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 Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 8:30 am
"Well thank you for offering your help Ahrina. I really appreciate it." Wyatt said as he looks at the sky. "The clouds are forming to a storm. You are right, but it is not going to be a bad storm." Wyatt told Ahrina. "If you don't mind, I'm going to go ahead to town. I'll see in town. Bye, Ahrina. Rolnan." Wyatt said as he and Bella galloped ahead to town. As he got in town, Wyatt noticed that the town was busy. He got off Bella "Stay close by Bella." Wyatt told her as started to head to a young man dealing with a customer. After the man had dealt with the customer, Wyatt noticed a girl sitting beside him. "Hi there. What all do you sell here?" Wyatt asked.
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 8:55 am
Istaraka entered the market square, her grey eyes shining with anticipation. She ducked past wagons rolling across the cobbled street. The girl dashed past the fountain in the center of all the shops, her blue cloak was sprayed with water as she ran towards teh booth closest to the docks. A customer walked away from her brother just as she shouted out his name.
"Delevenor!"
He turned and grinning, dashed out from behind the stall to catch her. The young man hoisted her into the air and spun her around. Istaraka laughed and hugged him once he placed back on the ground. Brother and sister ducked underneath the awning the protected their goods.
"I've got something for you."
From under her cloak, she pulled out a brown seaman's cap, decorated with a lush red plume and placed it on his light brown hair. He admired it for a moment before giving her a hug. He turned to deal with the next customer as she sat down behind him and watched the transaction.
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:17 am
Mari hummed to herself happily as she walked through the square, wearing commoner's clothing and a heavy riding cloak. Sure, people would recognize her blonde hair, as it was uncommon, but hey - she didn't mean for it to be a total secret. He guard, Adric, was following her discreetly, at a distance, in disguise as well. She smiled to herself. It was a rather nice day, save the storm clouds coming.
She looked at a vendor's stall where the man was selling his goods, and the girl beside him was holding a hat with a lush red feather. She smiled at the girl, then began examining the goods, taking particular interest in a set of earrings with ruby colored stones.
"How much?" She asked in a melodious voice, indicating the earrings.
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:32 am
Hearing somebody ask the seller a question, Wyatt turned. "Hey, do you know the way around here?" Wyatt ask the girl beside him. "I'm not from here, and I don't know where anything is. Could you help me out?" She looks like a commoner, I wonder if she is from around here.
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:33 am
Istaraka smiled back at the new customer. Delevenor watched the woman as she browsed the merchandise suggesting a few things here and there. The girl hung her cloak over the back of her chair and turned to see the customer turning over a pair of earrings they had gotten at the last place they had stopped priced for three gold. Her older brother turned over the price tag for the woman to see. Istaraka retreated into the shadows of the canvas again, pulling out her previous project: a new cloak for her father.
The man himself appeared out of the crowd carrying fresh fruit, bread, and dried meat. Istarakaleapt up at his approach, waited for him to set their lunch down then threw herself into his arms hugging him tightly. She smiled up in hs face and pulled out an orange plume, pinning it to her father's hat. He laughed and turned to help her brother.
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:46 am
Seeing that the seller was busy with the girl that was beside him, Wyatt walked over to the girl that was hiding in the shadows. "Excuse me." Wyatt said to the girl "I am looking for a place to get some food. Me and my horse have been traveling from faraway lands and we have run out of food. Would you happen to know where I can get some?" he asks her bowing trying to be polite.
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:59 am
Istaraka looked up at the gentleman addressing her. The grey eyes surveyed him. It was clear that he was a traveler. His horse was nearby and his clothes carried dust. Her tanned hand pointed across the marketsquare towards a street.
"Down that road, there is an inn on your left side. They can provide food and good lodgings for you and your horse."
She smiled at him.
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 10:09 am
"Thank you. Does it cost anything to eat and stay the night, for you see I am out of money so I will not be able to pay for anything." Wyatt says to the girl. "I think I will pass up the inn for the sole reason of pricing. Would you happen to know of anyone that has an empty stable besides Ahrina. I have met her and she seems like a rather nice girl, although young, but very mature" Wyatt says bowing again to the girl.
