A trip to Albar

Amulus · Post by **Amulus** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 8:51 pm

Amulus walks towards the docks with Najla walking beside him, his arms draped over 3 spears and a fishing pole he carries across his shoulder. He knows he probably wont make it back from this trip, but Najla is his only friend, and seeing her happy would mean the world to him. After checking the time of departure, which is a few hours, He starts his preperations for leaving, by telling Najla farewell.

After stepping into the boat as the crew readies it for voyage, he searches for an empty bunk down in the sleeping quarters. After finding a suitable hammock to sleep on, he places the fishingpole and spears against the post near his head and sighs slightly, Thinking about what is ahead of him, and the fight that will occur...

Virginie Gladwyn · Post by **Virginie Gladwyn** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 9:07 pm

"Albar", Virginie thinks with a slight worried gaze. She has heard a lot about it, yet she never has been there and actually never wanted to. Her gaze wanders to the man who is walking next to her through the westforest, towards the harbour. It is Jacob.
Raising her gaze to the sky she thinks about what she took with her. "Needle, thread, bandages, some herbs, bottles,.. food, some clothes...". And then she sighs under the weight of her bag.
"Sickle and dagger", she thinks and looks at her belt.
Nontheless the terrible feeling that she is missing something simply doesn't vanish, as much as she tries to calm herself.
Once more she looks over to Jacob. Virgine hasn't ask him yet why he was going to help Amulus and this lady at all,... maybe she should.

Jacob · Post by **Jacob** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 3:49 am

Perhaps if Jacob had not gone with Virginie he would have slipped aboard the vessel without paying simply because he didn't want to bother with his money pouch, but he couldn't do that infront of the lady for one reason or another he cared what she thought of him. He paid the fee and the two found a small room for them to share, Jacob had seen Amulus and knew what the mission was so he knew enough to accomplish it without Amulus if he had too. Why he was even here he didn't know, maybe he wanted a good fight, maybe he really wanted to help, only Moshran knew.

The entire room was over priced from the dirty bed to the cold floors, which just made Jacob regret paying for this miserable experience, but he didn't say a word, infact he rarely talked to Virginie while in their room. He simply checked what he had brought with him, healing potions, poison dagger, elven bow and quiver, long sword, two short swords, two throwing knives, staff, armour and some money. He didn't think he brought enough money and would have to be stealing soon, but so be it.

After a few hours tho Jacob knew it was time he spoke with Amulus as it would just be odd if Jacob and Virginie followed Amulus the entire trip. Giving Virginie a kiss and telling her to lock the door and not to open it til he returned Jacob left the small cabin venturing out to find Amulus..

Amulus · Post by **Amulus** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 4:08 am

As amulus sits in his pitifull excuse for a room, He watches the cieling as the hamock swings back and forth as the boat had set sail. This was all to familar to him, Not but a month ago he was doing the same, but in the other direction. He knew there was going to be a huge fight, One that even he could not handle alone. Breaking through the army ships will be a monsterous task. His ears perk slightly as he hears footsteps nearing his door, and reaches for his spear quietly, he stands next to the door, waiting to see if it was the army after him already..

Jacob · Post by **Jacob** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 4:15 am

Asking a few unsavoring people where he could find someone matching Amulus' description, Jacob marched his way to the cabin housing the man. Tho indeed it was only a few doors down from Jacob and Virginie's. He opened the door without knocking and lets himself in,
"Hello Amulus, can you take a guess why I am here?" Jacob says with cold tone, he is garbed in his black shirt, trousers and hunting boots and his two short sword are sheathed at his side, his hands are holding onto them in a resting posture.

