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Post by Hans Vermeer (Cole) on Apr 9, 2008 21:16:48 GMT -5
Deep in the forest, Heinrich’s sister. Callista. a short pure ferret. Was in a foul mood, her white silk robes were muddy and dirty, almost all of her guard are dead but eight and most of them are in worse condition than her, She and her guard had been attacked by Xiuhcoatl and his tribe of savages almost constantly and worst of all. It has been raining often and the only thing she managed to get for cover was an ugly looking hat and even than. It had holes in it so some of the rain drops still hit her head and got her whole head wet. It was raining right now really. Sure. She could go for some cave or something. But those damn savages kept attacking them everytime they even sat down!
Her guard was watching her. The angry frown on her face, The glaring look, that ugly peasant hat that was made of straw and had holes in it, the crossed arms. She was not in a very good mood. One of her guards finally spoke. “Princess Callista? You ok?”
Callista look back at the guard and it almost looked like she was about to explode. But when she spoke, it did not come out in a snarl or growl, but in an angry, sarcastic tone. “Oh! I’m fine! I love where I’m at now. Away from a destroyed castle with my mother and father and more likely all my siblings dead! I’m outside in this stupid forest because none of those woodland beasts would let me into their homes…” She approached the guard. Who was trying to back away in fear she might try to kill him. She continued. “I’m stuck outside, in the rain, in a stupid HAT! In a land that hates royal blood oh well.”
She pulled the straw hat off her head and threw it on the ground, stomping on it. “Where the hell did any respect for royal blood go!? I hate this damned forest! I HATE everything that lives in this forest and I HATE being outside IN THE RAIN!” Her voice had been rising louder and louder as she spoke those words. Expressing a lot of anger, she wished none of this ever happened. She wished her family as still alive, they were back at the castle, no horde had tried to kill them all and they were still living a nice happy life.
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Post by Vrelt on Apr 9, 2008 21:26:51 GMT -5
Drask had been watching the spectacle for a while now, a pure ferret yelling and screaming about 'royal blood' and the accursed rain. He smiled to himself for a moment and pondered over what to do about the pure ferret soaking in the rain. Drask considered just leaving her to her own devices and walking away, but eventually he made up his mind. 'I don't have nothin' better to do' was his thought. 'I'm gonna regret this' he signaled his score of soldiers to stay wear they were. Drask stood up straight, rested his snow white paw on his saber and marched out of the foliage. He stood in front of the pure ferret. "I am General Drask Darkfang of Sampetra. And I couldn't help but realize you need to get out of the rain." He smiled at this, but his icy blue eyes stared into Callista's.
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Post by Hans Vermeer (Cole) on Apr 10, 2008 9:53:59 GMT -5
The pure ferret princess almost looked as if like her brain just squeezed out of her right ear and left! Was she really seeing this!? Was she the only one noticing there was a fellow pure ferret in front of her!? Was this a fellow pure ferret!? Was this ferret coming to her aid to get her out of this rain!? Well. She was almost or on half-correct. This ferret was not a real pure ferret. She almost believed he was till she saw those blue eyes. That was a dead give-away that he was not pure. But in the situation she was in. She was not picky. She quickly fixes herself up and retrieved her mind and ability to speak. And the tone had not changed at all. "Finally, some help in this horrible place! Yes. Get me out of this rain. In fact, how about this damned forest? Before those savages attack us again!"
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Post by Vrelt on Apr 10, 2008 16:18:52 GMT -5
Drask thought for a moment, considering what to do in this present situation. Although he was average sized, Drask still looked imposing, his dark crimson light battle armor glistened like blood in the drenching rain. The ferret narrowed his icy blue eyes at Callista, then he smiled slightly, he decided to see what the so called 'pure ferret' was made of, "Give me three logical reasons I should help you. And tell me what I will get from helping you out of this forest." Drask wondered how she would take his response. Somehow he knew he would get a good laugh from all this.
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Post by Hans Vermeer (Cole) on Apr 10, 2008 16:50:36 GMT -5
The Pure Ferret was mad now. She was not going to sit here in the rain giving some dimwit a bunch of answers while getting even more cold and soaked and wet! This Drask creature had made one mistake. He had pushed her jerkass button.
"Well for starters. Number one, I’ll chop your head off if you don't! Number two, You must be very stupid because it seems you had just came out of your hiding place and forgot to maybe HELP ME and are just standing there like a royal fool and number three. You must be very deaf because I did something about attacking savages didn’t I? They may as well be watching us right now! What do YOU get for helping me!? You life! How about that!?”
The ferret was madder than a adder. Already her own paw was on her sabre handle and the other paw poking him hard in the chest. Obviously, she is not like other ladies. She was not easily scared of males. She was just a little shorter than him, but her temper and bravery seemed to be a lot more bigger than most vermin.
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Post by Vrelt on Apr 10, 2008 16:59:31 GMT -5
Drask smiled even more, his eyes glistened, and he took a breath, 'Well I was right, this is getting interesting'. "I doubt you could kill me. And who said I was helping you in the first place? Maybe I came out here to enjoy the scenic beauty of Mossflower wood? And don't worry about savages, my men are watching for them. If they show up my men will rip 'em to shreds." Drask rested his paw on his saber as well, if this 'royal' ferret wanted a fight then he would give her one.
