Hunters call

[Keyra]

[glow=green,2,300] Oasis late evening [/glow]Nikkii and Keyra finally reach their home. Keyra starts unpacking their equipment as Nikkii goes to speak with the elders on the events in freeport.

" In the morning you will re-start your training you have alot to learn of our ways. You was taught to fight well but you lack in approach."

" Yes my'lady."

" I will speak to the elders on the growing lycanthropsy problem developing. Get some sleep child. "

Keyra pulls the robe she took from Renee's house and drags it into the cabin.her thought go to the old woman left tired up in that house ... bringing a smile to her face.

" I will make Lady Nikkii proud of me.. I will earn it."

Keyra throws the robe in the corner then her dagger and sword on top of it. She readies herself for a bath. Meanwhile Nikkii sits before the elders.

"My mentors I have encountered several problems this week since my trim to dark solace. "

" So we have herd, its not like you to let them escape but we have been far too relaxed lately proof being the four we lost today."

" It is regrettable yes but it would seem the common fork have started protecting these beast."

" Will you be returning to Freeport soon then Nikkii?"

" Not for a few days I need to gather my Lycan charms spells.. and must oversee her retraining."

" Verywell then we will continue to moniter Freeport and our three agents there, I will send word if the situation changes."

" Yes wise one." Nikkii bows and leaves out.

[Keyra]

Nikkii enters her cabin and sees Kerya asleep in her bed. Nikkii goes over to her and pulls the hair from her face. Her touch wakes her softly.

" My' lady do you need something? "

" Yes child I need you to go back to freeport and deliver our agents some supplies to bind the lycanthrops abilities so get your rest you will be setting out early.

" Yes my'lady."

Nikkii goes to a table and looks over some spell scrolls. A wicked smile comes over her face as she looks at a particular parchment. " Well Mr. Rigo you do have a thing for poison. "

Night passes without much incident and once morning arrived Nikkii awakes Keyra.

" Awaken child you have a task to complete. I will require you to be back here by tomorrow so we can get your training underway."

" Yes my'lady ..."

Keyra puts her armor on and collects her weapons and the supplies. With a bow to her mentor she departs back to the desert city Freeport. Hours pass as she can finally see the outskirts to the city.

" I hope this doesn't take too long I wanna get stronger so I can take that loveless's head."

She rides into Freeport and before long at Renee's home. The two trolls are sitting outside the house looks like the are eating someones pet.

" Da.. hey der Keyra dey didn't kill ya.." One troll said happily.

" Bossman inside old woman try to run away but mes trip her gud, she no run now."

" hehe good to hear Lady Nikkii wanted me to bring you boys this stuff."

Keyra leads the horse to the trolls and they grab the gear Nikkii packed for them. Keyra heads inside to see what the barbarian is doing.

" So how are things here."

He glances at her with a smile then reposition his feet on top of the now tied up Renee.

" Doing fine young one, glad to see your still with us. i get to see that pretty face again."

Giggles " So am I I brought some anti lycan stuff the trolls are unpacking it. I must return to the oasis now. "

" Aye give Lady Nikkii my regards an let her know we got things handled here."

Keyra smiles as she heads back for the door.

[Slyfoot M'Zors]

Continued from: Kyrinn and Slyfoot: Ruins


The two watery figures advanced outside, there motions swirling into one spinning being as the tings of metal upon metal dulled in her ears. Slyfoot could hear the blood rushing as her eyes watered, the voices of her companions called to her. “To much….eerrr…I can’t….” Slyfoot pulled at her hair in agony as she tried to sort things out, the voices flying through her head. “Calm…..calm down…..ok….shh……concentrate.” Slyfoot felt the cool air flow to her lungs, breathing to clear her mind. She picked the voices apart…who where they…ah, Wilkens, her sister…

:::Sly, are you there.::: It was faint, but at least she had managed to single out one voice.

