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[SeriousConcentrate]

~Asha~&~Tala~Blackstone~

"Very well. Thank you for allowing us passage." Asha inclined her head, then spurred their horse onward through the gate.

[Aninimouse]

~~~~~~~~~~Sinclair~Nilnekod~~~~~~~~~~

You enter the Enchanter's Shop.

A)Buy Something
B)Buy Enchantments
C)Sell Something
D)<Insert Action Here>
E)Leave



~~~~~~~~~~Nassati~~~~~~~~~~

It's another few minutes before the trees answer.

Little but a lost Elf. They reply.

A)<Insert Action Here>



~~~~~~~~~~Asha~&~Tala~Blackstone~~~~~~~~~~

You pass through the gates and into a forest of trees, many times larger than any either of you had ever seen. Ahead, you notice a sign.

< Thiliriathifi
> Ecanomina

A)Travel to Thiliriathifi
B)Travel to Ecanomina
C)Travel to the North, into the Forest
D)Travel to the West, into the Forest
E)Travel to the East, into the Forest
F)Travel to the South, down the road and back through the Gates
G)Travel to the Northwest, along the Road

[BenjaminEdward]

A) "I shall seek out this elf then. Thank you for your wisdom." It is my job to protect these woods, and all those in it. Even if those have wandered in from the outside. Besides, what have the elves ever done to harm the forests?

[SeriousConcentrate]

(Calling a vote with Dwarmin.)

Asha hesitated. "Which way do you think we should go, sister?" she asked, looking at the signs.

[Dwarmin]

Tala brought out her dog eared map.

"It seems Ecanomina is the Elves capital. That sounds like a good place to start, what do you you think?"

[SeriousConcentrate]

~Asha~&~Tala~Blackstone~

Asha nodded. "I agree; that sounds logical. Let's depart." She looked at the map herself while Tala urged the horse into a gentle trot.

[Aninimouse]

