A New Path, A New Day

[Phelan]

Phelan looks around as he walks through the streets. This place is crowded, no place to manuever. He thought and then berated himself for thinking that way. The goal is to avoid a fight untill it is nessecary. Never hurts to be prepared though he thinks to himself.

Kal wanders behind him still looking at nothing really. He felt a tulmet of emtions coming from her but none were discernable. Phelan was very concerned for her, all he wanted was for her to be happy he didnt' know what was going on with her. He would do anything for her, anything at all if it made her happy.

Phelan wondered what he might have done to her to offend her. He felt horrible as if he had done something to her to make her feel this way. Phelan began thinking and examining his emotions and events and found himself wandering with Kal. When he realized he wasn't paying attention he had arrived at the docks yet again. Kal looked at him and shrugged with a half smile.

Phelan shook his head and chuckled, he looked around to decide wich way would be the easiest to go this time.

[Wilkens]

:: shalandra sees phelan and kalysta as she came up to the docks.

she looks to the left of her and sees a couple of warriors standing at the arena.

she goes up to one of the warrior and tells him that the other warrior said that his mother was common street trash.

the warrior looked at the other warrior and challenged him to a duel.

once the two warriors started dueling a huge crowd began to gather to watch the two warriors.

shalandra quickly heads to phelan and the lady and taps phelan on the arm.

" i need you to come with me, its not safe at the inn. wilkens will be meeting us here.

once wilkens gets here she will tell us what we need to do "

[Phelan]

Phelan nods and follows Shalandra quietly followed by Kal. Phelan sits quietly and waits, he could use a good distraction from his feelings he was thinking as he watched the duel.

[Wilkens]

:: wilkens comes up to the crowd watching everyone and everything.

she sees kal, she looks distracted, after a few seconds she sees shalandra and this phelan.

she sees phelan sit down to watch the duel.

"shalandra did well this time" she thinks to herself.

wilkens walks around the crowd and heads to phelan.

once she gets to him she makes a silent sound. just to let him know she is behind him. ::

" we need to go and take care of some strangers at the inn.

will you trust shalandra to take care of kal until you and i get back?"

[Phelan]

Phelan nods and glances worriedly at Kal and then follows Wilkens. His hands resting on his swords he clears his mind. He finds that place of clear concentration in a matter of seconds, his swords are extensions of his arms now.

Phelan's demeanor changes instantly he is no longer sullenly dragging his feet, his cat like and graceful stride is back, he walks as a tiger does, ready to spring at any moment and in a matter of seconds his appearance went from normal to dangerous and deadly, that of a predator.

[Wilkens]

:: wilkens stops by shalandra and tells her to watch over kal. and then takes phelan to the inn ::

" i have no clue who it is that is at the inn. i didnt get a chance to check myself but i trust shalandra. "

:: wilkens notices the change in his stature.

she is impressed with how he changes so easily.

she starts to relax and draws her swords as they come to the inn. ::

" dont worry about any damages we may do to the inn.

i will take care of the costs of that after we deal with the strangers.

i think the best idea is to just walk in with swords at the ready.

there is only one way in, so we are safe that way. "

:: she looks at phelan and notices that he has heard her and he is ready.

as they enter the inn they see the two teir dal sitting at the far table.

she doesnt recognize them.

the inn keeper notices their entrance first and he gets himself to the back room.

he has seen wilkens looking like she does right now and he knows that the safest place for him will be in the back room, he just hopes she doesnt destroy the inn.

wilkens walks up to the two strangers and as she approaches they stand up and ask her if her name is wilkens. ::

" yes i am wilkens. i take it you are looking for me "

" yes, we are here to take your head to another who wants you dead. "

" well then you will have to fight well to do that. "

:: without a word the second teir dal swings his sword at wilkens. ::

" are you phelan? it doesnt matter, i was told to take out anyone who was with this human. " and the teir dal takes a swing at phelan.

:: wilkens is barely aware of anything else around her.

all she can hear is the sounds of swords hitting armour and her apponents swords.

she is in another world for all the attention she is paying to the outside world.

all she can think is to kill this person before he can kill her.

she keeps swinging her swords and every so often she delivers a well placed kick.

after a few quick strikes she swings her swords and takes off the teir dal's head.

she stands above the dead blak elf and wonders where the time has gone.

it seems that the fight just started but she can feel and smell the blood that has been shed from her swords.

she looks around to find phelan to see if he is in any need of her assistance. :::

[Phelan]

Phelan was moving as soon as the Tier Dal began moving his arm toward Wilkens, Phelan hoped that she could handle him. The other Tier Dal wasn't expecting to be on the defensive from the get go.