:::Yes, I can hear you. What is it?:::

:::Are you in pain, what’s wrong?:::

::::Nothing sister, trust me this time, I would tell you. What is it?:::

:::Something is wrong, I think it is Renee.:::

::: Renee! What’s wrong? Is she hurt?:::

:: I don’t know, I just feel it, something, Sly we have to help her.:::

:: I am on my way.::::

Slyfoot blinked, as the walls of the Inn seemed to be doing a strange dance around her. Like they were spinning, but then jumped back in place to spin again. So dizzy….but another voice…who…who…..Kal! That was it…

::::Sly…Sly…Can you hear me?::::

::: Yes Kal, what is it?:::

::: It’s Renee, I am sorry….::

::: What! What is wrong? What happened?:::

::: I don’t really know, there were men in her house the last time we were there, two trolls and a barbarian. We barely managed to escape.:::

::: Is Renee hurt?::::

::: I don’t know…we wanted to warn you of the hunters. They are looking for you.:::

::: We?::

::: Me and Phelan :::

::: Oh, I see, look, we will deal with the hunters later, I am on my way. Keep out of sight and don’t get hurt.:::

::: Sly, you can’t save Renee alone.:::

:::….I know, don’t worry about me, I will not do anything blindly, I can’t talk to you anymore, my head hurts…:::

Slyfoot rubs her forhead, trying to ease the throbbing that has set in, giving up on trying to see the blurry world. “I’ve got to get up, I have got to get to Freeport. I must save Renee, I have to do something.” Slyfoot wavers as she stands, but slumps back in the chair again as yet another voice pierces her mind.

[kore]

He leaned against the wall, causally stroking his jet black hair back along his scalp. He fumbled with his fingers, his head relaxed at an angle, with one ankle hooked about the other as he slouched against the stone of the Freeport walls. But his eyes were not at ease. They were fixed on the small house across the street, ever watchful.

::: Slyfoot :::

::: Yes…yes Kore?::::

::: I am sorry to disturb you, but I must report on a matter I believe that you will find important:::

::: It is alright Kore. If you find it important I am sure it will be of interest to me. Does it have anything to do with Renee?:::

::: Yes, her house is being occupied by were-hunters. I have been watching them for three days now. There are two ogres and a barbarian currently inside, but I saw a green haired girl leave the other day, and there were two others. Both Teir’dal, that fled the house recently.:::

::: I see, how strong are the occupants? Is Renee ok?:::

::: All of them are powerful. We could not take them alone. I do not know of Renee. But I have not heard anything that would alarm me :::

::: Very well, anything more?::

:::Yes, I followed up on the green haired girl. Her name is Keyra. She is looking for you it seems. She is a were-hunter as well. Again, powerful, beyond our capabilities:::

::: Strength and brawn are not everything Kore. Even the best of foes can be outsmarted. Your report is headed and appreciated .:::

:: I will inform you should the situation change :::

:: Very well :::

[Slyfoot M'Zors]

Slyfoot presses herself up from the table, ignoring her screaming head. She stumbles over to the Inn keep.

“Get me a clean long piece of cloth and I will give you 10 tunar, quickly”<br>
The Innkeep speedily rises and comes back with a piece of cloth. Slyfoot snatches it and throws the tunar at him as she clumps out the door. Gritting her teeth she wraps the cloth in a band about her head, cutting off some of the circulation to help clear her vision. She pulls it taught, her vision blurring for a moment, then it slowly clears as she blinks away the fogginess.

“Get me a horse to Freeport.” Slyfoot commands the guard, not harshly, but hurriedly. Mounting on the stead she grips tight to the pommel, takes the reins and kicks the stead to a gallop. Clenching her teeth and staring hard up the road, she travels onward, sheer will alone keeping her throbbing head from getting the best of her as her as each pound of the horses hooves blanks her vision. The squishing sop that comes from the hooves grows into a dry thud as Slyfoot rides from the swamps of Oggok to the dessert of Freeport, the sun is reached its 3rd quarter station, looking over the world watchfully before it retires to its slumber.

:: Slyfoot :::

Slyfoot bites her lip at the contact. ::Yes Kore, what is it?:::

::: The green haired one has just entered the house, the two Ogres are out and unpacking the supplies she has brought. Still no sign of Renee:::

:: Very well Kore, I will take care of things. :::

Slyfoot rides up the to coachman and hands him the horse not looking at him, focusing on one goal, Renee. She ducked into an ally way, and changed her appearance to that of a barbarian. Walking up to the vendors selling various things, she looks along the bottles of powders and liquids. Picking out one of each ,she pays the vendor, puts on a pair of her leather battle gloves and ducks back into the ally way, this time disappearing completely under a spell of invisibility. Traveling like the breeze, she makes her way to Renee’s house, and stares around a corner near the house, spying on the door, waiting.

She glared as the red shadows the sun cast an almost orange hue against the green haired elf as she walked out the door, a wicked smile on her face…..she was so young. Sly quickly fell into place behind the elf, following her. She felt her presence…she knew it. She walked in the same rhythm with her mimicking her movements. She turned into an ally way, Slyfoot followed, but when she turned there was not an elf there, but a human. Slyfoot smirked. “Nice try girl, but I am a master in that art.” she thought to herself at the attempts of the elf to hide herself.