Amulus · Post by **Amulus** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 4:22 am

Amulus tenses slightly seeing Jacob, but moves the spear from infront of him to back across his back and stares calmly at Jacob
"Bloody hell Jacob, couldn't you have just let me do what I wanted to do without you hounding me at every turn? Just you knowing me now will get you killed you fool. We arn't on the Isle anymore, We're moving into Mainland waters!"
. He knows that He doesn't like jacob and Jacob doesn't like him. But he can't do it alone, He sighs and looks back to Jacob
"Alright, look. Heres the problem. I was a General in the Mainland Army. Jade's Spade is what i was called. I ditched the army and fled to the isle before my term was up. We'll be going through army ship brigades and plenty of troops. I know you don't like me and I don't like you. But it seems you couldn't resist following me, and so we'll have to stay alive somehow..."

Jacob · Post by **Jacob** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 4:35 am

"Well then I suppose we need to keep you hidden or unrecogniseable.. Come on, lets go back to my cabin to see what Virginie can think up. "

Jacob leads Amulus back to his cabin and knocks three times and tells Virginie it is him through the door.

Amulus · Post by **Amulus** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 5:02 am

As they walk towards Jacob and Virginie's room, amulus is infuriated that Jacob would bring her one such a dangerous trip, He thinks to himself as they walk down the few rooms to the cabin

You bloody idiot. She can get killed..Another thing to worry about now. Maybe...Maybe now i can explain to her...Bah, who cares. It's just a big wake up call for me anyway. There is no love in this world. Love can not exisit. Bah...It would have been much easier as a one man trip, i could have recruited my old friends and made a dash in and out. But nooooo. Jacob has to be the prat he is and come along, dragging Virginie into it. Bloody Idiot, bringing her along. Yeah, you sure do love her don't you, putting her into dangerous situations. Sometimes i think she follows Jacob blindly. Tsk...She is blinded by the false pretense of "love." How can this man, a head swollen to the size of the mainland by ego, ever really "love" if "love" even existed. Prat, he knows none of the logistics of war, nor has he seen such a carnage that will unfold if things go bad. Maybe i will have to go to father. NO! thats not a good idea, he'll be mad, and he might turn me in. Gah...This is going to be a rough trip...

Virginie Gladwyn · Post by **Virginie Gladwyn** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 6:39 am

As Virginie hears the knocking and Jacobs voice, she stands from what should be a bed and unlocks the door quickly and opens it.
She lets the two man in and locks the door then once more, leaning against it to offer both of them a warm smile, though the questioning look might not vanish.

Virginies gaze wanders to Amulus. The last time they two seperate from each other was in kind of an argument. Yet she holds no anger towards the man, quite the converse.
Anyhow, the whole situation was awkward...

"Hello Amulus..."

Amulus · Post by **Amulus** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 6:47 am

Once Amulus enters the door, his eyes Immediately drift to Virginie. His eyes turn back to their Rock hard state, his face nearly losing all it's color as he stands in the doorway. His voice calm and cool, yet, not cold.
"Hello Virginie. It's been a while. But i never wanted to see you under this sort of situation."
He steps inside and lets jacob do the same, looking around outside in the hall for any spies, and closes the door, locking it behind him. He speaks lowly to both of them, but his eyes mostly remains on Virginie

"Seems your "Love" has led you into more trouble than he realises. Here's whats wrong. I was in the army. I left before my term in the army was up. Thus i am banned an Outlaw under High Treason. But i have to get Najla's brother. I know his name. But i think i'll keep that to myself untill we get to where he is. We will be fighting heavily if they find you have any relation to me. I don't want to endanger you...i never would."

Virginie Gladwyn · Post by **Virginie Gladwyn** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 7:39 am

Virginie presses her lips together and she takes a seat again upon the bed. Her fingertips run over her freckled cheek as she looks up pondering to the two men.
„Just that I got everything right – We are travelling to Albar to free a slave, who is the brother of a friend of you two. And Amulus is better not to be seen because he is a deserter?“
Her eyes travel to her bag and she gets a pouch from it, with several herbs inside. „Hm“, she says and smiles then a little. „We can disguise you Amulus. I have a cloak in my bag and when Jacob finds us some water and maybe a bottle of strong alcohol,... I could bleach your hair.“
She looks up once more to the man and offers him a soft and encouraging smile.
„And don't worry about me. I will be fine.“

Amulus · Post by **Amulus** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 3:34 pm

Amulus sighs and looks at virginie. His eyes softening allthough it seems against his will. He can't show his feelings, there is no room for feelings on this trip.

