arm. The half-elf resisted her natural instinct to attack. She snake woman then flailed her hands around a bit and Andi cocked her head to the side. When she grabbed two of Andimia's daggers the half-elf glared with deadly eyes but figured it was best not to cross her. An enemy of my enemy... Andi reminded herself. She then heard a loud crashing through the forest and saw Nai tumbling down the hill. Andimia peeked out from behind a tree to watch the inevitable collision. Andi almost fell over trying to stifle a laugh.

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"Hey -"
As the wounded woman left, he shook his head a little. Stubborn... Ah, well, was her arm. And this was his forest... the guards would not fare well here. He followed the women, and stood on a branch just above them both, pulling his bow off his back and drawing back another arrow, just in case. Was certainly turning out to be an odd day, he felt... and it got even odder as yet another woman came crashing through the forest, and hit the guard captain. Arminas had to try very very hard not to burst out laughing, but he did snicker a little bit as he adjusted his aim to keep it on the black clad guard
"This is just getting better and better, seriously."
He heard a wolf howl in the didtance, and then he shook his head a little. No, I've got this covered, no need for you to bring the pack. Things are working out okay, just a little odd. Almost funny.

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She smiled softly and looked above her head. There he was. Snickering about the fire and ice women. She herself had to let a smile creep upon her lips but nothing more. How long has it been when she last snickered or laughed about anything?

When she was around her sisters, Ama had got stuck in a tree and cried and cried out for her to save her from a lizard. She could see it play out before her like as if it was just the other day. Maria climbed up the tree and cut off the lizards head with her new dagger. Then Lilla she said that the lizard was her best friend and Maria was a murder. She shacks her head as she had to stay on the ground as all the girls came around her and started crying. It was asking to much of her to not laugh at the situation she was in. Lilla on the ground holding onto the lizard crying. Ama still stuck in the tree reaching her arm out for her to help her down. Maria crossing her little arms all mad saying Lilla should be more fateful to her sisters. It was funny how little girls where. How old where they back then? She could not even remember. All she remembered was teaching Ama how to clime in and out of a tree. Showing Maria how to hold her temper and teaching Lilla about life and death. Lilla on the other hand would not be comforted. So even she had learned something that day. When your little sisterâ€™s best friend is a lizard and the lizard dies. Just have a funereal.

She almost did laugh then but she had to think about what was happening around them. She could not daze off into the past once more.

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Jud heard the snake lady talking to someone, probably the guy that just yelled at him. Then he heard a dull thump, the sound of someone hitting the ground and he ran forward. What he saw almost caused him to fall over laughing. In front of him the Capt of the guard was all tangled up with one of the other people at the taven. It looked like whe had just rolled down a hill.

Looking around him Jud saw the branches of the trees were full of people with arrows, or knives, readied and pointed at the poor guard. Leaning on his sword Jud asked, "My, do you need any help there. Or do you just wanna talk from the ground, all wrapped up with her?" Jud laughed as he walked forward and offered his hand to the girl.

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#54

This was testing the man in black's patience. But the woman was all he needed. He grabbed the woman that had just collided with him by the hair and pulled her up. He let the knife hidden in his sleeve slide into his and and he put it tightly to the woman's throat. He pointed his crossbow at Jud who was now at point-blank range.

"Anyone move and they both die!"

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"Captain, I really don't think you understand the position in which you find yourself. This isn't the town anymore, you are all alone, because believe you me, your guards didn't make it into the forests."
Some very angry bears and a pack of wolves had handled the few that dared to make an effort at it.
"The forest has granted these people sanctuary, you, however, are not welcome. I do suggest you leave, and soon, or you find out what it means to have the very ground on which you stand reject your presence."
True to his word, the atmosphere had become very hostile. Trees that once simply stood seemed to loom ominously, and the moonlight that once lit the area faded behind a cloud. Shapes moved in the darkness, and there was a low growl from somewhere unseen. Arminas kept his arrow drawn back just to the base of his ear, expression light, but his eyes were slightly narrowed. This was his home... he didn't like people like this in it, and he could feel that his forest agreed... this had gone quite far enough. He felt something, too, at the edge of his mind, that made him smile a little. So the woman the dark captain held hostage was not exactly your average lady either... if he tried to cut her he might have a surprise on his hands...
"One more thing - hasn't anyone ever told you not to shoot a crossbow one handed? You made the same mistake when you aimed at me, and, well, you see how effective it was. Besides, you think you can do it? I don't have to move to kill you... I just have to release the pressure on this bowstring, just a little bit, to send this arrow straight through your head..."

