[00:40] Jacob Berjis had not found what he was searching for. The girl, the one he lost to the Alar cheiftan. She was not here, nowhere in this pathetic little camp did he find anyone. Until he came across the tent. There they sat perched, quietly and he smiled. He pulled the hood closer, the mask down tight. His voice rough and gravelled "Tal. " He said coming in, closing the gap between them. His hands were hidden in his cloak, nestled within a small pocket.
[00:45] playmate Gothly had been sinking her bottom in the softness of the pillows and her back snuggled lazyly in the one behind her she comfortly relaxed in the warmth of the tent when suddenly a man appeared ...he didnt seem a friend but tall and scary hiding for some reason behind his mask and hood with a oice like thunder or so it seemed"Tal, Sir!" she answered back having shaken from her daydreams now
[00:47] Jada Hienke looked up from her work. She folded a corner on the page of her notebook, blew some air on the ink to dry it and nodded in the man's direction. He was a stranger, she had not seen him before and he was dressed differently from the outriders in the Laager. "Tal"she said in a measured voice, apprehensive of his presence.
[00:48] Jacob Berjis winced at the sound of her voice. It made him cringe. His eyes flitted towards the one who he thought was asleep. Though it meant nothing to him, merely two women. Smiling behind his mask, he nodded "I am lost and could not find my way back towards the boat. ashamed as I am to ask, but will you. " he pointed towards the girl on his right "show me the way?" Of course some banter would happen with her finding a way out, but he would insist upon it. All the while his hand fumbled with something in his pocket. Casual as his movements were.
[00:53] Jada Hienke drummed her fingers on her notebook. She returned the stare with equal force as he looked upon her, her head held high with the pride of a respected free woman. "Well sir.. as you might understand we are in no position to leave the Laager unaccompanied.. If you step out of the tent"she pointed to her right "over there.. you have a good look at the lay of the land.. the wagons that can bring you to a nearby river and a boat will be visible from there"
[00:55] playmate Gothly looked up to him and to Jada then not only wasse lazy but also she would know better than to just go with the stranger she coughed quietly and pushed herself from the loving pillows "Sir..." she started and patted on her skirt to position it right after it had been crumpled between her and the floor "i am sure you must be tired and may perhaps need some refreshments too .." she paused again and looked up to him even offering a smile though it was a small one "please do take a seat and rest ..and let me ofcourse bring you a drink to show you how the Alars welcome ther guests" she offered well..insisted more like and pointed slowly her hand towards the pillows behind him
[00:59] Jacob Berjis smiled a bit nodding his head "Surely i was not going to let you go unescorted. Simply if you would walk me to the gates. Your camp is .. " he paused watching as the other rose upwards and smoothed her dress "Confusting. " he began to then to formulate a plan. Quickly he assessed the situation and how this would work. It wouldn't take long if he could seperate them. One was easy, two was a well a little hassle. " I Am sure that is allowed within your camp? " he glanced back towards the girl "No refreshments. Thankyou, I must get back... "
[01:01] Jada Hienke looked at Games, trying to exchange a glance of understanding with her. Without any of the men present at this hour and the recent events she was all but at peace with the man's explanation "Sir... how would you have gotten in, if not through the gates. They are a short walk away down the hill and past the wagons in the direction of the western horizon"she said, with a smile that suggested his quest for directions would have been sufficiently assisted by them.
