Sel muttered under his breath, "Pssh, curious, that's it."

He then looked to Shakur, expecting him to begin his story.

OOC: sorry for not logging off, you all thought I was going to post.

IC: "Hmmm, well, most of my stories involve deep meditation and patience, which isn't all that interesting. Wait, how about the time I learned I was still being hunted by the dark brotherhood? Well, I was hunting our would be asassin, I was 25 at the time. I had tracked a woman down in an ashlander camp who was aperantly the asassin's ex-wife. She had been cheated on by the asassin, so she was eager to tell me where he was. He was a regular at R'avirr's shop in Balmora. The asassin had learned of her "treason" against him, and had her killed. I was friends with the ashlanders at the time, and lead an attack on a known Dark Brotherhood hide out. I came to R'avirr's shop where he and an asassin attacked me. I stabbed R'avirr in the face with my gauntlet and used his war hammer to knock out the asassin. When he came to, he said I was "doomed to a higher fate" and that "the N'wah will be drove away from all of Nirn". Turns out someone belived I was part of a bigger picture, and wanted everyone connected to me murdered. But what disturbes me is the details he knew of my life, and that I will "lead the S'wit into evil things" and that is why I must die. After I killed him, I married my love in secret so the brotherhood wouldn't kill her. "

"What happened to her?" Sel asked. He knew it might bring back too many painful memories for Shakur, but his curiousity got the best of him.

"What do you mean what happened to her? She's living happily in balmora getting ready to move to here. Do I come off as a sad guy or something?"

Sel smiled. "Do you want the truth, or a horrible save?"

He looked at Celia. "I may need my sword back right now..."

"I'll take the truth, very direct guy that way" Shakur laughed.

(OOC: You really got this thread running Minque, I take my eyes away and its a new 100 posts... Took me sometime)

Arco didn't have a chance to react before Shakur, Sel and Celia had taken of after Jonacin and Serene soon followed by Falx... Arco started to walk after them slowly taking his hand over his left eye, the pain was still there and his vision was still blurry. Arco sat down on the road side in the fresh grass, that was untouched by the flames from the demons. 'Maybe I should leave them alone now, let them continue on their journey' Arco thought...

He once again remembered his friends, the scars of their deaths had never left Arco. He wasn't sure if he would ever make that connection to anyway again, he leaned back looking into the air. He was curious to see where their "friendship" could go, but he had been alone for so many years. 'Maybe it was never my destiny to make friends' Arco thought, but denied. He rubbed his face gently before getting up, he started walking against the where the others had gone. He could see the Inn, he walked slowly up to the little window near the door, looking in. Arco stepped back before he satt down on a bench outside taking up his weapons started to clean them... 'It's maybe time for me to leave...' he thought as he cleaned the blade gently...

OOC: Fuzzy, is your avatar from NWN?

Sel scratched his head. "Well the truth is, Shakur...you being so quiet and reserved all the time makes you seem sad. Seirously. It does." In the awkward silence that followed, Sel finally said, "Okaaaay, I'm getting more drink."

Serene woke up, she didn´t know what made her wak up, maybe some noise outside...yes there was a sort of noise and it came from outside. She sneaked out of bed not waking Jonacin up, he slept so good and he surely needed all the sleep he could get.

As she carefully opened the window, it was on the same side as the door on the ground floor, and then leaned out she saw a man sitting outside on the bench near the door.It was something familiar about him........Then she realised..it was Arco!!

"Psst Arco" she whispered, " we´re up here, Jonacin and me, where have you been? and how are you"

"Do you need any help?"

"Aw, poor mister Reguard (Shakur)! You sound sad... too serious! You need to smile more!" Celia pinched the Redguard's cheeks.

She looked up towards the stairs leading to the bedrooms. "I'm tired of waiting, they should be up by now!" She ran upstairs and gleefully knocked on every door, hoping to find the right one. "Come on, wake up, sillies!"