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Slowly she stood. â€œ Caption I just want to know one thing. Why and for what reason are you after us?â€ Her hair wiped into the wind that seamed to be coming from all around. Picking up speed. Her ocean blue eyes where not taken off of the dark clothed man but she could tell that the man with the blue eyes had something like herself. Just who was he? How many of times had she asked herself that question to herself? How many times that night alone? She was not used to being around so many other people at the same time.

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The man in black smiled and loosened his grip on the woman. He shoved her away and put his hand into his cloak. He pulled out a butterfly charm.

"Does this look familar? My associates have your sister. They have something each of you hold dear. Go up to that house now, without harming me, and they will be spared." He smirked then ran faster than humanly possible and jumps into the lake and disappears under the water. After a long time, he still does not resurface.

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She looked onto the charm her ocean blue eyes now ice cold as she leaped down from the tree tops. Not even bothering to grab onto a branch to soften her fall. Rolling down upon the dirt as she then picked herself back up again. She had not spoken a word but her anger was clear as daylight. Jet-black hair slashing into the air as she picked up her speed. Daggers in hand as she knew that they had her youngest sister, Ama. That only angered her more with knowing how hard she had worked so then they could never find her sisters. Had they found them all or only Ama?

But the man was gone before she could take a hold of him. Tears wished to run down her cheeks but she would not let them as she slowly walked back to where the charm laid upon the grassy ground. Her shoulders dared to bulk under as she felt the world close in around her. Her finger tips lightly touch it and she pulled out her own charm around her neck. It was a rose that looped into the butterfly. Yes it was indeed her youngest sisters charm she had made for her. She looked up onto the rest of the people around her. What he saidwas true about my sister. I know not have what they have of yours but if it is as dear to you. As my sister is to me. Then we move at nightfall. If not leave now.

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He narrowed his eyes further, and let an arrow fly, but it stuck in the ground, and he shook his head, then lay a hand on the tree he was standing on, frowning.
"Not worth it, you say...? Sometimes even I dont understand you..."
Arminas shook his head a little, and dropped to the ground, looking around a little bit. The man had gone... he looked over to the snake lady, and put a hand on her shoulder. Something dear to him...? What could they possibly have of his? He had no posessions but what he carried, and none of the forest creatures had cried for help, nothing happened in the forest without the knowledge of the trees... so it wasnt a kidnapping, like with the snake lady. That left only the forest itself... no one could hold an entire forest hostage... could they? He patted her shoulder, and sighed, before looking about for a moment.
"Now may not be best. At least one of our number is wounded."
He put his bowstave on the ground and pressed it down, then pulled the string off and wrapped it around his hand before he put it in his pocket.
"I am sorry about your sister... wow, I dont know what to call you. For anyone who is wondering, my name is Arminas. Perhaps we should all introduce ourselves?"
He walked over to the wounded lady and knelt, taking the moss back out.
"Really now, this arrow needs to come out. No more running about and bleeding."

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"Jud, of the..." Jud paused as if to compose himslef. "Jud of the Sword"

"I only wish that he had what I hold dear waiting for me up in that house. Vengence is hard to get against a dead man, and sense is even harder to get out of his death of opulence. But our gods obviously deemed that I no longer deserved what I had, and took it away from me, as our laws commanded. For these past years I have been wandering the world, as an exile. Though I know my family, and my tribe, would gladly welcome me back."

"But anyway. (to Nai) Did the fall hurt you? Or maybe even landing on our rude, stubborn friend?"

(OOC: I stab meself in stomach for apperent cliche-ness of it, but would like to mention that there is more depth to it than that.)

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Nai brushed herself off. "I'm fine. A little bruised maybe, shaken up. I don't like that guy. I'm Nai, by the way." She frowned. "Whoever he was, he had to have been lying. I don't have anything." She was quiet for a moment. "At least, anything I can remember. You don't think..." She shook her head. "No, that's silly."

