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Post by Auriga on Feb 26, 2007 20:13:08 GMT -5
It was foggy as always. Sarah was starting to get real sick of it. She had been on the road for days and had not seen the sun in awhile because of all the darn fog. Besides, that it was hard to see and she didn't know if she was close to Fein or not. She continued walking down the road. She heard a rustle of leaves behind her and her body tensed. She heard it again but this time in front of her. She cursed and brought out a dagger. She couldn't see so she couldn't use her bow. Now she heard rustling all around her but saw nobody so she did the only logical thing. She ran. Tree branches hit her as she ran through looking for a spot to hide or fight at. She looked behind her and saw a black blur that went behind a group of trees. She turned forward and suddenly found herself on the ground. She groaned and heard someone else groan. She got up into a crossed legged position and realized she tripped over a sleeping man. "I'm so sorry!" she said getting up and then pulling him up. He had red hair and glasses. She started patting dirt off him but he put a hand up to stop her "It's alright. I'm sure you didn't do it on purpose and I'm not hurt." he said looking at her for the first time. He noticed a cut on her face and a rip in her pants by her knee revealing a couple of cuts. "But it seems you are. I'm a healer let me take care of those cuts and you can tell me why you were running. Oh by the way I'm Cordon Mill" he said getting out some herbs and bandages from his bag. She nodded and sat down. She extended her knee so he could get to it better and stayed still. She had heard of him and people said he was the best of the best. "I'm Sarah Cornel and thank you for this," she said wincing as he cleaned her cuts on the knee "I was being followed and I feared of an attack. It would have been hard to fight in these woods especially with this fog." she added as he put a bandage on her knee. He grinned " Then you ran into me and when I say this I mean literally." he said tending to the cut on her face. She smiled and nodded her head. "So are you heading to Fein?" she asked getting up. He nodded "We are quite close actually. Maybe a hour or so away. I say if you are being followed it would be better that you have someone with you. Since we are going to the same place I might as well be with you." he said smiling. "Sure and once we get to Fein I can repay you by at least getting you some food or something." she said handing him a wad of bandages to put into his bag. He got up and motioned his head for her to start walking. On their way to Fern they talked about what they did and somethings they liked to do. Conner Reigh stepped out of the shadows watching them go. He was an assassin most of the time and now he was mad since his target got away. Even worst she had a powerful mage with her and was now heading to a town. He would have to work hard for this one. He stepped back blending into the shadows.
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Post by Rand on Feb 26, 2007 20:15:32 GMT -5
(xD It's Fein...unless you're talking about somewhere....else...)
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Post by Rand on Feb 26, 2007 20:22:41 GMT -5
Brushing the brown-black hair out of his eyes, Leon peered through the fog. He thought that he heard voices, but wasn't sure. Using air magic, he blasted the fog away from him in all directions with a simple raise of his hand. "There," he said to himself as he started walking over to where he saw the two other people, one male, and one female. He studied them, and realized that they were powerful , and he wasn't in the mood for a fight. " Hi," he said, clearing up the fog around them so that they wouldn't be frightened by his sudden appearance. " I'm Leon, Leon Zaiden. Would you two be traveling to Fein perhaps?" he asked, again moving his hair from his face to reveal his cold light blue eyes.
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Post by Auriga on Feb 26, 2007 20:26:20 GMT -5
(( xD Sorry I'll fix it.))
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Post by Rand on Feb 26, 2007 20:27:19 GMT -5
( Kay)
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Post by Auriga on Feb 26, 2007 20:34:10 GMT -5
Sarah turned around and saw the new man. "Hi. I'm Sarah Cornel." she said noticing this man was a mage. What an interesting day this is for me she thought. Cordon put out his hand "I'm Cordon Mill. A pleasure to meet you." he said smiling. "Indeed we are traveling to Fein." Sarah said with a small smile. She wasn't sure she trusted him especially right after she was almost attacked. She tried to judge what other skills he may possess in magic.
