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SinnerShadow Vice Captain
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 Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 9:56 am
Farkas thaught about refilling his drink atthat. "Wouldn't say so no but .. Vilkas should know." It wasn't as though Vilkas babied him by no means but te brother never went anywhere without informign the others. "Books never my thing more Vilkas and the others. Though Kodlak .. mentoned wanting a cure." From what he had gahtered Vilkas and Aela weren't fightenign initally over a cure in general and Kodlak's wishes but mainly .. if the beastblood should continue int he Compaions or not.
Vilkas was now on the side of it being more of a hidnerane because of what happened wiht thte Silver Hand hunts.
Aela siad it shoudl continue.
Farkas knew enough to know that boht were both grieving and venting, he greivied and vented in hsi own way of coruse. "They'll want to come or at least know where we're going. They mgith know even." He offered.
'Amound Motteree and Volenroud.' Sonja repeated the names over and over again in her head almost to where they were becomign prayers of their own. Maybe just maybe she .... No she wans't in any ocnditiont o contend wiht Asri'd furry currenlty. Arbjorn was another threat a werewolf was worse than a vampire in many regards. She looked at the Night Mother lost in her own musings.
'The Listner is the thumb, the speakers the fingers and the silancers the claws. The Black Hand the ruling body of the Brotherhood. What in Sithis name happened to us that we have become this?' She wondered the tenits weren't just thrown awya over night so she wondered what happened here in Falkreh and what caused Astrid to decdie her rule was supiror to the Ngiht Mtoehr's? Power was the most obvious but Sonja wondered what else played a part. Sonja was also aware that her current reprive form duty was tempary simply becuase they needed numbers but also becuase Astrid was workign mor eon proving somehting. "Astrid dropped the hint she wants me on a small contract otngiht nothign major she says .. some farmer or somehtign like that. Says small wok will elp the helaign process." Sonja had her doubts of her own survivability currently the vampries brught her freightening clsoe to her own death and lately she held no value of face frotn words these days acitons and menaings were everything. "You plan on trialign me again?" She asked nto sure if se was wanting him to or not.
'I don't need someone to protect me. I did it fine for years!'
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Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 4:09 pm
Zev shruged a little "Well i didnt plan on telling you even...I was jest going to go alone" he said. Thats what he had planed for during all of the time he was there. "I mean, I dont really know if it should continue or not, but I am going to do atleast one thing right...." He didnt want to feel like he was going nothing at all. He was the cause of this so he needed to do something, not jest sit there and drink.
"I should be the one dead after all." he really felt that he should, for more than a few reasions. But that was his personal reasions not anyone elses, "Ill go on my own...I dont think ill be welcomed here for much longer now that the silver hand have been hunted down" And he felt that they would be in the right to do that to him. to kick him out of the companions. Hr didnt even think he was even considered one or not but he knew that he shouldent be.
"What I wouldent give for one of those drinks at the Bee and Barb right now" He may not trust anyone in Riften but man that Argoeian sure knew how to make a good drink.
Things were tence, Cicero could even fill it despite acting like he had no idea what was going on. He knew exactly what was going on and he knew jest the right time to say something, He could tell that Sonja was starting to think that the old ways should be brought back. And that was the plan in the long run, Have everyone be a normal happy family once again.
The best part was that no one even noticed what he was doing, So is the good thing about being mad, He could get away with this. After all he may be mad but he still had a very good way with words, like all imperials did.
"Ohohoho Cicero will only fallow if Listener thinks thers any kind of danger" he said. "Ciceros life is in the Listeners hands. always will be because the Listener is the listener and the listener lisens to mother" he sang
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SinnerShadow Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 4:18 pm
The Night
Farkas had told Vilkas and Aela of Zev's plans, one he ocudlnt' hide it evne if he wanted ot and secodn his brother wanted to know exaclty where Zev had gotten his information as had Aela.
The Glemora coven were a group fo Hag Ravens and worshipped Hercine the deadreic lord of the hunt.
Apon the other's arrival Zev threw Farkas a look that he coudl only repsond int he mos innocnet expression he could muster while shrugging. "Vilkas asked." Was his only repsonse. Between all four or three of them they had narrowed down the area where the Witch's were supposed to live. In the southern most pine forests of Skyrim which didn't make thigs any easy.
At the tavern in Faklkreh they had stopped in to one father intel two have some meade and three get their berings. The Inn was not exaclty crowded but not fully empty. Falkreah reviceved many strange vsitors so the hooded figure int he corner wans't much to worry of.
