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Post by Rayl Torien on Aug 14, 2008 19:04:47 GMT -6
OOC: Gotta love the odd but somehow related titles
IC: Riding as quickly as he could, cloak over his armor and face to mask his appearance, he took a single look back from where he had come from, even if it was out of sight for a long time now...it did not matter, you should never look back anyways... he had his right hand gripping the reins tightly, his left hand uneasily on the hilt of his new sword...he had learned to use one, but quite frankly: he preferred the simplicity of thrusting a lance forward. He once felt lances were more heroic of a weapon and chose to wield them just by that, but now he just used them since he was better at it than with a blade...
...oh well, better not dwell on unnecessary thoughts eh? He decided from now on to call himself Ray, which he found convenient since it was not only a real name, but it was similar yet different from his own name 'Rayl'. He was headed for the border of Lycia, his urge to find out what was going on in Etruria and if all those rumors were true was burned into his mind, and felt it was his duty to find out if the wheels of war were spinning in Etruria...but then again, it all could have just been the talk of drunken men...oh well, beat sitting idly by...
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Jackie
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Post by Jackie on Aug 14, 2008 20:53:09 GMT -6
"Sir Rayl, Wait!" Jackie was running as fast as she could towards the cavalier slowly disappearing in the distance. She paused just once or twice to gasp large amounts of air.
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Post by Rayl Torien on Aug 14, 2008 20:58:22 GMT -6
A big sigh before he turned his horse around, ridding right on back for the mage, horse skidding to a halt as he stopped beside her,"...didn't you read my note? I Have to find out what's going on in Etruria...there are rumors of war abound..." he somehow had a feeling that she wouldn't give up on following him, so with a roll of his eyes he held out his hand," I doubt I'll be getting rid of you any time soon. Get on, you look out of breath."
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Post by Jackie on Aug 14, 2008 21:03:33 GMT -6
"Thank you." She said, still breathing deeply. "I don't know about any note, but Etruria is my homeland, and I happened to see you riding away from the inn. I have heard the rumors as well." She got on his horse. "Umm... where do I hold on?"
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Post by Rayl Torien on Aug 14, 2008 21:11:33 GMT -6
Ignoring how awkward it must be for the following to happen, he put one arm around her waist, before riding off as fast as his horse could carry the two people," Now then, am I ACTUALLY heading the right way? My sense of direction...not so good."
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Post by Yurat on Aug 14, 2008 22:41:31 GMT -6
Yurat finally woke up, only to be disoriented. Where's the inn? And the bridge? Why's everything moving? Right after he thought that, he realized that he couldn't move... When he checked why, he saw he was tied up, and apparently slung on the back of a horse. He tried to say the worst words he could think of, but he was gagged, too. Crap. Bound and gagged. Wonder who did this? Try as he might, he couldn't think of anyone who would kidnap him other than bandits. Whaddya know, I already have enemies who utterly dispise me enough to risk a possibility of a fight with the others... Wait... Of course, I was outside... I doomed myself!
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Post by Rayl Torien on Aug 14, 2008 23:14:45 GMT -6
The sound of another horse's hooves caught Rayl's attention, as he turned his head to see that, in the distance, there were bandits leading a horse off deeper into Lycia (he had eventually figured out which way he had to go to Etruria.). Now, he wasn't a fan of bandits, and what's more it seemed they had a prisoner...or corpse, hard to tell from the clothing...oh wait, those were Sacaen garbs...it was Yurat!
Skidding his horse to a halt, he slowly dropped Jackie in some cover, and with a quick ' wait here ' he rode right on off, sword drawn and at the ready, charging into the bandits, his warhorse easily catching up to that other horse that wasn't even moving at full speed. Instead of attacking and giving them a chance to run, instead he grabbed the tied up Yurat (and his sword form the horse's saddle), quickly removing the gag and slicing through the ropes with his blade, before setting Yurat on the ground so he'd be ready to fight," Aren't you supposed to be back at the inn with the others?! No matter, look's like we have a situation eh?"
