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Aylwen Dreamsong · 05-31-2003, 11:19 PM

"Out! Now! Evacuate! The Wild Men are surrounding Alphirion!" Jesslyn cried in her loudest voice, and rapped on any door she could reach as Sparrow sent the girl racing down the cobbled streets. People began to file out at her call, and children whined and rubbed their sleepy eyes while angry parents groaned.

"Any young children and elderly must evacuate now!" Jess ordered. Horrified children shook their heads until older, wiser women and men ushered the children towards a safe haven as they saw fit. There remained a large population of teenagers, young adults, and middle-aged people, men and women. A few of them were even younger then Jess, the way it looked.

"You need to find weapons now, and defend your homes. Five or six trained warriors would not stand a chance against such a band of barbarians. I hate to get you all involved but..."

"We're already involved," a boy a little older than Jess spoke up from the crowd. "This is our home, not yours. We can't stand around and leave it to burn."

"I'm terrified," whispered a girl from beside the boy, her voice barely audible to begin with, yet it echoed through the group. The boy's steady hand was placed on her frail shoulder.

"Weapons," murmured Jesslyn Stone absently. Young men ran from their spots, returning quickly with two or three weapons in hand. Satisfied, Jess shook her head in momentary sorrow for the young in the group, who probably should have left with the even younger children.

Her thoughts were interrupted by a horrendous chant, war cries simultaneously shouted. The villagers went to work defending their home. They fought with a bravery and pride that Jesslyn had once thought was sadly lacking in the run-down Dor-en-Ernil area.

Jesslyn joined in on their fight as well, after all, that was why she was there. Jesslyn had, by that time, shooed the skittish Sparrow away and drawn her sword. Towards the middle of Alphirion there were very few or no barbaric intruders, but as Jess neared the edges of the village, more and more Wild Men had to be dealt with or entirely avoided.

[ June 01, 2003: Message edited by: Aylwen Dreamsong ]

05-31-2003, 11:19 PM	#85
Aylwen Dreamsong The Melody of Misery Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: The Island of Conclusions (You get there by jumping!)... Posts: 1,147	"Out! Now! Evacuate! The Wild Men are surrounding Alphirion!" Jesslyn cried in her loudest voice, and rapped on any door she could reach as Sparrow sent the girl racing down the cobbled streets. People began to file out at her call, and children whined and rubbed their sleepy eyes while angry parents groaned. "Any young children and elderly must evacuate now!" Jess ordered. Horrified children shook their heads until older, wiser women and men ushered the children towards a safe haven as they saw fit. There remained a large population of teenagers, young adults, and middle-aged people, men and women. A few of them were even younger then Jess, the way it looked. "You need to find weapons now, and defend your homes. Five or six trained warriors would not stand a chance against such a band of barbarians. I hate to get you all involved but..." "We're already involved," a boy a little older than Jess spoke up from the crowd. "This is our home, not yours. We can't stand around and leave it to burn." "I'm terrified," whispered a girl from beside the boy, her voice barely audible to begin with, yet it echoed through the group. The boy's steady hand was placed on her frail shoulder. "Weapons," murmured Jesslyn Stone absently. Young men ran from their spots, returning quickly with two or three weapons in hand. Satisfied, Jess shook her head in momentary sorrow for the young in the group, who probably should have left with the even younger children. Her thoughts were interrupted by a horrendous chant, war cries simultaneously shouted. The villagers went to work defending their home. They fought with a bravery and pride that Jesslyn had once thought was sadly lacking in the run-down Dor-en-Ernil area. Jesslyn joined in on their fight as well, after all, that was why she was there. Jesslyn had, by that time, shooed the skittish Sparrow away and drawn her sword. Towards the middle of Alphirion there were very few or no barbaric intruders, but as Jess neared the edges of the village, more and more Wild Men had to be dealt with or entirely avoided. [ June 01, 2003: Message edited by: Aylwen Dreamsong ] __________________ ...Come down now, they'll say. But everything looks perfect from far away - Come down now! But we'll stay.