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longer than I would hope.” Jardayne looked at the five companions, stoic and serious, all of them.
“Aye. Tis no joke, Knight General. And, if I may ask your silence and secrecy on the matter?” Zen received nods from the knights and Tubrey and half the little minstrels gathered.
“You may and I shall honor it. Though here in the middle of two cities, we are far from prying… ”
“ That too, was intentional.” Zen hung his head.
“I see.” Jardayne looked hard to the dwarf before him.
“ Somewhere in those mountains, curselands ye call em , is a city. In that city, be a dwarven realm and m ines lost long time ago they tell . Tis a bit of a long story, for the five of us here anyways , but it belongs to me family o’ Thalanaxe . Though, I am but the last o’ that line. So, we been in journey since south in Chazzrynn, to find it. Me friends here did not know it when we met, but me fathers dyin’ wish was that I take our family birthrights and bring us honor. And here we are. That be the short o’ it then. ” Azenairk let out another deep sigh.
“This is no joke then?” Sir Codaius was still confused.
“Naye, no joke. If we wasn’t hunte d by about every wicked agent n’ creature for it, and a relic the minotaur had, well, we woulda been upfront with ye’. Afraid that everywhere we go, we been followed, and still likely is. We decided not to stir up trouble n’ rumor in yer city, so we had to hide a few things. Me apologies on that then.” He felt awful inside, Evermont had treated them like kings, the Shans had entertained and loved them, and here he had to part ways in a fashion he would have otherwise seen done in better form.
“Do I need to relay what I know of that place, from my years in Evermont? Or do you know already what certainly awaits you there?” Jardayne was serious now, sad, a bit disappointed at the misleading of his men .
“We know, we have heard enough of it.” Saberrak huffed , gruff and determined.
“Who hunts them for this place? We could protect them surely Knight General. There is no man in Shanador that could get past me.” Codaius pounded his chest, not liking that anyone would try and hurt these brave folk he had most enjoyed the company of.
Shinayne looked to the knights and bowed her head. “We sunk an Altestani warbarge in the Harlaheim Bay, they knew what Saberrak had, likely what Azenairk has as well. That was after agents of the White Spider tried to kill us in Vallakazz, Sir Codaius.”
“The noble ship from Altestan that went missing, that was you?” Sir Jardayne had heard of it, that is why his low king was in Acelinne, the meeting of kings was to discuss the activities and sightings of several northern ships on the eastern seaboards of Agara.
“Yes it was.” James spoke to the mighty men of Evermont. “And after that, the civil war in Harlaheim, with Saint Erinsburg and Kalzarius, that started over us as well . We were the reason it finally came to a head at least . We barely escaped.”
“Devonmir and Willborne had theirs hunting us as well, we found out after slaying a few dragons in Bailey and freeing Saberrak fr om the arenas. There are none on the continent that believe us, more that would stop or kill us, so that is the reason for the secrecy and diversion. Even my own mother, the Lady of Lazlette, would see me return home. Please understand, we must go quietly, and alone .” Gwenneth bowed to those gathered.
Only the breeze made whisper. Ten of the little ones stood behind Tubrey, staring at a brave knight, an elven beauty, a regal lady of magic, a gray minotaur, and a black bearded dwarven priest. The knights looked over their shoulders to their cavalry and bannermen setting up tents not three hundred feet to the north. The clouds passed over, too high for rain, but thick enough to keep the day smothered in gray. Everyone here had heard the tales of those lands, knew that no one had ever returned, and in their hearts they realized
“Aye. Tis no joke, Knight General. And, if I may ask your silence and secrecy on the matter?” Zen received nods from the knights and Tubrey and half the little minstrels gathered.
“You may and I shall honor it. Though here in the middle of two cities, we are far from prying… ”
“ That too, was intentional.” Zen hung his head.
“I see.” Jardayne looked hard to the dwarf before him.
“ Somewhere in those mountains, curselands ye call em , is a city. In that city, be a dwarven realm and m ines lost long time ago they tell . Tis a bit of a long story, for the five of us here anyways , but it belongs to me family o’ Thalanaxe . Though, I am but the last o’ that line. So, we been in journey since south in Chazzrynn, to find it. Me friends here did not know it when we met, but me fathers dyin’ wish was that I take our family birthrights and bring us honor. And here we are. That be the short o’ it then. ” Azenairk let out another deep sigh.
“This is no joke then?” Sir Codaius was still confused.
“Naye, no joke. If we wasn’t hunte d by about every wicked agent n’ creature for it, and a relic the minotaur had, well, we woulda been upfront with ye’. Afraid that everywhere we go, we been followed, and still likely is. We decided not to stir up trouble n’ rumor in yer city, so we had to hide a few things. Me apologies on that then.” He felt awful inside, Evermont had treated them like kings, the Shans had entertained and loved them, and here he had to part ways in a fashion he would have otherwise seen done in better form.
“Do I need to relay what I know of that place, from my years in Evermont? Or do you know already what certainly awaits you there?” Jardayne was serious now, sad, a bit disappointed at the misleading of his men .
“We know, we have heard enough of it.” Saberrak huffed , gruff and determined.
“Who hunts them for this place? We could protect them surely Knight General. There is no man in Shanador that could get past me.” Codaius pounded his chest, not liking that anyone would try and hurt these brave folk he had most enjoyed the company of.
Shinayne looked to the knights and bowed her head. “We sunk an Altestani warbarge in the Harlaheim Bay, they knew what Saberrak had, likely what Azenairk has as well. That was after agents of the White Spider tried to kill us in Vallakazz, Sir Codaius.”
“The noble ship from Altestan that went missing, that was you?” Sir Jardayne had heard of it, that is why his low king was in Acelinne, the meeting of kings was to discuss the activities and sightings of several northern ships on the eastern seaboards of Agara.
“Yes it was.” James spoke to the mighty men of Evermont. “And after that, the civil war in Harlaheim, with Saint Erinsburg and Kalzarius, that started over us as well . We were the reason it finally came to a head at least . We barely escaped.”
“Devonmir and Willborne had theirs hunting us as well, we found out after slaying a few dragons in Bailey and freeing Saberrak fr om the arenas. There are none on the continent that believe us, more that would stop or kill us, so that is the reason for the secrecy and diversion. Even my own mother, the Lady of Lazlette, would see me return home. Please understand, we must go quietly, and alone .” Gwenneth bowed to those gathered.
Only the breeze made whisper. Ten of the little ones stood behind Tubrey, staring at a brave knight, an elven beauty, a regal lady of magic, a gray minotaur, and a black bearded dwarven priest. The knights looked over their shoulders to their cavalry and bannermen setting up tents not three hundred feet to the north. The clouds passed over, too high for rain, but thick enough to keep the day smothered in gray. Everyone here had heard the tales of those lands, knew that no one had ever returned, and in their hearts they realized
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