The Witchers

Prin~

I blinked slightly out from under my lashes smiling nervously at the ground. Tristan knew what was happening, he knew I was lying...damn it! I know I wasn't the best liar but still.
"Well?" He said hurriedly "What is the real reason?"
I looked out at the view, the dying sun set was being dragged behind the dark mountains framing hte bottom of the vast skies.
"Ah..." I bit my lip not really wanting to speak. I turned back to stare at Ren, walking through the crowd. Coward! I was forced to tlak to this guy while he got off with nothing. Once I get out of here I am going to wring his neck!
I turned back towards Tristan smiling yet again, this was getting old. I couldn't reveal my shadowed past of being a thief and than a bounty hunter and still slightly a bounty hunter. Ren would kill me if I uttered our mission to anyone but each other.
"Well don't say you made a mistake and followed the wrong group!" He teased.
Lie, Prin lie like you never have before. I let my shoulders slump and my hair fall into my face letting out fake sobs. "My sister...she was kidnapped" I lied saying the first thing that came to mind.
"Kidnapped?" Tristan hissed
"The last time I saw her she was being dragged across this very road...I thought maybe if I followed it I would be able to finda trace of her around here!" I let more fake sobs come out of my mouth. I don't even have a sister! I wanted so badly to blurt that out but instead I kept crying my shoudlers shaking. I felt like a traitor, but what did it matter. I wasn't dragging harm to nobody, I was only going to stay with them for another night than leave high and dry in the morning plain and simple.No one would get hurt, they would never hear of me again and I would fufil my job and get that bounty!

Ren~

I stood nervously as I watched Prin walk off after Tristan. I bit donw on my lip nervously, I didn't need this. We shouldn't even be here. If Prin had listened to me we wouldn't have even met the other Witchers! It wasn't my fault that we were unmistakeably one of them it was in our blood!
I sat down tapping my fingers on my knees, if she said anything stupid...which she probably would we were fried! The witchers couldn't find out that we were bounty hunters, our boss couldn't find out that we were delaying our mission for others like us and others could definietly not find out about our prize!
I fell back towards the floor sighing hevaily, I wondered waht she was saying. Making up some other lie. That was all our life was, a bucket of colourful lies. That was the only way we could survive without causing harm to ourselves or any others around us. I didn't literally care about these witchers but it was Prin who did. She cared to much for everything, which was infuriating!
I could hear her...the draogn again! She kept calling to me asking me to follow. It's so hard to ignore, I want to go but then that would only cause trouble. I stared into the sky trying to spot her colourful plating. She was nowhere probably scavanging on the ground for my scent!

Lila,

I laughed at Kaladore, but hovered my hands over his wound muttering to myself. My hands glowed green and his wound closed.

"Thanks." He said. I smiled.

"No problem."

Kaladore and I introduced ourselves to the rogue witcher and to the ones from the other patrol. I didn't see any harm in them staying, we were going to need all the help we could get when we reached Cormathor. There was something weird about the one called Ren though, he kept rubbing his neck and wincing. The dragon was long gone now, so he couldn't be talking to it. Could he?

Tristan continued to interrogate Prin and Ren.
"I'm still not happy with your story, I need to know why you disobeyed orders."

I sighed and turned to Kaladore, who, surprise surprise, was dozing off.

Tobias

Tobi rolled his eyes, he hated being ignored like that. He grinned in a way which would remind people of sickly sweet acid, poisonous, but delicous. As Tobi made his way over to the other's main place he raised a curious eyebrow.

It seemed like they were picking up random strangers as they went. He approached Lila with a slow saunter creeping up behind her, "Boo!!"

She jumped almost out of her skin and turned to face her assailant. Tobi flittered his fingers in a small wave and chuckled mischeviously at her red face. She frowned, "Where have you been?"

Tobias rolled his mahogany eyes and muttered loudly, not so much to himself as to benefit others, "I get here and all people ask is where I've been! People just don't have the same gratitude . . ." he shook his head sadly and then flicked his gaze up to Lila's, "I've heard you've been quite the little healer lately."

Tobi jutted his head at the snoring Kaladore, with a mocking grin, "That your handi-work?"

Lila and Tobi had the same relationship that Tobi and Tristan boasted. They were initiated as true Witchers at around about the same time. Most people tended to deny this fact as Tobi was one of the more less "kind" Witchers around.

Kaladore saw no point in listening to this half baked interrogation and was soon nodding off. Lila, how ever, wouldn't have it. She gave him a light tap on the head and whispered, "Do something."

