worlds far yet close (any thing)

[Belladandy]

Seeing the flies (and the growling dragon) Joth suddenly lost his appitate.

Tilting his head down at the strange creature he stared at it for a second and then pointed a finger at it he said. "Did that thing just speak? Or are you girls playing a trick on me?"

((Have fun!))

[kaylin58]

((alright! i have a tid bit of time wow, i like my hotel)) "yeaho! yeeo! i spoke!" it sqeaked again. "what is it?" andrean asked with a big smile and giggling a bit. "peto!" kaylin said as she looked at it. "where have you been you silly creature?" it was a family pet!

[Belladandy]

"Can't be..." Joth said still skeptical about the taking 'pet.'
Before anyone could stop him the thief snatched the creature off the ground and began to shake (gently) it. "It's gotta be some trick there's something in it..." He muttered trying to pry open it's mouth.

[kaylin58]

both the girls giggled. "dont worry! it is just a critter that mother found and thoght it was cute" kaylin smirked "yeo! puit me dwown!" it said with it mouth wide open. "smhdfere" it mumbled and snifed and struggled.

[Belladandy]

The Mouse did exactly as he was told. Just in a matter a little less then what the critter probably desired.

With a sudden jerk of his hand the thief tossed the creature to the ground and quickly backed away in surprise. "By the gods! It really is talking!"

The surprised look turned into a rather nervous one. "That's..." He pointed a finger at it. "That better be not one of those familiar I hear about...You know those devilish beasts that go mucking about with sorceresses and warlocks!"

His hand cautiously went to the to multitude of luck charms and small pendants of deities, that hung around his neck. If this thing was a evil familiar he would need every kind of protection he could get.

((Joth is just a wee bit superstitious. Comes with being uneducated.))

[kaylin58]

"oh dont worry its not!" kaylin said picking up the little creature. "what is it any way?" andrean said lightly peting it. ((wont be on too often. i have a job interveiw. and i might get the job))

[Belladandy]

"You can never know..." Murmuered Joth pouting slightly. Hopefully the two women won't tell anyone that Joth cowed at the mere sight of a furry little animal.

((Good luck on the job interveiw!)

[kaylin58]

"ohaeee!!! er you gonna come to get somtin to eat or whatt?" it said. "i dunno. not to hungery." andrean yawned. "to tired.. oh look at the time!" it was just about midnight. "how could we not notice it?" she yawnded again as she made a bed by the dragon. "you guys go ahead" kaylin said while she walked off a bit. andrean joth and the strange creature looked at her wondering what she was doing. ((thanks!))

[Belladandy]

The thief pointed to a near by tree. "I'll sleep over there." He muttered heading over to the spot. Best he'd sleep as far away as possible. No sane father would allow his daughter to doze anywhere close to a criminal.

And I talk in my sleep... Joth thought grimly. Hopfully they won't hear anything nasty from him tonight.

[kaylin58]

while they all slept kaylin was busy packing her bag. she let out a small sigh. her mind running with thoughts of her journey. the only thing stirring was joth muttering, and the little creature twitching sqeaking and kicking in its sleep.~good bye my friends... mabey we will meet again. but now i must return to my kingdom....i hope none of you get into the misfortunes i've had. with best of luck, kaylin~ she wrote a short letter befor she went.

[Belladandy]

It was very early in the morning when Joth between dream and awaking, had a strange vision.

In his 'dream' he saw something standing. It neither the princess or Andrean but a girl with long black hair dark skin and grab in primitive clothing.

Her hands were clasped together and close to her face as if in prayer or in deep thought, gazing towards the direction (he didn't know it at the time) to where the princess had left.

The young thief stirred and the stranger turned to look at him and then within a blink of an eye her form disappeared into the darkness following a sound of flapping wings...

Both jerked upwards looking around him. Nothing. Was he dreaming? Probably was since everything there every thing looked normal. The sun was slowly beginning to rise he could see in the growing light the large bulk of the dragon, the girl thief sleeping on her bed of grass, the furry creature thing, and....

Wait a second! Where was the princess?

"Uh-oh..." Leaping to his feet the Mouse cried out. "Princess! Hey wake up! Her royal highness is gone!"

[kaylin58]

"eh? oh great...!" andrean sqeaked and scrambled to her feet. "pppt...peeot..no...EEK!" the little creature sqirmed and shot open his eyes. "wait whats this here?" andrean said picking up the note.. "um...somthing, by.....uhg i cant read it! what bout' you?" she handed it to joth.

[Belladandy]

Joth took the note and looked at it top to bottom and frowned in dismay. "I'm sorry but...." He said sadly lowering the note. "Like you, I can't read...Nor can I write."
Tossing the letter aside (litterbug!) the young thief paced about wildly and began to talk to himself since it helped him concentrate. Even if it did make him look like a schizophrenic.

"I don't think she was taken, less the kidnapper had pillows on his feet and she's one soft screamer....Nor that beastie couldn't of done it otherwise I wouldn't be here talking to myself...The little furball thingie couldn't of eaten her either, he'd be a bloated fussball about to pop....Hmmmm....Her bags are gone and there's a note here with something written on it. Probably nothing serious since the writings pretty short...So...."

He halted and turn to faced Andrean.
"So I guess, from what I can figure, our Long Eared Princess high tailed it outta here. Probably back her fine and pompous elven castle!"

Rolling his eyes, Joth let out a 'hmpth.' How typical l of royalty, soon as things get messy they chicken out and let the underlings take care of the dirty work.


((Got a little crafty here's Joth in all his chibi glory. His eyes & and hair are a bit lighter but that's what they had.))

[kaylin58]

"i'm not to sure about that.....lets try to find some one in that theif village..mabey someone can read..." she patted the dragon and plucked up her bags, then joths, and then the letter. ~~~~~~~~mean while, as kaylin stumbled a bit in the forest, something, or someone was watching, lurking in the shadows. "ack!oh stupid vine..." she mutterd, while taking time to un tangel her boot, *CLUD* she shot up looking around the forest. *PIT-PATTER* just as she thoght. struggling to remove her boot from the vine, she decided to pull out a small knife and began hacking at it."oh, fidddle stix!" (yes she dose still holds on to her childhood saying) it still held on, no matter what she did(((nice pic! i'll try to get andrean and kaylin's pic up soon)))

[Belladandy]

The Mouse nodded in agreement. "Right, and by my Mousey instinct, I know a good place to look place for a learned fellow."

Where was the place Joth had in mind? A place that drew all sorts of folk like flies to a rotten carcase. A place of thieves, ruffian, cutthroats, assassins, villages idoits, wealthy pompouses and of course educated people. And to what such a place that attracted such a verity of people? A tavern of course. Heck, a place that serves booze folks can relatively tolerate each other's err...'classes.'

And Joth also knew that a tavern is one of the best places in the world to gather good information. Along with being a good spot for a little pickpocketing!

Waving a hand Joth cried out. "Lead the way! All we need to do at the thief's village is a tavern! There we'll find what we want!"


((Glee! I’ll try to make one for the strange black haired ‘mysterious maiden’ who won’t be showing up till later in the RPG))