The elven-human headed off to a tavern and purchased some ale, some bread and a leg of turkey. Just as Slyfoot had wanted…<br>
Taking her meal, the elf hopped up among the roof tops, and sat watching the sun go down as she laughed to herself. She turned back into her elven figure as she ripped the bread apart.

“That stupid woman. Mind you, she does make a nice foot rest.” Keyra chuckled to herself.

Unbeknownst to Keyra, Slyfoot was sitting directly across from her on the roof, silently opening the small bottle of powder she had purchased, watching her. Calmly she waited until Keyra set her turkey down and gulped at the ale. Sly pinched at some of the powder and sprinkled it on the turkey, then sat back, waiting, and smiling darkly as Keyra took a fateful bite. “That’s right, eat it..the whole thing you wretch….you are mine now…” She thought.

Keyra suspected nothing, but shortly furrowed her brow and felt at her head. “What is this…I am so..tired…..so..ti” Just then Keyra’s eyes rolled back in her head as she fell, Sly catching her to prevent a thud against the roof top. She heaved the limp girl over her shoulder, casting an invisible spell across her. She gently lowered the elf girl to the ground and carried her off to the coachman. Appearing again behind the coach, Slyfoot placed Keyra’s invisible body across the front of her horse and tore off into the setting sun, holding fast to the elf’s body.

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The first thing Keyra felt was the shackles that bound her hands to a solid surface of rock. As she became more aware of her surroundings she found that she was chained fast to a cave wall, both her wrists and ankles bound.

When she raised her head, her eyes met the red eyes of the Kinslayer glaring coolly back at her.

“Ah, Slyfoot. We meet at last.”

[Keyra]

[glow=Green,2,300] Renee's house[/glow]

" Please let me go, I have done nothing to any of you."

" Nothing personal I'm just following orders."

The Barbarian takes his feet off her and lifts her up and sits her in a chair. And loosens her ropes.

" You wont try to run away again will you ma'am ? "

" Tell me will you let a poor woman starve and thirst to death ?"

" Hmmm well I suppose not. HEY JUDOO.... "

" Yah ? What you need." One troll answered.

" BRING THE LADY A DRINK."

"Okies mes gots da gud stuff fer her. "

The troll walks over and places a large bottle infront of Renee.

" Drink up woman." The barbarian said with a smile.

Renee picks up the bottle and takes a drink. Almost instantly she spits it back out in discust.

" What you don't like a good lager? Here let me assist you. " Prying her mouth open and pouring the rest in her mouth.

" Go get her some food.. wouldn't want her starving."

Renee starts crying. " Wilkens , Slyfoot, somebody please help me."

[Nikkii O'seth]

Nikkii looks out of her window over looking the desert.

" Keyra is late... this is not like her. " Closing her eyes.

"I can't seem to contact her either... I don't like this."

" Perhaps she decided to spend the night there... but I would be able to contact her."

Nikkii gets up and heads out the door of her cabin and looks out to the sunset.

" I will give her till morning."

[Nikkii O'seth]

Nikkii is troubled by the fact she has lost contact with her student. She gets up out of her bed and go to check Keyra's room.

" Still isn't here." Nikkii thinks to herself as she peer into her room.


Nikkii quickly puts on her battle armor then throws her robe on over it. On her way out the door she takes a good look at the robe Keyra had brought home with her then grabbed her glowing mace and headed to the coachman ... her destination ... Freeport.As she walks her horse from the stable one of the elders walks up to her.

" Lady Nikkii where are you heading at this hour?"

" Elder its Keyra she has yet to return and I fear that something might have happened to her."

" I see she is very young and somewhat overzelous but I too worry about her safety please hurry back my'lady."

" Yes Elder.." She bows to him then mounts her horse and rides hard to freeport.

She reaches freeport early the next morning. She leaves her tired horse with the coachman but instead of leaving out into the city she finds a hiding place where she has a clear view of the stables.

" Sooner or later she will show. "

Just then a piece of paper blew in her direction.

" What is this?" Reading the paper. " House of Seladria .... Ineresting....I think I will check the taverns."

[Nikkii O'seth]

A commotion in one of the taverns draws the Priestest to it. She pushes the door open and walks into the tavern. Noticing what appeared to be a scuffel between a teir'dal woman and the barkeep.

" She doesn't look like the enchantress I seek ...but I think I will stay here and watch."

