Unnatural

[Wylder Treejumper]

Cordan walked up to the camp, carrying a bulky load of supplies in his arms. Walking into the fire's light, he addressed the group at large. "Well, I got everything we might need out of the ship... Rope, cooking supplies, arms-" When his eyes adjusted to the light, he abruptly dropped the supplies and whipped out his sword, pointing it at the two cats.

"Who are you?" He glared threateningly at them. "And what are you doing here?" He looked at Haenrok. "Where did they come from?"

[The Skarzs]

Haenrok jabbed a claw behind him. "Somewhere over the hill; they just kinda came stumbling in. . . And I think that one's drunk."

[Jetthebinturong]

Adal raised an eyebrow "Who? Me or Scath? If the latter then no he isn't drunk, he's just generally a rude and abrasive person."
Scath nodded "Aye, and if the former, Adal isn't drunk either, he's just too nice for his own good."

[Faiyloe]

Several minutes after Archel had left a boy in a cap and dirty cloths which looked as if he had been working in the dirt recently came up to Eric and whispered something in his ear.

***

As Archel approached his house he saw that most of the lights where out in the servants quarters and all of the second floor windows where shut the curtains drawn. He came to the front gate which was unlocked and the gate keeper was gone. The grounds where empty and the house was strangely quiet. He rushed up the front path and threw the front door where his wife met him with pleading eyes.

"Whats going on? where is Marissa?" Archel asked

"Oh Archel," Martha said coming closer. "I didn't know what to do. I sent most of the servants away, I told them it was contagious but..." She said with a sob in her voice.

"Tell me, what happend?!" He said grabbing her shoulders.

"It's... It's..." She said, slowly looking up at him and looking him in the eyes for a moment before looking away again and starting to cry.  Archel let go and stepped away praying that it wasn't what he thought it was, he turned and ran up the stairs, leaving Martha crying on the bench in the entryway.

The second floor was completely empty and quiet and the candles where unlit in the hall but Archel did not need them. He did not need them he would not have need them if it had been as dark as midnight on the night of a new moon. He stopped in front of his daughters bedroom door which was closed and locked and taking a key from inside one of the sconces he unlocked the door with hurried shaking paws.

the door swung open and he was met by a seen that confirmed his worst fears. The curtains where drawn tight and the room was lit by candle light alone. Marissa sat on the bed as healthy looking as a rose and in her paws she was playing contentedly with a purple and gold flower, all up the bed post and that corner of the room was covered with vines which blossomed with flowers like a rainbow.

Marissa looked up with a smile but it changed to concern when she saw her fathers face. "whats wrong?" She asked.

"I... I was told you where not well," He said slowly and though she did not notice his paw rested on his sword hilt. He steeped into the room and closed the door behind him "I was worried..." He said slowly going over to stand near the bed.

"Father look what I can do," She said and in moment a perfectly white poppy with a black center grew from her paw and she held it out to him. He looked at it and then at her and his heart melted his paw moved from his sword and he took the flower. He gave her a smile and sat down on the bed next to her.

"You know how I have told you that I would do anything for you?" He said softly taking her little paws in his big ones. "Well I think it is time I came home... I am away to much. I promise I will be around more. We can go someplace where we can have a good life together, just you and Tomas and mother and me. What do you think?" 

***

Alarie looked from one cat to the other and then let her shoulder sag from exasperation putting her head in her paw. She was tired of all this... she just wanted to go home.

[Izeroth]

 Erich was too surprised for words. One part of him wanted to strangle the boy for saying such things, while the other part wanted to run to Archel and confirm what he had heard with his own eyes. Both actions, he knew, would solve nothing.

....

Erich approached the palace gate, the wind whining around him and the rain falling in sheets.

"Who goes there?" Asked the guard, a black rat.

"Lieutenant Erich," the ermine replied. "I have urgent news to report, and I must speak with the king."