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Post by Rand on Feb 26, 2007 20:41:33 GMT -5
Leon smiled and shook Cordon's hand. " Would it be okay if I joined you? This forest's not very safe, and if you wouldn't mind, I'd feel better traveling in a group, not that I wouldn't be fine alone." His gaze shifted to Sarah, and as their eyes met, he smiled slightly. " I wonder if it's always foggy here...it sure feels like it." Leon said, slightly shivering. He warmed himself up slightly, and then lit a lantern. He knew it was suspicious that he hadn't had it out earlier, but he had truthfully, not wanted to be seen.
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Post by Auriga on Feb 26, 2007 20:50:26 GMT -5
(( I'll just post anyways..))
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Post by Auriga on Feb 26, 2007 21:04:49 GMT -5
Sarah shivered but not because of the cold. She took her cloak out and put it on. Underneath she made sure all her weapons were ready just in case. Cordon nodded his head "It's fine with us." he said cheerfully. They started to walk again and Sarah searched their surroundings with an eerie feeling they were being watched. She almost stopped in her tracks when she saw a black horse in the distance with a red mane. She continued walking trying to figure out what it was doing here and stumbled over a rock. She looked down and then back up only to find that it was gone. She looked at Cordon to see if he saw it but he seemed oblivious to everything except a few plants up ahead. She then looked at Leon to see if he saw it. Conner cursed under his breath at his luck. He would have to get her alone or else this mission would be impossible. Besides that she would be hard to beat even with the element of surprise. Then there was Leon who appeared to be a powerful mage but then again he might be able to bribe them to let him have the girl. He would have to do it right before they got to Fein though. He continued watching them as he planned a way to complete his task.
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Post by Rand on Feb 26, 2007 21:15:03 GMT -5
( xD I wasn't paying attention, I was trying to do like three things at once. Sorreh xD)
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Post by Auriga on Feb 26, 2007 21:21:24 GMT -5
(( Tis ok))
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Post by Rand on Feb 26, 2007 21:41:53 GMT -5
Leon nodded his thanks, and then continued walking. He looked over at Sarah, and wondered what she was thinking about. He heard something, and immediately turned around, curved sword in hand. He usually used magic, but if there was an attacker right behind him, he didn't want to suffer a blow from a weapon before attacking with his power. When he saw nothing, he turned around again. " Does anyone else get the feeling that we're..." But he didn't finish his sentence. He kept his sword out and kept his ears sharp, but he really hoped that it was just nothing.
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Post by Auriga on Feb 26, 2007 21:59:52 GMT -5
Cordon ran ahead and knelt on the ground by some plants. Sarah stared at him "Cordon, I really think we should keep moving..." she said looking around them but he refused to get up. She took out her bow and listened. All was silent for a couple of minutes and then she heard a crunch in the ground behind them. She turned and released an arrow in the direction of the noise. She looked and saw her arrow deep in a trunk of a tree. She listened when something caught her attention. She sniffed the air "Do you smells that?" she asked sniffing the air. She saw a small spark and suddenly they were surrounded by flames. She coughed as the smoke thickened and knelt on the ground were she could breath easier. She could barely see Cordon out of the circle of flames. She looked for Leon in the circle with her and ran up to him. She pulled him down with her "Leon I can lower the flames but I need you to blow them out with your air magic. Alright?" she asked him. She didn't wait for his answer and got up. She raised her hand and then muttered something under her breath. A few seconds the flames were down lowered to about only a foot high.
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Post by Rand on Feb 26, 2007 23:34:02 GMT -5
Leon, who was kind of surprised that Sarah didn't realize that he was also a fire mage, quickly blew out the fire with a cool air blast. He quickly looked around and asked, " Is everyone okay?" But before he could get an answer he said, " What in the world was that?" He made a ball of fire in his hand, ready to throw it at any sign of movement. The trees rustled, and he launched the ball of fire in the direction of the movement. He didn't get a chance to see if it hit anything, he had started running away. " Come on, we gotta move, I don't know what we're facing!"
