Hrothgar smiled and bowed a little before turning his back to Tasha. "It's no problem. And I think we've got a little time left yet. Just let me know when you're finished, ok miss?"
Yes thank you..., and please dont call me miss. My name is TashaTasha said.
As he turnd his back. She begain removing her clothing. First her boots, and legging's. Unbuckling her tunic she slid it, and her blouse off. She had given up waring anything underneath of the clothing long ago. Womens undergarments were just so uncomfortable, Laying her clothing aside she ran forward, and doven into the cold water.
Coming up slowly breaking the water's surface. Tasha looked around. To see if he still had his back turn'd.
Yewka followed having to exert more energy her wings not half as strong as Amrufel's. She could see the remains of villiage in the distance, she sped up trying to race Amrufel there.
Amrufel levelled his flight out as he saw Yewka trying to race him. It had been such a long time since a woman made him feel so free.
When they reached the village, Amrufel righted himself and dropped to the earth in to a crouch. "I win, my dear. And I'll be expecting more than a kiss when we're done here."
He then turned serious and surveyed the area and the burned-out buildings. "It amazes me how the races can so callously treat one another like this."
Hrothgar and fallen into an easy stance, his military training taking over. Now, more than ever he had to be constantly aware of danger. Of course, his mind kept coming back to Tasha and how, even in her weakened state, she seemed mentally strong. There was something else about her, he couldn't quite put his finger on it, but she seemed naturally attractive....
He let himself smile as he heard a splash from behind him. "Enjoying the swim, Tasha?"
Yewka turned back to human size midair then she landed doing a back flip/" It's not fair..YOu cheated some how."
She looked around the devistation looking for a sign as to where they may have gone. WHo knows why there are so many wars these days. We've all come upon hard times but there is no need to dystroy like this to expand ones lands.
The Drows have done the same to the Northern Pixies they take the land so they can claim it as theres and then they take all female pixies for their own use. Undoubtedly these people did this for the same reason.
Seeing that he still had his back to her Tasha contiued her bath. Cleaning her body and washing her hair as much as she was able. Her thoughts turning to the soldier standing guard while she bathed.
He was very handsome and had been kind to let her bath, most of the sholdiers and mercnarys that came threw the village had been rude and crule to the villagers.
Shaking her self from the direction of her thoughts.. she didnt know him nor he her... tho she found herself attracked to him.
Hearing her name she swam closer and begain moving out of the lake letting the cold water slide down her body her long wet hair falling down past her waist, her nipples hardend peaks as she moved to where her clothing lay. askedIs it time to go?
Amrufel began searching the tracks, trying to make out in the chaos where the catfolk had retreated. "Yewka, go to your natural form and give me an aerial view."
Hrothgar Heard Tasha emerge from the lake. He also heard the water fall from her and hit the ground. Most likley from her hair. She had such lovely hair. It was a fair length, and fiery red in colour. The women from his village wore their hair shorter, and tended to be in shades of brown. For some reason, it excited him somewhat so see such a foreign beuty that was not of another race.
He smiled at her question. "We had better. It won't be long now before the others return, and our fresh fish gets cold" He looked down at himself. Normally, he felt it would be his obligation to hand tasha something to dry herself off with. He, of course, had just let the sun dry him after he had emerged from the lake. Unfortunatly, he only had his britches, and it probably wouldn't be a good idea to remove them.
Waiting patiently for Tasha to do whatever it was she was doing, and to take his mind off thaughts of her beutiful body, Hrothgar decided to strike up a conversation. "You asked for a sword earlier. You know how to fight I take it?"
She nodded "Will do." She jumped int eh air changing quickly and flying high over the weckage below.
She flew over the remains of the villiage many of the buildings were beyond repair but a few could be salvaged. There seemed to be no life within much to her dismay. She continued following the roads and looking for trails cut in the woodlands. The slavers would have a large group to move they couldn't just dissapear. Then she noticed smoke a short distance off. She fluttered in it's dirrection.
"Here we are." She said to her self. Below her was the camp of the attackers. Tents set up and cooking fires blazing. She counted about fourty cat people and maybe twenty slaves, but she wasn't quite sure.
She quickly hurried back to tell Amrufel.
Reaching the burnt villiage she landed near Amrufel then went back to her second size.
"They went north."She pointed in the dirrection." THey set up sort of a bace camp there. It looked far to set up to be temporary. I counted at least twenty slaves and maybe fourty slavers...hard to tell though. They're a good distance away from the others so they shouldn't harm Tasha any more. We could reach their camp in a few hours by foot."
Amrufel pursed his lips and folded his arms over his chest. "I could take half of them without sustaining more than a few bruises, but I don't want to use that sort of force..."
He let out a soft growl. "We're going to have to devise some guerilla tactics."
