Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-10197675-20131128185142/@comment-3293219-20131130220515

Lilly's efforts to follow the captors were in vain, they moved too quickly and she could only move so fast, without being spotted.

Her progress came to a halt, when several men approached her. Two of them were armed with knives, three with swords and one with an axe.

Not so surprisingly, it was the orc who carried the axe. However, it surprised her that he wasn't the strongest looking.

Assuming that they were bandits, Lilly drew her Wabbajack and turned to face them.

"I'm sorry orc" She began, trying not to faulter, "I have no coin for you to take, you'd be better off scavenging the dead on the road."

"Thanks for the advice." A nord answered, he had a charismatic air about him and radiated charm whenever he spoke.

A bandit group that isn't led by an orc? Lilly thought to herself.

"We aren't bandits, just local heroes who have risen up to defeat the evil menace of Red Mountain!" The nord explained.

It was all begining to make sense now... his curley hair and his bravado made him stick out like a soar thumb. This man was another 'hero,' who would take up the title and boast about his many conquest to the tavern wenches. Lilly had seen his type before, she wasn't impressed then, either.

"Hero is a bold title to claim..." Lilly mumbled, quickly regretting it.

''What if I've offended him? Or worse, what if he sees it as a challenge and tries to prove his heroism through a series of tall tales? GARGH! I think I'd prefer to be at Red Mountain!''

The nord shiethed his sword and began to speak "I am Haren of Chorrol, these merry fellows are my companions who will aid me in my coming battle against the tyranny of Tyranil!"

''Tyrany of Tyranil? The alliteration ''made that comical...

"Tyranil?!" Lilly choked, ''these guys? Against Tyranil?''

Their weapons were cheap and she could imagine that many had the story of 'it's my pa's axe' behind them.

Lilly sighed at the hopelessness of their quest.

"What are you doing on the road, anyway? A young lady like you should know better than to be wandering the roads by herself."

''Young lady? If only they knew how old I am...''

"Trust me, I can handly myself." Lilly replied, almost in a bragging tone.

"Ha, I love that spirit!" Haren cheered.

''Argh... what can I say to get rid of him? Perhaps I could make something that repels people like this... No, that would take too long.''

"It was nice talking to you... Haren, good luck with your quest." She bowed, before turning away and continuing her own, important quest to save her friends from mortal danger. A quest that seemed less hopeless after hearing Haren's.

"You can't leave without telling me your name." Haren continued, in a seductive manner.

Why me? Lilly thought as she slumped her head forward, ''could I lie about my name? No... I'm a terrible liar... ''If I tell him, would he leave me alone? Or would he-

Argh... this is why I need others!

She sighed and turned to him, "Lilly... Lilly Tira."

(I'll add more later)