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Having nothing to do to keep her mind off of other matters she started to pace. â€œ I know what they have of mine. Naiâ€¦what do you think is silly. There must be something that links us all or they would not want us. If we could just find out why they want us and what for maybe we can get to it an get what belongs to us back.â€ Looking from one person to the other. Knowing that now she would have to share her story. â€œThe reason why they would want me is for many of reasons.â€

She started by telling them her life before any war. Her sisters being born. Then how each of them seamed to be able to have some sort of abilities and how each ability seamed to grow as they got older. Then she told them about the rads upon her village for they where always after one thing. She and her sisters. How her mother and father where always on the move and tried to keep them from knowing that they where different. Then she told them about the fire and how the men tried to find them still. The reason unknown to them. How her mother and father died that night.

â€œ An so I took each of my sisters and made them charms. If they where ever in trouble I would know by the charm. An when that sister passed away the one who found them would where it in honor of them. I also spread my sisters in many parts of the world to where they could live as ladies. I tried to keep the guards on me. But it seamsâ€¦it seams I have not dun my job as well as I should have.â€ With that she had ended her story. But she looked them all in the eyes to see what they thought. â€œ Trust me...if they could get my sister than they can do anything. Please keep that in mind.â€

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Nai shrugged. "I was just wondering if they've got my past up there. I can't really remember much beyond five or six years ago. I don't know why they want me, unless it's because I tend to irritate people, and some of them technically have a claim on me. But I can't imagine why they'd go to all of this trouble over one little escaped slave. I mean, yes, I can use a sword very well, but I'm not the best there is. But I just can't do anything else." She thought for a minute, then smiled. "But I have to be somewhere, and they've made me mad. Besides..." She frowned slightly. "I can't stand people who treat other people like possessions. So I'll come with you and help you get your sister back."

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"Well i know what they have of mine" came a sharp but sweet voice from the darkness. Raven glided smoothly out of the tree's and into the moonlight. "Don't worry i'm dangerous but i won't hurt any of you" Raven looked round the clearing at the many people crowded around "The names Raven by the way" she pulled her hood of her cloak down and gazed into the sky yawning "And i know why there after me as well" Raven smiled sweetly. She leaned against a large oak tree and crossed her arm's over her chest. She looked deeply at the snake girl "sorry i was so rude just to well disappear like that i should really of helped but one of the Bastards stole my sword so i had to get it back. and i'm sorry to hear of your sister. I know what it's like to have a sister taken away from you." Raven looked evily at the river where the man had jumped into. "well what are we going to do then to sort this mess out. My vote is to kill them all it shouldn't be hard, by the seems of it we are all pretty special don't you think?" Raven stopped and smiled nastily like she usally did.

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"Aye, you're right it shouldn't be very hard. Of course this is also coming from the lady that let her sword be stolen from her very own hands. Special is right. We have the Elf over there, who's special in that she got shot in the leg instead of her face, Nai here who has the special powers of only getting burned in the middle of her chest and landing on people, and Arminas, who I don't know, maybe can communicate with the animals in the forest. A real special bunch if you ask me."

"Not that I'm against helping you get back your family. It seems to me that our specialness doesn't garantee that'll we'll get out of this quickly."

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"Ouch, watch it." Andimia winced as he pulled the moss away. It has started to stick to the drying blood. "Just pull it out we have much more important things to worry about now." She looked at the ground trying to think of one thing important to her.

