Take Back the Crown

Valeiah had been knocked out for a few hours, but started to stir when they stopped. She sat up groggily. "Ugh.." They were in a different place now. "How long did I sleep for?"
 
Oceana stood up creakily and hopped out of the wagon, making sure to land gingerly.


Retrieving her bow and quiver from inside the wagon, she replied to Valeiah.


"A good few hours. They're making camp."


With one final fiddle with her dagger harness around her waist she stepped towards Yaro.


Craning her neck up at the large man she smirked, and said


"Ready when you are, bear boy..."


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Thora had rejoined the group (after a little bit of convincing from Hunter) and traveled with them until they decided to make camp for the night. For the first time in quite awhile, the nymph found that she was starving. Thora decided it was time to actually help pitch in and help the group (even just a little) and so she volunteered to help forage for food (especially since a dryad's diet differs from most peoples; she could still eat 'human' food but she also enjoyed things that weren't edible to other races).


(sorry about confusing Hunter for Garrett! I had just woken up and wasn't completely able to pay attention haha and I took a few super small liberties)
 
Valieah blinked. "Oh. What are we doing now?" She asked Oceana, since she was the only one around. And Oceana was one of the only people she had talked to in the group.


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The elf maiden turned to Valeiah one last time.


"You're going to rest." She explained curtly.


Turning to leave she lifted a hand in a farewell fashion.


"Although I'm sure the Eildear will find something for you to do while you sit." And with that she was striding into the forest, Yaro's hulking back disappearing into the trees, with hers not far behind.


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Valieah groaned. She didn't want to sit and rest. That was ridiculous. So instead she stood up and climbed out of the cart.
 

"Ah, thank you Garret, Thora." Svetlana smiled, giving both of them baskets. She was within ear shot when Valeiah asked what they were doing, "Well, some of us are foraging." She answered with a smile, "But how about you go sit by the fire pit and get a fire going?"


She turned back to her two helpers, "We will be looking for jenber berries and cattails." She said while trying to walk through the tall grass down a steep incline, "Both grow near water, so this river up here is our best bet."


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Yaroslav chuckled at the elf's witty comment, "I do like that nickname." He said with a side smile, "It has a nice ring to it." He shook his head and turned, entering the thick brush. As they made their way into the woods, Yaroslav would politely pull thick branches out of the way for the small elf. Unusual as it was, he decided to make conversation (which was only possible because he found her to be the least annoying individual in the group), "What is your finest catch?" He asked curiously, the bolder-back bears were his proudest hunting achievement, and wondered at what sort of animals she hunted.


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Hjalmar sat on the edge of the encampment, completely and utterly bored. He hadn't dared ask Yaroslav to join the hunt, he would have angrily refused for sure. He sighed, foraging didn't seem all the exciting either. Instead, he pondered on the excuses he could use when, not if, but when his boss pressed him about the money he had promised. He groaned, it wouldn't be a pretty encounter, and Hjalmar hoped it wouldn't come to that.
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Hjalmar let out a muffled cry as he felt a hand slip over his mouth and pull him into the bush. Only one person was capable of sneaking up on him like that, "Rolo!!!" Hjalmar harshly whispered as he shot up from the ground, "Don't do that!"


"Sorry, mate." The burly man chuckled, "Look, I came to tell you that the boss has accepted your payment and has forgiven you. But... he said he wants the big money you promised him within the week." Hjalmar fell back to the grass with a moan. He just couldn't catch a break.


"I'll do what I can." He said, rubbing his temples in exasperation, "But I can't rush it, he's gotta understand that."


"He won't though, you know that." Rolo retorted, "He's not the understanding type... Just... figure out a way to get that money. I mean, you could always


steal it--"


"No." Hjalmar interjected, "I already tried that... Besides, the payer doesn't have that kind of wealth yet. That's one of the reasons we're doing this dumb quest in the first place."


"That was a really bloody stupid move, mate." Rolo said slightly standing up as if readying to leave, "Get that money. I actually like you, and I'd rather you not get in trouble with the boss. He'll kill you, he talks about how he wants to do it all the time." He added, pointing the hilt of his knife at the young thief.


"Then why hasn't he yet?"


"Because he still has a use for you I guess. But he's getting tired of 'dealing with you' as he put it." Rolo said, "You're treading on dangerous water, Mar. Just be careful." He said dissipating into thing air after being enveloped in a purple cloud. (he is a mage, I forgot to say.)


