Selyne looks for the prisoner to Reonnyn,
"What means this word...Volcano...?" Sge looks at their captive and them to Dao, Alya and back to Reonnyn.
"If you have her restrained, I'm going to see about salvaging my stuff from the river." To which Selyne first does make sure their prisoner is being held before standing and sauntering off back towards the river and where the remains of her netting are now scattered, along with most if not all of her equipment.
Reonnyn studies her for a moment, as she walks towards the river. She really has no idea what a volcano is. Well in this case, ignorance is not bliss. Hmmm, how to explain this? Better keep it simple.
"It's bad news hun, bad news."
"Perhaps we should find where she came from, it may hold keys to her plans and any other information."
She came from the same place we all did...ohh you mean...where her home base is? Yeah, but how will that help us now?"
"How bad could a volcano be? The mountains I've seen don't look big enough to be dangerous to the enitre island if any of them are volcanoes." Ayla muses.
"Are you forgetting that one of those moutains has been hollowed out and made into a city, home to hundreds, if not thousands, of people? And that's just above ground.Not to mention the animals on this island that may not get out of the area in time. And then there is..." Bo breaks off, looking at the mountains. "Decide what you're going to do with the blighter quickly. We have no idea how long we have to find this volcano and determine how quickly we need to evacuate the muntains, if we need to at all."
Reonnyn stares at Bo af if he grew a second head. "Waitaminute, here. You mean ta tell me there is a city on this here island?" His voice rising a little, he continues, "So when were ya gonna tell us 'bout this? When we sign up fer the time share?"
He looks back at the blighter, and comments, "Eh, doesn't sound like she wants ta help us. I say we let her feed the fishies here, I'm sure they're hungry."
At Reonnyns' outburst about the city Selyne ducks her head where she is mending her netting and re-affixing her jewelry.
"Um...I thought I mentioned the Gnome mound..?" She says quietly. Still her mind is pondering the ideas that Bo has further explained about the Volcano being very bad.
Reonnyn turns to Selyne, and says sarcastically, "Gee, I must have missed the staff meeting. You say there is a city of gnomes here? Would they be friendly to us if we drop by? Or would they tie us to an anchor and throw us underwater?"
He then gives her a charming smile, Look, Selyne hun, you wouldn't want a volcano to erupt under yer feet, it would be like having molten rock surrounding you, and cooking you...waitaminute, that's exactly what it is!"
Selyne continues to 'mend' her net as she listens to Reonnyn. She nods,
"I have traded with the Gnomes in the past. Brought them lots of meat and shiny things I found in the surf in return for things." She looks thoughtful, "So, assuming they didn't consider you a threat? Yes, they probably will trade with you. Hmmm, this whole 'Cooking the Island' does sound bad." She looks to Bo.
"Would shifting the Island to this other realm remove the Volcano?" she asks, then another thought occurs to her,
"What is a city?"
"We must go to this city. As far as she is concerned, I say we vote, if we cannot trust her, we should not leave her to strike at our backs."
Reonnyn looks from Selyne, to the blighter, then to Dao. "I already gave ya my vote."
Looking at the captive, Selyne hangs her head.
"Killing for it's own sake...just seems wrong. Killing for food, killing for survival these are the ways of the world. Killing for the sake of killing? These are the things I have seen from those who..come...from...the..." Her voice trails off as she looks from Reonnyn to Dao.
"Simply killing just seems wrong" She mutters.
"Selyne, this...creature is intent on destroying not only us, but also our new home. She doesn't care what she does, she is like a...a rabid animal that needs to be put down for the benefit of all."
"I do just love how you talk about me like I'm some beast, when I'm not as different from you as you might think." The blighter says from her position on the ground, giving up on breaking free this time.
Reonnyn looks over at the blighter, and grins evilly at her "Well, I am certainly glad you have seen the light. So, since you have decided to become our best friend, I am looking forward to hearing all the juicy gossip from my new best friend. So, do ya have a name, other than 'biotch'?"
"I do just love how you talk about me like I'm some beast, when I'm not as different from you as you might think." The blighter says from her position on the ground, giving up on breaking free this time.
Selyne just raises an eyebrow at the woman's' comment.
"Yes, yes you are different from us. You would have simply killed us if you could." She pauses, "We are thinking carefully about whether we should kill you or not." She stares at the woman. looking at her as if to decide whether she is just some beast or is actually worth being considered a person.
"To me, everything is prey. If you are weaker, you die, it's a rule everything lives by, natural or not. I am a Hunter, you were the Hunted."
"As for your question, Runt, those who knew me called me Calista. I'm not your friend though, and you want gossip? Fine, I'll share. I saw something in the mountains while I was chasing that woman and her cat. I won't tell you where, or what I think it was, just that I did see something." She returns the smile, just as evil as Reonnyn's. "You might want to bring something to stand on though, or you won't reach it."
Reonnyn gives her a white hot look of rage, and seems ready to decapitate her right then and there. Instead he leers at Calista, "Runt, eh, well I may be short, but I got it where it counts, get my drift, friend? Who knows, I may even prove it ta you...later."
Reonnyn walks up to her and looking up, glares into her eyes, and hisses, "I'm sure you will be more than willing to help give me a lift, right?"
Dao looks at Calista calmly. "By your own words you have condemned yourself to death. you proved to be weaker therefore you are now prey."
Selyne simply rolls her eyes, partly in annoyance and partly in frustration, at the woman's' banter.
So she simply back hands her across the face to silence her silly and annoying prattle.
