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Talin was not sure he wanted to leave his group behind so soon; they'd been raiding for over a month now. Really raiding as a group under his command at leas; so leaving to return this homeland because of the rumors and whispers was probably not the best idea... but it had to be done. How could he not return to his clan with the knowledge he had of the alkdikdes or not fight and keep the alkidikes from his people's land? And maybe it'll give my group some confidence to know I 'trust' them to behave while I'm not there.. not that I do. He smirked at that thought.

And so he was out here, enjoying the cooler air and scenery of his childhood home.. It was nice and, now that he was back here, the mountains weren't all that bad.. they didn't seem to loom over him as they had when he was little. He smiled to himself; or maybe I'm just not that insecure anymore!
But he had to admit, walking by himself was boring... Talin thrived on people's presence about him... alone was nice every now and then but now he was bored of it.

Talin's hand dove for one of his many throwing knives when he saw movement in the tree; he cursed silently at himself, applaud he hadn't noticed them till now.
I can't believe, he thought when he saw the person, I didn't see an Oban here in my home lands.. I must be out of practice!

Because the woman made no more moves other than to reveal herself and ask him a question, Talin relaxed... slightly. And kept a hand on his dagger; he had been killing obans lately after all! It could be a hunter after him!


"Returning home for the festivities would be most of it, yes." He replied as he eyed her. "What about you lovely? Other than hiding and trees and startling me, what brings you here? Oba too hot for your tastes so you came to see the chilly north?"
He didn't see any obvious weapons she either left them where he couldn't see them or wielded daggers like he did.

Talin chuckled at her forthrightness. "I tend to wander with more of a purpose... Where's the treasure, what's dangerous, where the fun can be...." He leaned back and eyed her a bit. Since she'd figured him out.. was she a thief as well?

He smirked and shook his head.

"Some... Mostly oban to be correct. Your tribe tends to be really loaded with all sorts of shinies and pretties to steal. What about you?" He turned his head to keep the circling woman in view. "Stolen from villages as you pass by or distracted lone travelers like myself while you pickpocket them?"

"So not even their own people can stand them. How amusing." He said with a smirk. "They are so very much like the icelings.... a fair warning since you seem to be headed towards Zena. Get used to being looked down upon." It was why he'd left Sauti so long ago... being towered over by the mountains and made to feel insignificant by the people and their mountains! Somehow living higher up made them feel like they were above others; Talin hated that...

"Depends upon the target, lovely. I do run a bandit group but some times I want a target all to myself or don't want to be burdened by slower members who can't follow a plan." He had heard of Oban gangs... often from the lips of complaining soldiers!