Arco looked into the ground... Before turning and looking up at Serene...
"Hehe, I've been looking for Sel after he took of in the woods and suddently everybuddy runs of... I'm fine by the way" Arco replied, but he was a terrible lier and it was very clear the he was a little down at the moment...

"Celia, Shakur and Sel is inside, getting drunk..." he fast added...

Sel looked at Shakur. "Sorry, couldn't keep her from being nosy that time..."

Serene saw that Arco was not feeling well at all so she decided to go down and see if she could be of any assistance.

Then she heard steps in the stairs and quickly opened the door...and so she stood face to face with Celia, who was jumping up and down ..as the young girl opened her mouth to shout something Serene laid her hand over the girl´s mouth

"Shhhh, lassie, don´t wake up Jonacin, he need s some more sleep, come with me down so we´ll help Arco out, it will be a good practise for you!"

Celia giggled and nodded her head, happy that Serene was alive and awake. She whispered to Serene, "Tee hee, you mean he's too silly to get up." She took Serene's hand and hopped quietly down the stairs.

She then remembered Serene's words and asked, still giggling, "Practice, you say? For what? Is Arco being silly, too?"

[quote=MerGirl]"Aw, poor mister Reguard (Shakur)! You sound sad... too serious! You need to smile more!" Celia pinched the Redguard's cheeks.

She looked up towards the stairs leading to the bedrooms. "I'm tired of waiting, they should be up by now!" She ran upstairs and gleefully knocked on every door, hoping to find the right one. "Come on, wake up, sillies!"[/quote]

"I guess your right, but sometimes I feel like I have to. It's not very easy to smile when your fighting beasts or a friend dissapears. Also, some times I feel like people depend on me, and I always get almost too serious protecting them that I'm afraid to let my guard down. Anyways, I just got another bottle, and I'm not gonna be a depressing drunkard, so anyone want a drink?" Shakur smiled, lifting his second vintage brandy high and proud.

Celia dear...he´s not feeling well I think he´s depressed....but we´ll see..

is there any breakfast by the way? i must bring something up to Jonacin later.....

Shakur drank his sixth drink. "Huh, only a buzz... I'm not even tired. I guess I'll just go for a quick walk and get my legs working again, they're getting numb" Shakur took celia's advice and smiled all the way out, where he saw the gathering crowd of companions. "What happened, is someone hurt?" Shakur said quietly.

Serene was trying to comfort Arco, while she sent Celia inside to investigate about breakfast...

A while later she was told there was a variety of foodstuffs available so she asked Celia to keep Arco company while she was going in to get breakfast for Jonacin.

she got some boiled kwama-eggs, bread, a nice cold beef from yesterday and also some fried marshmerrows, quite unusual to fry marshmerrows but they tasted really good so she btought it up on a tray and woke Jonacin up:

"Heey my dear! Wake up I´ve brought you some breakfast" she said to Jonacin with a big smile. She gently stroke Jonacin´s cheek as she sat down on the bedside with the tray .....

Jonacin woke up to the sight of Serene sitting beside him on the bed holding a tray of food. "Breakfast? In bed?. I definitely wasn't expecting that. Thanks" he said to her, giving her a kiss on the cheek

"Did you sleep well?" Serene smiled at Jonacin, "All our comrades are here, so as soon as you have eaten I´ll rub your back again just in case and then we´ll join them downstairs....by the way Arco is here but he´s not feeling well, so I´m a bit concerned about him"

Sel looked out the window. "Whoa... it's morning already. I probably should have slept, but oh well."

He was still worried about hurting one of his friends due to the incident with the altmer...where was the altmer?

Sel tapped Shakur on the shoulder. "Where is the altmer I almost stabbed? Did he go his own way, or did he travel with one of us?"