Virginie.....*he sighs heavily* Alright look. If anything goes wrong. Anything at all. If i get wounded, killed, lost. Anything. I want you to take jacob and the slaveboy and go. Alright?

Jacob · Post by **Jacob** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 10:39 pm

Hearing Virginie's words on finding liqour and water Jacob turns and walks out of the room leaving the two alone ...

Virginie Gladwyn · Post by **Virginie Gladwyn** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 10:33 am

Virginie looks after Jacob some moments before she turns back to Amulus. "Something you want to tell me?", she asks gently, while she prepares some herbs ...

Amulus · Post by **Amulus** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 10:12 pm

Amulus wanted to say so many things, Things mean, Cruel, distastefull. But that wasn't him. It was the facade he tries to show everyone. That he has no emotions. His mind races to find a few words to express what he truely feels, yet, can find very few.

"Virginie. I'm sorry. I can't believe i acted the way i did to you. Look, i wasn't mad at you, i was mad at myself. I let myself think there was love in this isle for me, But there is not. I see that clearly now. I'll give you your copper from the bet when we get back. Right now we are going to need every copper we've got."

Amulus turns and walks to a wall of the cabin, leaning against it and slides down to the ground, leaning to the wall. He looks to virgine to see what she has to say, out of respect. Yet he knows he only had one friend at the moment, and that was Najla. Only she understood things that people missed, only she ever showed she cared.

Jacob · Post by **Jacob** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 12:50 am

Jacob didn't want to spend another moment with Amulus, the man annoyed the hell out of him, he was just like Dei, Pendar, or Salathe any other blow hard who thought they understand Jacob, who thought they knew his potential. They knew nothing of him, Jacob could cut the entire boat apart and any enemy boat apart alone, they all just couldn't see the power he held hidden just under the surface, not even Jacob knew his true potential, he had never reached it. Never fought something where he had to admit defeat, perhaps that is why he came, to see if he could find his match somewhere, or would Moshran continue to bless him.

It did not take Jacob long to find some passenger who had a bottle of rum and another with a bucket of water, when they argued with him taking them he drew a dagger from his boot and told them it was not worth their lives. It was enough to sit them back down and mutter unheared threats to Jacob's back. Jacob did not mind, anything they tried would fail.

He headed back to the cabin ...

Virginie Gladwyn · Post by **Virginie Gladwyn** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 3:48 am

"Forget the coppers", Virginie says softly. "This whole matter about the bet made me think for quite a while that you wouldn't mean it serious. I'm sorry, Amulus. And I fear there is nothing else I can say... I never meant to hurt you... but I told you about Jacob and I never let you the illusion that... " . She stops as the door opens and Jacob comes back him.
Offering him a warm smile, she takes the rum and the water from him.

Virginie Gladwyn · Post by **Virginie Gladwyn** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 12:06 am

~~ Some days later the ship arrives a harbour at the mainland. Virginie clad Amulus in a wide cloak and his former teal hair now shimmers nearly snow white. Virginie herself got somewhat pale as she isn't very fond of traveling by ship and easily gets seasick. From the cabin they hear the captain yelling that they are going to put in ~~

Virginie stands from the bed, holding her stomach. "God, I'm lucky when I have land under my feet again... Can we please go on deck?"