A little half-elven girl ran around the large open house with a flimsy bow and arrow, shooting sticks out the windows at the chickens outside. "Gotcha!" she would yell as she shot them. Up in the rafters, sitting upon a beam, Andimia read as she always did, the window which shed light from so high up was her favorite reading spot and best of all, her sister couldn't reach her and bug her.
"You should wait untill the arrow hits before you tell them you got them, instead of warning them that you're shooting." she called down to her sister, not lifting her eyes from her book. Andimia suddenly heard commotion outside but didn't pay it anymind untill she heard the most blood-curtling bellow. Startled, Andi dropped her book as she regained her balence. It fell down into the kitchen, landing on the oak table but she didn't notice, her face was against the window. From the village plumed black smoke. Houses burned in the distance, she could see the orcs comming, chasing her father and the remaining villagers. He rallied his people to defend the house but the orcs did not attack them. They halted and a man in red and black robes stepped out from amongst their ranks. He had the most chilling grin upon his face. She watched as they argued for a quick moment before the man shot her father with a bolt of blue light. He fell to his knees in pain. The Wizard then nodded to an orc who stepped forward and removed her fathers head from his body. Andimia's eyes widened, she couldn't move as she watched the orc pick up her father's head by the hair and put it in a bag. They slaughtered the remaining villagers with ease and made their way for the house. Andi looked down around the house frantically her mother was in the kitchen staring out the front window, her slight elven form shaking violently. Andimia started climbing towards the loft. "MOM! AMITH! OUT THE BACK WINDOW TO THE FOREST!" but her mother didn't move. The orcs knocked down the door and her mother snapped out of it, rushing to the wall where various swords hung she drew her own, the one she hadn't wielded since the war.
"Girls, Go now!" she called back as she cut into one orc and then another, but more kept pouring through the door. The little black-hair girl had just made it to the back window when her mother cried out in pain. A blood curtling scream came from the healthy lungs of the child. Andimia kept climbing through the tangle of beams that supported the large house. The orcs had grabbed her sister and now had turned for her. Andi froze on the beam, but saw as they took her mother's head out of the corner of her eye and lifted her necklace from her cold neck. An orc lunged for her and Andi scrambled back out onto a rafter. The wizard looked up into the rafters at the frightned girl with his cold glare, a face she would never forget.
"Burn it." he said flatly.

Andimia shook her head to rid herself of the old memories. Looking at Judd she pointed to the arrow in her shoulder.
"Does this look like a leg wound?" She grinned a bit but it was more of a half wince. "Please, somebody just pull this d**n thing out. Oh, by the way, my name is Andimia."

[edit: fixed grammer and punctuation]

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"I didn't get burned. I haven't gotten burned since... well, forever. And the falling was an accident. I already said, I'm not special." Nai leaned over to Andimia, grabbed the arrow, and yanked it out. "There. But like I said, I'm a pretty good fighter. That should count for something."

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((occ: Raven its daylight right now just for you to know))

She nodded as she lessoned to the others. â€œ Nai they might have been the ones to have taken you memory. You never know. But what we need to know is how many of them are there and how they work. Who they work for and just what do they want more than anything.â€ Then she looked at Jud. â€œ I seamed to not get named in your list of things we can do. Jud you would not leave me out of your fun game would you?â€ Then she looked over to Raven. â€œ Glad you could join us. As you might have guessed I already know your name. Mind sharing what it is you think they have an why they would want you?â€ She watched the girls as Nai seamed to have a mind of her own by pulling out the arrow. It was about time. Still on she paced. Why did it have to be Ama? If it was Maria she might not have to worry as much.

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Andimia didn't notice Nai moving towards her untill she felt the tug at her shoulder. Her arm felt like it was on fire, the pain spread through her entire body, up and down her arm to the tips of her toes. She didn't even notice she was screaming at first. Andimia fell to her knees clutching her shoulder. She swore in a constant string for at least three if not five minutes streight. She jumped to her feet and was pacing and swearing. Then with a flail of her good arm she shouted one last curse to the sky at the top of her lungs. She turned to Nai.
"Thank you." grabbed the moss from Arminas and shoved it into the bleeding wound. She walked over and sat down at a nearby tree her back leaning against its trunk, all of the color removed from her face. "Finally." she huffed.

