Court
Alberich and I arrive at the back door to the council chamber, just before midday; he nudges me from behind. "I have asked Cheshire to arrange for someone to bring us a meal, he amusingly said he'll have Father Peter do it seeing as how you wished to...
The Arms Master's View
\*This 'chapter' is being told from the perspective of the Arms Master Ecthelon\* I had just spent a year escorting the young maid Ullothsell to the city Hope Point, and I sneer mentally at the thought of being here. I had more important things to do...
The First Year
I step out of the Hunter 'house' with an apple in my hand early in the morning, a year after our arrival at Hope Point. {It was a busy year}, I reflect internally. A few months after our arrival a trader group appeared that we had not expected, it...
The City
We approached the gates carefully, aside from Alberich; who was practically whistling. The stones of the city walls appeared to be made out of a single solid piece of stone, and there appeared to be no marks from the carving of the gate. It was a...
The Last Leg
After the obligatory week was done I was allowed to speak again and we were preparing to continue our journey. During the week we had stayed a few of the people kept themselves busy by setting up an 'official' camp. This is a good start and stop point...
More Rest
With Calliope's choice of voicing her opinion about the knowledge of the Dragon Hunter's weakness the people decided to treat her even more like something distasteful. When she would attend a meal everyone would turn their backs on her as if she...
Long Term Planning
By the next morning I was already tired of the concept of just sitting still not doing anything. I knew we needed to head to my proposed city, yet unless I wanted to piss off my healer it probably was not a very good idea. While the old saying went...
A Mild Disagreement
As I am set down inside the tent after it is reassembled Atsuko rushes in looking concerned. She sees that Shadow has propped me up against a pile of pillows to keep my torso in one position and is now sitting near me sharpening his knives seemingly...
A New Guardian
I blink in surprise, {the Matriarch; as in THE MATRIARCH?} Starburst nods his large head slowly, "yes Hunter. She has gone insane from power, though she might also be insane due to advanced age. However I have it on good authority she has turned into...
A Losing Fight
I awoke the next morning with Cheshire's head in front of mine looking at me with concern. {I know you are worried about what might transpire in the next day, but know I agree with your choice to see this course of action through. If we as a group...
Arrival at Brittany
The remainder of the journey across the land bridge was well fairly dull in comparison, no more Dragon sightings a month into the third leg of the trip. The merpeople thought the twins were proficient enough at this time to wait to continue any more...
Land Bridge Part Two
That tuna lasted almost a week for meals, Atsuko had told us the parts we weren't eating would be best prepared more completely cooked. Then shredded as if canned tuna, she said if we keep it stored in the cooking pot with the broth we cooked it in;...