~~~~~~~~~~Nassati~~~~~~~~~~

A)Enter your Den
B)Travel to the North
C)Travel to the South
D)Travel to the East
E)Travel to the West
F)Look Around



~~~~~~~~~~Asha~&~Tala~Blackstone~~~~~~~~~~

You both set down the road, through the forest towards Ecanomina. Night has already fallen by time you spot the first signs of civilization. The city doesn't appear to have walls, or even buildings for that matter. A network of roads weaves along the forest floor, connecting tree to tree. Twisted around most of the trees, are walkways carved from branches, and high above you see more walkways, connecting the trees to each other. The city is quiet.

A)Look Around
B)Travel to the North, into the City
C)Travel to the West, into the Forest
D)Travel to the East, into the Forest
E)Travel to the South, back down the Road

[SeriousConcentrate]

"It is quite strange, and intriguing," Asha noted, looking among the trees. She was happy to be traveling with her sister, now that she knew she wouldn't have to be on guard around her. She dismounted the horse and took his reins, leading him towards the city. "I... apologize. Not for the incident earlier, although I must for that as well." She looked back and up at Tala. "Perhaps if I had visited home more often I would have not been so... paranoid of your intentions." She had left the Blackstone Estate herself at age 13 and had come home maybe once a year for six years, then spent the next six fully engrossed in her studies.

"Tell me, what was it like for you, growing up in the estate and training alongside our sisters?"

(Also, A) Head North into the city, Dwarmin?)

[BenjaminEdward]

C) Hmm. I will search for this elf. Starting in the south. I hope to the gods that the jungle hasn't gotten to him yet. I will keep my eyes open for restorative herbs; I may need to treat the elf.

[Dwarmin]

Tala was somewhat disarmed by the pastoral settings. She knew the Elves were probably watching them, but it was hard to imagine them meaning harm. It was just...peaceful.

Her sisters words brought her back. She found words that she had long wished to speak...

"...perhaps you were right to be paranoid, sister.

The competition has only gotten worse as we all grow older. I mean, in the beginning it was sort...fun, you know? Competing with each other, playing harmless scheming games for mothers favor.

Things changed.

It's that...that damned sword. Beautiful blade. Remember how Mother used to take us into the parlor, and show it to us all? "One day, one of you shall wield this in the clans name", she would say.

A few years ago, she began showing...favoritism. Occasionally, one sister would not be allowed to see it. Or just one, to the exclusion of all others. Those of us who were left out-usually for speaking out, or failing in our training-took is as dishonor. We trained harder.

Me, Kara, Milly, Izzi...we were still sisters, but for the first time, we all realized we were rivals, as well. I suppose you saw it before me, Asha. I know why you couldn't tell me, now. I would not have believed you.

Things became...violent. We were not allowed to use training blades anymore-and if we showed mercy, Mother would shame us. Sometimes we trained for 12 hours or more, without rest, drink or food, usually outside, exposed to the elements. Wind, rain, snow or shine.

...Recently, Kara lost her temper, and almost challenged me to a duel...and, if Mother had not intervened, we surely would have come to blows. I think she just did it, because she knew Kara would have beaten me black and blue...or worse.

I know Mother merely wants to choose the strongest of us to wield the blade. But, it still hurts. I felt myself becoming...well, I had to leave.

Now, I've decided I want to earn the sword through my reputation-not...backstabbing."

Tala breathed out.

"Well, that's quite a load off my chest. I hope I didn't chat your ears off, sister love. How was your training, anyway, at the Nunnery?"

She smiled, cantering Peryton forward.

A) Concur, Head North into the city

[SeriousConcentrate]

Asha nodded quietly. It was true. She had known that the road before her, had she stayed at the Blackstone Estate, would have lead her to turn her talents on her sisters had she stayed. She had become a healer partly to escape a life of violence (although she knew it was a necessary evil in life), but mostly to redeem the family name in her own eyes. She wanted the Blackstone name to be associated with the healing arts as well as the martial ones, to prove there was more worth to their family than just how well they wielded their blades. Tala asked her about the nunnery.

"I wouldn't call it boring, but perhaps monotonous would suffice. Learning about the Gods and Goddesses was very intriguing to me, and although my teachings leaned mostly towards the God of Light, I feel closest to the Goddess of Oceans." She tried to remember her early days. "There were seventeen initiates as well as myself that first year. I think a few had entered the service as a sort of pride, as if to say to their peers 'I'm holier than thou.'" She shook her head. That wasn't what piety was, to her. "The one I was closest to was Kelly. A like-minded woman, a little older than me and more knowledgeable about the divines. She was at first my tutor, and later, my friend."

They had often studied late into the night, Kelly teaching her the nuances of this spell or that, discussing the tenants of religion with her. They had been good times. "...She disappeared two years ago. One day she left to assist at the hospice and she never arrived there. To this day no one knows what became of her. I miss her terribly sometimes." Asha looked down at the road as she walked.

[Tiruin]

Feleris

A. 'Damn. There goes one of my knives.'

Examine the source of those vines!

[Aninimouse]

~~~~~~~~~~Nassati~~~~~~~~~~

You walk through the Jungle, to the South. Despite whatever might be going on in your homeland, the jungle is as peaceful as always.

A)Travel to the South
B)Travel to the East
C)Travel to the West
D)Travel to the North
E)Look Around



~~~~~~~~~~Asha~&~Tala~Blackstone~~~~~~~~~~

You enter Ecanomina, coming across a large sign, that appears to be a map of the city.

A)Examine it
B)Travel to the North, further into the City
C)Travel to the West, through the City
D)Travel to the East, into the Forest
E)Travel to the South, back into the World
F)Climb a Spiral Walkway, up into the Trees



~~~~~~~~~~Feleris~Valinar~~~~~~~~~~

You can't tell if the source of the Vines is somewhere within the roots of the tree, or somewhere higher up in the branches of the tree.

A)<Insert Action Here>

[Dwarmin]

"Maybe we'll find word of her one day, sister..."

Tala clicked Peryton to a stop, and scanned the sign.

A)Examine it

[BenjaminEdward]

E) Perhaps there are some herbs nearby. Huwaki always told me it is in the modest clearing where the golden herbs grow. If I find any herbs I will collect them, then continue southward. I also attempt to recollect knowledge of these jungles, where is that road again?