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watched as the boy’s face mended within moments. It was difficult,
but Gnak managed to fight the urge to jump up and down laughing, pee himself,
and leap upon the girl right where she stood and haul her off. This is what the
gods wanted him to bring them. The girl was a healer, but not like a shaman. He
had heard of such things but never believed in it. The girl had magic!
“Now don’t you go tellin’ Ma and Pa again, or I’ll whack you
harder than I did today, you understand?” Jen asked Jonny, to a replied
reluctant nod. “Good. Let’s go home then,” she added.
Gnak watched the tiny humans leave, closing the door behind
them as they departed into the darkness. He would be smarter this time, wiser. He
knew he could not just snatch the girl and make a run for it. No. She would
need food and supplies if he was to keep her alive. She would be difficult to
carry, especially through the pass guarded by the giants in the mountains. He
needed to plan and would have to make preparations. The journey home would be
slowed dramatically with her as his prisoner. Now that it was nearing dark, he
needed a better lay of the land.
Creeping out from his hiding spot, he pushed the door to the
building open slowly and froze, having only opened it a few inches. Outside,
the familiar thrumming of the warriors upon their mounts grew louder and louder
by the moment. Had they managed to track him?
Not wanting to find himself cornered within the building, he
opened the door barely wide enough for himself to slip through before pushing
it closed once more. Slipping around the building, opposite the approaching
warriors, he waited and watched as things unfolded.
It was only minutes when the first of the mounted warriors
appeared, leading the others by a good margin. A man from the human camp that
Gnak hid within the outskirts of, came out from his home brandishing a torch to
fend off the darkness. The man waited as the warriors neared and came to a
halt.
“Sir Geraldo, is that you?” the torch holding man asked.
“Aye, Tanis, is all well in your town?” the warrior replied.
“Aye, Sir Geraldo, we’ve had no trouble here. Should be we
expecting some?”
“I doubt it, Tanis, just tell the folks to bar their doors. An
Orc was sighted near Raven’s Keep but escaped to the south. We are uncertain of
its whereabouts.”
“I’ll keep my eyes peeled, Sir Geraldo, don’t you worry ‘bout
that. If we see it I’ll send one th’boys to come and fetch your men.”
“Thanks, Tanis. Be safe,” the warrior concluded.
Gnak watched as the mounted warriors turned into the night
and rode off on their mounts, oblivious to his presence. With his face, bicep,
and shoulder wounds he was almost happy he would not have to fight this night.
Making his way around the outskirts of the human camp, he crept
through the shadows watching the human named Tanis go home to warn his clan. It
was a weak clan, one he could kill easily, but he did not want to raise alarm.
It was yet another hour before Tanis returned to his own
building, and Gnak was free to explore a bit. He found the homes rather
interesting, especially the holes cut into the walls that he could peer through
to see what was within. Rounding the corner of one building, he came to a
sudden stop as an animal began to growl at him. It was a small thing, mostly
fur and bones, but it did not run at his presence. In fact, it even barked once,
marking it as some tiny breed of wolf. Without delay, Gnak dispatched the foul
animal in a single blow, careful not to rupture its flesh and leave blood
behind. Snatching up his kill, he tucked it in his belt and continued to
search.
Within an hour he located a building with various food
items, including meat. Something he would not require this night. Another
building had leather and cloth items in abundance, and yet another had what he
desired most. Together in the same room, both Jen and Jonny slept upon separate
beds. The young magical healer
but Gnak managed to fight the urge to jump up and down laughing, pee himself,
and leap upon the girl right where she stood and haul her off. This is what the
gods wanted him to bring them. The girl was a healer, but not like a shaman. He
had heard of such things but never believed in it. The girl had magic!
“Now don’t you go tellin’ Ma and Pa again, or I’ll whack you
harder than I did today, you understand?” Jen asked Jonny, to a replied
reluctant nod. “Good. Let’s go home then,” she added.
Gnak watched the tiny humans leave, closing the door behind
them as they departed into the darkness. He would be smarter this time, wiser. He
knew he could not just snatch the girl and make a run for it. No. She would
need food and supplies if he was to keep her alive. She would be difficult to
carry, especially through the pass guarded by the giants in the mountains. He
needed to plan and would have to make preparations. The journey home would be
slowed dramatically with her as his prisoner. Now that it was nearing dark, he
needed a better lay of the land.
Creeping out from his hiding spot, he pushed the door to the
building open slowly and froze, having only opened it a few inches. Outside,
the familiar thrumming of the warriors upon their mounts grew louder and louder
by the moment. Had they managed to track him?
Not wanting to find himself cornered within the building, he
opened the door barely wide enough for himself to slip through before pushing
it closed once more. Slipping around the building, opposite the approaching
warriors, he waited and watched as things unfolded.
It was only minutes when the first of the mounted warriors
appeared, leading the others by a good margin. A man from the human camp that
Gnak hid within the outskirts of, came out from his home brandishing a torch to
fend off the darkness. The man waited as the warriors neared and came to a
halt.
“Sir Geraldo, is that you?” the torch holding man asked.
“Aye, Tanis, is all well in your town?” the warrior replied.
“Aye, Sir Geraldo, we’ve had no trouble here. Should be we
expecting some?”
“I doubt it, Tanis, just tell the folks to bar their doors. An
Orc was sighted near Raven’s Keep but escaped to the south. We are uncertain of
its whereabouts.”
“I’ll keep my eyes peeled, Sir Geraldo, don’t you worry ‘bout
that. If we see it I’ll send one th’boys to come and fetch your men.”
“Thanks, Tanis. Be safe,” the warrior concluded.
Gnak watched as the mounted warriors turned into the night
and rode off on their mounts, oblivious to his presence. With his face, bicep,
and shoulder wounds he was almost happy he would not have to fight this night.
Making his way around the outskirts of the human camp, he crept
through the shadows watching the human named Tanis go home to warn his clan. It
was a weak clan, one he could kill easily, but he did not want to raise alarm.
It was yet another hour before Tanis returned to his own
building, and Gnak was free to explore a bit. He found the homes rather
interesting, especially the holes cut into the walls that he could peer through
to see what was within. Rounding the corner of one building, he came to a
sudden stop as an animal began to growl at him. It was a small thing, mostly
fur and bones, but it did not run at his presence. In fact, it even barked once,
marking it as some tiny breed of wolf. Without delay, Gnak dispatched the foul
animal in a single blow, careful not to rupture its flesh and leave blood
behind. Snatching up his kill, he tucked it in his belt and continued to
search.
Within an hour he located a building with various food
items, including meat. Something he would not require this night. Another
building had leather and cloth items in abundance, and yet another had what he
desired most. Together in the same room, both Jen and Jonny slept upon separate
beds. The young magical healer
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