Hatenko Yugi (closed for Kurro and myself)

[Irishdude99]

With a sigh Arkandros exhales a plume of smoke from his lips, the crackling sound of plant burning in his pipe as he inhales once again, this time blowing smoke out in small circles, one after the other. "You don't mind if I take a sit and rest my legs do you old girl? Of course you don't" He says with a chuckle as he pats the large branch he was on. His back was leaning against the base of the tree. Taking another puff he smiled and blew a circle through a lingering one, the moving air destroying the first circle. For one to exist, the earlier being must be removed.. he thought to himself.

Looking out towards the horizon, the sun was beginning to set and the already dim forest began to grow darker, the sign of true night. "guess I should set up camp" He said to himself, grabbing his pack and slinging it over a branch next to his, tieing his boots to the branch as well, he leaned back and stretched out his legs. "ahh there done". Looking forward to a night of smoking his mind away to nothingness, he closed his eyes and got comfortable.

 

[Kuuroinochou]

Reikka princess of boredom yawned as the festivities went on around her. Oh god just kill me... she thought as the dancing idiots on the floor twirled about in their finest garbs. Noble men and women from both east and west kingdoms had come to the joyous occassion. The only one withouth joy was the princess herself.

A young boy barring gifts stepped up to the table bowing politely and setting the gift in front of her. She nodded and smiled as was usual for her but all of it was mechanical by now. To her left was her father, to her right was the bastard of a husband to be. He was smoking his pipe constantly the plum of smoke catching in her lungs caused her to cough in a fit. A perfect chance to remove herself from the heated room of festivities she stood from her seat to head for the wash rooms.

She waited a moment before peeking out again and smiled to find that everyone was enjoying themselves in the main hall. Sneaking out of the washroom she gathered her skirts about her heading for her room in the back of the palace. Shrugging out of her garments and into riding gear she found her bag of goods in her closet and hurriedly made her way to the window. Opening it she looked out to find all the guards were on their shift change. A perfect time for her to slip out unnoticed. Making her way down a makeshift ladder she found her white stallion in the stall and had it dressed for her departure. "M'lady is this really a good idea?" the stable boy asked, he was the only one in on this little ruse but she had only told him mild details. He wouldn't know where she was going, heck she didn't know where she was going. Maybe to wait out her engagement for a few months then she would return.

And so here he was in the middle of the forest, her stallion moving at a slow trot as she lulled half awake on the sattle. Jolted out of her sleep induced state by the stallions sudden neeing she looked up sharply seeing torches in the distance. Was it a search party? No matter she had made good time perhaps she could find a cave or alcove somewhere to hide out. Though she would never know that the people currently following her were savangers in search of riches and foods to keep them afloat.

 

[Irishdude99]

Arkandros

Darkness had already consumed most of the forest, the moon high above Arkandros as he lounged on the branch, a good forty feet above the ground. The only light for miles other than the stars was the orange flame coming from the bowl of his pipe as he puffs on it lazilly. The affects of huva weed beginning to creep up on him, and he closed his eyes with a smile, drifting off to a conciousness between being awake and asleep. Murmering softly to himself as he got comfy.

Lazilly reaching to one of his pouches, he was going to grab another bowl for his pipe. His hand felt around inside the bag lazilly, then he blinked slowly, the hand searching a bit more intently before finding it's way out of the bag. Now he was wide awake as he sat up and looked at the inside of the pouch, tipping it over and shaking it. "Nothing..." he said with a sigh, opening his pack before tossing the empty pouch inside it.

"Guess I have to go grab some more" He grinned as he stood up, thinking about the cantina's. How much he missed the familiar scent of liqour and huva weed, the people and most importantly...the cantina girls. Chuckling softly to himself he pulled out five crescent moon shaped axes, each shining in the glint of the moonlight. He placed them along his belt before jumping down to the branch below him, and then leaping to a branch on another tree. Traveling along the forest from tree branch to tree branch, making his way towards the settlement by the castle to the east.