Hjalmar exhaled sharply, lying there for a few minutes before getting up. This was bad. He had hoped this journey would be his ticket to freedom, but it had turned into a death sentence. He got up with a grunt, and decided to look for the princess. After several minutes of searching, he found her by one of the wagons, staring into the crown she daintily held in her hands. As he approached, she quickly put it away in her satchel.


"Look, you highness." Hjalmar said, leaning next to a tree in front of her, "I need that money you promised me now... please." He added awkwardly, not used to asking for money (as he usually just took it without permission, that was his job after all).


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Dorian landed near the wagons, the landing made a little ungraceful by the fact that he tried to carry a rabbit between his claws. He was about to look at whom he could throw the carcass at (because he loved the shocked expressions that got), when his attention was caught by what Hjalmar was saying to the princess.'Someone's in debt?' He asked himself, listening.


Garrett nodded and walked off towards the riverbank, soon finding the mentioned plants.
 
Valeiah trudged over to start a fire, like Svetlana suggested. She actually wanted to change into some of the clothes she stole from her brother because her skirt had blood on it from her knee.
 
Ayda shuffled restlessly away from the group, trying to decide what to do. Normally she didn't even have free time this much, and she was amassing way too much time and energy that she knew what to do with. For most days of the week (aside from Sunday) , Ayda would wake up at dawn and work till almost midnight at her employers home, where she worked as a mais/servant.


"Forage... Yes, that sounds good." Ayda decided. She and her siblings used to live in the wilderness or in the streets for a good eight years, so she knew what was edible and not.


"U-uh Svetlana!" Ayda stammered as she went up the three.


"I... I would like to accompany you to forage."


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Oceana was quick to smile at Yaroslav's attempt at conversation. She knew the man was a bit of a grizzly on the surface and appreciated the gesture.


"Well," she said, giving it some thought as she ducked under a particularly prickly tree limb.


"Alone? I would have to say... A saber cat."


A saber cat, of course, referred to the largest mountain dwelling cat, almost as big as a horse but with shorter, stockier legs.


"Although she did leave me a nasty scar and close to death."


She chuckled, brushing her fingers along her right side just under her ribs.


She frowned, a little sad all of a sudden, perhaps feeling a bit guilty for killing such a noble creature.


Ah the idiocy and arrogance of youth.


"She was my first blood." She murmured "My first kill to mark me as a true hunter."


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Phaedra, as she had said previously, walked alongside everyone else for a time, before she became too exhausted for even that and floated herself into a wagon with the wounded and rode the rest of the journey out, begrudgingly. Her mind was burdened by thoughts of her past - a past filled with warmth and love, neither of which she truly appreciated until she had pushed it all away.

By the time they had arrived at their campsite, she felt she had enough energy to join Svetlana in the forage. Phaedra didn't want to simply sit around the fire and saw value in foraging for additional rations before their journey into the desert. It also kept her mind off of her former home in the mountains. She approached the group that was forming around the older woman but hesitated before she drew too close. Perhaps it would be best to leave them to it. It would be no use to have too many people on a single task.

She turned on her heel casually, trying to appear as though she were simply wandering without purpose, searching for something to do.

"..Perhaps, I'll just set up my tent instead." She murmured to herself, grabbing the supplies from one of the wagons.​
 

Lucasta quickly put the crown back into her satchel, and raised a brow when Hjalmar asked for the money. "Erm, you do realize I don't exactly trust you yet." She replied. "How do I know you're going to keep your word of staying on this company? How do I know that you won't take the money and run? Honestly, I think this was a stupid question..." She muttered quietly.


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It seemed like travelling was the much needed breath of relief after the chaotic events of the first few days. Thankfully, nothing seemed to go wrong, and no one randomly showed up, and there were no surprises. He decided to appreciate it for what it was worth, because he had a feeling that days like these would be few and far in between.


As they made camp, he made himself useful and set up his tent very quickly. But in doing so he also very quickly had nothing else to do, so he looked around the camp they'd made by the river. Most everyone seemed to be doing something... maybe I should just relax? He genuinely wanted to do something, but it looked like everyone else had everything covered - wait. He spotted Phaedra getting supplies out of the wagon to set up her tent, and he (probably too eagerly) ran up to her. "HEyyy do you need help?" Truth was, he just wanted to do something. He was so used to just doing things for himself but now that he was part of such a large group, he felt obligated to do anything he could, even though he had no idea what exactly to do.

