Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-3293219-20140401162322/@comment-3293219-20140402171048

Set and Maria carried each other through the wilderness; both of them were growing weaker with every step. The Bosmer, especially, was barely holding himself up. His legs wobbled under his weight and he slowly became entirely dependent on Maria and his 'Wabbajack.'

"H-Hold up... I need to..." Set gasped as he fell to his knees, almost bringing Maria down with him. The Blade still had some of her strength, so she just crouched down beside him. The Bosmer gasped and panted for a few seconds, seething and grabbing at his wound to try and suppress the pain. He cringed and looked away, fighting the urge to just keel over, onto his back and lie in the middle of the forest and pass out.

"C-C'mon... We need to keep moving, we're still too close to the city..."

Set scrambled to his feet and looked ahead, trying to get some clue as to how far he had to walk before he'd reach somewhere hospitable. He saw the endless row of trees and hung his head in defeat...

There's no end to the bastard things...

His only hope now was to find somewhere to sleep, it was getting cold and the two of them were exhausted and at risk of running into an animal or a monster, strong enough to finish them off. It was also possible that they could collapse and die of exposure…

And wouldn’t that be an anticlimactic end to their story?

The Bosmer pushed on again, relying entirely on his 'walking stick' to support him as he pressed on. Maria trailed behind, unusually quiet but that was somewhat expected, after all she'd been through mere hours before. They continued on for a bit longer, both of them feared that they wouldn't make it through the night as the forest proved unforgiving and it didn't provide any shelter for either of them.

Set eventually stopped, glancing over to his left and seeing a cave like structure, obscured by several rocks. It was small and damp but it was hidden and likely to keep them safe, through the night, whilst they rested and got some of their strength back.

Maria entered first, as Set stood guard, watching for danger, before he crawled in after her. He joined her and propped himself against a wall, next to her and they rested their feet on the rocks in front of them. They were too tired to take off their boots or remove their weapons as they both rested their eyes and drifted off to sleep. Their temporary lodgings were concealed by nature, as if Kynereth herself had offered them mercy, with a small pocket of camouflage.