 

[Kuuroinochou]

The group was quick to closing in on Reikka, her naivetee was endearing to them but they kept a close eye on the white stallion. Indeed only the rich, royal or a general would use such a horse in color.

They were a stealthy bunch some of them travelled above in the trees while a pack snuck up ahead to close in on their unsuspecting pray. Reikka was oblivious to the danger in front of her but was partical to what lay behind her. The torches had been put out a long time ago, those after her travelling in the pitch of the night.

She felt the apprenshive shiver curl up her spine. The thought of eyes resting upon her as she put her stallion into a healthy trot. The footsteps she didn't hear before suddenly began to sail to her ears. They were everywhere she coudl hear them. Above her to the right, to the left, behind her... it was only until she saw one hooded figure that she realized they had travelled ahead of her as well.

The stallion reered violently tossing her onto the floor and galloping off into the night. Those after her goods would more than likely catch up to the creature later. It was the idea that they had actually found some fresh meat.

"Lookie here boys, its a wee lass of a girl." The pulled her up to her feet by the scruff of her collar laughing at her antics to free herself. "What say we have some fun with her."

Reikka groaned just what she needed. A group of scavangers out for a perverted night of fun. "Just take my things and leave me..." she spat as they stripped her of her garments leaving her only in a white clothed gown. Tighing her to a tree they left her as she was for the time being while a group went after her horse those left behind simply set up camp, ignoring her cries of release. "Damnit are you listening..hello! At least let me have a top...its cold out here. Hey!" she kicked up dirt at their blantant need to ignore her. "Hey! I said give me a top..."

"No." came the simple reply as they all went about their own duties to set up the camp. Once satisfied the lead came up to her with a chuckle. "You must be cold wanting that top so much. Lookie your little nipples are standing to attention." He tweaked at them twisting one which got a reacton out of her.

She spat in his face. "Don't touch me... do you know who...." she let the sentence fall on her lips. No need to tell them who she was that would only bring trouble.

The lead smirked wiping the spittle from his face. "Spitefire you are..." he leaned in closer with a chuckle. "And I've got a possible guess as to who you are. Word has it there's a little princess on the loose running away from a grand old engagement she is...would that happened to be ye?"

She didn't bother a reply and only glared at him a moment before turning her gaze to the fire.

 

[Irishdude99]

Arkandros

Arkandros shook his head as he traveled from branch to branch, the only sound made was the rustling of leaves as each branch respectively gets used to his weight, staying there only for a moment before he was on to the next branch. The huva weed was hitting him hard, his eyes tried to close on him, and he could swear he saw lights infront of him.

Those aren't lights...they are torches he thought to himself, apparently someone set up camp in his forest. It was a rare occurence and bothered him to say the least. But the effects of the huva weed still had its grip on him, he was slower and clumsier than usual. He reached to his belt, his fingers grazing the cold metal of one of his axes, thinking about what to do.

"Might as well get a closer look.." he muttered under his breath, traveling towards the noises and the flame, trying to be as quiet as possible, not even the leaves rustled as he moves now, slowly closing into the camp before he stopped at a tree along the edge of the camp site, staying high above the ground to keep away from the light of their fire.

 

[Kuuroinochou]

"Hey! Idiot...you know I could do for some food here. And its cold can't you just give me something to wear." she said. By now that had stripped her completely naked just to get her to shut up. Not likely she only raised more hell.

Eventually one of the men came up to her and gagged her with a cloth. "There now maybe you'll shut up."

Not likely she only raised more hell although muffled it was in her right mind to cause as much ruckus as possible.

"I say we run a train on her and call it a life. She'll shut up after that." One of the guys said leering at her. She balked but was hardly moved by his words.

"No she'll settle down eventually..." he hoped. And sure enough about a half hour later she began to grow tired and listless, though her crimson eyes glared madly at the cluprits.