[01:07] playmate Gothly tilted her head trying to peek into his eyes atleast as only these were she able to see of him and too if she really tried "Oh Sir i insist!" she continued and the smile was starting to slowly fade from her lips "my Chief would never forgive me if id let an outrider such as yourself go without avig a taste of our hospitality" she said with a tone that was insisting same time as friendly ..she heard Jadas explaining and was surely relived of her help with the direcions
[01:10] Jacob Berjis nods slowly "Ah.. that is why I couldn't find it!" he exclaimed. Though his face was covered he shot a glare towards the woman on the pillows. " I had gone easterly.. " nodding "Then i shall take that refreshment. " He said sitting close to the one on the pillows. He glanced towards Games "I shall take paga if you have it and some meat. " He was pretending to be ravenous. His hand flicked open the small vial within the cloak's pocket. He dumped it lightly onto the towel that was there as well. Then closing the vial, all of this sight unsean, he grasped his hand upon the cloth. He waited, patiently, carefully waited "Thank your Chieftain then for his hospitality. "
[01:14] Jada Hienke felt a small victory. Something about the man's behavior warned her that they should be wary about him. At one moment he seemed in a hurry to get out.. and yet now he sat down for a drink of paga and some food too. Jada did not take her eyes of the man. She stared at his movements intently. He seemed to rummage around some underneath his cloak but perhaps he was adjusting his attire to be comfortable sitting down. Again she looked up at Games "where are the slaves when you need them hey.." she said, in attempt to lighten up the moment. Jada then looked straight at the man "Perhaps you would be so polite to introduce yourself. That way we could thank the Chieftain on your behalf"
[01:21] GlorenBronzebeard Munster taking his helmet off as he enters the tent he ties it to his shield and lets it hand down nodding to the man and to Games he places his hand on the crate "Heilsa"
[01:21] playmate Gothly huffed quietly ..she had hoped tat te man would go his way with the directions given to him ..naive hope that was ..."oh sure we should have paga right here, Sir" she said and moved behind him whre the wooden crates were she was in no mood to serve the stranger or any man to be exact so she agred with Jada on loud voice while making her way to the drink"oh so true!" she pushed aside the wooden lid and fiddled her fingers around the neck of the dusty bottle resting in the hay lifting it and passing it to the man..she was no slave so all the fancy vessels and pourings did not work "I sure will pass your...kind words too to my Chief, Sir!" she said and shrugged then seeing there was no meat around"seems i will have to go fetch your food from the wagon near"
[01:23] Jacob Berjis nodded to the man as he fell asleep on the pillow. A smile creased his lips as he looked to the girl "Seems fine. Fetch that for me. Thick slices.." He said encouraging her to move along. The woman to his right was now his attention and he spoke calmly and with ease "I am Everest. " He said not moving to unmask himself "I hail from Tharnock. I am searching a run away slave. " He said is voice unmarred by the deciet of his lies, nor unwavering in it's steady fervor. He glanced towards Games, checking to see if she had indeed made her way to fetch his meat.
[01:26] Jada Hienke felt uncomfortable with the man sitting so close to her. So she stood up from her seat and pretended to look for something behind the pillow on the opposite side of the tent. She stayed there, moving around the pillows, fluffing them up. Just to make sure that there was a distance between the man and her. Not only was it uncomfortable, it was inappropriate of the man to sit so close. Jada looked at him "Everest, from Tharnock.. "she nodded "what is the name and appearance of that runaway slave sir? We just had a woman here yesterday that seemed to be a slave on the run. If i'm not mistaken she was stripped and then sold to panthers in the woods not far from here"
[01:31] playmate Gothly swallowed what she could though her mouth was dry she didnt like the idea of old Gloren asleep like that...she knew too well that nothing could EVER wake him she didnt want to leave Jada alone with..Everest from Tharnock..or whoever the man was "oh yes thats right i rmember her!" she pretended to have a lot of interest and knowledge too before she turned but after taking few steps she theatricaly grabbed her head and sighed"ah Sir please do forgive me that i forgot but the meat ..the lst of it was used last night and new bosk has not yet been prepared..." she fiddled in te layers of her skirt ad pulled outa pouch she got earlier from Gloren holding it up for the man to grab if he so wished"i do have some jerky left though if you would like, Sir Everest" she offered and blinked her big brown eyes innocently
[01:33] Jacob Berjis chuckles softly and rose upwards "Didn't mean to make you uncomfortable lady. " He said. His hands were concealed and at this point, there was really nothing more to say. He looked to her and smiled "The girl's name was Tushy. " at that point he drew his sword and came into full swing. He would bring the flat down against Games', not wishing to damage her but then again, he wished to knock her out. He if attacked by Jada, would defend, but not go after her. The blade's pommel would be the driving force into the back of the girl's skull, hoping to knock her completely out.