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Post by Yurat on Aug 15, 2008 10:44:58 GMT -6
"Heh, I should be asking you why you aren't at the inn! But, yeah, a situation. I think it's the bandit group we've been attacking lately." He drew his sword, happy to have it back, then thought for a moment on what would be a smarter way to attack. The bandits are mounted, that's an advantage for them. But if I strike the horse, it may topple onto them... But it may crush me, too. Avoid killing the horse it is.
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Post by Rayl Torien on Aug 15, 2008 13:36:52 GMT -6
At this point, you could hear people's footprints as more bandits came from the rear, unlike the others, they were thankfully unmounted, "Take the one on foot, I'll fight them ride to rider." With this he rode on off towards the group of bandits, sheathing his sword in favor of his lance, before plunging it into the back of a horse's rider, piercing to the other side of him, before tossing the body right off the horse, before looking back to the other mounted bandits, before puling his cloak aside and into a saddle bag so he could fight better, and so they would be intimidated by the fact they were fighting a knight as well...before he continued his attack on the mounted ones. Hopefully Jackie joined in to help. Magic would be VERY much appreciated (even if he didn't understand it at all.)!
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Post by Jackie on Aug 15, 2008 18:00:57 GMT -6
From the cover of some bushes Jackie could see what was happening, Rayl and Yurat were being surrounded by bandits. "Father, grant me strength." She whispered. She then threw a fireball at a bandit on the ground and incinerated him. Her being hidden left the bandits wondering.
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Post by Rayl Torien on Aug 15, 2008 23:27:48 GMT -6
"Which reminds me..." Rayl began, as he drew his sword and rode around to the other side of a mounted bandit, slashing, though his poor led to the bandit easily moving out of the way, but a second thrust caught him through the heart: Rayl was starting to like swords...like close range spears that could also be used to slice. Maybe he'd use them abiiit more, though he still preferred the lance.
" Yurat, Jackie, make sure to call me Ray from here on out. Ray or Raymond, whichever you'd prefer."
He said this in a way that they wouldn't be able to pinpoint where Jackie had been, for he had noticed the fireball out of the corner of his eye...how could you NOT notice someone get set on fire?
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Post by Yurat on Aug 18, 2008 16:09:01 GMT -6
Yurat dodged an attack by an axe-wielding bandit. "Raymond? Why? Why not just Rayl?" Yurat countered, cutting the bandit. "Crap, not deep enough!"
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Post by Rayl Torien on Aug 18, 2008 16:19:12 GMT -6
"Because you moron, we are heading into an area that is potentially dangerous. It is best to disguise ones self in that situation. What, have you never had any training what-so-ever? No wonder your trying to get better!" at this he actually charged right at Yurat, his horse leaping up and over the Sacaen, before Rayl impaled the last mounted bandit at the end of his sword," If you want, I'll help you get better as we arrive in Etruria. It'd be a good idea for you to get better, who knows what we'll face." he then finished off his foe with a slash across the chest, before checking around for archers or mages...you never know...there may actually be SMART bandits around...
(XD Oxymoron!)
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Post by Yurat on Aug 18, 2008 16:42:15 GMT -6
Yurat stabbed a bandit, insulted. "I have more training than you think! And, frankly, I'm unknown! Well, save for these bandits, apparently... Hey, whaddya know, I got enemies!" He laughed at how odd it was that he actually liked the thought... Unfortunatly, any observer would think he was laughing at the fight... Which is what a few bandits thought. "Not again!"
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Post by Rayl Torien on Aug 18, 2008 16:53:58 GMT -6
"Well, it's best if no one knows your real name. Can never be careful, lest you find yourself at the end of a- blade!" At this he ran his sword through a bandit that was running at Yurat from behind, before his horse kicked the man in the chest, sending him flying forward and passed the myrmidon and into another bandit. Spare!
(XD Bowling Reference FTW!)
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