"Enough! You are our prize now. We will take whatever use we can from you and then discard you. Welcome to the other end of the food chain." Selyne stands and begins re-wrapping her mended netting about herself.
Dao smiles quietly
"Careful there wild-child, the other end of the food-chain can have parasites. You had better hope I'm not still hiding anything deadly."
"We're wasting time," Bo says as he starts pacing, "and I see two choices. Track this volcano down and determine how much of a threat it is, or warn the city. If I do one, you four must do the other.."
"Well, i think we should check this city out, and see if anyone will lsiten to our story. Of course, what will we do with this one?" He points at Calista.
"Careful there wild-child, the other end of the food-chain can have parasites. You had better hope I'm not still hiding anything deadly."
Selyne cuffs Calista again. "Shut up meat." She says simply.
"We're wasting time," Bo says as he starts pacing, "and I see two choices. Track this volcano down and determine how much of a threat it is, or warn the city. If I do one, you four must do the other.."
Selyne listens to Reonnyns' words,
"I shall show you to the Gnome hill. As for this?" Selyne dismissively indicates the very securely bound Calista. "We take it with us. Get information out of it and maybe see if the Gnomes can use it." Selyne is casually ignoring the woman as she speaks.
Reonnyn looks at Selyne with a mixture of admiration, mixed with a more intense look in his eyes. Now that's what I'm talkin' about. Not only georgous, but ruthless! What a turn on!
"Sounds like a good plan, Selyne." He then picks up the javelins she had made for him earlier, wondering if they will still be useful. Shouldering the rest of his gear, he motions to the group, including Bo. "Well, I guess we'll see you at the city. Don't get lost, he he."
Plus if there is a whole city of short folk, maybe they can help me in other ways, the Big Folk cannot.
Selyne nods to Reonnyn, then actually looks at Calista.
"Hmm, first all this useless stuff has to be removed." Selyne comments absently, pulling out a dagger and begin to try and figure out the best way to cut the stupid metal plates off the woman, with out untying her.
"Do either of yo understand how these things work?" She asks of Dao and Roennyn indicating the various straps and things that hold Calista's armor on.
Reonnyn snickers quietly at the question, knowing Dao is a monk, and has no training in armor usage. He is careful not to laugh openly at her, though. He eagerly moves to 'assist' Selyne in removing the armor.
"No, no no, if ya cut it, she won't be able to wear it again, and we might be able to sell it." He points out where the straps can be unbuckled, 'guiding' her hands as necessary.
Selyne nods and watches closely as Reonnyn indicates the leather straps and their buckles.
"Careful. We don't want it getting loose. I hate having to catch things more than once." Selyne warns Reonnyn.
"Perhaps we should subdue it some more?" Selyne suggests, while looking about for something with which to do the subduing...
"Um, Dao?" Selyne remembers how proficient the other woman is with their hands and feet at taking things down and indicates Dao should hit Calista in the head.
Dao nods at Selyne's suggestion and focuses for a moment then strikes with almost impossible speed.
Selyne smiles at Dao's clinical precision. Then quickly, efficiently and methodically begins helping with the stripping and re-tieing of the prisoner. Seeming to treat Calista as no more than any other prize taken from the jungle.
"We should split the things taken from her between Reonnyn and Dao." Selyne suggests as she gags the target. With a slight effort, Selyne lifts Calista over her shoulders into a "fire-mans' carry" position.
"Well, I can't think of a better way to spread the load. Shall we go?" She nods to Bo.
"We shall meet again at the Gnome mound."
Listening to Reonnyns' explanation of how his 'Mysterious powers' work, Selyne simply raises an eyebrow, looks at Dao, shrugs, sighs and goes about 'shouldering' the load as best she can.
As Reonnyn casts his gaze over Calista in search of magic, he sees that her armor, necklace, ring, scythe, and cloak shine of faint magic. There are also two auras coming from a pouch on her belt.
"I'll be there as soon as I can. May Nature keep you safe." Bo responds to Selyne before running off.
"So, what do we have here?" Reonnyn gathers up the magical equipment from her, and gives it to the ladies to hang on to. "Bet we can get this stuff identified at the city, right?"
Dao takes as much of the load as she can carry efficiently and joins the rest as the march, carrying the now stripped and hogtied woman in tow.
To Reonnyns' question Selyne just shrugs under her load of
"The Gnomes have traded all sorts of things with me in the past." She tells the Half-ling. Though her lack of description probably doesn't help.
Reonnyn nods at Selyne, his good humor restored. Seeing as she probably doesn't understand the value of money, although with a physique like that, I can overlook it, he he. "I see. Well, maybe you should let me talk to your gnome friends instead. I can be very persuasive at times."
Selyne just 'Huffs' under her burden of unconscious woman....perhaps indicating that she, Selyne, is not very persuaded by Reonnyns' reasoning.
The trip to Agartha(the Gnome Mound) goes strangely well. Occasionally you see something large moving in the distance or flying overhead, but you're not bothered. Just as Ayla was when she first arrived here with her original group, you are greeted by a gnome and two robed figures with chitonous gaunlets and bows.
"Hello again Seelie, I see you're doing rather well." Ayla says, not impressed by the warm welcome. "Do you have a council of some sort we could speak to, or are you it?"
"Last time you were here we found out some one had brought a carnivore's egg into the city, and now you want to see the highest ranked people on the island? Explain yourselves before we kick you out."
"Hello there, you said yer name is Seelie, a pretty name for a pretty lady, he he. Well much as I would love ta stay and chat, we do have some important news to tell those in charge, about what is gonna happen soon. If ye wanna tag along, I won't mind, as it affects the whole city."