"Do I have to?" Replied Kaladore.

With out an answer she pushed him out into the middle of the group. The stumbled a second, but when he gained his footing he noticed his leg was completely healed. He turned to Lila and nodded a thank you. Then he turning to Tristan. "I think that's enough Tristan. I see no point in continuing the so called interrogation."

"What did you just say?" Asked Tristan.

"You're doing nothing now but rubbing salt in our wounds. We just fought a battle against men clearly after our heads and they willingly helped, which is far more than I probably would have done in this situation. If you're really so bothered by it just report it when we return home, but for now just let it go." Kaladore yawned and began walking away. "Besides, who knows how long they'll be with us. You said it yourself they have another mission to attend to." Yawning again Kaladore walked off towards the horses. For once he was motivated to move and leave, because he wanted to find camp as soon as possible and call it a day.

(Hope this is okay, I just want to move it along.)

*Psssst, I got in before you . . .*

(I noticed, but I feel my post can still fit. No?)

*:( I haven't got a single post where anyone is mentioning my character. Honestly, every time I try to get a conversation going I get shot down . . . But you can keep it like that if you want to.*

(Sorry. Have Tobi follow Kaladore and we can have our own conversation later. I have to get ready for midterms, but I promise, depending on the story line when I get back, I'll make sure to include your character in my post.)

~Spades

Lila,

I was pleased that Kaladore had stepped in and I went after him to retrieve my horse from where it was tethered. As I approached I noticed that something was wrong, my beautiful horse had an arrow stuck in it's flank. I rushed to it, and gently eased out the arrow, I reared but I calmed it with a touch and hovered my hands near the wound. It healed, but I wouldn't be able to ride her for some time. Kaladore approached me,

"What happened?" He asked.

"My horse got shot, I healed the wound but I can't ride her for a while." Kaladore nodded.

"You can ride with me, we will tether your horse to mine and she can follow along." I smiled at him.

"Thanks," I exclaimed throwing my arms around him.

"I suddenly realised what I was doing and flushed pink.

"Sorry!" I muttered pulling away. He just shrugged and mounted his horse pulling me up after him.

She had seen that Ren person run off, but she figured she would give him some time alone before she confronted him about that dragon. As for now, she left the group to follow the other Sneak, Tobi, to where he was talking to the healer. She didn't meet many witchers like her, so she thought now may be a good time to speak with him.

"Good evening. My name is Amy, and I wish to introduce myself properly." She extended her hand, and waited for him to grasp her fore-arm, as she was taught was proper amongst Sneaks. "You are a Sneak, are you not?"

Tobi nodded, and grasped her fore-arm in greeting, "Yes, I am. Pleased to meet you."

Amy released his arm, then turned to Lila, "And you are a healer? I greatly admire your abilities." She smiled and nodded once to Lila.

Prin~

I stumbled out from the bushes pushing my way into the camp. Huffing I walked towards the outside sitting down lazily. This was just great! I stared up into the skies and watched as birds flipped through the white fluffy clouds rushing to their homes. I never had a home, it had only ever been me and Ren. I looked aorund for him, getting on my knees for a better inspection.
I saw the rogue witcher sneak off in to the thick of the forest staring around her before she truly let teh cover of the shrubs conceal her. I frowned, why was she going into the forest? Shrugging it off I fell back against the tree listening to the people around me.
I don't think they trusted me that much, but who would trust me...being a pick pocket wasn't the best person to have hanging around you. Even though Ihad stopped that business now I was still a bounty hunter and that was even worse.
"Well the sooner we are out of here the sooner I am fre" I mummbled to myself rubbing at my closed eyes.
"What? Are you leaving?" I heard a voice behind me shrill.

*Anyone can jump in here *

Ren~

I ran through the thick of the forest my heart beating in my chest. I could feel the pain on my neck growing as I neared the centeral part of hte woods. Clutching at my skin, I could feel the mark under my fingers thumping with a violent pulse.
I heard soemthing break behind me, biting my lip I increased my efforts whizzing through the bushes as fast as I could. Stumbling over a log I broke through the vines in front of me and into a vast clearing. What was left of hte sun was slowly shinging down on the deserted area.
FUmbling to my feet, I pulled my boomerang off of my back holding it out in front of me.
"Who's there?" I screeched to the bushes
I heard something move to the left of me, spinnign around I jumped back watching as a bird flew from a high branch of a forked tree.
"Oh it was just a bird" I sighed letting my guard drop.
"No it wasn't" A girls voice whispered in my ear. I jumped forward rolling towards the floor I was up again falling into a defensive positon. The rogue witcher still stood in hte place she had snuck up on me, a small smile covering her face.
"What do you want!?" I snapped, still holding tightly on to my boomerang.

