The Path From Fayland - Official RP

Varexes-


I nodded at Juniper before she walked away, raising my hand and opening my mouth to stop her and ask why she was low before stopping. I had little right to actually talk to her, and decided it was better if I let her go. Turning to Faye, I saw her with a questioning look and shrugged, slumping my shoulders a bit more as they came back down.


I began to follow Juniper at a distance, keeping her within sight but far enough away that she shouldn't be able to tell I was following her. I watched her out of the corner of my eye, observing the graves and leaning down to read the writing on them, trying to figure out if there were any historical names around. However I never forgot to make sure that Juniper stayed within sight.


It's not that I was stalking her... well, I was, but it was because I didn't want her to get hurt. Who knew what could be around, and after what we'd just been through I was a little high strung.


(I feel as if my posts really suck lately ;- ;)
 
(Psh, your posts are perfectly fine Alcat.)

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Jess watched as Juniper snapped at Varexes before walking off, the latter following at a distance behind her. She couldn't necessarily blame Juniper for her reaction though, even if the female could have not been so... blunt, but everyone has been on the edge lately and some fare better with it then others.


Releasing a low sigh the puffed passed her lips she felt her shoulders sag from being so tense and sank down to the leaf ridden floor, placing her elbows on her knees for her head to rest on them. Once she was as comfortable as she could expect to get she closed her eyes and just tried to take deep breaths to maybe sooth the aches in her stiff muscles. Yeah, it wasn't working very well.


Letting out another sigh Jess opened her eyes and peaked through the grim encrusted hair long enough to look over at Ruineth as she decided to answer her. "That's alright Rune, just try not to go too far off."
 
Faye's eyes widened slightly, her arm reaching out a bit in a spontaneous attempt to stop everyone from settling down here. However, just as quickly she pulled her arm back by her side and tilted her head to the side. Strands of blonde hair swept over her face as she eyed the rest of the group with a small amount of disappointment. It seemed everyone suddenly looked rather...distant, in a sense. Ironically, they had just been laughing together minutes earlier.


Faye wanted to get a move on, her ambition to achieve this goal burning inside of her passionately as of now especially. On the other hand, they were on very sacred ground and she had led them to the area to begin with. It wouldn't hurt to take a look at the graves, not to mention they had to wait for Juniper to return from wherever she was headed off.


As Faye was about to settle down aside a tree trunk herself, she found her lips voicing an inner thought of hers. "Varexes," she called out, leaning gently against the tree, "where's Juniper going?"
 
Juniper knelt down pulling some plants out of the ground and placed them in her bag. She turned looking over her shoulder receiving an odd feeling that someone was following her. She turned back toward the herbs on the ground uncomfortably. She lifted her hand grabbing the strap of her satchel that hung over her shoulder standing back up on her feet slowly. She began walking again paying closer attention to her surroundings.
 
Varexes-


I turned to Faye and shrugged, giving her the "Don't Worry" look, hoping she'd understand. A twinge of regret flooded my form, but I shoved it down. Stop it. Juniper will just hate you more, I thought to myself as I returned to face Juniper who stood up from picking something and began slowly walking forward. She looked a little stiffer than usual, and I sighed to myself as I turned away and walked back towards Faye.


"She's picking herbs, since we're not going anywhere. Give her a little bit, when she comes back we can move on," I explained, looking over my shoulder to see if I could find Juniper.


Sighing softly, I took off my bow and quiver and sat down against the rock Faye had stood on earlier and leaned back against it, clutching my stomach as the boiling within rose to a new level. My face twitched, but other than that I believed my body to show no signs of pain.
 
Faye eyed Varexes carefully as he took a seat beside the enormous rock, noticing the slight contortion in his expression. After a moment, she pushed herself away from the tree trunk and leisurely walked over to her dear friend. She clutched onto her bow and leaned over a bit to look him in the eye.


"Well, how are you feeling?" she questioned, blinking softly. She had an idea of the amount of pain he was probably in, but she wanted to check up on him anyway.