 
Being nomadic for a large portion of her life, Nameen had some experience with hunting, though she wasn't particular good at it. She didn't have naturally light, soundless tread which a talented hunter required. Also, a sword wasn't the greatest hunters tool, which she had learned from experience.


She observed the small group making off, figuring there was enough people anyways. Besides, some needed to stay behind in case of an unexpected attack. From the outside, or the inside, Nameem thought while eyeing the imps. (@RP Marshall )


Having made her decision, Nameen headed over to the wagons. Unpacking would occupy her, as well as it needed to be done. She trudged over, noticing that Bo and Phaedra had apparently had similar ideas.


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Valeiah wasn't going to set up a tent, since she preferred to just stay in the trees. She went off after starting a fire to change out of her bloody clothes.
 
Just as the effects of a common cold linger around even after the worst is done, so did the dark aura linger in Thora. She felt herself growing back into her usual stronger self, but she did feel lethargic. She normally would have been rushing ahead (feeling excited to finally be useful and to be doing something she was comfortable with) but she trailed at the back of the small gathering party. She didn't mind though. The short, leisurely walk to the river was quite peaceful and so she didn't really mind being a little slow.
 

Phaedra blinked, eyes widening slightly in surprise. Her expression softened and she smiled slightly at the two, though she looked positively exhausted by this point.

"It looks like we all had the same idea.. Yes, Bo. I would appreciate your help." She said, rubbing the back of her head. Phaedra couldn't hold back a soft chuckle. "I actually had some trouble with it last night. Yesterday was my first time setting up. Perhaps we can set up for everybody while they are away?"

Phaedra wasn't usually one to offer a hand so casually to others, so this was unusual. She just genuinely didn't want to seem lazy while the others would be out for hours doing extra work. It was bad enough that she was of absolutely no use in the ruins of the fallen kingdom.

"Valeiah, did you need a tent, too?" Phaedra called out to the young woman who had just went out into the woods. She seemed to wander away from the group often and Phaedra couldn't help but wonder where she was going this time.

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(she's changing her clothes, Phaedra, sheesh...)
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Gore hissed at the three @soundofmind @TeeKay @Rydellius who were grabbing tents from the wagon. Like an angry lion who had been disturbed in its den, the imp captain glared at Bo, Phaedra and Nameen.


She huddled in among the supplies and said to the three, "Do you mind?! Keep yourselves from my spot! I don't like intruders!"
 
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Nameen arched an eyebrow at Gore. "Certainly trying to make a good impression, aren't you." She stated. Something about the imp truly rubbed her the wrong way. Sighing, she added, "Don't worry, there are plenty of other supplies that you can-" Nameen searched for the right phrase. " -nest in," she finished, knowing that the choice of words would bother the imp.


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"Do you mind? You should may think of a less public place to roost."

Phaedra didn't appreciate the hostile behavior, especially not after she had finally managed to calm herself down from their previous encounter (which honestly hadn't taken long, to everyone else's memory). The air around her that usually a gentle breeze, teasing her hair, now whipped around her - Phaedra's displeasure was quite obvious in more than one way.

"We are making ourselves useful to the group, while you.. freeload."

She narrowed her eyes at Gore, passing a tent to set up to Nameen.

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(Gosh Phaedra leave the gal alone she needs to change)


Valeiah returned from the trees, tightening some leather armor around her legs. "Huh? Oh, no. I like the trees." She said and put her bag over her shoulder.


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Bo didn't know why he was so happy to be setting up tents but he was very glad that Phaedra wanted his help. There was only one more tent to set up though. He laughed, "Uh, this is the last one. The others are already set up," he pointed to them, still smiling. "But I can help show you how to set it up so you don't have as much trouble from now on."


He gave a similarly disapproving glace to Gore, who had yelled at them for 'intruding.'


"Sorry, Gore," he decided to speak with less hostility than the others. While she did practically scream suspicion, he thought he'd play good cop [they don't have cops but I can't think of a better term right now]. "We didn't mean to disturb you, but this is where stuff is that we need to get."

 
Nameen took the tent from Phaedra, noticing that it was the last one still that needed to be pitched. With help from all three, it was quickly put up, leaving not a lot else to be done.


Valeiah had begun a sparking fire, illuminating the darkening scene. The rest were still out on their hunting trek, leaving no indication of how long they were going to be.


Nameen now stood with the others, still confronting a disgruntled Gore by the much lightened wagons.


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