Companions' Journey (Fantasy RP) (Closed/Dead)

[Pokenator]

The tavern girl's eyes widened as Kia the fox came bounding towards them with Cora hanging limp in her jaws. She immediately took him from her, and brushed the saliva off his feathers, straightening them from their awkward position. Cora, unable to move, communicated a deep wave of relief and appreciation to his companion, who in turn thanked the fox and returning cobra and each of the women with the most sincerity she had ever expressed. Cora relaxed, and slipped back into unconsciousness.

"The plan?" she asked, thinking seriously. The tavern girl had been so focused on rescuing her companion, she had not considered any logical progression for the situation. She had no food, spare clothes or possessions, and was certainly ill prepared for any kind of traveling. She gazed intently at the forest around her, imagining where this search for treasure might take her. The sun had fallen and the forest was dark and cool, but the moonlight filtering through the tree tops was bright enough to illuminate the outlines of the trees around.

"I guess I don't have a plan" she admitted, cradling her unconscious companion. Cora was safe and she was free from the confines of the tavern and the watchful eye of her father for the first time in her life, that was all that mattered to her now. She looked at the two women, scanning their faces, barely visible in the sparse moonlight. She had never before been asked to contribute to any kind of decision making, and was not entirely sure how to handle the situation, and had no real strong desires to do anything except not go back to the tavern. Sitting in the forest, amongst the bushes and cool breeze with the two kind strangers stirred a feeling of peace yet awakeness she had never felt before. She reached down and touched the soil and crushed the moist fallen leaves between her fingers, an earthy aroma filled the air. She felt alive.

 

[Lambi]

"Either way, I need to get back home to pick up all the stuff I need to have for the quest. It's your decision if you stay outside the city or come inside with me as I fetch my things, but I need to get back. What do you two say?"

Zestia waited for an answer from the two women. Shade lay on her shoulders and occasionally tickled Zestia's cheek with his tongue.

 

[sage42]

"I'm up for anything." Sai said with a shrug. You guys can head back into the city if you need too. I'll stay out and get a pigeon or somethin for Kia." She said as Kia sat next to her and wagged her tail at the mention of her name.

Spoiler

Sorry I wasen't able to post sooner I was working up at my aunts and she doesn't have internet.

 

[Pokenator]

Like Sai, the tavern girl saw no need to return to the city herself, especially since she may run the risk of running into her father or one of his 'friends'. "I might stay out here too" she added, "If I'm going to be adventuring in the wilderness I might as well start learning how to survive." Cora moved slightly in her arms, the effect of the poison beginning to wane.

 

[Lambi]

"Alright. You two stay here. I need to go back and get the rest of my things."

Zestia began running towards the city, speeding ahead, with Shade on her shoulders. She arrived at the front gate after a few minutes and asked to be let in. She was allowed to enter and so she got inside the city. She began running again, but at a much slower speed, towards her house. She found it near the center of the town and entered her house. There, her father had been waiting in the kitchen, slightly worried about her.

"There you are. Where have you been?" Landon asked Zestia.
"I was outside the city, helping a fellow journeyer find her companion. I have returned to pick my things, then I'm going on the quest."
Landon nodded and sat still at their kitchen table. Zestia ran upstairs and picked up everything she needed, spare clothes, a small tent, water and some food. She packed everything in a backpack and put it on her back. She walked downstairs and towards her father.

"I leave now, Father. I don't know when I will return."
Landon stood up and hugged his daughter. "Take care, now. And be careful." He kissed her forehead. Zestia hugged her father back, then headed back outside. She ran slowly towards the city gates and asked to be let out. The gates were opened and she walked outside the city. Then she ran again at a great speed towards Sai and the tavern girl. After another few minutes, she arrived at where they were and she sat down to catch her breath. After she gained some breath, she said "I'm ready to go now. If we are to leave, we can start going now."

 

[sage42]

Kia sat and ate happily on the small pigeon Sai had shot from a tree when Zestia approached. "Ah good to see you back." She turned to the tavern girl. "One more thing before we leave. Whats your name exactly?" She asked as Kia looked up for a moment then went back to the bird.

 

[Pokenator]

"Well, that is an interesting question, one I do not know the answer to myself. My mother died in childbirth and so I was never given one," she explained with a shrug, as though being nameless was something she had never really thought about too much.

 

[Lambi]

"What should we call you, then? You can't be 'the nameless chick' while we're on this quest." Zestia asked the tavern girl. Shade lay on her shoulders, not bothering to raise his head to look at the three women.

 

[Pokenator]

"I don't know" she answered, thinking it a strange question. "People usually just call me 'girl'". Perhaps it is too confusing because everyone here is a girl and if someone calls 'girl' everyone will turn around. She pondered the strange scenario, unfamiliar with the concept of names and naming as during her tavern life, her name was not important, she was only required to respond to impersonal calls for drinks or the barking of her father.

 

[Lambi]

"Hmm. Well, why don't we find you a suitable name, then?" Zestia said with a smile.

Can't exactly call her 'girl' the whole time.

Shade went off of Zestia's shoulder and slithered close around the three women.

