She smiles at him as she gets up and goes to him. Putting a hand on his arm she says, "It's alright, I understand and I promise to do my best." She looks around as she could almost swear she hears snorting, but shakes her head when she doesn't see the elusive boar. "I'll go speak with the others and then come find you in the morning okay? Have a good night Lieutenant Micah." Taking her hand back she turns and walks back to the mess tent, excited about the prospect of meeting real live Centaurs. She's so excited that she forgets about how tired she was supposed to be and doesn't notice her personal shadow following behind her.
She nearly runs back into the mess tent, her cheeks a little flushed from her excitement and can hardly contain herself as she tells the others.
"Guess what guess what guess what?! Thorgr went with his men to find a water source and they found a waterfall guarded by....Centaurs!! Micah wants them to know that we're not here to hurt them or take their land and thinks I can talk to them....." She takes a breath before she continues, "Anyways, do you guys think you wanna go too? I mean...Centaurs. It could be really really neat and I think if maybe I talk to Thorgr I could have him give us directions or maybe get him to come with us but I don't know since they already attacked him and his men once. I think if I go in peace though with nothing in my hands and they see how little I am maybe they won't be frightened or angry or whatever. So...what do ya think?" Her words as well as sentences almost seem to run together in her excitement and it's a wonder the girl can even breath as fast as she's talking. For most it probably seemed pretty strange, but Goldie knew that when Frosty got an idea in her head, all you could do was go with it. She had been used to the way Frosty talked when she got excited about things so she just chuckled to herself at her little girls exuberance. Well...not quite so little anymore. Mr. Truffles went and stood back by Goldie, satisfied that he had successfully completed his mission of keeping her safe. Goldie looked down at her companion and gave him a loving rub on the head, "Good job Admiral."
Jettar racked his mind for knowledge of how to best handle Centaurs, for he knew that if not handled properly, it could get real bloody, really quick.
Frostines face practically glows with excitement at the mere thought of getting to interact with such beautiful and noble creatues.
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Scratching behind Shadrath's ear, Jettar asked the Skald, "So Sig, do you know any tales of Garhazan?"
"Garhazan? No I honestly can't say that I do. Where would tales of such originate? It's an unusual name."
"Centaurs! Now that promises to be exciting.A fan of the horse-men are we?" Sig says to Frostine with a wink.
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She blushes horribly, "I...I don't know. I've heard stories, but never met one in person. It's exciting though isn't it? I wonder what they're like...." She gets a far away look in her eyes as she starts to day dream slightly. It takes her a little while to come back to herself, "Thorgr and his men took a few lumps during the encounter, but I'm sure it was mostly due to misunderstandings and he's so....well Thorgr in a...large and imposing kind of way....they were probably just startled I'm sure. I'm sure with me being...well, less than average and not so Thorgr-like...maybe I could talk to them and they could see the mutual benefit of a peaceful co-existence. Don't you think so?" She looks at Sig, her face hopeful and full of youthful promise and excitement. Her voice is a pitch or two higher in her excitement and she tries to tone it down so as not to annoy others with it.
"So...ya wanna go? Huh huh huh? I just gotta talk to Thorgr in the morning." She lets out a little sigh as her cheeks turn a slight rosy shade of pink.
"Sounds like a plan to me, after all we didn't come here just to sit in camp or move supplies did we?" the skald says grinning, feeling her own enthusiasm at meeting with such exotic creatures.
Grinning like the cat that just ate the canary she shakes her head vigorously, "Hells No!!" Covering her mouth she giggles a little and gives Goldie an apologetic look as she shrugs her shoulders.
Getting control of herself she looks around the table at the others, "Anyone else wanna go? This way I'll have a good idea of how many of us there will be and I'm sure it'll put the Lieutenant's mind at ease knowing that we're going together. He said in the future he would help us any way that he could so we would be better prepared for things like this. I think whenever we get there though, that you guys should maybe hang back a little and let me approach them so that it doesn't look like a full on invasion. Does that sound okay?" She looks around a little questioningly, not sure if what she's saying is making sense or if she's just babbling nonsense.
"I think you like to talk about as much as I like hurting things."
Chuckling, Sigrdrífa shakes her head, amused by Ellie's insistence on maintaining a gruff image.
Looking at Shadrath, then back to Frostine, the Druid spoke, "We will come. I may not be much of a diplomat, however I may be open the negotiations for you."[b] He then added, [b]"I just wish I'd had more dealing with Centaurs in a past life to give you better instruction on how to talk to them."
She smiles, "Thanks, I'm just excited to get to talk to them at all. I'll try my best not to say something that can be taken the wrong way. I really appreciate all of you going with me....I know I may seem a bit....inexperienced, but I love having all of you to learn from. So, it's gonna be a big day tomorrow and I'll have to get up early to talk to Thorgr.....so, I guess I will be going to bed now." Bending down she gives Goldie a light squeeze, "Thank You" she says softly before standing and heading out of the mess tent and back towards the tent she shares with Goldie.