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Raven looked menacinly at Jud "Well obviously you haven't got a clue" she stopped there not wanting to be insulting even though she knew she already had been. Raven turned and looked at the snake girl (still don't know her name) "well i suppose if you really want to know about my past not that it's very intresting" Raven began to talk words falling out of her mouth as if she had said them thousand times and more. "Well first of all there was the lord Berkemp i killed him that was where it all started and then it was the black mage Kie, i was ordered to dispose of him and then i came here for my last job got it done and well here we are. In many citys i am on the wanted list and well in many city's they fear me. I can't see why!" she said thoughtfully looking at the tree opposite. "and if you don't mind i would rather not share what they have of mine" Raven grasped something in her pocket and twiddled it between her middle and fore-finger "And if you don't mind Jud" She said his name with as much displeasure as she could achieve. "If someone comes up behind you while you are trying to fight of three others then it is kind of hard to really keep a hold of your things and it wasn't outta my hand. It had been knocked onto the floor which i had already killed the guard who done that and then that skank knicked it from there and ran. So obviously i had to follow him, but i had to keep in the shadows! My specialty. Of course the fool stopped running to get a drink at this here stream well the fool got what he deserved that all i can say" Raven stopped and glared nastily at Jud "and hark who's talking the person who ran towards where everyone was running away from. Don't think i didn't see that. I saw everything and at least i done my bit"

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OOC: Jeez, don't wait up for me, haha... sorry, I cant post now, I'll do it as soon as I get back from school today, promise

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"OH!" Bowing deeply Jud went on, "I'm sorry if I insulted your fragile honor oh Great Lad Merc. My intentions were merely to point out that with mottley crew it's not gonna be as much of a wlak in the park as one would think. I knows that it'll be hard for you to ever accept the opinion of a barbarian, especially one as decorated as I So, either startle us with a plan of sheer brilliance, or stop being so optimistic. There is nothing as deadly as underestimating your opponents, or letting them over estimate you." As he says this last bit he smiles, showing that all his front teeth have been filed down into points.

"And Nai, if you didn't get burned,... Well, what's that spot of burnt cloth on you chest? It's reather large, and one could only assume that if you got hit with something that big, on fire, you'd get burned yourself. And you're sure you couldn't have possible hit it and been burned, just you aren't feeling it? I know that can happen, a friend of mine had an arrow get lodged in his arm once, didn't even notice it till we were done and some of the guys started making fun of him."

To Rose, "Im sorry that I didn't include you in my little game. I can now of course, but only if you tell me your name. When we first meet I don't think you introduced yourself, and besides, the power to run out of ammunition is nowhere near as interesting as some of these wonders that our friends here have done."

"Arminas, you're familar with this forest and the surrounding countryside, right? Why don't you fill us in on how the land lies between here and that shack he was talking about? Maybe any secret passages, or... Do any of you know a demon we can sell our sould to? I'm sure we can get this done real quick like that."

Re: In the moon light

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Raven looked at Jud in mock sympathy "Ah my boy you know nothing of the power around you, and you know nothing of my power." with a blink of an eye Raven was gone Jud will hear a voice in his ear "And maybe it is you who is underestimating this group. Take a look around we have a young lady who appears to be able to control snakes, another who can heal with fire, myself who can disappear as quick as a flash and reappear somewhere else, Nai who is a good fighter think of all this power put together. Everyone pulling in. What you do not understand is that these people were brought together for a reason. Together they could destroy the world if they wished why do you think they are after us all." The voice faded and Raven appered in the same spot as she had been not long ago. "look at what is here jud power held within a stepping distance. if we help each other then yes this should be easy i am not saying that there will not be wounded there will be."Raven looked round the clearing at the listening faces "All of you have a power inside it's just that you haven't found it yet, some of you are oblivious to your power untill you get angry or hurt and it all comes out like a tidal wave of fury and power. I myself have learnt to control my power. as i can see has our snake charmer here. and our fire and ice lady. we are all powerful in diffrent way's." Raven turned her back on the others quickly and looked between the tree's. there was a small ball of light floating towards the pack. Raven caught it in her hand and held it out for everyone to see "This light let it be all of your guide. Let it help you find your way back if things go wrong." Raven wispered into her hand and then threw the light into the air where a blinding flash covered the clearing. the group will find that they all have diffrent bits of Jewellery in there bags or pockets, they do not need to wear it as long as they keep it close. "these things will protect you if nothing else will. they will guide you through the darkest times and through the hardest times. and they will never leave you. Stay safe one and all" With that said Raven disappered. she reappered somewhere not far away in a tree where the others couldn't see her but she could see and hear them.

