Errol
The "Before" years
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The truth can be the most powerful weapon of all...
Posts: 36
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Post by Errol on May 30, 2009 17:13:18 GMT -6
Errol glanced at each member of their group, trying to gauge their reactions to this newcomer. As he considered the 'hermit''s story, he concluded that it was quite reasonable; however, something about it just seemed... off. For one thing it didn't fit with how he had been hiding in the bushes watching them. Jya seemed to agree, as she had decided to force him to empty his pockets. However Papilion seemed to have decided that he was joining them, and his idea to head for the nearest town seemed like a good idea, it would give them a safer place to plan their real destination (Or rather, it would have...).
'I'll need to keep a close eye on this 'hermit'... A name would be good to start with' "And while you're at that, what is your name?"
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Hiro
Rogue
I love stealing, I love taking things.
Posts: 216
Profession: Professional ladies man
OoC Alias: Hal
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Post by Hiro on May 31, 2009 10:03:29 GMT -6
"My name?" He looked into Jya's eyes and tried to speak with some charm. "I've been called the ladies' Hero when I was a teen. Which is kinda funny since my name is Hiro." Hiro had turned around placing his hand behind his back.
"Like your good friend had said, this isn't the place to chit chat. There were different thugs that destroyed my home the other day and they may show up. I don't know if they were friends of the men you slain or not and if they were it's not good to stay near. You can bind my hands behind my back for now if that would make you feel safe." Hiro had knew he had good chances of losing the papers Kraft have given him due to him always looking at the ladies so he had given to the head assassin Kraft gave him.
The only thing he had in his pockets was a pocket knife. The rest of the things he carried with him were in a small bag on his side which was some trail mix, beef jerky, small map, and a mirror with a comb to keep his good looks good.
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Post by Kraft on May 31, 2009 13:14:01 GMT -6
"We're only half a day behind him, Geoffrey, he made his tracks clear. It seems he's willing to help us.
Geoffrey stayed silent. There were only two man standing in his vicinity but he knew there was a large group nearby, listening. They were all very skilled assassins, many of them had had years, decades of training and some of them were so skilled at killing men that the mere thought of knowing that one was nearby drove men mad. Too bad they never saw them coming. Geoffrey was a short man, with a weasel-like appearance and greasy, blond hair and a beat-up face; some would call him ugly, but never in his face. He was sharp, sadistic and knew 19 ways of killing men with his middle finger. One was rather messy.
He remembered Hiro. He drove out the tyrant. Geoffrey was there. It was a glorious day. He hoped this little thief wasn't going to do anything stupid. He started to like him.
"Yeah. Tell the men to move." The masked men signalled with a few gestures and if you listened very carefully you could here a silent rustling, it seemed as if a breeze swept through the forest. And then it stopped.
"Let's go."
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Papilion
Cavalier
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A fat man from Etruria.
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Post by Papilion on May 31, 2009 21:49:55 GMT -6
After hearing them telling Hiro to empty his pockets, he became kind of nervous. If they ever searched him and found "that" they wouldn't trust him at all and it was a miracle they trust him right now. Up until now he had totally forgot about it since he ran away.
"Oh dang, I have to go take a crap. You guys go on, I'll catch up." and adding a fart to make it sound convincing. And no one would dare follow him he hope.
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Post by Gabriel on May 31, 2009 22:06:28 GMT -6
Gabriel was still panting from the forced casting. I'm still not sure doing that was a good idea... It was clear that he couldn't simply go to sleep now to recover his strength, so he decided to sit down right by the somehow-still-burning fire instead.
He listened to the rest of the team chat, while he tried to decide the best course of action. The newcomer did look suspicious. For a hermit, he had some rather decent clothing. That cloak looked like made of silk, and if he knew anything about economy, it was that a commoner wouldn't be able to get something of the sort without getting into trouble.
His train of thought was cut when he heard Papilion running off into the forest after a rather loud sound. He just turned his head away from the direction Papilion went to and put his hand over his nose, attempting to cover it from what was sure to come after the sound.
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Post by Jya on May 31, 2009 23:01:42 GMT -6
"Sure, I always wanted to bind someone hands!" Jya said cheerfully, taking out some ropes and straightening it, while still smiling. After trying to get a simple knot to get ready to tie up the new arrival, she ended up tying her own hands together.
"Well, that didn't work out well..." trying to sound as calm as she could. She didn't like being tied and it was hard to fight while tied up.
"Oh great, I can kill a man, open a locked chest or door, but I can't escape from simple bindings like rope, a great thief I am." Jya muttered, before beginning to gnaw on her rope.
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Errol
The "Before" years
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The truth can be the most powerful weapon of all...
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Post by Errol on Jun 1, 2009 12:31:34 GMT -6
'Oh for pity's sake...' Errol lifted his hand and rubbed the side of his face in disbelief. Errol stepped over to Jya and pulled her knot out of her mouth. "Sorry, but-" he cut himself off as he got a good look at the knot, "How on earth did you manage to tie this?"
Doubting his ability to unravel the knot, but knowing the danger in having their most competent fighter so disabled with Hiro around, he knelt to the ground and picked up Hiro's knife, and set to work cutting the rope.
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Hiro
Rogue
I love stealing, I love taking things.