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Post by Auriga on Feb 26, 2007 23:53:23 GMT -5
Breathless she got up and ran with him. She looked at where the fire had been and noticed some small powder. She continued running along side Leon and they were soon joined by Cordon. She ran to a clearing and they soon found herself in the town of Fein. She wiped some sweat from her face and leaned against a building. Cordon came up beside her and gave her a flask full of water. She took it gratefully and drank some. Then handed it back to him "Did any of you see who did that?" she asked breathing slowly to slow down her heart beat. Cordon shook his head "The flames were to big. I could barely see you guys." he looked to Leon "How about you?" he asked sitting on the ground. Conner sighed as he made a small camp outside of town. He had missed his chance but at least he knew some of the things they could do. He had planned on separating them with the fire but he hadn't expected the girl to know magic. That's the problem with the people who want a target dead or alive. They never really tell you about there strengths and weaknesses. He got out a piece of paper with the information on it. All it said was Sarah Cornel, age 19, and some of the obvious weapons she had on her. It also had some useless information about the town she was born in. He yawned and laid down. Sadly he would have to figure out a way to get her in town and that would not be fun. He laughed to himself. He could always walk up to her and make up a lie to get her away from her friends. He opened his eyes and watched a bird flying. That actually wasn't a bad idea and he could do it whenever he wanted. He closed his eyes and went to sleep.
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Post by Rand on Feb 26, 2007 23:59:40 GMT -5
Leon hesitated. "...No, but whatever it was, it would have to be stupid to attack us while we're in Fein." he took a long drink from his canteen, and then studied the others' eyes, to make sure that they weren't lying. Satisfied, he leaned against a building. " I dunno about you guys, but I'm gonna get a room before that thing- whatever it was, comes back and tries to kill us again." he suggested, motioning to the nearest Inn. He walked to the door and waited to see if the others were coming. He didn't really care if they just left, but, he figured that they were pretty smart, and that they would know that what he was suggesting was best.
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Post by Auriga on Feb 27, 2007 0:42:28 GMT -5
Sarah nodded and followed Leon along with Cordon. She got a room for herself and Cordon got a room three doors down. She told Cordon to meet her at the inn's cafe. She also told Leon incase he wanted to join them. She changed clothing and got a table for them. She rested her head on her hand and tried to sort out what happened. She got some water when the waitress came back again and waited for Cordon. Who would be out for her and why? Whoever it was was a pro at assassination attempts but why use fire? Why not just fire a poison dart from a distance? Why would they risk getting caught to set a circle of flammable powder used in wars. She tried to figure these out but just couldn't get an answer. Cordon came and she waved for him. He came and sat down across from her. "You alright?" he asked worried after seeing how pale she was. "I'm fine. It's just from using magic. I didn't entirely trust Leon so even if he betrayed us I still would be able to get out of there. It seems however that I need not worry about him. But whoever did that is a serious threat and I have know clue why..." she said to him rubbing her temples now with a headache. He put a finger to her forehead and said something. A couple seconds later her headache was gone. She looked up at him "Thanks for that. I'm sorry I involved you in this and you could always just leave if you want." she said honestly. He shook his head "I think I'll stay with you for awhile. I would feel entirely guilty if I left and something happened to you. Anyways you seem like a interesting person and you seem to like to travel a lot like I do." he grinned and added "Your the first person I really gotten along with too." She smiled at this glad that she met him "Thank you again." she said to him. He pushed his glasses up "I guess we should wait for Leon and then get on to business about who is after you." he said signaling for a waitress. He got a drink and relaxed in his chair. "Oh and I'll pay for lunch since I do owe you still." she said and put a hand up to stop him from trying to say otherwise "Let me do this please. I feel really bad about tripping over you" she added so he wouldn't argue.
