All Shall Fade

[Quantum X]

Once Howard was close enough, he asked politely, "Ladies, are you alright? Have you been injured by those orcs?"

 

[cyberwing]

Isi jumped at Howard's voice. "Oh... who are you?" she asked, her eyes focused far in the distance, but her right ear turned toward Howard's voice.

 

[Quantum X]

"I'm Howard, a Roffirim. Me and my comrades were investigating something in a neighboring village when we were told of the attack." Howard replied. One of them, appeared to be blind.

 

[cyberwing]

"A...a Rohirrim here? I thought all of the Rohirrim had been called to other areas. We are not much for the Rohirrim to be bothered with..." Isi said with just a tad of bitterness.

 

[Quantum X]

"Would you rather me and my now dead comrades had not come and saved several villagers?" Howard asked calmly.

 

[cyberwing]

"My village wasn't so lucky... and apparently neither was this one, by the smell of the blood and burning..." Isi responded sadly.

 

[Quantum X]

"I'm sorry... We didn't have time to call for aid. And, still it wouldn't have arrived in time." Howard replied.

 

[cyberwing]

Isi continued to look at the sky but tears were in her eyes now. "I'm sorry that wasn't fair... I know the Rohirrim have more important things to do. Forgive me. It's been a very hard time for me lately..." Isi choked back the tears and turned her face away from the sound of Howard's voice.

 

[Quantum X]

"More important things to do?! whatcould be more important than saving lives and protecting them?" Howawrd said, trying to control his temper.

 

[Paladin Dave]

"We've NOTHING more important to do." Isi heard a cold, but not unkind voice declare, along with the clanking of mail and brigandine. Burn stepped over to see what the shouting had been about, but was relieved to see that the two women there were alive and seemingly well. "Saving the lives of our people and scouring the land for evil is what we Outriders do. Are either of you in need of aid? I can bind wounds, if needed."

He looked to Howard and nodded in respect to one who was clearly a higher ranking Rohirrim. "Burn Argamand, Sir. Outrider of the Riders of Rohan. These orcs we routed were only half of a warband, I'm afraid. My friend Helmdyr and I had tracked the group to the ruins of another village, and had to split up to track the two halves that departed from there. ...If you've any other riders at your command, I'd like to send word that he might need aid. But it sounds as if your resources are scarce."

 

[Quantum X]

"All three of those who rode with me fell, Sir Burn." Howard replied.

((What should happen Dave? One of them go get aid, or do you and Locket want them to go after Heldyr?))

 

[Paladin Dave]

((Is that all he has to say? ... I dunno. Lock and the other planners approved of my initial quest thingy, so I guess I'll do what I can to get that going. As for going for Helmdyr, I'm not sure. I was waiting to see what everyone does/says))

 

[cyberwing]

Isi jumped at the sound of Burn's voice. She turned her ear toward the voice, her silver eyes staring off in another direction. "W...who are you?!" she asked, shakily. She was smeared with blood and grime, her clothing tattered and ripped. She held a stick in front of her, feeling around as she turned to hear Burn's voice better.

"Yes... oh please... this is Rica and she has injured her arm saving me from the orcs that held me captive. Please? Help her if you can? I have no herbs to help her. I did find something growing nearby to help slow the bleeding but she needs more attention." Isi told Burn then waved her arms gently trying to find Rica.

 

[Ellesar]

Rica was silently standing close to Isi, watching the two newcomers warily. When Isi's arms gently bumped into her, she turned toward the other woman and said, "I'm right here."

 

[Paladin Dave]

"I have no herbs of any sort, I'm afraid." Burn reported. "Other than what you've surely already used. Come; I can bind it, if nothing else. And in case you did not hear my introduction to my brother Rohirrim, I am Outrider Burn Argamand. Always at your service."

 

[cyberwing]

"Thank you Burn... please see to Rica here. She has been most kind to me. Her injury was due to her efforts to help me..." Isi latched onto Rica's arm gently. Her eyes were sightlessly directed off to Burn's left, her ear turned toward the voice. Isi felt terribly uncomfortable. She had not often been in the company of more than just her Mother. The Rohirrim were no more than a myth to her, here she was speaking to two of them, it seemed odd to her the way fate had twisted to land her in this mess. Perhaps she was expected to do something she had not done or done something she should not have? Isi bit her lip and began to twist a length of her hair around her left index finger nervously.

 

[Locket]

"We've NOTHING more important to do." Isi heard a cold, but not unkind voice declare, along with the clanking of mail and brigandine. Burn stepped over to see what the shouting had been about, but was relieved to see that the two women there were alive and seemingly well. "Saving the lives of our people and scouring the land for evil is what we Outriders do. Are either of you in need of aid? I can bind wounds, if needed."

He looked to Howard and nodded in respect to one who was clearly a higher ranking Rohirrim. "Burn Argamand, Sir. Outrider of the Riders of Rohan. These orcs we routed were only half of a warband, I'm afraid. My friend Helmdyr and I had tracked the group to the ruins of another village, and had to split up to track the two halves that departed from there. ...If you've any other riders at your command, I'd like to send word that he might need aid. But it sounds as if your resources are scarce."

"Thank you Burn... please see to Rica here. She has been most kind to me. Her injury was due to her efforts to help me..." Isi latched onto Rica's arm gently. Her eyes were sightlessly directed off to Burn's left, her ear turned toward the voice. Isi felt terribly uncomfortable. She had not often been in the company of more than just her Mother. The Rohirrim were no more than a myth to her, here she was speaking to two of them, it seemed odd to her the way fate had twisted to land her in this mess. Perhaps she was expected to do something she had not done or done something she should not have? Isi bit her lip and began to twist a length of her hair around her left index finger nervously.

Thom and Mary hung back, recognizing none of the three figures. The second rider looked a bit brash but nice enough, still Mary quickly set Thom's hat back on his head. The first woman "Rica" seemed very... wild, for lack of a better description. Untamed and unconcerned. And the third, well, Blind as a bat, Mary thought pityingly. One less person to make faces at her brother, anyways. But how did she avoid the attack?

 

[cyberwing]

Isi's acute hearing noticed the sound of the straw hat being thumped onto Thom's head. She heard it but wasn't sure what it was so she remained quiet, puzzling over the sound.

 

[Quantum X]

((Gee sounds like Mary had to take over kind of being Thom's mother))

Howard glanced at Thom and Mary and nodded at them.

 

[Paladin Dave]

Burn nodded and approached Rica, kneeling down before the two ladies and sling his pack down from his shoulders. "A moment is all I'll need, milady." the Outrider assured her as he dug around for a roll of bandages. "Is it a deep wound? Hard to see it that well between my helm and the blood."