Nikkii steps up to the bar and gets some tea as well.

" aghh another one that wants to drink tea.. but you much more beautiful here its on the house."

Nikkii takes the tea from him glaring at him as she walks to one of the tables in the corner and sits down. She then takes her list of names and begins looking them over.

" That girl might be the one that placed those letters "

[Darlena O'seth]

Darlena had good fortune her sword was repaired, she avenge the now missing Slyfoot, and had even got a ride to gentar minds. She thanked the ogres for the ride and quickly took a horse heading to freeport.

" I hope you went home Slyfoot... Why did you just leave me?"

[Keyra]

[glow=Green,2,300]Renee's house[/glow]

" Awws is dat hooman woeman done cooking dat food fer us?" One of the trolls said angrily.

" Mesa hungry mes might have her fer da food to eat."

Just then the barbarien came rushing in.

" Look sharp men we just had us a visitor to one of the rooms. get the woman and bring her in here. "

" Joos got it boss." Happily going into the room Renee was cooking in.

A few minutes later She comes out with the troll right behind her. The pot she was carrying look heavy with what appeared to be a soup. As she passed the troll sitting down looking at her she stopped and smiled at him. Confused the dumb troll smiles back at her, and without missing at step drops the hot soup on the troll causing him to yell out in pain from the burns. Almost instantly the troll behind her pushes her into the barbariens direction to which he backhands her to the floor.

" Oh your a fiesty ol' woman, now look what you made me do. "

He lifts her up off the floor and takes her to her room and drops her on the bed. He pulls up a chair and watches her begin to sob.

" Again with the tears.. Well someone tried to get to you but I musta scared the fool off. Just shut up I don't think there will another rescue attempt so you might as well tell me who lives here with you."

" My two daughters."

The barbarien raises his eyebrow. " Really.. then this could be fun if they show up. "

He looks toward the door. " Hey men I was right there is no man that lives here with her."

" Jah dat sound gud woman put up less fight and bes more fun fer us later."

Cleaning the soup off his face. " Mes gonna kill dat one doh. She burn Jumoo's petty face."

" In time my friend."

[Nikkii O'seth]

" I have waisted enough of my time here. First the tavern then the gaurds leading me on to heal that mongrel dark elf and girl."

Nikkii reenters the west gate and draws close to the coachman. Just then a drunken human puts his hand on her shoulder.

" I have a heavy coin purse and I am a very lonely man. Bed with me wench an I will make it worth your time."

Nikkii jerked away from the man and knocks him down with her mace. Before the man could sit back up he is struck with a arcane bolt in the face.

" My you hunters have quiet a temper."

Nikkii turns to face the voice and sees loveless sitting on a rock. But before he could hop down Nikkii casted her root spell on him.

" Where is your pet M'lady? "

" She is why I'm here. You better not have harmed her."

" Me no I like her company and non stop stalking.'' Nikkii closes up on him and recasts her spell. " You know she is more of a tier'dal than you are. She hunts outta revenge and anger just like us. "

" She has youth to blame for her wrecklessness, you do not and is something that I am dealing with her on. Tell me how did you become cursed? "

" I seeked it out I wanted more strength the power it promised... Like our kind does, I even killed my sire for his kindness."

" You are a beast you kill witout caution.. without remorse you are truly not a man but a monster."

" Oh really, You're pet will kill an entire vilage just to kill one or two lycanthrops now are we truly so different. "

Nikkii strikes Loveless with her hand breaking the root spell. Loveless simply stands there and smiles.

" I love it when your show your anger your so much more beautiful when you do that. "

" Watch your tounge beast .. "

" You say I'm not even a man anymore but look at you. You answer to human elders.. that is something a teir'dal won't do."

" I am a priestest of Innorukk first a hunter second you aren't even welcomed in neriak in your true state so you cover yourself with the guise of what you once where... now drive by the lust of killing."

" I can find your pet ... will that show you that I am in control. All you need to do is but ask."

" I'm sure .. if she is hurt what is to say you wouldn't harm her further or force yourself on her or even turn her into a beast like you. "

" M'lady I will even bring her to your precious Oasis if you would call of the hunt on me."

" Do that and bring Slyfoot too and I will see that it is lifted for now."

" Ah the blue- haired enchantress huh... well ok I trust you will keep you word then."

Nikkii nods her head then turns to the coachmans stable.

" Well this is good fortune , I can smell your pets scent."

" Then don't keep me waiting beast if you want to live you will complete you task quickly." She charges her horse out and sets off for the oasis.