[01:39] playmate Gothly could only yelp loudly on light voice that ecoed across the lands carried forward by the soft breeze she felt a blunt pain in the bck of her head and how her vision went blurry..blank at th end and she fell only stretching her arm out maybe to stop her from falling maybe for some other reason but she did..fall on the ground into the furs face down yet she managed to rip a piece from his clothing making it fall with her and res between her and the floor
[01:43] Jacob Berjis stopped for a moment, before glancing towards the woman near the table. He held up his hand, shaking his head "Do not.. " He simply said before crouching above Games. He withdrew three coils of rope. Hovering over her unconscious form. His hands gripped her legs, forcing them together. The rope slid over her ankles three times, then was pulled harshly. He finished the rope off with a secured knot before moving upwards. Her hands were thrust together, wrapped tightly with a second piece of the rope. Tightly knotted and tested, before he moved down to the third piece of coiled rope. He looped it between her bound ankles and bound wrists before pulling her arms upwards. The rope was tied off, she was hogtied and he rose upwards. He brought her body with his, thrusting her over his shoulder. A steeled glance was shifted towards the woman Jada "Everest of Tharnock gets what he wants." The fabric ripped from his cloak irritated him, but it was of no consequence, his mind was on other matters and that meant fleeing with the girl.
[01:45] Jada Hienke was about to shrug it off and mention that the woman had not mentioned her name. But then he drew his sword. The man brought it close to Games and knocked it against her head. Furious and frightened at the same time Jada stood there frozen, quickly calculating her options. As Games went down to the ground Jada cried out in anger "Do not take her!" she called out and drew her small knife that she kept strapped to her boot for domestic purposes. But right now it could serve her only means of saving Games. She jumped forward and pushed the blade through the man's cloak, aiming to hurt his arm. Her lack of force compared to his could be useless and perhaps fatal, but not another woman taken from them and degraded and maybe not even returned. Not if she could prevent it.
[01:48] Jacob Berjis felt the blade come across his arm, the small cutting knife pushed in between his armor and the shirt. He seethed, bring his sword arm back to slam against the woman's face. He would attempt then to push her backwards, over the crate and out of his way. He had no intentions of hurting her, but he did wish to take the one on the ground. Call it exchange for Kanda's insolence. He growled loudly and looked to her "Do not make me hurt you woman!" he seethed, his blade pointed towards her body. He then reached for his belt, pulling the coils of rope. He would kneel, his sword still trained upon her flesh, pointed right at her. If she had fallen over the crate, it would have made it so much easier for him.
[01:52] playmate Gothly kind of rested in haze her breath washing over the light furs making them sway in the movement of air coming from her nostrils she was dead there was no tension in her limbs and she heard or saw nothing around her
[01:54] Jada Hienke fell to her back, the man's elbow connecting violently with her nose. It felt as if it exploded in her face and immediately her hands snapped forwards to cover it and stop the bleeding. "Leave her!"she cried out, helpless against the weapon that was pointed straight at her. Her face must look a mess with a nose that felt as if it had broken and the blood that streamed out of it. It did not stop her eyes from shooting fire "If you seek some compensation for an imagined wrong doing then seek consultation with our Chieftain!"She called out at him furiously
[01:57] Jacob Berjis chuckled softly as he began then to bind the woman. It wasn't about compensation legally. It was about something to settle. The rope was placed around her ankles, looped four times, then pulled tightly. He began then to knot and pull. Once the rope was tight against her flesh, he moved upwards, towards her arms. The arms would be placed behind her back and then looped together, pulled tightly and knotted. She would be bound finally upon the ground and the last coil would be placed in between the binds to hogtie her. He glanced upwards, shaking his head "Your Chieftain.." He spat in his gravelly voice. "He will have to deal with Everest of Tharnock. " He hadn't mentioned Kanda's name openly, but this could be relative to the situation from yesterday. Rising up, he grabbed the girl and began to turn towards the exit.
[01:58] Archon Miles sat up having fallen asleep at the furs of the game house, his new obsession with the game of Kaissa having drawn him here. He blinked momentarily to see a man unfamiliar to him holding a sword above a woman he'd seen in the camp before. He blinked a few times, hand trailing to his sword, "Uh..mm wow, call it early but I think you might've caught me before I've had my black wine. Could this wait until I get a drink, or shall I show you why you don't barge in during my mornings?" His sword draws quickly from the sheath as he stands.