Faye was still in quite some pain, considering she'd been pierced with arrows on various parts of her flesh. However, she managed to swallow the agony and do her best to ignore it. Not to mention, she didn't want to show any signs of weakness to her peers. After all, what good was a broken leader? She needed to prove to them that she was perfectly capable of keeping them all safe. So far, her strong will seemed to be doing her good for now.
 
Varexes-


I turned to look at Faye and gave a pained chuckle. "How am I feeling? Have you ever felt like your stomach was both trying to consume itself from hunger and feeling like you were going to explode from being so bloated at the exact same time? It's not a painful feeling, but it feels as if my stomach is boiling itself from the inside out. It's slowly rising through my chest to the point where I can breathe fine but it feels as if something is crushing my chest." I winced again before leaning back and closing my eyes. "It's the worst feeling I have ever felt, yet I can still travel. Don't worry about me, k? If it gets worse, I'll tell you. Promise."
 
((New people are joining? :o Woo! :3 hahah xD


btw, let's assume Vex is still here so we have a little supplies left xD ))


Faye's features softened as she looked down at Varexes who seemed to not be feeling too well, which was expected after everything that had happened recently. However, despite the pain he seemed to be dealing with it all rather well. He was a strong elf, one willing to sacrifice anything for his fellow friends.


Faye sat down beside him, keeping her grey eyes focused on him as she settled her bow against her knees. After a moment of hesitation, she simply nodded understandingly.


"Alright," she replied calmly, finally tearing her eyes from him and gazing up through the treetops at the serene blue sky.


Faye gently rested the back of her head against the cold rock, knowing Varexes didn't want to be taken care of. He wanted to seem tough, like he could handle the pain. Of course, she understood that completely. After all, she was doing the same, wasn't she?
 
((I replied to your character sheet again! :3 Also, for OOC here we just put it in parenthesis like this ^^))
 
Adder held onto his robotic arm. He had to fix it, the fact that he fell off the hill. He emerged into a forest, the sound of voices entered his ears. He trembled toward the voices. He saw elves picking herbs. He walked out into the clearing, silent. "Hello. I am Adder. Dihart Elf, a Smith."
 
Faye's gaze suddenly lowered at the sound of a male voice, a young boy who appeared around the age of thirteen or fourteen with messy white hair now standing in her vision. He spoke calmly, introducing himself right as he made contact with the group. Without having even realized it, Faye had gripped onto the handle of her bow in case of a spontaneous attack.


As she managed to push herself back up onto two feet, she winced in pain. Her legs were the worst part of her now, due to all the wounds she'd endured in their previous battle. She bit her tongue quickly, assuring that she wouldn't cry out in agony. After a few more moments had passed and the terrible aching died down, she spoke up with a wary look in her steel eyes.


"What are you doing out here in the middle of the forest?" she questioned, walking over to him carefully while eyeing him cautiously from head to toe.
 
"I have escaped from battle. My family has been killed by unknown enemies. I have constructed this arm for myself because it was cut off." Adder stood calmly, and brought out his fists, in case they attacked him. The elves to him seemed weak, nothing compared to his steel arm. But he decided to take caution. He stared at each elf, eyeing the movements. One elf pulled out a bow, which he thought to be careful off.


OOC- Sometimes Ill be off, but dont boot me. Ill tell you, if not, then Ill come back eventually.
 
Varexes-


I nodded at Faye, grateful she decided not to press the issue. I knew she was injured too and could relate, and it relieved me that she wasn't going to try to hold me back. I would stand strong and support her, even if it meant my death. Although I'd have to stop telling Juniper that...


Suddenly a boy stepped out with a metal arm, introducing himself and taking a combat stance. Instantly I stood and raised my bow, an arrow nocked on the string. I quickly tested the tautness and determined it good enough for now, but I'd need to tighten it first chance. The arrow was pointed directly at the boy's calf, able to quickly cripple him should he lunge forward. From his stance I could read which direction he would move, but he seemed a little too cautious to truly make a move.