Once outside she walks slowly back to their tent as she thinks about everything that's happened.
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The dawn comes with a slight chill as some snow blows in on the easterlies. Construction on a more permanent housing structure begins shortly after breakfast.
Being careful not to wake Goldie or Truffles, Frostine sneaks out of the tent once she's dressed and heads for Thorgr's tent to try and find him and discuss the trip to the waterfall.
Frostine finds Thorgr and his men working on the new building.
Pulling her cloak around her to guard against the chill in the air she clears her throat as she stands back a little bit, "Good morning gentlemen. Ummm Thorgr I was wondering if I might have a word with you?"
Thorgr nods and approaches Frostine. "What can I do for you?"
She looks up at him as she shields her eyes from the rays of early morning light and smiles, a slight concerned look on her face. "I heard from the Lieutenant that you and your men had a run in with some Centaurs yesterday at the waterfall. Are you...is everyone alright?" She asks as she looks off to the side slightly to try and hide the blush in her cheeks.
Thorgr nods. "A few scrapes. We had hoped that it wouldn't turn violent, but the centaurs gave us no choice."
She nods, "I'm sorry it happened, but I'm glad you're okay. Do you think you could tell me how you got there?"
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Thorgr narrows his eyes. "Did the lieutenant put you up to this?"
Awakening in her tent, Sigrdrífa gets up and dresses, her thoughts on the plan for the day. She'd heard stories of centaurs, but she'd be lying if she said she didn't share some of Frostine's excitement at the idea of meeting them in person.
Attacking her axe cross her back she heads to the mess tent.
She cocks her head to the side as she regards his question, "Well.....not so much really. He was talking about the Centaurs and I might have gotten a little excited, I've never seen one up close ya know. He might have mentioned wanting to conduct another innvestigation......but the others will go with me and he thinks I can talk them into some kind of understanding. Please Thorgr.....I promise Ill be super careful......I just want to talk to them. Please?" She looks up at him pleadingly with her large crystal blue eyes as she asks for his help.
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Thorgr sighs. "Why don't you get some breakfast? I'll be over there in a few moments."
Tilting her head up she smiles at him, "Okay, Ill see ya in a few minutes then." She's almost giddy as she makes her way to the mess tent.
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She sighs as she enters the mess tent. She goes to cookie and gets what she feels is a decent portion of food and sitting down at one of the tables. She's sure it won't be long before Goldie and Mr. Truffles show up. The smell of the food seems to carry through most of the camp.
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She picks at her food, but eats some of it as she's waiting for Thorgr. She goes back to Cookie and gets something hot to drink to take the chill out of her bones, it's hard to stay warm when you don't have a lot of padding. Taking her hot drink back to the table she sits and waits, wondering what he would tell her. Surely he'll help me....why wouldn't he want me going out there? Other than I can't fight very well? We're not going to the Centaurs to fight though....I hope I can make them understand.
Thorgr walks into the mess tent and sits across from Frostine. "Are you set on going to meet them?"
Taking a sip of her hot beverage, she looks across the table at him. "Would it worry you if I said yes?"
Thorgr looks into her eyes. "Yes, it would."
Reaching across the table she puts one of her hands on top of his, "I'm....I don't want to worry you, but we need that water source. At least the ability to share it....and I would really like the chance to talk to them. They probably don't trust outsiders and what happened with your group was an unfortunate misunderstanding.....but, please believe me when I say that I will be very careful and the others will be with me. Please....I need to do this." She pauses, unsure of how to ask her next question. After a few minutes as she's looking back into his eyes she asks, "Why....why would you be worried?"
Thorgr tries to keep his voice level. "They didn't even give us a chance to talk. And I doubt another group would meet with any more success than we did. They're wild beasts, if their actions show their intent. We don't need people to die...we can find another water source."
She looks down, disappointment easily conveyed in the crestfallen look of her eyes. "Oh....maybe they saw your group as more of a threat? I mean....you're all so....large and imposing. Maybe if I took them something to show we mean them no harm. I've heard stories about Centaurs many many times and I just....well...what if we can't find another water source?" She stops and squeezes his hand a little with her own, "I know I may seem young and a little naive.....but, I'd at least like the chance. If they start to show signs of hostility we'll leave right away...before anyone gets hurt. I know your experience with them was a bad one....but please, just give me a chance. If they are truly determined to keep us away, then we will try to find another water source. I just don't wanna give up right away." She chews on her bottom lip as she looks down at the table. She didn't want the look in her eyes to influence what he thought and she wouldn't do it if he was really adamant about her not going there. Besides, she couldn't go anywhere unless he told her how to get there.