"Calm down, boy." She stood in front of him, and relaxed her posture slightly.

"Why are you following me?!" He seemed quite flustered, but she had no intention of harming him.

"Please do not run. I'm not here to hurt you, and I could very easily catch you if you decided to run." She saw a startled look on his face as she clutched the boomerang tighter in his hand.

"I noticed that you have a connection to that dragon," She started rolling up sleeve, so that her tattoo was less concealed, "and that she's been following you. I don't know why, but I can feel her presence around you. This," She held up her arm with the tattoo, "links me to them as well. Please, do not move." The tattoo glowed slightly, and the sound of beating wings followed. The boy gasped. He knew she was coming.

The dragon touched down next to them. "I want you to face her, whatever it is that has her following you around. When you are done, I will make her leave and ask her to never follow you again." The dragon turned towards the boy and nudged him with her muzzle.

Ren~

I blinked at the girl, my heart was thudding violently in my chest. I looked down at Samra blinking at her colourful scaled skin. She dug at my stomach with her muzzle again snapping at my shirt. I pulled back instantly, my heart jumping into my throat.
"Stay away form me" I tried to ward it off by moving my boomerang in front of me. Instead this only made it jump for me sending us both flying to the floor.
"Call her off!" I screamed knowing that I could do it also, but I had already blocked my mind to the girl dragon.
"No!" The rougue witcher said roughly "You will see why she is following you first!". I hadn't the faintest idea why she was tracking after me, but I knew this rogue witcher wouldn't leave me alone unless I did. Sighing I pushed Samra off of me staring into her amber eyes.
"What do you want?" I asked her loudly, I let the barrier that kept my mind locked away form others fall as voices of the animals began to flounder into my mind. I groaned at hte pain of animals all trying to speak to me at hte one time.
"My Mama I can't find her" I heard a distinct voice say in my mind. I blinked at the dragon "She said a boy who could mind speak would know where I was". I frowned suddenly, I felt the rogues gaze heavy on my shoudlers. 'I don't know where you Mama is" I said to her through my mind, silencing the other voices. I saw the rogue flinch as if she had heard my thoughts. She couldn't have...the only one who can was Prin!

Sam~~

Sam had been tethering the horses while she listened to the all-duty-and-no-nonsense Tristan question the two more questionable new comers. As the others scattered Sam wondered why she had been sent away, most likely not to intervene in Tristan's interrogation like she would have. She laughed at how only as a squad mate he knew her quite well, not like most people. Despite being kept out she heard the entire conversation but couldn't yell back without scaring the horses, so she just hummed a bit.

One of the obvious new comers passed by.

"Hey are you leaving already?" Sam smiled at the flabbergasted girl who was a bit surprised to see a girl there, "And tonight was chicken and rice night too! Psh, I guess not many people will enjoy the wonders of my cooking."

Sam sighed dramatically and the girl was stunned, so she went along talking.

"I honestly don't care what your real story is because Tris is just a bit protective of our small group and all, he always has been. So yeah, your obvious lying is totally safe with me."

Sam waited for a reply.

Prin~

I stared at the girl for a second, blinking rappidly.
"You can tell me" she urged again giving a friendly smile. I began to blink even more rappidly my cheeks turning red in confusion. I beemed back at her trying not to look like a complete oaf. The horse next to her whinnied excitedly as if it also wanted to hear why I was here.
"Ah...well I told the truth" I lied trying to stare her in they eye as long as possible.
"Your lying" she giggled turning back to her horse. "I'm Sam" she added
"Prin" I looked down at the floor scuffing my boots in the dust "And I am not lying, ym sister was truly kidnapped"
"When and by whom" she shot me the question.
"Well I can't really say what time..." I flustered
"Lying" she laughed into the sky, my shoudlers slumped as all my emotions deflated into nothing.
"You didn't even give me a chance to answer" I looked away form her trying to make up a lie.
"Yes I did. Anyone who had lost her sister would have started balling or told a story without and stopping" She turned towards me "You though did stop and you didn't cry, so you are lying"
I shook my head childishly stamping my feet "No I am not"
"You can tell me I promise I won't tell anyone" I stopped sulking and stared at her sincere face.
"I can't" I muttered
"See you were lying" she began to laugh
I squealed realising I had just admitted it "No!"