OOC: by the way this isn't a mark that i'm leaving it's just that Raven likes her space and she may do that from time to time. If you don't want the jellery you don't have to keep it but it will help keep us all in contact and helps show that one of us is in trouble so we can help. and if any of us get seperated then it will be able to either guide you to the group or guide the group to you. the only thing that can destroy these things is if you are struck by a silver headed arrow. If you think it is a stupid idea say and i will revise my post.

Re: In the moon light

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((Ooc: I love your post Raven it’s a keeper. Btw Jud nice post! Also if you guys don’t mind could you please separate your posts by paragraphs its easier for me to read if you do not mind!))

She shacks her head soft still muttering to herself. “ This is going to be a long day. My name is Roselyn but you might as well call me Snake.” Looking over to Raven and nodded some. There was no need for her to tell of what they have of hers. Sooner or later they would know when they get into that d**ned house on the hill. She inclined her head to the women named Raven. She indeed had at lest seen what little bit she could do. She had not told them all about her sisters. What they where and each of there powers. She was not only a snake charmer. She along with her sisters where much more…more than even she herself knew. She took out her own charm only to find it was a likeness of cobra.

The wind blowing softly as she looked onto the others. “Raven is right anyone who want to control the world would only need us. That is why we must work together to bet this thing. So then we can control this thing. “Lifting up her head as she made herself stand still. “ Jud both you can Raven are right. We must not underestimate them but we also need to not underestimate ourselves as well.” She smiled softly. “If they want us we are going to make them work for what they want.”

Looking back at the village her smile still upon her lips. “One of you need to find that barkeeper he may know more than what he told before. Also we are going to need food among other things. Each of us needs to do what we do best.” Again she started to pace. “We need to split into groups of two. Each of us get what he or she needs and then meet back here to fill each other in with information and work on our skills. We need a plan but we can only form one when we know all the information. Not only that but we need to be on voce. If one of us disagrees we do not move in till we are moving as one. If we work alone then we are more likely to fail. But if we work as one there are no telling what we can do. Agreed?”

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"We don't have to go in forcefully," Andi strained, her complexion pale. "We can slip in quietly, take the girl, and run. We'll have to scout out the building. How many guards, what their shift rotations are, the layout. It's very simple, I've done this many times."

Re: In the moon light

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Arminas sat against one of the trees while the others babbled on, half paying attention to them, but most of him was dedicated to conversing with the forest. Finally, when they all seemed to have quieted for a moment, he spoke up.
"I don't know all of what's been taken, but there have been some odd comings and goings. Whoever has been doing this has done an exceptional job of keeping it quiet, likely there is an odd sort of magic behind it all. I don't like it, what could they possibly have of mine...?"
He shook his head, and stood up, then he looked towards the canopy for a moment before he looked back at all of them, and walked up beside Rose, slinging his bowstave over his shoulders. This whole situation was just wrong...how could the trees not have seen this? The house, he was familiar with, but he had never gone there, and he didn't know that any of the animals did either. Was sort of an unspoken thing that it was to be left alone, the trees there were cold and didn't talk much, he rarely bothered even to try.
"I suppose to be quite honest... there's no reason in me getting involved in al this. Still."
He looked at rose again for a moment. She had a sister that they had taken...? He had never had anything like a sister... though he knew of the closeness of the wolves, if one of their pack was lost it was always a terrible thing... they would be terribly sad for weeks. But wolves were practical creatures, they got over it because they needed to hunt. He could only imagine what it might be like for someone like her... He felt the jellery ((Whats a jellery?)) in his pocket, and looked down at it before he waved a little to Raven as she departed, before he looked back at the others, and then to Rose.
"But I'm not about to let the kind of... bullshit that these bastards are trying to pull happen. Until I'm proved otherwise, you all seem like decent enough people... I'll help. Anyone who wants, I'll show you the house tomorrow, I think theres been enough for one day. Or you can ask the trees about it, they know more than I do."
It never occured to him, even for a moment, that the others wouldnt be able to talk to the forest.
"For now, though, what are the groups going to be?"

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Raven I love your parlor tricks and mage-craft. And Arminas, how stupid of me, I shouldâ€™ve thought of that myself, talking to the trees! What a concept.

