Thread 10 - Seiba Quest

Star Fall !MrCarnage2 7 Oct 2015 1:10:26 PM No.41102307>>41102309



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>Somewhere, somehow, Jerome must have royally screwed up and managed to piss off the goddesses of luck and fate. Maybe he'd kicked their dogs, maybe he was even so hateful as to send them nasty letters on valentine’s day in another life but the result was the same nonetheless as Jerome had abysmal luck. What should have been an easy assignment of him wandering the countryside in search for wrong to undo in the most minimalistic sense he might be able to get away with had instead been changed into some type of cruel joke.

>Coming across a cruel assassin type who had known of his order, flaunted her superiority over him, trampled over his wishes, and chosen to follow him around like a lost puppy. Worst yet, he’d hoped that the prospect of entering a dark forest with an armed and armored stranger far away from any travelled path would scare off the assassin girl and she’d have left for Kingsmeet.

>Only, that wasn’t to be, the dense girl had followed him into the woods and he’d been forced to go deeper and deeper into the woods, far away from the eyes of the order’s spies and deep into the much of unsettled land. Worst yet still, by now they’d travelled so far that there was no way she could travel back the way they’d come and was now well and truly stuck with him.

>Finding a small clearing that they might use in these dark woods, Jerome sighed with a bone-deep exhaustion and let his large pack fall to the ground.

Lady, I know exactly where we are and that’s a full day’s walk into the woods going West so going back to Kingsmeet would be horribly impractical. If you’d have left, we could have nicely pretended to never have met and I’d have found my own way into the city but since you were… eccentric… enough to follow a stranger off into unknown lands, I’ll tell you right now that there’s no way we’re heading back that way.

>For if the spies found out that he had run off into the woods with a woman for a few days before returning to a city known for its crime and lawlessness than a martial court order would be the least of what he could expect to have happen to him.

We’ll be traveling west for about two days, from then on we should reach a merchant road that you can take back to Kingsmeet and that I will take towards Astralon’s further cities.

>That being said, the knight began to go about preparing for his night’s rest, laying out his sleeping roll and unpacking his provisions as they were all the while making a particular effort to not look at the girl and pretend she wasn’t there.

Jerome Bransg !MrCarnage2 7 Oct 2015 9:38:05 PM No.41102909>>41102989



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>Sitting down and looking up at the woman with a very blank expression, Jerome didn't say a word at the accusation that he might have tried to rape her despite the fact that it was a huge disservice to his order to even mention that possibility. Simply sitting there on the ground, holding a small wrapped parcel of provisions, Jerome wondered if this vain, shallow, easily distracted woman really could be the same person who'd killed a few people for money that very same day. Somehow, the prospect seemed as unlikely as it was self-evident.

>Still, despite all that she was wondering at his motives and why he would have chosen to go to the animal kingdom's capital than go to the bustling city of Kingsmeet. The answer to that question was easy for anyone who Jerome's dilemma. That is, given that the route to Kingsmeet was blocked off, the only other thing he could do was venture forth into a place where the order's spies had much more strenuous foothold and claim he did it out of a sense of moral obligation to bring justice to the most far flung corner's of the realm.

>Not that he would ever share any of those details with his vain, murderous stalker. Instead, after holding his gaze to hers for quite a long time whilst wearing the blankest of expressions, Jerome's mouth contricted into a tight smile as he extended his small parcel towards.

So do you want some food or not?

Jerome Bransg !MrCarnage2 8 Oct 2015 3:05:56 AM No.41103291>>41103366



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>Ho ho, so she didn't know all that much about the order then. Good, maybe his worst fears were misplaced then and this murderous assassin was just someone who had watched members of his order fight one too many times. With that thought, relief floods Jerome's body and his composure noticeably relaxes to the subtle stress it had held been before.

>Opening the packet, the young assassin would find that the pack held a mix of grains and dried fruit mixed in a sort of jell that must have been animal fat. With a soft smile, Jerome reached into his own backpack and retrieved another one of the packets, unfolding it and readying himself to eat it.

>Thought, as he did so, the Cassiline knight shrugged his shoulders and answered the woman's question with a sort of reserved politeness that betrayed none of the ill-will or frustrations he'd vented towards her before.

The world is my charge and I am its warden, I travels its bounds and its roads and defend her virtues wherever I go...

>With his smile turning into a sly half-grin which he hurriedly muffled into his food, Jerome chewed a mouthful of his provision before continuing.

... or something like that.

Jerome Bransg !MrCarnage2 10 Oct 2015 9:47:52 PM No.41106422>>41107067>>41107074



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>At the mention that he might be a fortune teller Jerome cracks a smirk but otherwise remains impassive to the woman's ramblings. The idea of a knight errant wasn't uncommon throughout the land as a number of other groups had their soldiers travel throughout their lands but the Cassilines were certainly one of the only ones who did so with no specific national borders in mind. No, if Jerome were a fortune teller then surely he would have foreseen the mistakes he'd made and avoided their consequences.

>Finishing off the last of his food, Jerome sighed and prepared for nightfall, putting his pack high up in the trees and such so no wild animals could rummage through them for food. That being said, a little while had passed between the two of them before he turned back towards his assassin companion.

As you were wondering though, I'm the one who made that food.

>Smiling sweetly at her, the knight bowed his head.

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Saber!pR.BaFF/uk 11 Oct 2015 2:55:35 PM No.41107088>>41107123>>41107133



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>'Snap!'

>All sense of calm immediately left Saber the moment she heard it. It was very quiet, but very close. Whether it was a twig snapping underfoot or a plant being brushed past too quickly, it was something out there that had caused it.

Get ready, we're not alone.

>Almost immediately she drew both daggers, facing the direction the noise had come from. Her attitude was no longer the bouncy, inquisitive sort she had displayed with him since the moment they'd met - this was a cold, focused warrior who knew exactly how to wield her weapons.

Wolves!pR.BaFF/uk 11 Oct 2015 3:36:27 PM No.41107133>>41107135>>41107136



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>Eyes glistened in the night, reflecting what little glow from the moon managed to make it through the trees. Now that the game was up, they could see the threat now looking back towards them through the brushes. Their normally sleek fur spiked up in a display of aggression, multiple low growls rumbling through the undergrowth. It was difficult to tell how many there were by footsteps alone, but the term 'several' was enough of an assessment for now. They seemed to circle the area for a brief moment, the rustle of movement now particularly prevalent both to the left and right of their position.

>They were bold, these wolves. As difficult as it was to tell how many there were, only two appeared in the light before the pair of warriors. Their spiky-visage made them appear larger than they were, fangs bared and growling as they approached.

>These two, at least, were willing to brave the dangers for the sake of the hunt.

Jerome Bransg !MrCarnage2 11 Oct 2015 3:56:21 PM No.41107144>>41107146



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>Seeing both wolves jump for him, Jerome curses his misfortune that they'd choose to target him over the girl but nonetheless manages to sidestep the first attack comming from his front. In doing so however, he left himself wide open for the second attack which came from his back, the wolf using its weight to topple him down to the forest ground.

>But even as he was down on the ground, Jerome uses the opportunity to retaliate and strike back up at his enemy, slicing at its throat with the dagger clenched in his right hand fist.