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Miss this PbP too. What ever happened to Kayos?
Whut happened?
Sam looks up from the flametailed rodent. "Yes, it's too easy to get distracted. We have a girl to find and bring home."
Sam looks at the flaming rodent "Wow. That looks like it must hurt! Are you sure he's OK Ameei?"
Sam starts as the squirrel's tail ignites "Holy jumping Abadar riding a three legged pony!" He swears He swivels to Ameei, panic-stricken "Ameei! We have to save the squirrel!" Sam attempts to catch the squirrel and douse its flaming tail.
Sam blushes "I'm not magic, I'm just a woodsrunner. I can't do any wizardry stuff." Sam inspects the dagger. "Wow. It's made of flame? How does it stay in one place without burning up?"
Sam shows the flame dagger to Ameei "Look what I found! Is it important Ameei? I've never seen the like! It looks magical!"
Sam goes to investigate the glint in the bushes
As soon as the mangy dogs leave Sam inspects the corpse.
Sam is horrified by the sight of the mangled corpse. He attempts to shoo off the dogs "YAH! SHOO! " If they remain steadfast he unlimbers his bow and readies to drive them off by force.
Sam follows close to Ameei. He smiles at the squirrel. Squirrels have always been one of his favorite animals in the forest (even if Dancer liked to chase them). He rummages in his pocket for a crumb of bread and tosses it to the small bushy-tailed rodent.
Sam starts as a few items he had left behind on his trip to Clearbrook appear. He stares around at the oddly-familiar-yet-different trees in amazement. "It's like a twin of Clearbook's woods, but one that has seen a different life." He exclaims
Survival: 1d20+5=8, K(Nature): 1d20+5=18, Perception: 1d20+5=9, K (Geography): 1d20+4=7 Sam looks around, trying to immerse himself in the forest rhythm like his Da taught him.
Sam turns to Ameei "Lyus has a good idea. Can we get any supplies or do we have to hurry through the door?"
Sam extends his hand to Iz "It's a pleasure to meet you, even in these odd circumstances."
Kayos: Spoiler:
Do I know Iz from Clearbrook? Sam bows slightly to Iz "Sam Longshanks here. I live in the woods outside Clearbrook with my Da."
Sam stands up "It'll be a pleasure to meet her. What's her name?"
Sam hesitates, realizing that he has hogged Ameei's attention. "Do folks here enjoy bards like we do back home? What kind of songs are popular here?" Sam refelcts on the main mission they had come to achieve. "Umm .. well what will we face when we go after Gracie? Do we know anything at all about the person she was with? Will folks help us or hinder us?"
Sam looks up "I'd like to know Ameei! You must lead an really amazing life here in this wonderful place." Sam realizes he is gushing and blushes.
Sam lets the others speak, concentrating on his dinner and feeding the husky at his feet the occasional scrap.
Sam smiles at Lyus "Aye. I'll get free dinners for a month all over Clearbrook spinning this tale!"
Sam smiles at Ameei, warmed by her hug. "I hope so! I'd love to find a way to show this place to Da. His eyeballs would roll right out his sockets they would!"
Sam looks wistful at Ameei's question "Aye Ameei. We lived in the woods, my Da was a boundsman and he watched over the forest, culling the animals what were out of balance and warding the others from poachers. He said our family had done the same thing since the Time of Magic. My Da always said that there were many things that we folks didn't know about, an' there was real magic in the woods if you knew where to look. He always told me stories of the Grandfather Trees, the Dryads, the Elder Elves and the Seelie. I think seeing this place would make him so happy! He always said that magic was real, only sleeping. No one ever believed him." Sam looks sad "I hope he's OK"
Sam looks at Ameei "Sorry Miss .... err Ameei, my Da always told me to be repectful when meeting new folks. I think that goes double around here!" Sam looks alarmed by the woods playing games "Are there Grandfather trees? My Da used to tell me stories about the tree shepherds who could make the entire forest move by their will alone! That would be a hard thing to escape."
Sam turns to Ameei while he awaits another plate of food. "So what can we expect to see when we go looking for Gracie Miss Ameei?"
Sam notices Ameei's stare. He stops eating guiltily "I'm sorry." He mumbles "Was I being unmannerly? It's all so good." Sam hastily wipes some sauce from his chin.
Sam digs into the grilled meat with a devotion only a still-growing six-foot-plus 18-year-old boy can bring to a meal "MMMM"
Sam looks over at the grill and begins to salivate "I think I will try the grill as well. But I'm thinking I should still stick to apple cider ...the soft kind."
Sam sits next to Ameei and relaxes a bit. "I think I will just have some cider for now Ameei, unless you can reccommend something that doesn't kick like the last one I had."
Sam stares at the exotic server, a bit taken aback by his strange appearance. "Umm.. Hello. Do you have Venison Pie and apple cider here?"
"It's nothing Mr. Peel" Sam replies, his face neutral. "We're all out of sorts here." Turning to Oriniya he smiles at her offer. "That's mighty kind of you Miss Oriniya. Can you show us where these eating shops are?"
Pouting a little Ameei's tone is a little sulky. "Well I could but i'm often a lot more fun like this.. Unless you want me to walk on all fours.." Giggling a little the mercurial young lady seems to have moved on from her little sulk almost right away. Sam snorts a bit when he hears this canard. "I'm glad you are coming along Ameei. It would be hard to find Gracie without a guide." Sam's belly rumbles "Now that you mention it, I could use a bit of tucker. And maybe a bit of regular drink, like some cider. This faerie wine is going to my head!"
