06-29-2020, 09:31 AM
[font=trebuchet ms]Today had evidently been the perfect day to go out and collect herbs- it sounded like they were going to be necessary here.
Rin heard the snatches of conversation from her position in the flower field- what sounded like Aurum's voice, combined with the buzz of Clony's telepathy from afar. Vigenere had already been here on a visit from Tanglewood, and apparently was running the group now... so why was Aurum here? Frowning, Rin stuffed a few more sprigs of marigold into her satchel, next to the bandages that she always kept on her. She might need something a bit more specialized, depending on what the problem was, but it was enough for basic first-aid.
As she traversed her way down to the border, she listened in to the rest of the conversation, or as much of it as she could pick up. Clony's mental projection became clearer the closer she got, though she'd apparently missed whatever tangent had gotten them on the subject of fashion shows. She could detect the scent of blood, too, enough of it to make her stomach turn. Aurum's voice didn't make it sound like anyone's life was in immediate danger, but she still had to be quick about getting down there.
As quick as she could be, at least, given her newly-impaired depth perception.
Aurum had a son, Roy, he'd said. And they were here to join... why was that? Leroy had stepped down according to Vigenere, rather than disappearing or dying- and even if Aurum had done something else to get himself exiled, Vigenere would have warned them. Presumably Aurum had left of his own free will.
...but why?
Clony's projected thoughts mentioned that the newcomers already had ribbons on. Could they have meant bandages? Their mention of a laser sent a spike of concern through her veins, but luckily by that time the group was in sight. Carefully descending down to ground level, Rin called out, "Okay, okay, I'm here-"
Her eye fell on the deer pelt covering Aurum and the little one, and she had to bite back a hiss of panic.
That could be them in a moment. She couldn't stop the thoughts from flowing. Parent, child, felled in a single swipe- Sucking in a breath, she ducked her head and focused in on the rocks on the ground. Count. One rock, two rocks, three rocks, four rocks, five... this isn't then. There's five people here, not two.
Breathing deeply, harshly, she looked up at the large, rust-colored one. "Siborno," Aurum had called him. Bloodied bandages. Smells like an easy kill. She had to get them all away from the borders, now. "Yes, we need to get back to the town," Rin said, walking around until she stood behind the group and looking deeper into the forest.
No sign of attackers, but that could change in the blink of an eye. She didn't trust herself to keep watch while they remained here, not with only one functioning eye. Shaking her head, she turned back towards the town. "Let's go. We've had people attacked out here- I don't want you three among them."
If they started walking in that direction, she would follow behind them, bringing up the rear.
Rin heard the snatches of conversation from her position in the flower field- what sounded like Aurum's voice, combined with the buzz of Clony's telepathy from afar. Vigenere had already been here on a visit from Tanglewood, and apparently was running the group now... so why was Aurum here? Frowning, Rin stuffed a few more sprigs of marigold into her satchel, next to the bandages that she always kept on her. She might need something a bit more specialized, depending on what the problem was, but it was enough for basic first-aid.
As she traversed her way down to the border, she listened in to the rest of the conversation, or as much of it as she could pick up. Clony's mental projection became clearer the closer she got, though she'd apparently missed whatever tangent had gotten them on the subject of fashion shows. She could detect the scent of blood, too, enough of it to make her stomach turn. Aurum's voice didn't make it sound like anyone's life was in immediate danger, but she still had to be quick about getting down there.
As quick as she could be, at least, given her newly-impaired depth perception.
Aurum had a son, Roy, he'd said. And they were here to join... why was that? Leroy had stepped down according to Vigenere, rather than disappearing or dying- and even if Aurum had done something else to get himself exiled, Vigenere would have warned them. Presumably Aurum had left of his own free will.
...but why?
Clony's projected thoughts mentioned that the newcomers already had ribbons on. Could they have meant bandages? Their mention of a laser sent a spike of concern through her veins, but luckily by that time the group was in sight. Carefully descending down to ground level, Rin called out, "Okay, okay, I'm here-"
Her eye fell on the deer pelt covering Aurum and the little one, and she had to bite back a hiss of panic.
That could be them in a moment. She couldn't stop the thoughts from flowing. Parent, child, felled in a single swipe- Sucking in a breath, she ducked her head and focused in on the rocks on the ground. Count. One rock, two rocks, three rocks, four rocks, five... this isn't then. There's five people here, not two.
Breathing deeply, harshly, she looked up at the large, rust-colored one. "Siborno," Aurum had called him. Bloodied bandages. Smells like an easy kill. She had to get them all away from the borders, now. "Yes, we need to get back to the town," Rin said, walking around until she stood behind the group and looking deeper into the forest.
No sign of attackers, but that could change in the blink of an eye. She didn't trust herself to keep watch while they remained here, not with only one functioning eye. Shaking her head, she turned back towards the town. "Let's go. We've had people attacked out here- I don't want you three among them."
If they started walking in that direction, she would follow behind them, bringing up the rear.
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