"You, Hrothgar, and I could easly take them. But there are probably more waiting somewhere else. THey are slaves they must be taking the slaves some where. We'll have to sneek up on them then fight, or better yet lure them out and when they have their guard down then fight them. If you need an attractive female to do some suducing I'll volenteer..just as long as I get to beat the living snot out of them when I'm done." Yewka smirked
"No," Amrufel answered with a soft shake of his head. "Better to use me as the decoy. I can take much more punishment than you if they manage to get a few lucky shots in."
Yewka rolled her eyes."Oh please"She said sarcasticly." You just don't want to see me with another male that's all. These guys are slavers they don't want to damage the products they sell Amrufel. If they see you they'll be aggressive and want to attack. Should they see me first the worst they'll do is capture me lock me up and rape me. They would try to kill you where as with me they'd just want to...*play*" She added the last word with a smirk.
"Please stop treating me like a helpless child, I'm not either. I've taken care of my self for the past 19 years and in those years I've taken a hell of a lot of punishment."
Amrufel frowned. "I'm not treating you like a child, I'm trying to be practical. I have no intention of seeing any of you getting hurt. I've taken arrows to the chest and lived. I have enough magic for an entire wing of a sorcerers' academy. I can regenerate wounds exponentially faster than humans.
"If the slavers try to kill me, they'll have their work cut out for them. Since I'll be focusing entirely evasion instead of combat, the damage will be minimal."
Amrufel then huffed a sigh slightly and folded his arms. "Besides, who do you think the captives will be more likely to trust: an attractive young woman or a half-dragon? With the risks involved, it won't be practical to hide my heritage under any circumstances."
Yewka growled"This isn't a matter of Trust...think about it for a moment. If you were a slaver and you saw a young attractive woman in an open feild would you worry about taking all your weapons and prepare to fight her..No. But if you saw a half Dragon you would be preparing for a fight. "She grumbled with frustration.
"You really don't get it. I attract them to an open area they come toward me barely armed then you can rush them and subdue them easily ..with minimal fighting might I add."
She grumbled to herself. "You have no claim to me, what makes you think you can order me around."
Amrufel closed his eyes and looked down. She was right. He was just being stubborn. Without warning, he pulled Yewka into his arms.
"When I was a boy, my people hated me. They wanted me dead after an accident and they killed my mother before my very eyes as she defended me with her magic. It bought me enough time to escape.
"My father found me, wanted me to become like him, but I fled. Ever since then, I've been a pariah. I've seen so much violence, so much bloodshed. And now you come along and accept me unconditionally."
He hoped she would understand what he was trying to say. He was terrified of losing someone else. The very thought of violence made him ill. This whole affair had him on edge, and he was trying to hold onto his wits.
She held him thightly kissing him tenderly." I know you've had a hard life my love. But I promise you I'm not a doll , if you drop me I will not break. Besides I've done this sort of thing in the past, and I do know how to fight if need be." She nuzzled his neck. " I shouldn't have snapped at you as I did. You didn't deserve such harsh treatment.."She kissed him again."It's just I'm tired of being seen as a pet rather then a partner."
She sighed." Remember how I told you last night the last man I was with was a Drow." She bit her lower lip unsure of how to relate her tale. " We had been lovers back home in the deep south of this country, but we parted ways as many young foolish couples do. A year ago I roamed to the Pixie lands in the north that just happend to be taken over by Drows in the quest for more land. I helped out with the underground fighters, was captured...you know what happens next." She sighed remembering the incident.
"I was supposed to be exicuted but because I was attractive they sent me as a gift to their General...who just happend to be my former lover. He was forced to treat me like his personal sex slave or we both could have been killed. I don't think I need to go any further into the matter. I'm safe now, but I can't allow such a thing to happen again to me or any other person."
"No harm will come to me I promise.I'll return in one peice and be as annoying and adorable as ever." She kissed him again." I'm a tough little Pixie I can take care of myself."
OOC: Sorry to cut it off there everyone but I'm off to bed I have a plane to catch early tomorrow. I'll be back by Friday.
Tasha busyed herself with getting dressed while she awncer'd his question. Yes... Both of my brothers gave up trying to keep me out of the forrests.. and felt i should at least be able to defend myself.....Much good it did tho....I am most proficiant with a bow, but i can weald a sword as well. She said doing her best to hold off immages of her brother's aruging over her learing and the lessons she had learnd.
Relaxing she quickly wound her hair into a braide down her back tieing it off with a small bit of leather thong she had. trun'd and said..I am ready
Yewka sighed knowing Amrufel was not pleased with offering herself as decoy.
"I'm not about to rush into any battle today." She said trying to reassure him.
"Such things take careful planning...ad we have more scouting to do." She exposed her green wings and fluttered skyward a short distance floating gracefully yet slowly in her human form.
"I will do nothing that displeases you Amrufel, I have no intention to hurt you in any way. I just wish you were not so protective of me."
Amrufel unfurled his wings and took to the air. "I'd like to blame it on my draconic heritage, but I doubt you'd believe that. Suffice to say I don't like violence."
There was obviously more to it than that, but he seemed very reluctant to speak. "Let's just finish scouting and start planning. I want this little fracas done as fast and clean as possible."