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| Author: | Joshua [ Tue Apr 26, 2022 2:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2.0 The Return to Saxton |
Laila walks out just in time to see Sten wearing just his breaches pull a bucket from the well and pour it over his head in hope that the cold water will shock him awake. He turns and sees Laila through bloodshot eyes and smiles "I assume it was a good night because I don't remember much, how about you ? |
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| Author: | Damian May [ Tue Apr 26, 2022 4:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2.0 The Return to Saxton |
Joshua wrote: Laila walks out just in time to see Sten wearing just his breaches pull a bucket from the well and pour it over his head in hope that the cold water will shock him awake. He turns and sees Laila through bloodshot eyes and smiles "I assume it was a good night because I don't remember much, how about you ? " Well, I don't think I led any of you lads astray." " That said, I did wake up under my cot.....so I'm not sure exactly how it ended..." |
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| Author: | Strellers [ Tue Apr 26, 2022 6:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2.0 The Return to Saxton |
Damian May wrote: Joshua wrote: Laila walks out just in time to see Sten wearing just his breaches pull a bucket from the well and pour it over his head in hope that the cold water will shock him awake. He turns and sees Laila through bloodshot eyes and smiles "I assume it was a good night because I don't remember much, how about you ? " Well, I don't think I led any of you lads astray." " That said, I did wake up under my cot.....so I'm not sure exactly how it ended..." Max, who intending to saddle up early, had remained relatively sober throughout the merry making smiled wryly looking forward to his friends memories of the night’s festivities emerging from the fog over the coming hours. |
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| Author: | SimonB [ Wed Apr 27, 2022 3:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2.0 The Return to Saxton |
You're ushered into the inn's common room where you are met by, not a bear as Laila hoped, but perhaps the nearest a man could get to bearhood. A scowling knight sits at a table. As you enter, he takes a swig of what you think to be small ale. He looks down at the fare in front of him and selects a choice cut of meat, skewering it on his dagger and bringing it to his mouth. Chewing and swallowing, he lets out a great belch and then looks at you in disdain. "Sent for you a while earlier and you come here now? It's good that the little task I have for you is not so... tasking. I'd be doing it myself but I have Baron Aldred's most urgent business to take care of. A most urgent matter. I guess you wastrels will be up to it." He takes another swig of his ale. "Up in hills by Norham Wood there's a hollow that the locals call Hob’s Dell. They believe it to be a magic place, and won’t go near it. I need people who aren’t afraid of churls’ fireside tales.” He hurls a fat bag of coins down onto the table in front of him. “A hundred and fifty silver florins. You get fifty now, and the rest after you’ve done the job. There may be treasure along the way, and you can keep one tenth of any that you find. You can set out today.” “I'm told the baron’s tax collector passed through Norham two days ago, heading for the castle. He had the taxes of four manors in his saddlebags. Yet it was only his horse that limped limped into Norham. Without him. The taxes were missing , and a fine sword I was sending as a gift for my brother. The horse must have thrown him up by Norham Wood—perhaps a Goblin frightened it, pah. His neck can be broken for all I care, but I want that sword back. And if the taxes aren’t recovered, the peasants will have to pay twice this year. Not a pleasant thought, with winter coming on.” His scowl tells you it is not the peasants’ welfare that concerns him. He looks at Lucky. " I guess that you'll be taking your monkey with you." |
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| Author: | Damian May [ Fri Apr 29, 2022 8:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2.0 The Return to Saxton |
Laila listened but waited for the others to speak, a minor Jarl who seemed a little too full of himself was her immediate opinion of Beorn....but his money was as good as any others. Not that her purse had much need of filling, she was still quite well off in terms of silver. |
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| Author: | SimonB [ Sat Apr 30, 2022 7:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2.0 The Return to Saxton |
Beorn will post after the weekend. Have a good one all of you. |
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| Author: | Strellers [ Mon May 02, 2022 3:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2.0 The Return to Saxton |
Despite having other tasks to accomplish, not least of which was returning a horse to Corvin’s kin, Max’s curiosity is piqued by Beorn’s offer. He eyed the bag of coins with a wry smile. He didn’t necessarily need the money but a few extra Florins in his pocket wouldn’t go amiss when he returned to Cantorbridge. He did however have one question, ‘what makes you so certain the tax collector’s horse must have thrown him? My assumption would be that he’d been the victim of brigandage. This Hobb’s Dell seems like an ideal hide out what with the superstitions that surround it.’ |
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| Author: | Joshua [ Mon May 02, 2022 11:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2.0 The Return to Saxton |
"With respect Sir Beorn you don't leave us much choice. Those taxes must be recovered along with your sword". Sten pauses for a moment "You would think that taxes would have an armed guard. We will gather our supplies and head out today". |
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| Author: | SimonB [ Sat May 07, 2022 6:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2.0 The Return to Saxton |
Strellers wrote: Despite having other tasks to accomplish, not least of which was returning a horse to Corvin’s kin, Max’s curiosity is piqued by Beorn’s offer. He eyed the bag of coins with a wry smile. He didn’t necessarily need the money but a few extra Florins in his pocket wouldn’t go amiss when he returned to Cantorbridge. He did however have one question, ‘what makes you so certain the tax collector’s horse must have thrown him? My assumption would be that he’d been the victim of brigandage. This Hobb’s Dell seems like an ideal hide out what with the superstitions that surround it.’ "Did ye not listen? None would go near that Dell. Not from around here. Local superstitions and the like. None would dare go up there. The fellow, he fell, that's the most like." |
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| Author: | SimonB [ Sat May 07, 2022 6:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2.0 The Return to Saxton |
Joshua wrote: "With respect Sir Beorn you don't leave us much choice. Those taxes must be recovered along with your sword". Sten pauses for a moment "You would think that taxes would have an armed guard. We will gather our supplies and head out today". "An armed guard. There's been no need of that. Nah, the lickspittle fell and his horse bolted, I tell you. That's the right of it. So we have an accord then? Excellent." |
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