Amulus · Post by **Amulus** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 12:12 am

Albar, it's been not too long since he left these shores, He hopes his disguise will help hide him, atleast for a while

"Yes, let's go up and see if we can leave for shore as soon as possible"

After walking out of the cabin, not seeing if virginie or jacob followed, he goes up and has a few words with the captain asking for a boat to go ashore in, he grants him the boat and he turns around to see where virgnie and Jacob are...

Jacob · Post by **Jacob** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 12:17 am

Jacob and Virginie are right behind him

Amulus · Post by **Amulus** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 12:24 am

Amulus gets in the boat and waits untill jacob and virginie are in the boat, then paddles to shore. Once reaching the shore he pulls the boat onto the sand and lets them both out before talking.

"Alright, this is where i leave you for now. Head towards the outskirts of town while i go see what i can do for gathering information. Try not to get killed, i'll do the same. Remember, here in albar it is all about tradition. We are peasants, and you should act like it. We don't want to incite a riot. Just go out the northwest gate of town, maybe buy some supplies if you can, and i'll try to get there as soon as i can.

Jacob · Post by **Jacob** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 12:29 am

Jacob looks to Amulus calculatingly and says

"Why don't you tell us the name of the boy and where he can be found. If you are as wanted as you say you are there is a still a chance you will be caught and then the boy will never be found. "

Amulus · Post by **Amulus** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 12:36 am

"His name is Lae'n eb Yamha. If i'm not there by night fall. go ahead and i'll catch up."

Amulus turns and heads off through the alleyways of Albar, heading in a direction he seems to know.

Jacob · Post by **Jacob** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 12:42 am

"Alright then." Jacob takes Virginie's hand and begins his walk into the city where they begin to ask where they may find the boy.

Virginie Gladwyn · Post by **Virginie Gladwyn** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 12:48 am

Virginie looks worried over her shoulder after Amulus, before she turns back to Jacob who is holding her hand and walking along with her.

"So, what's your plan? I mean... do you think we simply can walk into town and say: 'Hey, we are searching for a slaven boy called 'Lae'n' ?"

Jacob · Post by **Jacob** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 12:51 am

"Well find out where slave houses are and then take him when we find him. Not to complicated. If it comes to it we will trade Amulus for the boy. I think he would like the noble gesture of his self sacrifice."

Jacob says calmly as they walk by crowds of people in a marketplace.

Virginie Gladwyn · Post by **Virginie Gladwyn** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 1:02 am

Virginie shakes her head softly, but doesn't comment it. Instead her gaze wanders around, examining the people.
She feels slightly uncomfortable as recognizes the one or the other eyes on her. After all she was wearing her leather clothes, and with the sickle in her belt and her red, short hair with the feathers tied to the strand, one would easily 'mistake' her for a witch.

Amulus · Post by **Amulus** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 6:55 am

Amulus walks down the alley ways, passing a few street urchins and a few merchants along the way, none seemed to recognize him, that was good. But would the army be fooled? No way he could answer that, he'd just have to wait and see. He rounds the corner and see's his desired location, A shabby looking house, built half underground into between two massive buildings. Outside were three horses, and a loud roar can be heard coming from the behind the house, It's roar deafening, it seems it had sensed amulus approach. Out of seemingly no where, an arrow string twangs and an arrow flies barely millimeters away from his face, catching the hood and pulling it back. He spins his staff across his back and lowers himself into a fighting stance. Nothing can be seen, no marks from where the arrow originated. Suddenly the door opens with a creak and out steps an armor clad figure, Amor curved to her womanly shape. It's ebony black, she carries what looks like a long, three spiked spear. She walks towards amulus with calm eyes, and stares down at him

"You have five counts to leave this property. Do so or die. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

On the fifth count she strikes, but amulus knew her move and anticpated it, spining around and bringing his spear down onto hers, pinning it to the ground, he looks up and smirks at her. She looks utterly dumbfounded.
"Only one person has ever blocked my first blow like this. And you are not him. You hair is a different color and you don't wear his armor. Nor do you have his spear, as i hold it to the ground. State your Name stranger."