[quote=minque]"Did you sleep well?" Serene smiled at Jonacin, "All our comrades are here, so as soon as you have eaten I´ll rub your back again just in case and then we´ll join them downstairs....by the way Arco is here but he´s not feeling well, so I´m a bit concerned about him"[/quote]
"I slept very well. And i don't think i need another back rub, but it would be welcome anyway. Good to know are comrdaes are all safe though" said jonacin around a mouthful of food

The Door opened, and Fenris stumbled in. "Sweet compassion, y'all go into town while i'm out there, wondered where the hell everyone went..." he said. "Geeze," he added, wiping his head with his forearm, there was a black, spikey, and rather heavy looking helmet in his hand. A Daedric one. "On Top 'o dat, this freking Daedra guy, he jumps me! Kicked his british boat though, even got his helmet."

With that the Nord stuck the helmet on his head. "How they see in these contraptions i'll never know.." he said.

Shakur never had a chance to answer because of Fenris's loud entrance.

"We'll never get rid of you, will we?" Sel said jokingly to the tongue.

Serene rubbed the soothing paste once more on Jonacin´s back as he was finishing his breakfast, then she gave him a clean shirt to wear instead of his old dirty one.

"We´ll find a lake or river so we can wash later on " she said with a frown, "Your shirt really smells by now Jona"

So then they packed their gear and got ready to meet the rest of the company already waiting downstairs.

"I thought I heard Fenris" Serene said in a cheerful voice, "Well that´s really good"

Konrad stood up from the fire, then slowly slumped into the inn. He sat down next to Sel, thinking deeply. Putting his feet up onto the table, he drew his sword, drawing blood at every fingertip to pass the time.

Fenris grinned, sliding the helmet off his head and letting it thump to the floor, hardly a inch away from his foot. "You'll have to try better than that Dunmer," he said jokingly. He nodded to Serene as she came down. "Heya.."

Jonacin walked down the stairs behind Serene. He saw the others in the inn. "Hi everyone. Where did you all run off to yesterday?"

Hey! Fenris! Serene was very happy to see him alive and sound...

"So guys, what do you think will be the best move from here? Now Jonacin and myself have had a good sleep and also some food so we feel as we are fresh and fit for fight" Serene sat sdown beside Fenris and gave himn a big hug

"But we have to support Arco" she added he´s really not by his senses....

Sel looked at Konrad and his strange way of passing the time.

"Wow. Get some food. Eating is a little more healthy than cutting your fingers."

He then turned to adress everyone else in the group. "Where is the altmer I almost killed? Did he come in with any of you? And about Arco...I'll talk to him."

"Ah that´s very kind of you Sel" Serene was happy to get some help with that poor soul Arco, so shall we have a meeting now then to decide what to do next?

"Where´s Celia by the way?"

[quote=LoneWolf]Jonacin walked down the stairs behind Serene. He saw the others in the inn. "Hi everyone. Where did you all run off to yesterday?"[/quote]

Fenris pointed to the helmet on the floor. "Some Demon blindsided me while i was wandering about. Put up a damn good fight, too. Was probably a Daedric 'Count'. Or whatever they're called. Nasty buggers," he said. "Then i had to find you lot.."

He was a big surprised when Serene hugged him. "Might wanna be careful there, Rib's a bit sore, bugger nailed me i nthe chest with a Daedric Warhammer."

"Aww Fenris, excuse me" Serene looked regretfully at Fenris, i just was so happy to see you!

"'s Alright," he replied. "Its fine, Armor took most of the blow. Even if the skaal don't follow the traditional Nordic gods, and follow their 'One' they make damn fine armor."

Konrad fished around his sack for a stale piece of bread he'd kept, then started biting into it hungrily. "Dunmer, that soldier is still asleep outside...but I heard a few funny things that he was saying in his sleep." He stared at Sel, then took another bite from his bread.

"So are we here all by now?" Serene thought she might start the meeting immediately....


Soo who will start?

"I'm not needed for this meeting, so I'll go outside to get some air...and talk to Arco, of course." Sel said, standing up. He tore off a piece of Konrad's bread, and went outside before the imperial boy could say a word.

Come on guys!! Serene sounded annoyed, Don´t run away now, do we have a mission or not? Shall we look this evil sorcerer up or not? Sel you have had your encounter with him you know more than the rest of us.... If we´re not going on any mission, Jonacin and me can get out of here and try heading for High Rock ot Yokuda as far as I´m concerned..

