Back Again, Back Again.|Raynham, Reave

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Locke and Charminei reappeared outside his tent. The Mind wavered dangerously, but the dizziness passed quickly. "Did you help?" he asked the Mindfire. "That wasn't bad for someone with little practice. A little effort and you'll probably be able to teleport unassisted."

He rubbed his head, then nodded. "Right, please wait here. I have to go get that horse." He touched his Sign and disappeared briefly, materializing with a very disgruntled-looking blood bay. Locke looped the reins over one of the pegs of his tent, patted his neck and teleported once more.

"So that's teleporting," Alexi remarked once he had gotten over the surprise, then caught Locke as he started to tip sideways. "Whoa, easy kid."

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Frowning worriedly, Charminei shoved the reins into Alexi's hands as she all but snatched Locke away from him. "This won't take more than a moment." Handling Locke far more gently this time, Charminei escorted him to the lady nearabout she knew of that was good with herbs and things.

The elder woman glanced up, looking puzzled. Charminei looked around and hooked a chair with her foot, dragging it over and easing Locke into it. "He's got one nasty hangover and a reaction headache from using his sign quite a bit," she explained.

The herb lady shook her head, clucking her tongue. Turning to the collection she had with her, she plucked out small helping of ginger, pressing it into Locke's hand. "Chew on that," she instructed as she fished around a small vial of lavender oil. "And hold still while I rub this into your sign - unless you'd rather I just massaged your temples with it."

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"Whatever is more effective," Locke told the kind herbalist. "I'm not fussy about my person." Leaning back in the chair, he slipped the ginger between his lips and chewed carefully. At least ginger tasted nice.

"Hey, 'Minei," Alexi called from outside the tent, having followed, "who do I see about job duty here?"


(OOC: In other news, the background is really fackin' cool!)

[Kender Bard]

(^_^ I'm glad you like it!)

"Maybe my brother," Charminei called back, leaving Locke in the capable hands of the herb lady. "Come on." She shot Alexi a smile - it was nice to have a friend here now. Humming to herself, she strode to Charanth's home and flung open the door, singing out, "Oh bro- ah!" Her eyes widened in shock as she saw her brother laid up in bed, half his battle gear on and the rest spilled on the floor. "Charanth, what's wrong?!"

"Don't come near," Charanth groaned, coughing weakly. "Charminei.. Damien.. ran off.. Clan Char.. trouble we fear..."

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"S--t," Alexi muttered outside the tent, having overheard. "From one thing to another, huh Lars?"

The stallion snorted.

[Kender Bard]

Charminei squeezed her brother's hand soothingly then went back outside to Alexi. "I'm going to go to Clan Char and see what this is all about. If you want to stay here, you can take over my duties - I was in charge of hunting and gathering."

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"Not a problem. Hunting is something I excell at," Alexi said immediately. "When do I start?"

[Kender Bard]

"Right away," she said, pointing towards the wood. "Most of the designated hunters live on the border. And Alexi..." She looked at him beggingly. "Please look after my brother while I'm gone. He's the whole world to me."

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Forces, but he was a sap for a woman in need. Alexi touched Charminei's cheek gently. "I will," he promised. Slightly embarrassed by his show of tenderness, he turned away quickly and removed Lars' bridle and the claymore; he left his quivers, tent, rations and longbow untouched and laid a hand on Lars' neck to guide him to the border.

"All right, hunters! If this town's gonna eat tonight, we better get to work!" Alexi roared as he approached the tents and huts of the hunters. "Get off your asses and follow me, or Charminei will have a lot to say when she's not so busy!"

[Kender Bard]

Smiling, Charminei moved swiftly off. She would never reach Clan Char in time on foot, but she could teleport... After finding a clearing void of any activitiy she shut her eyes and flicked her tongue against the inside of her mouth, drawing up the most vivid picture of home she possibly could, focusing on every detail possible. Please.. let this work! And then, she was gone.

((Wanna RP some stuff with the hunters while Charminei is gone?))

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(OOC: Sure! It would help set up the next post I have in mind. Thanks! ^n_n^)

[Kender Bard]

Some of the men designated as hunters come out of their homes, looking a bit sleepy as they regard Alexi with blank expressions, not yet comprehending why this man was shouting like he was in charge of them.
"Who're you?" one of them finally asks.

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Alexi grinned ferally. "I'm the guy Charminei gave permission to whip the asses of you lot," he said, and bowed. "Alexian Black the Firestorm's the name, and I'm gonna need half of you to come with me on a little trip. I'm guessing only small game is left in the immediate area, so we're going to range farther afield while the rest of you start collecting wood, making fire pits, and building racks. I'm gonna keep you working until this town has enough smoked and dried meat to last until summer!"

[Kender Bard]

The men groan slightly but acquiesce, some of them breaking off and approaching Alexi.

"Where's Mistress Charminei gone to?" one asks curiously as he strings his bow.

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"Went to assist her kin in Clan Char," Alexi said casually, not giving any more details. "Right, who here is good at setting traps? And how many of you know what kind of plants are edible around here? I understand you got a good garden growing here, but suppliments never hurt."