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The Grangor



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Thu Aug 10, 2017 6:27 am
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She uses her own stick as a spit, cooking the white meat over the flames before rooting around in the nearby woods and returning with a few leafy plants.
"All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost."


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Thu Aug 10, 2017 6:39 am
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James followed her example with the fish, eager to not do anything that would piss her off again, but positive he probably would again without trying. He sat back, watching them cook and turning them over when they started darkening.

He sat in what was, for the first time in a long time, uncomfortable silence. As of late he had been very well aquatinted with silence and made peace with it. But this was different.
Pants are an illusion. And so is death.






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Thu Aug 10, 2017 3:00 pm
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He'd lied. Betrayed her. Who said he would be any different now?

Her instincts don't tell her that he's a bad person, though. There isn't that feeling that there's something wrong or that he's about to pull a weapon. Regardless of what he told her he did fight by her side to kill the grangor.

As the fish cooks she changes her bandages again - the fight didn't do much for her wounds. Luckily the only harm done from the skirmish was a few bruises. No more scars this day.

She takes off her jacket and rewraps her injuries.
"All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost."


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Fri Aug 11, 2017 12:00 am
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James knew that he had to prove himself again, and he knew he wouldn't be able to do it by his words. He wasn't sure who or what else they'd run into - especially now that he was all turned around after running in the forest in the dark of night. He had to figure out where they were if she still wanted to go to the nearest town. Speaking of which...

"Do..." he hesitated, not sure if the question would make her mad. "Do you still want to go to the nearest town?"
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"Yes, we need to pick up supplies."
"All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost."


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Fri Aug 11, 2017 12:06 am
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"Ah." James replied with an awkward, almost timid, nod. "Yes."

They did need to get supplies, if they were going to be traveling. Though unto what and what for, he had no idea. It wasn't like he'd been traveling with much purpose to begin with... but still.
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"And you could use a horse."
"All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost."


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Fri Aug 11, 2017 12:13 am
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James's expression grew surprisingly grim as he remembered what happened to his last horse. The grangor.

"Yeah..."
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Fri Aug 11, 2017 12:16 am
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"Do you have any money?"
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The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost."


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Fri Aug 11, 2017 5:06 am
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James didn't want to appear too pleased to say that he did, so he maintained a neutral expression and nodded. "Yeah, I have a little on me." Hidden in his shoes.

"What do you need to get?"
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Fri Aug 11, 2017 5:09 am
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"Some more bandages. I'm running out."
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The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost."


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Fri Aug 11, 2017 5:18 am
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His eyes flicker to her wounds - currently bound by bandages, but they would need to be changed soon.

"I'll get some for you when we get there."
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Fri Aug 11, 2017 5:23 am
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"Thanks." She doesn't like letting him pay, but there's not much else she can do. Besides, it's not like she's in his debt - he lied to her, after all. They're even.
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The old that is strong does not wither,
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Fri Aug 11, 2017 5:29 am
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James only gave a small nod, before turning the fish over as he rotated the spits over the fire.
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Fri Aug 11, 2017 5:32 am
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She digs through her packs and pulls out an eyepatch, tying it over her eye. If they're going to a town she should probably wear one despite its many drawbacks. She proceeds to get a whetstone and start sharpening her daggers for a few minutes, honing the edge.
"All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost."


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more fish is always superior to less fish
— Shady