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Post by Rand on Feb 27, 2007 18:08:24 GMT -5
After getting a room, Leon quickly took a shower, and changed into his usual clothes. He packed his stuff away, but kept the sword in it's hilt just in case. Then he exited his room and went down to the cafe. He spotted Sarah and Cordon, and decided to go over to them. He signaled for a waitress after sitting down, and then ordered some steamy beef and vegetable soup with bread, and a water. He hadn't eaten anything at all, except for a few apples he packed in his bag, in about twelve hours. He wasn't really hungry, but he didn't know when he would get a chance to eat next. "So...have you two known each-other long?" he asked, ended his sentence with a long swig of water. The waitress then brought his food, and he took off his long cloak before starting to eat. He looked at his two companions and offered each of them a fourth of his loaf of bread. He signaled to the waitress again, and she took his plate for him. Tai looked around the bar boredly. " Why are we in Fein again?" she asked her sister. " Oh, nevermind. I'm just gonna go to my room and wait for Azula to get back." May answered, leaving Tai by herself. Tai studied the occupants of the room carefully, and was especially interested in the guests at table three. They all looked like they atleast knew some magic, and she had always been interested in magic, but had never had a desire to learn it. She ordered a milk from the waitress and after recieving it, went to sit next to the table of mages, so she could secretly listen to what they were saying. She grabbed a paper off of an empty table and pretended to read it. She occationally looked over at the other table, and curiously wondered what they were doing here. Suddenly, she heard a loud thump, and the tired roar of a dragon. Azula's back, she thought to herself.
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Post by Auriga on Feb 28, 2007 22:29:48 GMT -5
"Actually we haven't known each other for that long. I stumbled over Cordon in the forest a few minutes before I met you." she said shooting Cordon a apologetic look for tripping over him. He laughed and added "When she says stumbled she is actually being quite literal. I was sleeping and she tripped over me running from...Well whoever attacked us." He still wasn't sure what to name their invisible foe. Sarah nodded and turned to Leon "Anyways what are your thoughts on it anyway. Also why are you here in Fein? Of course if you don't want to answer the second question I understand totally." she said not wanting to pry. Conner Reigh walked into the cafe and sat down near his targets table. She was talking to the plant mage about the attack and he laughed inside. Turning to get comfortable he noticed a girl listening on their conversation and made a mental note to keep an eye on her. He got out a notebook and started writing information about the group. A few minutes later he ordered a drink and soon the other man joined their group. He saw the girl still listening in on them and decided to find out why. He got up with his notebook and drink. He made his way to her table "Is this seat taken?" he said politely to her.
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Post by Rand on Mar 1, 2007 0:43:28 GMT -5
Tai blinked herself back into reality and answered, " Not if you're going to sit there." She heard the door slam and heavy footsteps. She didn't need to turn around to know who it was. " Soo...." Tai started, unsure what to say as she made a mental note of this man's obvious power. She wasn't quite sure why this man was sitting by her, but she bet it had something to do with the table next to hers. " I'm Tai.." she said, changing the nonexistant subject, " Who're you?" She heard someone sit into the third chair at the table. " Hey Tai, where'd May go?" an all to familiar voice asked. " She's in the room, Azula." Azula stole Tai's milk and walked towards the room. " Nice date." she added almost out of the room. Tai smiled slightly and looked back at the person sitting next to her. " Well, it'd half to be something powerful, but I'm not sure what exactly...couldn't have been very big either..but I'm not sure...oh, and I've come here to purchase something, and something else, but I'm not sure if I want to tell you about that right now." Leon answered, looking at his feet.
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Post by Auriga on Mar 1, 2007 18:25:22 GMT -5
Conner smiled "I'm John. So do you make it a habit to eavesdrop on people for fun or do you have a different reason?" he asked with a cold stare. "Tell me what you know about the group of people in the table next to us and why you are listening in on them." he added his face emotionless. If he had to he would get his answer by force. He didn't want anyone getting in the way of his job and then following him after. Sarah nodded and Cordon ordered another drink. "I see. Both Cordon and I are here to find some small jobs. I think I'm going to go to a different town though... This one seems kinda quiet for what I'm looking for but I'll probably stay for a few days." she said to Leon. After Sarah finished Cordon looked up from his drink that he had been staring into for a while now. "What magic academy did you go to, Leon?" he asked dying of curiosity.