Walking over to where Frostine and Thorg sit, Sigrdrífa hears the last exchange. "She's right you know. At first appearance, your party is far more threatening. The centaurs revere nature if the tails be true. We have a druid with us." she says sitting down.
Jettar had awoken with the sun. Knowing what was set before them, the Druid decided to prepare his spells a little differently, dropping the one to enhance his companion and selecting one to hinder the Centaurs if it became necessary.
After preparation, he headed to the mess tent, just in time to hear Sig's comment. "Well, two actually." He responded.
"That's right! Both Jettar and Goldie lay claim to power over nature, the centaurs would be wise to be given pause." Sig agrees.
Thorgr shakes his head. "If that's how you want it...You head back toward that hole we fought the kobolds in, there's a faint path to the side. It'll snake down for a bit until it leads you to the waterfall. You'll find the centaurs there."
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She smiles as she takes one of his large hands in both of her smaller, more delicate ones. Looking into his eyes she says, "Thank you.....I'm sorry if I cause you to be upset or worried. I promise you that we'll be very careful and if things don't look like they're going to work out, we'll leave before it gets too dangerous. Okay? You have my word on it." She sits there for a few moments thinking about what he said. Fully aware that there were other eyes on her at the table, she gently removes her hands from his. Taking a deep breath to try and keep herself from blushing too much, she gets up from her seat and goes around the table to stand next to Thorgr. Wrapping her arms around as much of him as she can she gives him a hug, "Thank you. I promise to be careful and my friends will be with me. We'll keep each other safe. Okay....and Ill come back with the same number of body parts as I leave with." She still has her arms around him when she hears the familiar sounds of a certain guardian boar enter the tent. Releasing Thorgr she stands slightly and looks over at Goldie and the Guardian, "Well, good morning you two." She smiles as she addresses them, a dark rosey color in her cheeks.
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Thorgr sighs and leaves the mess tent to resume helping the others on the building.
She looks at the others, a slightly worried expression on her face. "Do you think I upset him? Should I have given in to him?" She sighs, unsure of what the right answer is here. With a somewhat less excited look in her eyes she says, "Well....I guess we should all eat and then go see the Lieutenant." She walks back around to her side of the table and sits down in front of her half finished plate of food. She only picks at it now though and after playing with it for a few minutes sets it on the ground for Mr. Truffles as she sits and thinks about what Thorgr said and how he looked when he walked away. She hated making him feel bad and she really didn't want to cause him worry.....but they couldn't go without water for very long either. If there was any chance at alk that they could come to some kund of agreement with the Centaurs, then she had to at least try......didn't she? For the sake of the settlement......her eyebrows become furrowed as she thinks about things. Her expression changing to one of contemplation and worry as she's lost in her thoughts.
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Finishing her now slightly warm beverage she stands up. Looking around the table at the others she says, "You guys enjoy the rest of your breakfast. Ill go find Lieutenant Micah and let him know what's going on. If anyone wants to come with me, or has questions for the Lieutenant, you're welcome to join me." She nods as she turns to walk out of the tent. With so many feelings swirling around in her mind and heart, it was difficult to sort them all out.
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Goldi was coming back to the table with a second plate full of waffles. she sees Frostie heading out.
Hold it right there miss icicle, she yells looking at the barely touched plate.
Truffles rushes over to block frostine from leaving. and nudges her back into the tent.
Snort
Sighing she does as she's told and stops. Not wanting to get poked somewhere uncomfortable by a tusk, she allows Mr. Truffles to usher her back in the tent. Trying to look as innocent as possible she looks at Goldie. "Yes ma'am, you wanted something?"
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Sighing she does as she's told and stops. Not wanting to get poked somewhere uncomfortable by a tusk, she allows Mr. Truffles to usher her back in the tent. Trying to look as innocent as possible she looks at Goldie. "Yes ma'am, you wanted something?"
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Goldi stands on a bench to get a little taller, If we are to go looking for centaurs, you need to have a full belly, now you sit down right here and try these waffles, they are the closest thing to my pa's moon waffles you can get here.
Goldi and truffles nudge frostine to have a seat and finish her breakfast.
She looks at the offered food, "But I....." Taking in her tone and body language, Frostine knows better than to argue with the woman that is more than just a friend, the woman who practically raised her and loved her. Sighing she sits back down in front of the plate, "Okay...okay. Ill try to eat one more if it'll make you happy. I'm just not that hungry." Looking at Goldie again she takes a bite of the waffles.
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She eats the waffle and drinks some more water. Setting down her cup she looks at Goldie, "May I be excused now?" She tries to look contrite, but can't help the smirk she feels forming on her lips.
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Goldi checks her plate, yes you may. she says looking serious for almost 3 seconds, before starting to giggle.
go on, go see who you have to, there is someone I am looking to talk to as well.