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Post by Sword_of_Aeons on Mar 18, 2006 16:03:14 GMT -6
Alkesh nodded. "Very well." His eyes flicked around, trying to find a place to leave the road. When he finally found one, he urged the horse off, keeping alert.
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Post by FangedSmile on Mar 18, 2006 16:17:23 GMT -6
Virose slid off the wagon and immediatly wqas shoved back and felt cold steal against his throat by a masked man demanding, "Give me all your money. Now!" Another two men swooped towards the lizard with their own weapons.
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Post by Sword_of_Aeons on Mar 18, 2006 16:18:44 GMT -6
Alkesh held still. "I travel in the name of the priesthood. I have no money to give," he told them in a slightly chiding tone. "You are wasting your time."
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Post by FangedSmile on Mar 18, 2006 16:27:44 GMT -6
"No money, eh?" one of the attackers chided. "Oh no, whatever shall we do."
"I guess we'll just leave," guffawed another.
"We'll just have to take the horse and wagon then," the one holding Virose announced, feeling the need to press his blede even tighter against Virose's throat.
"Hey, Mister man-eating lizard," Virose called over. "What are you waiting for? Seasoning?"
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Post by Sword_of_Aeons on Mar 18, 2006 16:30:26 GMT -6
Alkesh pulled a face that could very easily be mistranslated as a terrifying expression. "I can't hurt them," he reminded Virose.
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Post by FangedSmile on Mar 18, 2006 16:35:58 GMT -6
The thieves that had been startled before, not looked amused as they remembered the priest comment. Virose, however, hollered out.
"What?! What was all the crap about not being above eating human flesh?!"
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Post by Sword_of_Aeons on Mar 18, 2006 16:37:27 GMT -6
"I can't kill them myself! Any meat I eat has to be killed by someone else!" Alkesh snapped, his voice heavy with an unspoken "Duh!"
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Post by FangedSmile on Mar 18, 2006 16:43:03 GMT -6
Viroe managed an "Oh crap," before being thrown to the ground as the man attacking him realized he was the body guard. The other two attempted to shove the lizard away from the wagon, not being at all carfeful not to hurt the priest. Virose held his hand to his throat and felt blood, though it was not a deep wound so he figured he was okay, that was until the assailant charged forward and he had to roll just out of range of the sword and stood up only to trip over a root and again be forced to scramble away for his life.
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Post by Sword_of_Aeons on Mar 18, 2006 16:44:34 GMT -6
While self-defence wasn't on Alkesh's list of priorities, he nevertheless made life difficult in that he refused to be budged, muscles locked and clawed toes digging into the ground.
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Post by FangedSmile on Mar 18, 2006 16:50:12 GMT -6
One of the attackers trying to deal with the lizard had had enough. He pressed the blade into Alkesh's bak and demanded, "Move! Now!" While his partner gathered some rope. Virose charged his attacker, a man who has about sixety pounds and three inches on him, and who easily used the attack to swing the younger man into a tree. Virose met the tree and it wqas not exactly love at first sight. No, it was rather more like a quickly developed hatred as he his the tree and slid down it with a massive headache.
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Post by Sword_of_Aeons on Mar 18, 2006 16:55:57 GMT -6
I may not harm another living being, not even to defend myself. These are rules I have lived by for much of my life. We are all the Goddesses' children, all brothers and sisters in her love. He watched as Virose went flying. Sometimes though, siblings fight. And we must step in. But I am starting to think words will not always work. And Virose is being hurt...But I can't fight!
Maybe not, but maybe he didn't have to...
Flexing his claws, he freed them from the long sleeves and turned on the man sticking a sword into his back, crest rising angrily. The sword looked poorly made, certainly nothing a s'skarran blacksmith would touch, and he swung his hips, tail whipping out to try and rip the blade from the thief's hands. Look intimidating and take away their weapons, and I am not harming them, he appeased himself...
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Post by FangedSmile on Mar 18, 2006 17:04:59 GMT -6
The man (who, for organization purposes, shall hereby be known as pissant number 1) watched his sword at it was ripped from his hands and his eyes widened. "But... but you're not allowed to," me whimpered in fear. Pissant number two, jumped down from the wagon, though that was where his charge ended as he then chose to stand slightly behind his friend and shove his sword up towards Alkesh's throat in strict warning.
Virose shook his head and climbed to his feet as the boss approuched again. <i>Don't people ever tire of kicking my ass?</i> He sighed and unsheathed his sword, only to be met by laughter and a bigger sword that sliced towards his throat. He managed to parry and in sight of that victory he was kicked in the chest and sent crashing into pissant one and two... at least he was finaly a body guard.
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Post by Sword_of_Aeons on Mar 18, 2006 17:08:57 GMT -6
Alkesh helped Virose up quickly and then hefted the two thieves by their clothing. "I will take care of them," he told Virose curtly, leering at the two thieves. "I wonder if I brought a big enough pot," he mused out loud, hoping Virose got the hint and went after the third guy.
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Post by FangedSmile on Mar 18, 2006 17:14:04 GMT -6
Virose didn't really have a choice of weither or not he wanted to fight the third guy as the third guy seemed to want to fight him. He met the attack with his own blade out of instinct, which was how most of the match played out until he managed to disarm the guy, though in light of THAT victory he met another tree.
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Post by Sword_of_Aeons on Mar 18, 2006 17:18:28 GMT -6
Leaving the pissants to muse over their possible future in a stew pot, Alkesh tied them tightly with some of the spare rope they had brought for the tents and made his way over as Virose disarmed the last one, intending to tie him as well before seeing if Virose needed any medical attention.
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