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Post by Catriona on Feb 16, 2008 23:58:06 GMT -5
Catriona heaved him upon the horse and then waited for him to get settle. When he was, she kicked the horses, "Hyah!" She called and they took off. As they returned to the village, Catriona caught sight of a falcon in the corner of her eye, "Is the bird your?" She asked without looking back. If it wasn't, she'd shoot it down. She didn't trust birds like them around here. Too many people had trained creatures, of all sorts, and with the bird following as it was, it could easily be tracking them.
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Post by Talon on Feb 17, 2008 11:40:07 GMT -5
As the horse moved and I settled into the gait, I could sense my falcons flying above me. The girl tensed before speaking. She was nervous, or perhaps suspicious, about something. Apparently my birds. "Yes, the two of them are mine," I replied, lifting my dark eyes to the skies. They were there, as I knew they would be. Their slender wings coasted effortlessly on a thermal, following me tirelessly. "They are perigrines; hunting birds. I trained them myself. They are my partners." This girl was a curious one. She struck me as more of a hunting type, not the sister of a king. Of course, the king was obviously a hunting type as well. This was an interesting country.
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Post by Catriona on Feb 17, 2008 11:44:38 GMT -5
She nodded and put her dagger back into it's respective container. They rode in silence for some time and then she spoke to him, "So what brings you to Germania exactly?" She asked him curiously, "And do you plan on staying with us for some time?" She asked as they went. Her brother's horse was nowhere in sight, mainly because he had rushed to get Hobs some treatment. She hoped he would be alright in the end.
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Post by Talon on Feb 17, 2008 11:59:24 GMT -5
"I am wandering," I replied simply. I was looking for a job, though my profession was not one of great honor, but I would not tell her that. Few people would accept me into their house if they knew I was a professional assassin. This was ridiculous, for if I were to kill them I would have done that already. "I came across your brother, the king, in his hunting. It seems I had stumbled upon an uprising of sorts." She had asked if I would stay for a long time. In reality I did not know. My life was not one of harmony and settlement. Sometimes I stayed for a day, sometimes for a week. I would not infringe upon anyone, of course, but I would stay until I felt I had to leave.
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Post by Catriona on Feb 17, 2008 12:06:23 GMT -5
"I see. Yeah, you sort of came at a bad time. Parts of Germania have never liked our father, and when he passed on the mainland to my brother, they immediately try to kill him. You see, he's the youngest of the sons, and I'm the youngest sibling of them all," she told him as they rode. "I think many men assume that because our father was not the greatest man and because he loved concubines, that Eadfearth is the same, they think he's weak, but then again, I guess there are always people like that, she said to him as the horse slowed to a trot. Luckily t was not a really long ride so Catriona did not want to wear out her horse. Her was built more for agility so it was not the strongest horse and it wasn't used to the extra load.
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Post by Talon on Feb 17, 2008 12:19:31 GMT -5
I knew that reputations were hard to overcome. Being an assassin, many often assumed that I was a man of bloodthirsty, villanous nature. It was not so. It was my job, and I did not kill for the sheer pleasure of it. What I did was more out of revenge than anything else. I looked around as we rode. We did not go overly fast, for the horse seemed more inclined towards speed and not towards the extra load. "The weak will always exist with the strong," I commented, "for if there were no weak ones, we would have no measure of what was strong." I, fortunately, was not one of the weak. I felt that this girl was not either.
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Post by Catriona on Feb 17, 2008 12:25:41 GMT -5
She nodded, "Perhaps you are right," she said and they rode on. They reached the main village at sun down. Then she turned to look at him. "Do you plan on staying at all? I could get you room at the palace if you like, mind you, it's not as grand as I'm sure Rome or Greece is, but it's home," she smiled as she got off, careful to not knock him off. "We could get something to eat too if you like. Surely you are hungry or thirsty."
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Post by Talon on Feb 17, 2008 12:38:38 GMT -5
I could not help but be appreciative of this girl for her offer. A bed was more than I normally had; I did not need a grand room to stay in. I would be happy with a roof over my head. "I would be indebted to you for anywhere where my falcons and I could stay," I replied, "I have few needs; I swear I will not be a trouble to anyone." Water I could always use; my water stores had become a bit low. My training had taught me to conserve water, so I knew that anytime I could get my fill of water and refill my flasks was a golden opportunity. Food was not as necessary to life as water. But a meal offered would not be turned down.
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Post by Catriona on Feb 17, 2008 12:42:42 GMT -5
She laughed and nodded, "I'm sure we can find something," she smiled and led him to the palace where they stayed.
((I'll continue there.))
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