First, before we all go running off clueless, we need to figure out what we do have right now. Iâ€™ve got two days trail rations and a flask of water and a really bad temper. I was supposed to be out of here tonight. On to somewhere else, and what happens. This ***hole decides to attack that freaking bar.

Rose, Snake, and Raven both have mage-craft, and Arminas there might just be crazy enough to do it too. Andi, Iâ€™m guessing youâ€™re a thief from your comment. What kind; pick pocket, lock pick, con artist? Nai and I seem to be straight up fighters though.

Between us we have how many swords, three right? As long as we donâ€™t lose any I guess thatâ€™ll be fine. I really donâ€™t like the idea of having archers inside, to many ways to shot ourselves in the back. If it was just her sister that we needed to get out then Iâ€™d say we start a fire somewhere, and then have Rose and Andi sneak in to find the girl. Who ever goes into town is going to have to grab Rose some knives too.

If anyone wants Iâ€™m sure me and one of our less, principled, group members can extract all the information we want out of the barkeeper. Do you want us to bring him back afterwards, or just deal with him? Arminas, Iâ€™m sure you know this forest like the back of your hand, crazy or not, and can find us some food. I personally like more than just rabbit food, but weâ€™d need to cook that. And to cook we need a fire. Probably not a good thing, the town guards are probably searching for the crooks that set that place alight.

Iâ€™m with all of you wholly in this thing. They ruined my week, and I want their hides on my wall for it. Three goups of two sounds good, but when do we have to get back here? Whatever time it is, if one group isnâ€™t back promptly after that, everyone else needs to see if they can find them. When we split up weâ€™re making ourselves more vulnerable, and I donâ€™t know what these jelleries (jellery... can a put it on my toast?) define as â€˜hurt.â€™

Re: In the moon light

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(jewelry= jelleries)

She glared at Jud as she shacks her head. â€œYou know your getting on my every last...â€ She took a breath. â€œ Your not the only fighters here as I hope you know. Did I not just say I was an assassin? Do you even have a clue how hard my job is? I donâ€™t think you do.â€ She pushed back her feelings and shacks her head. â€œ Even if you donâ€™t know what they have of yours they have something so that means its not only my sister at stake but many other things or people. We donâ€™t know and thatâ€™s what we need to know. Arminas, you and I will go scout the house. Jud and Nai will go after the bar keeper keep him alive we might need him later. Raven and Andi you two are on weapons. All I need are daggers and as many as you can get. Lets get moving people I want this dun before daylight ends. Then we can rest up tonight. When the sun sets is when everyone needs to be back. If your not back then we will go out looking for you.â€

She looked on to the others to see if they disagreed with her. If so then she would work it out.

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He looked at Jud for a moment. What the hell was he being so sarcastic about? Then... the way the bastard acted the trees likely weren't interested in talking to him anyways, that seemed the best explaination for his odd behavior.
"Yeah, because your sarcasm is really going to help our situation, I deeply appreciate your input. And I have a shortsword as well."
Arminas patted the sheath at his side, and looked at the man for a moment, not menacingly, or angry, but very calm. He didn't get angry quite that quickly... but the man was treading an edge with him, at least, and it seemed rose didn't appreciate his comments either, which he understood fully. He was being derisive, and no one among them seemed in the mood...
"Don't worry about food, or getting lost. I'll handle both. And as crazy as Jud may think I am, if you do happen to get lost in the forest, even you-"
he looked at Jud here
"Follow the hawk. He'll lead you back here. You can trust me or not, call me crazy, but that's what will get you back here."
The man turned and walked a few paces away, but he stopped and tossed Andi the bag of moss.
"In case your wound begins to bleed again. Can always find more. Roselyn, or Snake, the house is this way."

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Nai shrugged. "I need to have words with the barkeep anyway. I've had rainwater that had a higher alchohol content and tasted better than the stuff he serves." She was busy examining the charred hole in her shirt. "That's... that's odd. When did that happen? You think I'd have noticed." She poked it again, then shrugged. "I guess I just missed it when I lifted the shirt yesterday. Doesn't matter." She started heading off, then stopped and turned around to look at Jud. "I don't know the path back to town."