Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-5543592-20140209200651/@comment-11457306-20140213000614

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Anneken fought the temptation to just sink to the ground and cry. The long walk had finished her. The only thing that had kept her going was the promise of respite, food and a place to lay her head. She stood, knees locked, trying to get hold of herself.

Brighid walked back to her when Jack headed toward the church. "Excuse me, Ronin, I need a private word with my sister." She drew her away from the group. "What are you doing with the bloodsucker?"

"He's been staying close to me.  I can't seem to shake him.  He makes my flesh crawl," whispered Anneken.

"Oh, well I'm glad you haven't lost your mind.  You look like something the dog dragged in, though, Annie.  We gotta find a place you can rest and we need food.  I'm tempted to ditch these people for now and go our own way.  The gold is a lost hope now."

"Then let's go."

"I said I'm tempted.  I didn't say I would."

"Bergy," Anneken growled in a voice filled with menace, "we are done."

"You heard Jack.  We have bounties on our heads now.  We have to clear those."

"Horse crap.  We've had bounties before.  You like him, that's why you want to stay."

"Not like this, Annie--this is the Empire after our bloo--what did you say?"

"I said, you like Jack."

Brighid was taken aback. "That's ridiculous, I--"

Anneken turned her back and stalked off, back toward a stream they had passed earlier, where they had stopped to drink.

"Annie!  Wait!" Brighid ran after her.