 

[Bmb]

As they were slowly making their way through the forest, Badelin spotted three blurry figures into the distance. The closer they got, the clearer the figures got until they were distinguishable. There were two women, one wore a leather armor and the other a hooded, darkgreen shirt, and in between them a small girl.

Badelin knew this might have been his only chance at finding companions for the difficult journey ahead so he decided that he'd do something which he'd usually never consider. He stopped at reasonable distance from the three and unmounted Dax. He slowly made his way towards the adventures continuously thinking on what to say and rehearsing possible battle outcomes in case things took a turn for the worse.

There he was, nothing but a gray cloak, showing nothing but only a part of Badelin's greaves and his boots. When he got within an arm's reach from the two women and girl, he stopped and tilted his head a bit thus allowing two green eyes to be distinguished among his face's darkness. Then he said:

"Pardon me, are you also on this ques.......Excuse my lack of manners.......Let me introduce myself....My name is Badelin and that is Dax, we took upon ourselves the King's Quest and we thought it would be clever to team up with someone. If you are pursuing the same goal as us, then would you be so kind as to let us join you?"

 

[Pokenator]

The tavern girl had grown so exhausted that she barely registered the arrival of a strange man in a cloak. Though this would usually trigger her 'happy waitress' face and make superficial pleasant conversation, she was simply too tired to be bothered, and decided to rather let the two women talk with him, she felt as though she were just a tag-along on the journey anyway and would be awkward to greet the much older stranger and state the party's intentions. She sat down at the base of a nearly tree, holding Cora's warm body in her arms, and swiftly slipped into unconsciousness.

 

[sage42]

"I don't see why not." Sai said with a shrug "Ladies?" She asked turning to the others just in time to see the tavern girl sit under a tree and fall asleep. "Or lady. Any way if Zestia here doesn't mind We'll be making camp here I guess." She said sitting of to the side of the road.

 

[Lambi]

"You're more then welcome to join our little group. I'm Zestia and this is Shade." she said, pointing to Shade on her shoulders. "Let's just go to sleep now and tomorrow, we can talk more."

Zestia picked up the small tent she had and set it up on a nice spot. Once that was done, she pulled out a pillow and a blanket and lied down inside the tent. She fell asleep not long after and Shade kept an eye on the stranger before falling asleep himself.

 

[Blasphemous Rex]

Spoiler: OOC

Personally, I would be bugging out in this situation, but whatever. I want to post so I won't complain.

 

[RBMidknight]

The night passed in relative silence that was broken only by the occasional sound of wings flapping and insects chirping. Within the city, the night shift guards took turns telling jokes and stories as they strode up and down the streets and kept an eye on the shops and houses. There was the occasional drunken man out late whom the guards had to send home. But otherwise the city was quiet.

While the sun was still hidden behind clouds, a young man awoke in the forest. He quickly packed his things and saddled his horse. When he'd secured his pack to the animal's side he held up an arm and whistled loudly. From the trees a small owl flew down to land on his outstretched arm. Once the rider was settled in the saddle the horse began to move. Its gait was faster than normal. When the horse whinnied a complaint about the early departure, the man calmly reassured his Companion that their destination was getting close.

[Daybreak...Dawn]

 

[Lambi]

Zestia yawned and stretched as the beams of the sun woke her up. She crawled from under her blanket and out of her tent to stretch better. Shade had woken up earlier and had been waiting for Zestia to wake up. He gnawed her leg lightly, then allowed her to pack the tent. She did so and put it back in the backpack she had.

Once she had put her backpack on, she went around waking up the people around her. Sai, the tavern girl and the new guy, Badelin. She nudged them to wake them all up. Then she stepped back and waited.

 

[Blasphemous Rex]

Prudence woke up to Sue's soft singing. She looked up at the bird and chuckled at it. The book she had been reading was laid out open upon her lap, and so she shut it and stored it away in her pack, after getting out a change of clothes. After changing, she left the room with Sue flying after her. The two found a place at the table and they waited for Durkon and Kadence.

 

[RBMidknight]

Kadence woke up slowly. The first thing she noticed was her Companion's nails clicking softly on the floor. The wolf had moved the short distance from the door to her bedside when he noticed her waking up. The second thing that Kadence became aware of was that Garret was glad she was awake, because he was hungry. As she sat up in Durkon's bed, Kadence saw that a faint light shone underneath the doorway.

Garret stepped backwards quickly when Kadence swung her feet over the side of the bed and stood up. She stretched for a minute to loosen her muscles. Durkon's bed seemed to have a few rocks in it. 'Or at least, that's what it felt like.' Kadence thought to herself. After stretching she reached for her pack that was on the table. Finding her clothes in her bag she swiftly changed and then repacked her belongings.

The wolf stationed himself back at the door until his partner was ready to go. Kadence grinned at her Companion before she opened the door. Garret exited quickly, and Kadence followed, shifting the pack to a more comfortable position as she walked. When they entered the main room she was surprised to see Pru already seated. Kadence smiled briefly at girl and her Companion. Garret walked over and lay down underneath the table.

"Good morning." Kadence said. She reached for a chair with one hand and set her pack on the ground with the other.

 

[Blasphemous Rex]

Pru looked over at her and said, "Good morning, Kadence. I hope you slept well," as Sue flew down under the table and examined Garret. The bird tilted her head at the wolf in wonder.