"Adder. Huh. Where are you from?"
 
Varexes-


I glanced at Faye before drawing my bow back to its full length. "So your family was killed and your home was burnt, but you don't know where you hail from? Sounds like a crappy lie to me." My voice had an edge of harshness that I was forcing in order to get the truth from him. My trust was a little short right now, and I didn't want to risk anyone getting hurt. I hoped Jess and Ruineth would stay back and Juniper would stay hidden until me and Faye could figure out what to do about Adder, if that was even his name.
 
"Ah, Varexes," Faye stammered, glancing at him quickly before focusing her attention back to Adder, "he looks harmless...I mean, I guess we have every right to be wary though..." Just as she finished off her sentence, her grip tightened around her bow suddenly.


Thoughts raced back to their encounter with that other twisted elf, whom if she could remember correctly was named Caricon. He seemed to be friendly towards them eventually, only to gain their trust and turn his back on the group. He had even gotten closer with Juniper than everyone other than Varexes, proving just how good he had been at playing it off like he was a loyal member of the group.


After looking down at the ground during her thought process, Faye slowed raised her head up. Her eyes were the darkest shade of grey possible now, her gaze steadied on Adder. This situation had just changed after she'd regained her memories of previous mistakes. This boy could in fact be telling the truth, but how were they supposed to know? What were they supposed to do?


Without even giving herself the consent nor considering her actions, Faye marched up to Adder and grabbed him by the collar of his shirt. She pulled him close to her, lifting his feet slightly off the ground momentarily. Their faces were only about two inches apart as she glared deep into his eyes.


"If you dare hurt any of my friends, I swear you will pay," she spat, minuscule beads of saliva spraying onto the boy's face.
 
Varexes-


I maneuvered to the side, stepping softly and quickly so as to have a clear shot should anything happen. "Faye, get away. That fist looks deadly," I warned, keeping my bow at full draw. Despite the boiling in my stomach, I managed to keep my arms still and bow drawn. If he were to even lay a finger on Faye, I would kill him before he could do anything else.


Without knowing everything about the groups past, as I had joined later on myself, there was no way of knowing why Faye was suddenly acting like this. Had someone betrayed them in the past? If so, why had they let me into the group in the first place?


My brow furrowed in confusion, yet I kept my attention upon the duo in front of me, bow drawn with the feathers tickling my cheek, thumb to the corner of my mouth. I gazed down the arrow, observing the sharp, steel tip that could pierce most armors. My bow was curved and carved and just looked powerful. I knew for a fact that it would scar that arm of Adder's, if not strike straight through it.


Suddenly another thought occurred: if he had been injured so badly he lost his arm, how had he formed his fist? Something wasn't right about this character. My eyes squinted as I stood there. "Jess, Ruineth, go find Juniper. Now. Make sure she's safe," I ordered without looking or turning away from my target.
 
Adder was mad. Spit it in his face? Pick him off the ground? It was just like that day. The day they came, to destroy my family. "How do I make a fist? No one like you would understand." The others had left. Just Adder and the one with the bow. "Challenge?"
 
(Sorry for being a little late in replying and welcome Adder~)

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Jess what just about to go find Juniper like Varexes had stated but when she heard what Adder was saying, she started letting out a low growl and marched right over to Mr. 'I'm Better than you'. "Um, hello there. Adder, was it? Anyways the thing is that if you want to be accepted into this group then you need to know where you stand. You don't 'challenge' people and you sure as hell need to find a way to make us trust you because so far your not doing a very good job."


Actually, Jess was just using the angry facade she was putting out to try and take away the feelings of hurt and sadness that were slowly rising up. Adder's story was just hitting a little too close to home with his parents dying. But, the thing that did actually make her mad was that if his parents had died like he had said then shouldn't he still be reeling from the accident? Shouldn't he be a little less calm and a little more... timid of others perhaps? Plus, shouldn't he have more injuries if they had tried to kill him? None of these things were making since to her.
 