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Post by Hans Vermeer (Cole) on Apr 10, 2008 17:18:45 GMT -5
Callista could not help but to say it. "Your an idiot Drask. You must be the worst General i ever heard of and i had not even heard one tale of you! Don't you know savages always come in overwhelming numbers? Some don't even charge their enemies. They hide in woods like these and pick thier enemies off with bows and spears! What kind of idiot would make YOU a general!?" She really wanted to know. This stranger didn't even seem to be what he really was. If this creature claimed he was a general. She didn't believe him.
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Post by Vrelt on Apr 10, 2008 17:41:07 GMT -5
Drask smiled wickedly, "They won't attack because I have over a hundred troops scattered through this forest. And you haven't heard of me cuz you're some half-breed ferret from some unknown location. You are the first I've ever met who hasn't heard of me." Drask wondered how she would react to his comeback.
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Post by Hans Vermeer (Cole) on Apr 10, 2008 17:46:10 GMT -5
Callista almost looked stunned for a second. Than she shook with rage and drew her sabre. The blade tip inches from his nose. "How DARE YOU! Calling me a half-breed when you don't even have the pink-eye trait in REAL pure Ferrets. Your a FAKE! That's what you are! Your the Half-breed! Your the inferior creature! I bet that's not even real white fur! Permanent dye is more likely!"
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Post by Vrelt on Apr 10, 2008 21:00:18 GMT -5
Drask looked like he would burst out laughing, but the ferret stopped himself, "Bravo, my half-breed friend, you were smart enough to draw that thing you call a sword." Drask also drew his saber, and held the tip an inch from Callista's neck, "Why would I take the time to dye my fur? And so what if my eyes are blue, they are much more imposing than your pink ones." Drask was beginning to get fed up with this game, he wondered how far it would go.
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Post by Hans Vermeer (Cole) on Apr 10, 2008 21:11:50 GMT -5
Callista’s eyes seemed to suddenly start turning from pink to red like a bull as she suddenly pressed the tip slightly into the ferret’s nose, the tip making a slight cut. “Don’t make be behead you! Inferior!” The stand off seemed inevitable. This might and more likely, will end up being a fight to the death. But it never came to go that far as a arrow suddenly shot through and struck one of Callista’s guards and suddenly. The air was full of arrows, the screams of not only her vermin. But other screams were heard from several different distances from several different directions. Xiuhcoatl’s tribe not only had spears and arrows to send flying. But also blow guns with highly, fast acting poison!
Callista did not even bother to look if Drask got hit and killed or was still alive and unscratched. She flung herself down on her stomach and attempted to crawl to a safer position than where she was now. Maybe even escape with a few lucky guards…
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Post by Vrelt on Apr 10, 2008 21:19:52 GMT -5
Drask jumped onto the wet ground and rolled to the left, he stood and took off his longbow, he fired a swift shot, and was awarded with a scream. "SSSAMPETRAA!!!!!!!!!! The cry went up through the forest, as Drask's soldiers appeared from their places. Dozens of his men were everywhere, screaming was chants as the swiftly fell upon the savages. Drask hoped they could take the savages. He glanced over a Callista who was crawling away, 'coward' he thought. A savage appeared in front of Drask, wielding a crude looking spear. The ferret cleanly slashed the savage across the chest with his saber. It fell to the ground with a thud.
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Post by Hans Vermeer (Cole) on Apr 11, 2008 6:18:06 GMT -5
Callista knew this was a one sided battle. She didn’t even think half of Drask’s soldiers even knew were these missiles are coming from. “Drask you fool! We are ALL going to end up dead! We have to move and retreat!” She picked up the shield of one of her dead guards as an arrow sped at her. She threw the shield up just in time as she felt it strike the shield. She got up. But kept herself lowered enough to make herself a smaller target. The only thing her guards really could do was to lower themselves and keep their shields up too.
Other than a few cocky beasts. Few of Xiuhcoatl’s forces really did come out to charge. Most kept themselves hidden and flung spears, shot darts or shot arrows at them. Callista looked about. Not one savage to be seen other than a few dead bodies. Where the hell are they? Well. It does not matter. She was not going to wait to end up captured because dimwit here decided to pick a losing fight with them, “To hell with this! I’ll just leave you to die Drask! I am leaving before these creatures kill me or my guards! Let’s go men! Retreat! Live to fight another day!” Callista and her guard really were already on the move,
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Post by Vrelt on Apr 11, 2008 21:09:47 GMT -5
Drask sheathed his bloodied saber and yelled out orders, "Phalanx em'! Scorpion movement!" His swift action might have saved the battle if it wasn't for his men being outnumbered three to one. Sampetra infantry were trained to fight against overwhelming odds. They carried out Drask's orders, but it was to late, their commanding officer and four soldiers were cut off from the main group and trapped between an onslaught of savages.
Drask would have been dead already if it wasn't for his light armor, most arrows fired at him missed of were deflected by his armor or the small shield dropped by a dead soldier. He saw Callista escaping the battle, he knew following her was his last chance of survival. Drask and his four soldiers caught up with Callista and her guards, "Looks like I'm with you now, your worshipfulness."
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Post by Hans Vermeer (Cole) on Apr 11, 2008 21:24:10 GMT -5
Callista was not surprised. Even idiots suddenly find out that this fight was stupid and wasteful. “Well you took your sweet time to let most of your soldiers die now didn’t you? Alright come on! We need to get out of these woods or even better. Out of this damn country!” Her guards were more than happy to leave by the looks of them. They were not used to fighting large armies in such small numbers. No army did really. Unless they had the hardest training you could give them. The group along with Callista were running as fast as they could. With hopefully a Drask and his four troops following close behind too.
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