[Dannflower Reguba]

       Saurrel had done little, observing the different beasts and their varying responses to the situation. Thankfully, they all seemed to have fairly decent heads on their shoulders. Still, caution was always advisable, and the newcomers sure didn't help his worry, "Chased away by a bunch of drunks, probably pick pockets if experience serves right," he eyed them suspiciously, "Question being, why'd the run nowhere instead of heading farther into town where the twisting streets would've provided far better cover from the various things I'd imagine an angry mob would throw at beasts they were upset with."

[Faiyloe]

Osullad Paced moodily back and forth in the throne room while Feva sat in his throne with a flask of wine watching him.

"You know the sky will not clear up any faster with you pacing like that," she said with a voice of silver. He paused in his stride to glance at her disapprovingly before continuing.

"Things are not going well, this is worse than before. There are mags on the loose. Not only that but they have escaped. This has never happened before and they keep getting stronger," He stopped and turned to her "You heard the report. One of them knocked out a good score o' guards including our Captain and his lieutenant with just one shout."

"You know as well as I that Archel is quite capable of hunting them down, this is only a temporary setback, and this time they will not bother to bring them to the prison... they will be disposed of quickly and quietly without a fuss and in a bit you will hardly remember that this was even a problem," She said taking a sip from her glass. Just then a guard entered the room.

"Lieutenant Eric is here to see you your Majesty's," He said bowing low

"Bring him in," He said turning to face the front of the room. The rat bowed again before turning and ushering Eric into the room.

[Lady Ashenwyte]

OOC: Um, do you mind if i join the RP again? I dropped out because I couldn't keep up, but I'll try this time.

[Faiyloe]

OOC: Go right ahead. 

[Lady Ashenwyte]

OOC: Could you PM me a short recap of the events please? I want to know where to put my character and am too tired to read 20 pages right now.

[Izeroth]

 Erich entered the room, bowing before the king. The throne guards watched him with a look of cold contempt.

"Your majesty," he said, "I have been told that Captain Archel has... deserted. There are rumors that his daughter is a magic user."

[Faiyloe]

Osullad gave Eric a long cold stare his mind turning the news off in his head before speaking slowly. "These are but rumors. You have no proof. However it is plausible. His daughter is of the age...  but Archel is loyal to the crown... he may still preform his duty... Go and take some guards with you. Confirm what you have heard and if Archel cannot go threw with it then you must. Do not let anything get in your way, not even loyalty to your captain for if Archel has betrayed the crown then he is nolonger your captain,"

***

Archel came down the stairs to where his wife sat waiting for him. She was calm now but her eyes where red from crying. She looked up at him and said "Oh Archel, you didn't?"

"No Martha, I could never hurt any of you. Where is Tomas? we are leaving as soon as it gets dark I am sneaking you all out. we will go south, out side of Treccor, where no one can find us," 

"But how will we get past the border patrols?" She asked standing up.

"I can get us around them, I am the one who set them up in the first place, I know their routs,"

[Lady Ashenwyte]

Bane was horrified by the executions. He knew what he had to do. He stole into arrow range of the palace and ignited the tip. He fired the flaming arrow at the palace.

[Faiyloe]

The arrow flew through the air and through the window of the princesses bedchambers, landing on the table next to Rhima. She jumped up and grabbed a heavy pillow which rested on the couch beating the fire with it mercilessly. It snuffed out leaving only a charred circle on the table. She piked up the charred stick that used to be an arrow and threw it aside bad temperedly and went over to look out the window. "guards get in here!" Two guards in uniform burst into the room "Some beast shot a flaming arrow through my window! Go and find him!" she said stepping away from the window and heading for the door.     

[LT Sandpaw]

"This Noonvale place. Does anyone actually know where it might be? Or better yet which direction?" Arron said feeling slightly agitated. He was mostly concerned with the thought of soldiers pouring over the hillside and into the camp. A few of the refugees had fallen asleep, everyone who was awake were frustrated and scared. At least he was.

He picked up some of the things Cordon had brought out inspecting each thing carefully. Not finding what he was looking for he decided instead on a sharp cooking knife which he thrust into his belt.

Better safe then sorry his father always said. Arron didn't like the look of the two cats and he blatantly showed it on his face.