Sonja was tired. The contract went well the famrer was dead ntohign bad happened. Except on the way back her side opened up agian and she nealry doubled over form the pain, Bobette warned her it was liely to happen. She rarely drank and even more so in populated Inns though altely she was maign an exception.The mead was warm in her belly and te food was warm and heavy, she had forgotten she had balrey been eating.
Turning slighty heairng others enter she had to reist to urge to drop soemthign seeign Zev .. with the Compaions again. 'Sithis damn him!' She cursed inwarldy. It seemed oddly fitting that they wold meet up where they parted ways almsot two months ago.
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Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 4:40 pm
To say that Zev was pleased that something he had planed to do on his own had turned into having three others with him again would be lieing. He knew that Farkas would tell them, But he hoped that he would have had jest a little more of a head start maybe get the airea narrowed down a little more.
Infact he felt more like he was on a leash now. Like they didnt trust him to be alone, though he understood he was already a Werewolf its not like there was much that could be done now. "what part of 'stall them' is so heard to figure out" he asked. sure he didnt care if they knew but he did care if they were there.
But that was in the past now. Though he was still upset about it jest a little, He wanted to do this to prove something to himself mostly, to prove that he was worth something. And being this Dragonborn thing didnt count cause he still wasent to sure about what that really was still. He jest wanted to do something right for once and know that he wasent a big cowerd.
The Inn wasent crowed, jest a few people, and well they were atleast recanized and offered rooms for the night. He figured he would let Vilkes deal with the Innkeeper, he wanted to get information. And it looked like the pickings were slim. but one did stand out mostly because of the strong sent of blood coming off off the hooded figure. "Excuse me...are you al....Sonja" he started getting closer and cought a glimps of the pail skin and white hair. "what are you doing here" he asked. He thought that he wouldent see her again, and if he did not this soon, He wondered if she had decided to stay here and find work someware but he was still worried about the smell he was getting off of her "You look offel, what happened did someone attack you"he asked honestly worried about her
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SinnerShadow Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 4:51 pm
Of course it was to much it was to much to ask that Zev wouldn't notice her. "Fine." She said simply keeping the left sid eof her face, the one closest to him, covered by her hood. "Just been busy. And you," She glanced breifly over at the othe rhtree. "your back up with them again it seems. Got over your fear of the dark and wolves?" She asked lookign at him.At least the scars on her face hadn't reopened but Sithis they were sitll hard to hide and stuck out horrilby.
Part of her was happy she hadnt' had anyone join herm not that she needed it or that Cciero had decdied to fallow her again. That would have been hard to explain to Zev given he met him once before and her and the Jester seemign to know eahc other .. not somehtign she wanted to think about. "Falkreth doesnt seem like your kind of place to wan to be in. What are you doing here?" Perhapes it would be better to find out why he was there and find a way to make him go on his way far form her new life.
'If Astrid is wathcing she may think I'm selling us out. Or worse.' She thaught unbidden but the paranoia hadn't left her. She dreaded what mgiht happen if the oters were lead to belive she was a traitor of some kind, doubtful she oculd las tlong or evne expect Cicero's support if that happened.
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Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 5:03 pm
"Well Im looking for The Glemora coven" Zev answered her "I was planing on doing this alone but well it seems that it didnt work out that way oveosaly" he really should have kept his moth shut on that. He nearly rolled his eyes a little at her though she did have a point to some extent. He shouldent have been as scared as he was "Its...complacated ill leave it at that" he didnt want to get into it now, not with her anyway.
"But more importently what happend to you. It looks like you went face to claw with one of those blasted sabercats" he said. He knew for a fact that those scars were not there last time he saw her and they looked like they were not that old eather. So ofcorse he was concerned about that, Because sure he may not have seen things eye to eye with her but he still thought of her as a friend.
"Now i can ask you what your doing here, this dosent seem like your kind of place eather...i thought for sure you would have gone to Riften" It jest seemed more her style there, cutthrought and living on what you can steal.
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SinnerShadow Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 5:18 pm
"Tempary." She explained sense that seemed the best answer to give. "Though why are you looking for a Coven of HagRavens?" Zev hunting Hag Ravens seemed rather odd to her along with him being with the Compaions agian. Sonja particlaly dreaded Cicero coming ina nd thinking Zev might be attacking him resulting in him killing him along with eveyrone else int he Inn.
She had learned that there was a nest of Hag Ravens int he forest and thoug she hersel fhad never dealth with them she knew a possilbe area they were in soely for her reason to avoid htem.
Farkas and Aela were waiting whiel Vilkas dealth with the inkeeper. Sonja glanced at the two Nords than back at Zev. "Might I ask if I found two reasons why you went back?" She asked lookign back at Zev.