Phelan threw his swords in to two arcs rising from low to high. The Tier Dal had only one sword so he had to Parry twice and Phelan had anticipated correctly. His oppent had blocked the right one first and Phelan used that momentum to spin him into a quick low spin to the right, moving him around his opponent. The Tier Dal though was quick on his feet and readjusted to square up to Phelan.

Phelans blades came in low the blow he knew would be blocked but he timed the second blow to be delayed and angled just right to hit his opponets tendon in the back of his knee. The blow slid through his opponets defense and severed the tendon, Phelan with drew his blade quickly with the skill of a seasoned vetran, not wanting to slow his attack.

As he rose up he brought his right blade in an arc at the Tier Dals neck, The Tier Dal grimaced in pain and moved his sword to block. Phelan already had his left blade in motion, distracted the Tier Dal didnt' see the left blade as it slid into the soft tissue of his abdomen.

His eyes widened in shock when the blow landed. He fell over, Phelan saluted his opponet and then stabbed him through the heart. He turned to see Wilkens watching him.

[Wilkens]

:: wilkens watches the ability that phelan kills the blak elf.

she is quite impressed with the way he kills.

she realizes that if the two of them had to face each other in battle the end result would not be easily determined. ::

" you fight quite well. i am impressed with your abilities.

i am glad to have you at my side, instead in front of me.

we should take care of these bodies before shalandra brings kal here.

we dont need to have kal angry at us right now.

i have a plan on what to do to rescue my mother.

i will tell all when the other two get here. "

:: wilkens goes to phelan and does something she has never done before.

she takes off her helm and extends her hand to phelan, while staring at him straight in the face. ::

" friends?"

[Phelan]

Phelan takes her hand and kisses it. Phelan smiles.

" Of course, any friend of Kaly's is a friend of mine."

Phelan looks at the mess on the floor. Wilkens' kill had a huge puddle of blood about it, Phelans had a bit more gore but less blood.

[Wilkens]

:: wilkens blushes when phelan kisses her hand.

she notices that phelan glancing at the mess. ::

" hmmm, i will have to remember not to take their heads. but its so much fun to do. " she says with a smile.

"now where is that inn keeper. "

" i am here wilkens, and i have the mop and pail ready for you "

::wilkens laughs:: " you are getting used to my distractions in your inn " as she takes the mop and pail and puts them by the table.

" well phelan, we had better get working. i dont know how long it will be before shalandra brings kal here. "

:: wilkens grabs the head of the blak elf an the leg and starts to drag the body out of the inn. ::

" lets take them outside to the garbage heap. that way kal wont see them and i can take care of them later. "

:: after they take the bodies outside they head back inside the inn and wilkens grabs a rag and tosses it lightly at phelan::

" you can wash the tables and i will wash the floors.

it wont take long for us to get this cleaner.

if i know kal she will realize we were in a fight but she will prolly be more relieved to see you alive "

:: wilkens grabs the mop and starts to wash the floor::

[Phelan]

Phelan scrubs the tables, most of the blood comes up with each pass of the rag. Phelan never would have thought himself to be cleaning up blood in an inn when he was training with Aramis. His heart felt a pang of sadness at the thought of Aramis and then happiness knowing that he moved on happy.

Phelan smiled as he washed the tables and the walls, he temporarily forogt the mood that Kalysta was in. He thought back to his opponets and thier bodies.

" Why do you think Kal will be upset if she sees the bodies? and that leads to my next question what do you plan on doing with them, they need to be buried or have a pyre lit under them. " He said quietly.

[Wilkens]

::wilkens looks at phelan with wonder she then realizes that he doesnt fully understand females. she starts smiling::

" i can answer the first question quite easily.

if you found out that kal was in a fight without you, what would you do?

as for the second concern, i will take care of it.

their bodies will be found by their kind, if the animals dont find them first. "

[Phelan]

" Thier kind? " Phelan asks quirking his eyebrow in an inquisitive fashion.

" As for Kal fighting without me there, well, I would be worried but I know she can handle herself. She is her own person and I can't be there with her all the time, but back to this thier kind? you mean my kind? "

[Wilkens]

:: wilkens has to stop and think about what phelan is saying.

she is confused by his comments.

it finally dawns on her what he is saying ::

" no i dont mean your race. i appologize for it coming out that way.

what i meant by their kind is assasins for hire.

the one mentioned that someone has paid for my head.

i know where they stay so i will take these two to that area and let them be either found or be food to animals.

what race a person is no concern of mine, for my sister is a blak elf like you.

i judge people by their actions not their races.

i have seen too much happen with all the different races that have proven to me that its not the race that determins the person its their actions. "

[Phelan]

Phelan was comforted to hear those words come from his new friends mouth. Yet again validating his thoughts that one isn't bound by fate to be evil or good by race. Her sister? he thinks to himself.

" You have a sister who is a Tier Dal? " Phelan asks in astonishment.