FearItself
There is nothing to fear
Edenian Palace Gates
As the two figures walked towards the gate soldiers stiffened on either side of them meanwhile ahead of them men scrambled to get the gates open. Neither paid the soldiers any attention after all they had gtown up with such treatment their whole lives. The king was obvious he wore ornate magical armor, a shining crown, and carried his guilded sword on his hip, all of which glistened in the bright sunlight. The prince on the otherhand had donned his elven silk clothing and wore the silver hilted blade he was so proud of. They seemed to be laughing at a mutual joke as they approached the blonde female knight who waited on the other side of the gate. She knelt as the pair approached but was quickly motioned to stand. "So poised and professional, my baby brother is in good hands i see." The king said with a smile. Without breaking face natalie nodded saying "Of course your majesty, no harm shall befall our prince." she then turned her attention to the wagon as the brothers hugged it out and finally the prince hopped in the back signalling for natalie to climb atop elmer and urge the wagon on.
~~~
Grog goblin tavern
After nearly an hour of slow riding through the city streets the pair finally came across the inn they sought. For the past few weeks they had been posting notices around the kingdom, or rather Zeeds servants had been. The prince himself was far to busy trying to convince his brother of the validity of his quest idea. So it came as no suprise to them that the tavern was full to the brim, a crowd had even gathered in the area surrounding the tavern. Zeeds face had lit up with excitement, however Natalies eyes continued to scan the crowd with disdain. There were too many people, all of whome were armored up and ready for battle. It was a guards nightmare from her perspective. Nonetheless she responded with a yes when seed asked if she was ready.
The prince nearly leapt out of the wagon, while natalie was careful to decend from her mount as confidently as she could. There was no need to show others her concerns, it might give them idea's. As zeed walked towards the crowd the murmuring stopped and they parted for him each hoping to be noticed. Natalie closed the wagon up in the barn turning to see Zeed already well within the crowd. Sighing she grabbed the bag of gold coins and hustled to the princes side.
Inside the tavern was no less crowded but it was quickly allieviated as the owner of the tavern ushered the prince and Natalie to the reserved table. After being seated the prince slipped the owner a gold bar which the man took into the back returning with a wagon of silver coins. After natalie got seated he took her bag and plopped it on the table with a heavy thud that echoed in the suddenly silent establishment. "Thank you all for showing up, i must admit i didnt expect such turnout. Sadly i only have room in the wagon for five more. Now i count about a hundred of you give or take a few. So i have proposed a series of challenges to eliminate the contenders. You can drop out now, but i will pay 2 silver to each participant, and the winners will be selected to join my crew and receive 1% of their very generous pay for this endeavour. So for our first contest...a long sprint. Roughly two miles from the road to the west is a river. Line up at the road and await my signal. Then sprint to the river. The first fifty to make it will move on, the rest will be eliminated and can collect their silver." the princes voice carried far and after he finished the sound of scraping chairs and jostling could be heard thoughtout the Tavern as the crowd made its way to the road.
FromScarsToNew ElenaIsCool SadistPoet Worthlessplebian Chachalotte
As the two figures walked towards the gate soldiers stiffened on either side of them meanwhile ahead of them men scrambled to get the gates open. Neither paid the soldiers any attention after all they had gtown up with such treatment their whole lives. The king was obvious he wore ornate magical armor, a shining crown, and carried his guilded sword on his hip, all of which glistened in the bright sunlight. The prince on the otherhand had donned his elven silk clothing and wore the silver hilted blade he was so proud of. They seemed to be laughing at a mutual joke as they approached the blonde female knight who waited on the other side of the gate. She knelt as the pair approached but was quickly motioned to stand. "So poised and professional, my baby brother is in good hands i see." The king said with a smile. Without breaking face natalie nodded saying "Of course your majesty, no harm shall befall our prince." she then turned her attention to the wagon as the brothers hugged it out and finally the prince hopped in the back signalling for natalie to climb atop elmer and urge the wagon on.
~~~
Grog goblin tavern
After nearly an hour of slow riding through the city streets the pair finally came across the inn they sought. For the past few weeks they had been posting notices around the kingdom, or rather Zeeds servants had been. The prince himself was far to busy trying to convince his brother of the validity of his quest idea. So it came as no suprise to them that the tavern was full to the brim, a crowd had even gathered in the area surrounding the tavern. Zeeds face had lit up with excitement, however Natalies eyes continued to scan the crowd with disdain. There were too many people, all of whome were armored up and ready for battle. It was a guards nightmare from her perspective. Nonetheless she responded with a yes when seed asked if she was ready.
The prince nearly leapt out of the wagon, while natalie was careful to decend from her mount as confidently as she could. There was no need to show others her concerns, it might give them idea's. As zeed walked towards the crowd the murmuring stopped and they parted for him each hoping to be noticed. Natalie closed the wagon up in the barn turning to see Zeed already well within the crowd. Sighing she grabbed the bag of gold coins and hustled to the princes side.
Inside the tavern was no less crowded but it was quickly allieviated as the owner of the tavern ushered the prince and Natalie to the reserved table. After being seated the prince slipped the owner a gold bar which the man took into the back returning with a wagon of silver coins. After natalie got seated he took her bag and plopped it on the table with a heavy thud that echoed in the suddenly silent establishment. "Thank you all for showing up, i must admit i didnt expect such turnout. Sadly i only have room in the wagon for five more. Now i count about a hundred of you give or take a few. So i have proposed a series of challenges to eliminate the contenders. You can drop out now, but i will pay 2 silver to each participant, and the winners will be selected to join my crew and receive 1% of their very generous pay for this endeavour. So for our first contest...a long sprint. Roughly two miles from the road to the west is a river. Line up at the road and await my signal. Then sprint to the river. The first fifty to make it will move on, the rest will be eliminated and can collect their silver." the princes voice carried far and after he finished the sound of scraping chairs and jostling could be heard thoughtout the Tavern as the crowd made its way to the road.
FromScarsToNew ElenaIsCool SadistPoet Worthlessplebian Chachalotte