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 12:21 pm
Istaraka gave him a strange look, shaking her head slowly. Nothing he had just said made much sense to her. She didn't know the girl he spoke of, nor did she know anyone else in the town. They were only here for a few weeks to sell their merchandise, buys ordered goods and other things, then they were off to the next town. Istaraka turned back to her work. She was nearly finished, just an hour and a half and she'd be done.
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 12:43 pm
Leaving the girl at the market, Wyatt gets on Bella and heads back to Ahrina's house. Looking aound the outside, Wyatt finds the stables and takes off Bella's bridle. "There you are girl. Have a nice rest. You deserve it." Wyatt says to her as he strokes he mane. "You know, this place isn't that bad. I just wish there was a reason for me to stay, but there isn't. So I'll just hang around to help Ahrina out with her kid and then we'll leave in a couple of days. Sound like a deal Bella?" As Bella is eating some hay, she looks at Wyatt and nods in appoval. "Ok then. It's a deal Bella."
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 3:20 pm
Mari smiled at the man When he pointed out the price tag for her to see. They were surely worth more than the three hold he wanted for them?
''I think that they're worth more than that...'' She mused, pulling out a plain, brown leather purse and counting out easily ten gold and handing it to the man. "What is your name?" She asked with a smile as she fixed the earrings into the tiny holes in her ears. In her hart to put the beautiful earrings on, her good fell off. Someone recognized her, and suddenly people were surrounding her, greeting her. Instantly, Adric was at her side.
"We should go, Highness." he cooed, grabbing her arm. Mari smiled at Adric, then at the merchant and the girl.
"Come to the castle tonight! You'll be my dinner guests! Don't worry about a thing - we'll take base of everything! All three of you, please!" Mari insisted, before being lead away by her guard.
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 5:00 pm
Ahrina smiled a fare well and continued walking towards town. She soon arrived to town as it began raining. A small clash of thunder was heard over the distance and Rolnan began to whine and wimper. Even being alive for such a short time he still didn't like thunder, he new what it was, or what he thought it was. "Shh Rolnan the thunder isn't going to hurt us." He quieted down slightly and began shivering. Noticing this Ahrina lifted his small body and placed it against her own, wrapping him in her cloak. "Is that better?" She questioned as she continued walking the streets, stumbling every so often.
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:39 pm
"It's getting pretty bad outside. I wonder if Ahrina is back home yet?" Wyatt says as he looks out of the stable. As the thunder booms again, Bella gets scared and starts to buck. "Calm down Bella. Calm down. It's just the thunder. There's nothing to be afraid of. I promise." Wyatt tells Bella as he strokes her mane. "You'll be fine. You'll be ok. I'm right here. Just nudge me if you need me ok, I'll be over here looking out the window." Wyatt tells Bella as he walks over to the window. It's getting pretty bad right now, I feel sorry for whoever is out there right now.
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 8:01 pm
"Okay, shh baby we only need to get some herbs for granndma." Ahrina said quietly as she walked the streets almost completely by herself. Rolnan was hungry and wet and cold. It was not a combination that he or Ahrina quite enjoyed. "Shhh, you can eat once we get to the herbs." She said quietly. Slowly she passed the gate to outside of the town. Quickly she placed the basket containg her groceriess on the ground near the herbs she would pick. As Rolnan fed himself she picked the herbs while on her knees, one hand supporting Rolnan the other picking at the small huddle of herbs. Quickly after picking them she scurried home. Walking as quickly as she could she trudged through the muddy country road to her small house. Dripping wet she shivered, although her son was warm, bundled in her cloak, leaving her to walk the way home cloakless.
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 8:06 pm
"OK, that's it. Let's go Bella, we need to get Ahrina and Rolnan in before they get sick. It's raining bad out there." Wyatt said to Bella as he put the saddle on her and jumped onto the saddle. As soon as he went outside, Wyatt saw Ahrina walking this way. "Yah!" Wyatt yells. As soon as he catches up to Ahrina, Wyatt offers her his hand. "Get on, I'll give you a ride home."
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