'I still shoudl look up that Moterre thing .. not like I'll hav e achance to go lking aorudn with how Astrid's been running me ragged latley.' She thaught though wondering if there were any eyes on her she'd rahte rnot hve.
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Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 5:45 pm
"Ill jest say its something i need to do" Zev said, He knew that he couldent tell her the truth about it, but he hoped that she would atleast point them in the right dericton. "I dident question you when you decided to go some ware while we were travling togather, Im asking you return the favor this time" He didnt for the most part. It ment that they were moving and though some of the time he did wonder what Sonja was thinking going to some of the places she seemed intersted in but he never voiced them. He wanted her to do the same for him this time, he earned that from her atleast.
"...They found me the night we split up..." he said he could be honest about that atleast "And...I dont think im acctuly in..." he said beliving that. He was sure that Farkas Vilkes and Aela were listing in, how could they not he could hear what was going on outside "Ill say im repaying something...and thats all..so could you atleast point in the deriction to go" he asked her.
"and really....strat eating more....and get some rest....you look terrabul" He told her since he really was worried, she never was very big but she looked like she lost some whaght.
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SinnerShadow Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 5:57 pm
"I know of a nest I cna show you but I have to leave soon." She told him the sooner she got him out of here the better in her mind. "Tell your freinds I cna lead you not garneteeing it's the one you want but its a larger one have fun wiht it." Standing up caused her ot wince slihgly at the pull of her wound but regardless she would have Bobetter look at it and have it fixed. A walk threw the woods would help clear her head as well migh thelp her deal with er whole Astrid Listner delema she had herself in.
"Meet you outside." She didn't wait for him as she walked out the door to get some air.
Farkas walked to Zev's side wathcing the women leave. "Freidn of yours?" He asked him while he sniffed lightly pickign up the blod and wound. "Didn't tka emuch to see she's wounded."
"Reeks of blood more like." Aela muttered out to them after Sonja had left. She had overheard hteir covnestation but repsectfully pretended hse hadn't save for the fact that zev was slwoly makign his own amongst them plus farkas seemed to have taken a likign to him. Farkas oddly enough liekd bery few people.
Sonja was on edge more than normal because hse was sure she was beign wathced by who she couldnt' guess. etheir way she wanted ot be done with this and fnraly she shouldn't have said anythign at all. She leaned agaisnt the railing of the Inn waiting forthe group of warriors to coem looking for her while her horse pawded the ground nervously. "You and me both." she muttered ot the horse.
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Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 6:11 pm
Zev nodded "Yea, Sonja and I travled togather for moths" he said since that was true enough. "shes the Albino that people seem to think is my wife for some strange reasion" He really never new why people thought that but he wouldent question it. But it was strange. She was white as snow and he was as dark as night, in a strang way they showed how much of an oppiset they were. "She said that she knows of some hagravens near by though" he shrugged.
"Dont know if its the ones we want but its a start. and she said she would point us in the deriction" That was good enough for him. It wasent much but it was a start atleast.
He walked out and met with Her, He didnt know if the others would really go threw with it. He had a feeling that they were jest comeing a long for a chance to kill some hagravens. well eather way they would be able to kill them and he could then figure something else out. He didnt know what he would do after this but he hoped that he could find something. He would like to stay, He really did like it in the Companions, and he had stared to like Farkas, like him a lot. Nothing would come of it, and he didnt even plan on reveling that he was intersted, One. He was sure that the Nord liked women, it was rare for men to like other men, and two. he didnt think that Vilkes would like it if he reviled something like that.
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SinnerShadow Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 6:21 pm
The trip hadn't taken as long as Sonja feared by it was shorter than she woud hve liked. Her horse occasionally let out a panick whine before bieng still by her hand on it's side. The forest was dark and damp but dark more than anything. She was using the horse mainly to keep hersel fform hunthcing over in pain form her sides which she felt was startign to get worse. she didn't want to ask nor know why they wanted a convent of Withces it wanst her buisness hell half the things she did now days would count on reaosn for execution.
She forgot also how heavy a wlaker Zev was and accompinied by the ther three they soudned like a dragon raoring in a crypt. When she walked she made no nosie at all even her horse stepped lightly but the four warriors stomped over everythign twig and branch they coudl find it seemed.
"That women," Vilkas said walking next to Zev while Aela had trialed somehwat ahead of them and Farkas bheind. "she smells of blood and not just wounds." He smelled it on her and it wans't just her blood he was smelling "Word of advice whatever trust you had with this women I'd advic eyou to remove it. There is blood and there is bloodShe's both and she reeks of it. Do not have your back to her.'" HE warned Zev as they walked. This pale creature that Zev called a friend made his hair stand on end he did not turst her and her stelaht and magic aside she annerved him. The beast within him sense it and was snarling.