"Amulus Corplai, Jade's Spade and former tactician of the unofficially named, and under the employ of the army, Mercenaries of Jade. Now Carlay, please tell Sethan to lower his bow he is aiming at my neck, or do you require further proof?"

"If you are truely Spade, do show me what only he would have."

Amulus smirks knowing what she means, he turns around and lifts his shirt to show his back. On his back lay a tattoo, of a large sheild. On the sheild is two warring dragons. One Red, one Green, With necks entwined and roaring towards the sky. Under it reads "For those under the fury"

"Good?"
"Amulus! what the hell are you doing here? You shouldn't have came back. We weren't charged with your treason, but you'll be killed! Oh bloody hell, hold on.

She turns around and makes a loud whistle. Out of the door come two moderately armored lads. Both clad in Jaden Armor, out of the bush to amulus's left comes a red haired man, in his mid ages, with a bow of decent size and two swords crossed on his back with the hilts near each of his shoulders.

"Good to see you all again"

He says with a chuckle, then with a laugh the two jaden armored men run at amulus, taking him off his feet and slamming him to the ground, with big grins on their faces.

"HA! we got you"
"Alright! Alright! you got me. Now can we go inside before someone see's me? Oh, and Sethan, Nice shot. didn't even see it coming.

And with that, the troop walk into the house, and sit down at a table, in a seemingly meeting room. and they begin to talk, listening to amulus's story.

Amulus · Post by **Amulus** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 8:38 am

After a good while of talking, the troop start thinking about the best way to go about this. Since Amulus was wanted, yet hard to recognize, they devise a plan.

"Alright, Just so we get this straight. Sethan, Will, and Vulter will go and keep a close eye on army movements in the area of the slave town, Be sure to report any bad movements. Carlay, You have Sjuker and Juyut here right?"

"Yes, They are both outback. Why do you ask? Juyut is always too tempermental anyway."

"Still. We'll need to work on that. Alright, i have two wandering the streets gathering information, I just wanted to keep them occupied. They are meeting me at the north west gate at sundown. From there, we move to the slave town through the cover of darkness with Sjuker and Juyut. Take the slave boy and get out of there and on the boat and away before they can notice. And Carlay...

"Yeah Spade?"

"My spear would be nice"

He chuckles and takes his spear back as she hands it to him, handing his to her. His spear was made of silver, With two side blades and one large one on the tip, with jade tassles off the other end of the spear.

"This will suffice. And thanks, that spear has saved me, and i have kept it sharp."

"Alright Jades. Lets go. Sethan, Will, Vulter, move out, me and Carlay will be there after night fall. Lets just hope Juyut doesn't make too much noise."

Amulus and Carlay go out to the back, while Sethan, Will, and Vulter get on horses out front and gallop away towards the slave town in the north west. Once reaching outside, Two Wyverns roar with defeaning volume. One Red, Sjuker, He was Carlay's. Exellent Wyvern, perfect breed, strong, proud, obediant. And Juyut was Amulus's, Jade in color. Obediant, strong, proud, but often not the smartest of beasts. Both climb onto the back of their Wyvern, armored from head to toe. Amulus in his Jaded armor, Green from head to foot. Carring his spear with one hand and holding onto the riens with the other, flying off to the north gate, above the clouds, to avoid being seen

Amulus · Post by **Amulus** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 5:28 am

The Two Wyverns, With their Armor clad Riders. One in Ebony Black, as black as midnight. The Other in Jade, green as the grass. Their whole bodies covered by their armor land at the northwest gate with a soft thump. Amulus pats Juyut on the neck softly talking lowly to him.

"Good Boy, i see you've matured a bit."

He looks up and looks around for Jacob and Virgine. Leaning towards Carlay and whispering

"Let me have some fun with them first, Play along."

She chuckles and smirks under her helmet and whispers back

"Alright Spade, have your fun. we have the time to spare."