" I think I really screwed up this time what will I do now? I gotta get the heat off me for sure though."

[Darlena O'seth]

[glow=red,2,300]Blackwater[/glow]

Darlena makes it to the coachman after such a dangerous trip through the marshlands she exchanges her horse. Suddenly a halfling rushes up to her.

" Miss... Miss a moment of your time please. I was admiring your weapon and the armor you wear."

" And what of it little man."

" Oh where are my manners, I am a rare item collecter and that sword is a teir'dal raiding sword is it not? "

" Yes its a family sword.."

" Indeed , wonderful might I offer to buy that and your armor from you? "

" My armor and my sword? I understand the sword but why my armor? "

The halfling points at the blood on her boots an chestplate.

" Thats ogre blood is it not... and some other .... ah teir'dal. Yes I must have it, hey I will even give you some really special armor that helps against teir'dal attacks."

" So what you leave me without a weapon? "

The halfing shakes his head then pulls out two rather jagged looking swords and hands them to her.

" Take these they are magical blades one infects the other delivers a arcane shock."

" Very well stumpy here take the sword and allow me a moment to change."

She takes the armor inside one of the taverna and moments laters comes out wearing the new blue armor. The halfing man reapproaches her with a big smile on his face.

" Now see how it compliments your blue skin. Now is it Nikkii or Naldany N'sier."

" How do you know that?"

" Because I seen that crest before when your family came to my village. Oh I'm greatful you did you see you guys killed the sherriff and I was about to be punished for a crime. That gave me time to escape. "

" How fortunate for you... "

" Very, I can tell your not a priestest so you musta been the little girl Naldany."

" Yes .. but I no longer use that name anymore it is Darlena now the N'sier house is no more."

" Slendid then this sword is a true collecters item. Thank you kindly m'lady."

Happy with himself the halfking scampers off. Darlena gets on her horse and heads for Freeport.

" I wonder if I can talk to her the way she does?"

[glow=red,2,300]Slyfoot where did you go I'm comming back to Freeport if your ok please say something.[/glow]

[Keyra]

[glow=Green,2,300]Renee's house[/glow]

Days have past since the three hunters took Renee hostage.

" Hey Jumoo.... come on up here and watch the woman, I'm gonna get a bit of shut eye."

" Okies mes watch da hooman.... mes got sumfin fer her anywho."

The barbarien nods and get up out of the chair he had been sitting in. Renee starts to awaken her eyes widen as the troll sits down on the bed beside her. A wicked smile comes across the trolls face as he glares at the frail human woman. The troll then plops his hammer down at the end of the bed. Renee inches away from him as fast as she could. The troll then stands up and begins to speak.

" Mes not happy dat joo burns mes face hooman... mes tink dat joo pays mes fer it."

" Pay you, who would I pay you."

" Joo old hooman... but mes always want see naked hooman... Joo take joo garmets off and shows Jumoo what joo looks like."

" You gastley monster... I will do no such thing."

Renee then hops of the bed and tries to run out the door. As she neared the door the troll grabbed her by the back of her neck and flung her into the wall, bleeding her nose.

" Dun joo run from mes... mes gets very angry wit joo."

" Please don't hurt me anymore I cooked what food you wanted now leave me in peace."

" jah joo did cook fer us now mes want more mes get bored."

He approached her again. Renee noticed one of Slyfoots daggers she left on the floor beside her. She picked up the dagger and stabs the troll in the foot. Outraged by this Jumoo strikes her in the back knocking her to the floor, then picks her up choking her by the neck. A look of anger appeared on the trolls face, he then flung her as hard as he could into the wall, cracking it. As she hit it a cracking sound could be herd as she fell silently to the floor motionless.
Disturbed by the noise the barbarien and other troll rush in.

" JUMOO...WHAT HAVE YOU DONE YOU IDIOT!!!" He rushes over to Renee's body and examines it. He lifts her head and can feel no life from her.

" Her neck is broken..... Jumoo you killed her... what was you thinking."

" uhh ... uhhh mes didn't means too."

" I'll wait one more day then leave for the oasis and inform lady Nikii what happened."

[Shalandra]

:: shalandra walked away from the house with a smile on her face. ::

" so the deed is done. i can hardly wait to see how wilkens and slyfoot deal with this.

serves wilkens right. she has no one but slyfoot and not for long if keyra has her way.

now, what should i do about this darlena.

once slyfoot is out of the way i can have my revenge upon wilkens. "

:: shalandra leaves freeport unoticed. ::