Sam smiles at Paulus "Right. The important thing is to make sure she's OK. " Turning to the two women. "Thanks for helping maams. I hope that we won't be strangers."
Sam doesn't reply to the kindly Oriniya, but puts his hand on the husky to quiet him. "Hush boy. Here have a bit of meat." Sam feeds the husky a strip of meat.
Sam's face flushes at Todd's mocking tone "I was just sayin' she's a bit young to be running off to Elf Hill without so much as a by-yer-leave to her mother." In a much lower tone "An' I wasn't mooning over Misty." Sam goes back to feeding Dancer, the smile he had been wearing wiped off his face, replaced by a stony countenance.
Sam looks at Todd "She's just a little kid. Even if she doesn't want to get rescued I think her mom would want her back."
Sam tries to figure out the issue "So what yer tellin' us is that there are folks fighting where Gracie went? That can't be good." Sam looks around "We need to go save her folks!"
Sam sips his drink "I like the women here." he declares, looking around "I could get to like it in this world." he proclaims, a bit boozily. "It would be fun to meet a dragon."
Sam daydreams of rescuing Gracie and the look of wonder on Misty's face when he returned with her. "I agree Lyus. We need to get Gracie back, no matter what."
Sam looks up from feeding Dancer and the husky treats "Maybe it's time for the magic to come back to our world. "
Sam greets Paulus and Todd warmly "I'm glad you two are all right. I had just heard you might be here as well." When the talk turns to Gracie, Sam chimes in. "Miss Oriniya here was telling me someone who looked like Gracie took off with a stranger not too long ago." When the raw meat comes to the table, Sam slices small ribbons off to feed Dancer. He also slips a bit under the table for the Husky.
Lyus & Kayos : Spoiler: Sam looks over at Oriniya, not sure what exactly is going on. He is taken by the lovely Lilac, but a small voice in the back of his mind is telling him that going off with her might not be such a good idea. "Miss ..umm ...Lilac, I'm not sure if I should go off just yet. We still have a missing child and some other folks from my village wandering about. I ..umm ..might be interested in spending some time getting to know you, but my Da always told me, 'Chores before fun.' I couldn't enjoy myself until we get everyone taken care of." Sam looks into Lilac's eyes and mentally kicks himself for being such a goody-two-boots. At this moment, his pet ferret Dancer wakes from her ferret nap and pokes her head out of Sam's tunic "Hey girl!" Sam exclaims, happy to change the subject. "Are you hungry little one?" Sam looks over at Oriniya "Could I please get something for my ferret to eat? Maybe a little raw meat?"
Lyus & Kayos: Spoiler: Sam reddens as the scantily-clad girl cozies up to him. "Umm ...errr...ahh...I... guess we could play something. Do you like Two Stone or Toad's Eye? I know a lot of card games." Sam looks around at Oriniya, not sure what he should do, but sure that he is treading in unknown waters with the lovely Lilac.
Lyus and Kayos: Spoiler: Sam brightens when Lyus mentions "be on our way". "You know the way out Mr ..errr ... Lyus? That's great! I thought I'd be stuck here for a hunnert years like in the stories." Sam frowns in puzzlement when he hears Paulus and Todd mentioned. "I've nowt seen either of them. In fact you're the only villager I've seen since I arrived here. Are they lost too?" Sam's face goes through a couple of expressions when he hears of Misty going back with Moss. Relief that Misty is safe and depression that Moss gets to play the rescuer. "Oh. Well that's good then, I was worried about her. Did you folks find Gracie too?" Sam frowns again when Lyus mentions the hole. "Well, Lyus, to be honest I don't know if it were a proper hole, ye ken. All I know is I was wandering in the woods and I stumbled. The next thing I know I am here in this Elf Hill tavern. Miss Oriniya was nice enough to tell me a bit about the place." Sam belatedly remembers his manners. "Oh! Miss Oriniya, this is Lyus Fivetrees from the village of Clearbrook. Oriniya lives here, and was just telling me a bit about the place." Sam's eyes drift over to Lilac unbidden.
Lyus and Kayos: Spoiler: Sam had been just about to comment of Oriniya's cryptic remark about the two worlds coming together when Lilac and Mr. Fivetrees come into the room. He has never really had much interaction with Lyus, most of his experience with the Fivetrees family had been scowls from Moss, who saw him as a threat to Misty. Still Lyus had always been courteous when they did speak. "Oh hello Mr. Fivetrees! I am surprised to see you here! Did you fall into the hole at the tree too?" Sam suddenly becomes aware of Lilac. Being a healthy teenage boy he is entranced immediately by her. "Ah err hum .. hello ..I'm ..um ...Sam"
Spoiler: Sam smiles at Oriniya's compliments. "So what should I do now? I've still got no idea what I am doing here. You say it's rare for folk like me to arrive, does that mean someone sent for me or did I just fall into the wrong rabbit hole or summat?" Sam pauses for a sip "Who's Lilac?"
Spoiler: Sam hiccups and looks at Oriniya "But what happens now? I mean all I know is woodsraft, I can't do magic or nobbut like that, I don't think I can be of much use here." Sam looks sad "By the time I get back Misty will be married to Moss Fivetrees and she'll have a bunch of kids that have Moss' stupid squint-eyed face and onion nose."
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