Posts: 216
Profession: Professional ladies man
OoC Alias: Hal
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Post by Hiro on Jun 2, 2009 5:26:35 GMT -6
OoC: Matis Hiro only has that outfit on while he's B&E into somebody's home to regain 'his' stuff. Something he wouldn't where outside normally.
As Errol started to cut the rope Hiro looked back. "Allow me to help you." Grabbing Errol's hand to stop the cutting. "Cutting the rope may make it a little useless" Hiro looked at it for a few minutes. He had saw where she had made her mistake and got his nimble fingers to pull at the parts she had knotted up to bind her self. Within five minutes he had her free. "Here allow me to show you how to bind one's hands."
He had used Jya's hands as an example explaining what to do as he went. "And there you go, also you want to make sure it's a lot tighter then that because the person could always do this" grabbing both of Jya's hands he pulled them outwards breaking out of the rope. "and they'd be free which is a bad thing." Winking at Jya he kept talking "Don't worry about not being able to do it the first time, pretty girls don't need to know how to do everything others should be doing it for them."
Turning around he replaced his hands at his back. "Now it's your turn to try sweetie."
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Post by Jya on Jun 2, 2009 21:30:51 GMT -6
"Thanks, but I really don't plan to try that again, being tied up sure is uncomfortable." Jya laughed off. Shrugging she turned towards the fire, trying to think up of something to say.
"Well, I'll admit today was eventful, didn't expect to meet up with so many people in such a short amount of time, small world eh?" It was more of a statement than a question and a bad one at that. Rubbing her sore wrists, she can just imagine what it was like, not so long ago. Maybe she could have stayed and followed Alcibie, it was too late now.
"Should we be sleeping here?"
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Post by Gabriel on Jun 3, 2009 11:24:04 GMT -6
To be honest, I'd rather not sleep with any of you here. Can't risk it.
"It is late and there is a fire already" Gabriel finally spoke. "We can take turns, so everyone gets some sleep and we can be safe of anyone else that comes our way" he said.
Gabriel, of course, wasn't going to sleep at all. He'd take the first turn of the night, and stay awake even after his turn was over. He wanted to see whether he could trust anyone here at all or not.
"And Hiro" he said, turning to the newcomer. "I don't see a reason to tie you up. If I were to do that, I'd have to tie up everyone here for the same reasons. So I won't tie you up"
Yet.
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Papilion
Cavalier
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A fat man from Etruria.
Posts: 29
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Post by Papilion on Jun 3, 2009 19:40:29 GMT -6
Papilion stumbled back into camp more relieved then when he left and when he learned they were sleeping in the middle of the wilderness he thought they were crazy. He didn't want to hang out with these guys any longer then he had to.
"I think we should go to a city before we bed for the day. Who knows what happens here at night."
He knew some of them were probably fugitives being hunted or they wouldn't be wandering the forest. And he wouldn't want to be arrested for being around one.
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Errol
The "Before" years
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The truth can be the most powerful weapon of all...
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Post by Errol on Jun 4, 2009 13:17:26 GMT -6
Errol folded his arms as he considered their position. "As appealing as that sounds, Papilion, I don't believe it's possible at this point. it's too late to travel far from here. Staying here is certainly dangerous... but it seems to be our only option."
Errol glanced at Gabriel. The apparent leader had told them they were setting up a watch; but he was clearly the one in most need of rest. "Gabriel, with your permission, I'll take the first watch."
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Hiro
Rogue
I love stealing, I love taking things.
Posts: 216
Profession: Professional ladies man
OoC Alias: Hal
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Post by Hiro on Jun 4, 2009 15:26:31 GMT -6
Kraft's men should be getting close but Hiro figured they would know not to be seen with him. Or at least he hoped. "Kid, by the looks of it there was a fight recently and I'm sure all of you had your fair share part of it. You need your rest I'll take the first shift." Looking over to Papilion "If you want to high tail it to a town and risk getting lost and running into trouble go for it, nobody's stopping you. But one thing before we head to bed. I'm freaking hungry how about you guys?"
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Post by Jya on Jun 4, 2009 16:09:34 GMT -6
"You've got a point, but I know there is a easy way out of cheating hunger!" Jya smiled, reaching into her tethered pouch. She rummaged through a few vials and grabbed hold of a small bag. Opening the bag, the scent of fresh herbs was released into the air. She recently got it from a sympathetic healer, it was supposed to be used to lessen hunger. It became quite helpful recently since food was scarce on the open road or was it that she was a horrible hunter?
"So want some, all you gotta do is chew," Jya said, while taking a pinch of the herb and letting herself chew on it. Perhaps it was just her, but they didn't taste as bitter as the healer made them sound it.
(OOC:Yay hunger reducing supposedly bitter herbage!)
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Papilion
Cavalier
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A fat man from Etruria.
Posts: 29
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Post by Papilion on Jun 4, 2009 17:19:03 GMT -6
"Fine, I'll stay here." Papilion pouted. "Come on horse" Papilion lead his horse away from the clearing and into the forest. He wasn't good at tying knots like someone else in this group and didn't want to embarrass himself. In reality he was also going to sleep away from the main group so if bandits showed up they would notice everyone else first.
"Crap, I forgot the rope." looks like the horse will sleep free tonight.
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