[02:00] Jacob Berjis watched as the man arose sword drawn. A shake of his head and the girl was placed upon the pillows. He showed a bit of tenderness, though, it wasn't much. His chin raised and steel was now pointed in the direction of the man "I think that you should stay out of this.. "
[02:01] Jacob Berjis didn't wait and began to run.
[02:01] Archon Miles smirked and shook his head, "You know that's not exactly what I wanted to hear. Maybe, sure pal... if you get your caffine in we can have a friendly straight fight... Stay out of this, all threatening like... not going to win alot of friends that way."
[02:03] Zukuto Destiny blinked as her companion ran after the man who ran off. She turned her attention now to the woman who was laying on the floor. Pushing the curtain aside she moved to the lady's side. "Are you alright?
[02:03] Jada Hienke tried to sit upright and when she did her vision exploded into a million stars and darkness. She gasped in pain but found a way to grab for the man's cloak. She pulled hard on it in an attempt to pull it off his shoulders, to gain at least some evidence of the man's malicious visit to the Laager. Luckily an outrider had woken now. Jada leaned back, holding the man's cloak in a tight grip if she had succeeded in taking it off his shoulders "He threatens to take Games!" she explained furiously and tended to her still bleeding nose with the sleeve of her shirt.
[02:06] playmate Gothly started slowly to come back to the light her head was hurting like hell if that existed she opened her eyes slowly ettng the light to her brain and that hurt her even more "uh...what...where ..." she mumbled as an answer or ...questimore like to the soft female voice
[02:07] Zukuto Destiny shook her head a few times as she noticed the woman was in bindings. She had arrived late to the scene so didn't know much other then the man with the red cloak had a sword drawn when she arrived. Bending down she began to fumble with the binds around her to get her up. "I don't know what happened Lady, but perhaps the woman standing in the corner can fill you in." She smiled softly as she reached into her boot after getting tired of fumbling with the ripes. She pulled a small dagger from it and began cutting away at the binds, slicing through them easily while being careful not to cut the woman.
[02:12] Jada Hienke tried to scramble up to her feet, her face felt like it had turned into a bloody mess. Carefully she felt at her nose, but the lightest touch made her cringe "Broken.." she said in a heavy nasal tone. "He got away... and without you... which is.. good" Her heartbeat was returning to a calmer pace now that she realised the man had not succeeded in taking Games along with him. "I need to go find something to stop this nose from bleeding.. " Jada kept her head slightly tilted back but turned her eyes to Games "Are you feeling alright?"
[02:13] playmate Gothly moans in uncomfort and he rweak palms ret on the fur floor to start and push her up her carelessly braided hair falling towards the floor and to her grimacing face she manages to get up"whats this.." she asked and pinched a piece of mans clothing between her fingers"thank ou !" she said to th woman that cut her binds "im fine Jad thank you ..but you seem like you need some help!"
[02:16] Zukuto Destiny smiles and nods "Any time, I'm just glad that you were not harmed." She looked back towards the other woman. "Aye we need to get that nose looked at right away, is there a green near by?"
[02:22] Jada Hienke shrugged. She had started to calm down and the pain settled into an annoying background buzz. Her shirt was ruined but at least the bleeding was slowing down. with her nose full of clotted blood she managed a grin "Well.. I'm not sure how but we succeeded.... who was that man... who was he?!" Jada looked at her sleeve again "And yeah.. I think I might need some cleaning up"
[02:25] Zukuto Destiny looking between the two of them she only shrugged. She'd never seen that man before. "I wish I knew lady, but I am not from these lands. My companion and I offten come here to play Kaisa, but that is all." She turned her attention back to the lady she had helped up. "Perhaps you know him?"
[02:28] Jada Hienke looked at the unknown woman and indeed, she had seen the other man here before be it not frequently "I cannot say I am familiar with his name" she said and attempted a smile "But many thanks for both your arrival.. It might have been what saved Games today.." Today.. today. If the man was set on completing his plan, he would be back and would find other ways to get what he want. The laager could feel incredibly unprotected at times.
[02:30] playmate Gothly agreed with Jada and nodded offering a smile even afterall it was her presence that saved her fatty from being taken to some odd place...it had happened to her before and no she did not like it nor did she want it to happen to her again "Thank You so much for being in right place rigt time!" she said
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