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Post by Rand on Mar 4, 2007 14:19:02 GMT -5
( John xDDDDD)
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Post by Rand on Mar 4, 2007 14:19:18 GMT -5
( I don't know why that was funny.)
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Post by Rand on Mar 4, 2007 14:33:08 GMT -5
Tai smiled innocently and stared back at John. " Well, I definantly don't do this just for pleasure. It's kind of part of my job, who knows," she said, whispering now, " I might have to assassinate one of these three tomarrow, I don't really know, but if I do, I shall be oh so very ready. So, which one of them are you interested in? The girl possibly? Well, if I'm forced to dispose of her, I'll give you her corpse....and you can...do what you please with it." Tai suddenly stood up, pushed her chair in, and walked over to the table next to her. She stood there for a second, then sat down. " Oh, I went to the advanced mage acadamy in Lorn..." Leon answered, looking suspiciously at the girl who had just sat down next to them. " Hello, I'm Oni, I work in Fein and help people to get around. Would any of you like me to escort you to the nearest...store, market, stable, or anywhere else?" Tai said, putting on a very fake smile. Leon looked at Oni and blinked. He then looked back at Sarah and Cordon and blinked again. This was a pretty small town, why would anyone need a guide? Tai looked back at John with a grin on her face.
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Post by Auriga on Mar 4, 2007 20:49:48 GMT -5
(( xDDD That messed up my plans but in a way it kinda helps me.))
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Post by Rand on Mar 9, 2007 18:32:06 GMT -5
( xDDD Sorreh?)
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Post by Auriga on Mar 9, 2007 21:00:06 GMT -5
John/Conner grinned back and got up. "Oni that wasn't how we planned on starting a business." he said walking over to her. He looked at the others " I apologize for my friend here. We wanted to start a business but we don't really have a lot of money..." he said trailing off. Sarah watched the two not sure what to do about them and a little suspicious of them. Conner looked at Leon and noticed his jacket. His eyes went wide "Wow! Are you a mage? I've never seen someone with that many patches but then again I haven't been to a lot of places." he said with fake enthusiasm. He hit himself on the head " I'm sorry. How rude of me. I'm John and you are?" he asked them. "I'm Sarah and right across from me is Cordon. Next to me is Leon." she said not wanting to use last names. She still felt that she couldn't trust them and next to her Cordon was feeling the same uneasiness.
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Post by Rand on Mar 10, 2007 21:01:30 GMT -5
Leon refrained from smacking John to make him shut up. This wasn't a town where isn't a good thing to be powerful. Leon knew that Cordon was probobly as powerful a mage as him, and the same most likely for Sarah, but he didn't want to put them in hot water as well, so he didn't mention it. Tai looked over at John ( Connor!!!!!) and smiled. She now knew what he was up to, she thought. " Well, John, how do you think we should do this, I mean, this is kind of a good idea, don'tcha think?" she said, leaning towards him slightly. She knew how to play. " Don'tcha, honey?" Tai kept a straight face, and then looked back at Sarah, Leon, and Cordon. Her gaze swept to Sarah. " He's really quite a fine catch, but he's a little slow." She knew that John might kill her for doing this, but she thought that he might be on her side, so she didn't even watch him, it would ruin this plan if he did anything anyways.
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Post by Auriga on Mar 11, 2007 20:29:18 GMT -5
John stuck his tongue out at Tai and put his hands on her shoulders to act the part. Sarah laughed at this and had to smile. "I have to admit it is good but forcing it on people like this...Oh well. So do you guys need a guide or anything like that." John/Conner said his eyes with glee. He might actually have to thank this girl for helping him especially if they accepted their help. He sighed on the inside. Then again he might have to kill her and that added another thing to his list. Cordon looked to the other two and turned to the couple. "I don't really think we need a guide...unless one of you do." he said to them. Sarah shook her head "Sorry but I don't need one." she said apologetically.
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Post by Auriga on Mar 11, 2007 20:08:07 GMT -5
(( Is Nanigirl going to be joining this RPG?))
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