A woman and her two sons stand by|Maelstrom

[Kender Bard]

The woman isn't too young, but she isn't considerably old yet. Her two sons seem to be in their young teens, and they hold their mother gently, trying to console her. All three stand in front of a pile of blackened, charred ruins, gazing with a numbed detachment.

[iamtuo]

Brem walks along in his travels and comes upon the woman and the two sons.

He hesitates a bit aways and calls out to them softly.

"Is there anything I can help with?"

[Kender Bard]

One of the boys glances over, then scowls. The other one looks over and his visage is more soft, and he nods. Leaving his mother's side, he walks over and whispers, "Our house has burnt down. Do you know somewhere we can go?"

[iamtuo]

Brem: "Yeah..I think there may be an old village around here somewhere. The sign said that 'Dark cloud village' should be somewhere to the east."

[Kender Bard]

The boy nodded then looked worriedly at his family. "Would you take us there? It's dangerous to be on our own.."

[iamtuo]

Brem: "Of course." Tries to give a reassuring smile to the woman and the other son.

[Kender Bard]

The boy scampered back to his mother and other brother, whispering to them. The woman finally tore her gaze from the ruined home and shuffled over to Brem. "Thank you, kind soul."

[iamtuo]

Brem: "Oh, well I couldnt any less could I?"

[Kender Bard]

She whimpers, "We have nothing to pay you back with."

[iamtuo]

Brem: "Seriously..that isnt necassary.(SP?) I'm not even going out of my way or anything here. And even then I wouldnt want to take anything from you."

[Kender Bard]

The woman nods and bows her head politely again. "I'm Ardena, and these are my sons, Druscus and Volt." The boy who had spoken with Brem earlier, Volt, smiles faintly.

[iamtuo]

Brem: *bows head as well* "My name is Brem. So shall we be going now or..did you three need to do something here first?"

[Kender Bard]

They shake their head. "Let us leave now, please."

[iamtuo]

Brem: "all right." Looks around to get his bearings and turns east. "Well, we should get going then."