(ok, Sugiura, there's two people there, and nobody else has replied. Like, Faye is there grabbing you, I'm off to the side a little with my bow, Jess and Ruineth are there and Juniper is off picking herbs.


and would it really be that hard to try to lengthen your posts a little..? add in a little more detail and the like..?)


Varexes-


I sighed in aggravation and worry as Jess stepped over to Adder as well. "Would you two back away from him? We don't know what he can do! Jess, please find Juniper!" A hint of panic reached into my voice as I maneuvered once again to avoid hitting either of my friends in the back. "Adder, I want to know how the hell you made a steel fist with only one hand. Why the hell are you only telling us half your story? Explain, now, or else I'll put an arrow in you and we'll all walk away," I told him fiercly, my eyes unwavering and showing that I meant what I said.
 
Jess let out a sigh and placed the back of her hand to her forehead, doing as Varexes said. Stepping back from Adder she gave him one last glare before walking off in the direction she saw Juniper go, calling back over her shoulder to Varexes before she was out of earshot. "And Varexes, I know you worried whenever Juniper's by herself but have some faith in her. She can get out of trouble if it ever does arise."


Walking further into the forest she slowed down her pace to where she only barely walking, the leaves and twigs crunching beneath her feet. She couldn't tell whether or not having Adder in their group would help or hurt them and she didn't necessarily want to take that chance. 'Wo don't want another Caricon accident now do we?' She thought, trying desperately to think of anything else besides the memories of her parents that were trying to resurface. 'Well if I want to get any progress done then I should probably call her name...'





"Juniper! Another elf has arrived at the clearing and Varexes and Faye are there! We both need to hurry on back just in case anything happens!"
 
Varexes-


I winced at Jess's comment, but focused on the boy in front of me. He was my primary concern right now, and making sure that Faye didn't get too carried away and get herself hurt or hurt the newcomer.


Hit yourself later. Right now, keep everyone alive. I'd rather be safe than sorry and drive Juniper away for being too worried than say she can do whatever and it'll be all right.


"Well? Are you going to answer me, Adder?"
 
Ruineth had been crouching over a grave, examining the plate. Surely there were names scratched into some of them? If there were, she couldn't make them out. She stretched her hand low over the mound, trying to establish some sort of connection. I never knew you. But you had feelings. A family. A life. In honor of all this, know that I care. Know that there is someone who will take your memory with them in this world, if no one else. She looked at the rest of the mounds, this message still firm in her heart.


Ruineth heard various voices behind her, some of them hostile. She stood quickly, and spun around. Varexes, Faye, and Jess were near someone. One of those half-breed elves? Something on his person glinted under the light. His arm? Ruineth squinted. Yes, he had a metal arm. Well this was an interesting addition to the group. But there was trouble. Varexes had his bow pointed at him, and Faye didn't look very friendly towards the newbie. Maybe he wasn't a friend. He didn't seem so hostile, despite his worn condition.


Jess went into the forest, no doubt to warn Juniper. So something was wrong, then? Ruineth looked around, in fear of any enemies that might have been lurking about. She wanted to get closer to understand what was happening. She made her way over, a few feet from where Jess had been standing.


"What's going on? Who is this?" She asked.


(Sorry about my late post. Alerts weren't working correctly. Yay, new member!)
 
Varexes-


Without looking away from Adder and Faye I spoke to Ruineth.


"Somebody new. Something doesn't add up to his story though, and I'm itching to put an arrow in him," I explained.


For some reason I couldn't quite fathom, something inside me was scratching away at my walls of self-control, whispering sweet words about letting go of the string and letting the arrow fly directly into Adder's heart. In my weakened state, my arms began to feel a strain I hadn't felt in years. I blamed fatigue, lightly shaking my head to clear it and focused on my aim.


"Explain yourself Adder. Now. Else I'll put an arrow through your heart."
 
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