She the sat down after her outburst just staring at the tired bunch of people sitting by the table

Sel stopped in the middle of the doorway, astonished at Serene's outburst. He slowly closed the door and sat back down.

he whispered in Konrad's ear. "Women."

(OOC: Ack, forgot what Fuzzy wanted me to say... Oh, well, I'll just improv.)

Celia had been busy talking to Arco while the others talked among themselves at the nearest table. She had been a little surprised at Serene's outburst, but she shrugged. Celia's done her share of outbursts before also. So she did not mind Serene's little outburst too much.

She turned back to Arco to talk some sense into him. "Hey, you got friends now, and," she added before Arco could protest, "will not let ourselves get killed with our 'adventuring' as you call it." She gave Arco a hug. "I promise, you will not lose friends again. And, no, you don't always have to be a loner. Not if I can help it." She smiled and dragged Arco to the table where the others were.

Giggling, she piped up, "I'm here! And I talked to Arco, so hopefully, he'll feel better!"

Ah that was nice of you Celia..Serene smiled again, so now i suggest we take a drink together and then outline our next moves...maybe Celia has some suggestions? you are still young lassie and your mind is fresh as the morning dew....

Serene went to the bar and fetched a big jar filled with mazte....

"I'm the same age as her, nobody says anything about my fresh mind." Sel complained.

(OOC: Oops, sorry, my bad. Did I skip you, Minque?)

Celia giggled and hugged Sel real quick. "Because you're a silly little Dunmer!" she said jokingly.

She thought for a moment, then raised and waved her hand like a young school-girl trying to get her teacher's attention. "Ooh, ooh, ooh!" She bounced up and down. "I have a suggestion: How about we ask the barkeeper and other peoples or important mage peoples for a bit of rumours about any evil magics or something. And maybe prod Sel for some clues. But, whether or not we find out something, I suggest we go find Falx, and go together to find this evil guy."

She glanced at Sel and some of the others. "Unless you want to rest now?"

Aww I´m sorry Sel, Serene sighed, but you wanted to get out of here....now then...what do ytou say Sel..? i´m sure you can come up with something....


Serene looked sadly at Jonacin......"boys, she thought"

"I was just being sarcastic about the whole 'fresh mind' thing, but anyway, Celia, I doubt your suggestion would work. Most people are too closed-minded about mages. Even healing magic is dark magic to the common people." Sel began. "I would suggest getting sould trapped. On purpose. But don't ask me how."

He continued. "I'm not even sure that spell that caught me was even a soul trap. All that happened was I blacked out and woke up in a strange prison." If we could do that, we might be able to get close to the mage."

He reached in his pocket and put a hackle-lo leaf in his mouth.

well It might make sence what you just said, Serene nodded......let´s hear more now..




OOC: I have to leave now, working day tomorow....g´night!

[quote=minque]Aww I´m sorry Sel, Serene sighed, but you wanted to get out of here....now then...what do ytou say Sel..? i´m sure you can come up with something....


Serene looked sadly at Jonacin......"boys, she thought"[/quote]
"I'm not sure we boys ever grow up either" said Jonacin, laughing

"Yeah... Lets keep on track here, our sorcerer most be somewhere. Where should we start?" Arco said out his silence..

"But I need to visit one of the few friends I have left, a black smith in Morrowind... I think its time to digg out my families ancient scimitars for this one..." Arco added giving of a grin before leaning back...

"Well Jonacin, I don´t really regard you as .....a boy," Serene smiled, then turned to Arco and said:
" I understand you have an urge to visit your friend, then do you want company on your travel to Morrowind? I´d be glad to accompany you, and I hope Jonacin would as well"

Serene pored herself another mug of Mazte and sipped it slowly as she looked at Arco and Jonacin

"That would be nice.. As long as we dont loose track of this sorcerer, it might take some time to get the camp in Morrowind" Arco replied as Minque drank here Mazte..