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Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 10:31 pm
Zev looked at Vilkes when he spoke. He ofcorse smelled the blood as well and senced that she did seem deffernt. He dident know what but there was something. "I give her as much trust as she give me...what is very little" He answered. He knew that Sonja was dangerous he had seen it with his own eyes after all. One time they had helped a farmer whos house was taken over by bandets. they killed the bandits then she killed the farmer, So he knew that she couldent be trusted.
"I never would have my back to her...even when we were travling " He knew how dangerous she was. It was a wonder sometimes how he was able to live this long. He was sure it was only beause she found out about his, prefrince, and felt that he wouldent do anything to her. "I was sapost to do this alone anyway. " He really was thinking it would be better if he had, He may die while trying but he would be trying atleast. "Im not that importent after all, It wouldent madder if i die" he said "and dont say that dragonborn thing is worth living because i dont want anything to do with that"
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SinnerShadow Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2013 12:18 pm
"STill dont' get it do you welp" Vilkas aske dhis vocie usddnely cold as ice. "Your one of us you fight with us and you die with us. If you cannot grasp the basic concept of a pack than say the word and I will drop you here and now." Guild was perhapes the worst emtion and driving force that Gods had created it made men not only act sutpid but do stupider things. "If you are one of us you best start acting like it. And one more thing," He made Zev look him dead in the eye for the briefest of moemtns. "If you do anythig that gets me brother hurt or killed you will wish you died by the Silver Hand am I clear?"
Sonja lead them threw a large clearing and further deeper into the forest. Evnetually they reached their desitnation. "See there," She pointed to the cave mouth surrodned by grotescue ornements hangign formt he trees. "large coven of them. Though wiht all the noise you lto have been makign they problaby already know your hear." She kept a firm hodl on her horses reigns as the poor beast was tyrign to back away. "I trust you dont' need me to hodl your hads ehtier?"
Aela gave a snort at that response while Farkas seemed to just look at the bloody peices hanging form the trees. Skulls and peices of vries animals decorated the whole area along with clumps of ashes from burnings of some kind. The air coming form the cave itself felt wrong as well.
"For whatever reason you seem to want to hunt them do yourself a favor and off yoruself if they get you. It'll be a quicker deaht than what they'll give you." She had o want to stya much longer so she began veering the horse to face back down the path to climb back on her mare. "And Zev," She said looking down at him when she was fianlly back on the horse. "I mena what said about cuttign your ownthraot. Otherwise they'll rippign yoru beatin heart from your chest."
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Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2013 8:51 pm
Zev was sure that Vilkes saw nothing but pray when he looked at him. He had a very iceiy stare that he was sure went threw his very soul. "It dosent seem like im very welcomed still" He said honestly, He could teel Aela was still hurting and mad. And jest with how Vilkes looked at him, and the fact that he couldent look him in the eye at all without looking away right away that made him convinced that he hated him.
Farkas seemed to be the only one that didnt hate him, All the other Companions looked at him in a way he could tell that they were greaving and he understood that. "very clear...." The last thing he wanted was to have anyone get hurt and killed. And maybe part of him did like that he wouldent be doing this alone, He had gatten used to hunting in a pack. Even though he though about doing this alone atfirst.
He looked to the cave entrince then back to Sonja "and you...watch yourself..." he gave as like a fare well. He was worried about her but thats ware it ended he wouldent go out of his way for her. He knew that he was lucky to have her even take them there.
"So......any plans on how to go about this" he asked "try and sneak in or jes go in and kill everything we see"
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SinnerShadow Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2013 9:04 pm
"With Hag Ravens surprise will be our best bet." Aela thaught allowed while she wathced Sonja trot off on her horse. 'Odd and disturbed women.' She thaught. "They have the worst kind of magic and when their alerted their even more dangeorus. Surpsie is our best." She already had an arrow ready just in case.
"Hag Ravens are usually alone or with one other but I've heard that large Covens liek this one have mutilple." Vilkas seemed more to think to himself. "Careful is our best."
Farkas seemed more as though he was sniffing the air around them while watchign the area around them. "Four werewolves verse how many Hags? That';; be fun."
Sonja had no desire to sit back there and see what might happen to them. Her horse moved bristkly thew the forest as if it knew now where it's new home was. The jolts as the horse moved made her flinthc form pain but she was growing slowly used to it to where it coudl be ignored. It took far less time arrivign back than it had to get to the Witches.
Those four would need luck.
Teathering her horse and re-enterign the Sancturary Astrid seemed relived to see her. the women's eyes went stright to her side and she was sent staight to Bobette for a look over.
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