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Arien · 04-16-2003, 12:57 AM

Elen came back and lent on a log near the fire. Most of the company were asleep now and she was not suprised, it was late and having to fend off killer wolves was not the best thing to do when you were tired. She opened her sack, and drew out a cloth for cleaning. She wiped her kuni slowly and then placed them back in their sheaths. She then took out a parcel and quietly unraveled it to reveal cake. She took a small bite, though she longed for more and then wrapped it up and placed it back into her sack.

Elen then went out side the circle and collected all her arrows that she could find. Placed them back into her quiver and put her quiver and bow next to her log. Now she decided to burn the wolves. The disease would feed of dead corpses and multiply even more if the wolves were left there to rot. So one by one she dragged the foul smelling creatures into a pile. They were extreamly heavy and she could hardly lift their legs, but she was stubborn and once she had decided to do something she would not give up. It took her hours to move all carcasses but she did it. Her arms were covered in blood again and they ached, they felt like they were going to fall out of their sockets. But she continued her work. She picked up a branch and walked over to the fire. Everyone was asleep now so she tried to be very quiet. Lighting the branch she went over to her sack and took out a medium sized canteen filled with very strong ale. When she had arrived at the pile she threw a few drops of the contents of the canteen on the wolves and then threw the branch on. It was a good job that she stepped back beacause they caught ablaze quickly. The fire lit up the night and she could see all around. There were still a few wolves which she had missed.

"Great...." she wispered to herself as she dragged the remainig three over to the bonfire. Her eyes were gatting heavier now and her lack of sleep was starting to tell. So when she had finished she returned to her log. Elen then took a couple of sips from her canteen, the strong ale burned her throat but she did not care she had done it before. She placed it back in her bag and as soon as her head hit the ground she fell asleep.

[ April 16, 2003: Message edited by: Arien ]

04-16-2003, 12:57 AM	#73
Arien Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: London/Leeds UK Posts: 417	Elen came back and lent on a log near the fire. Most of the company were asleep now and she was not suprised, it was late and having to fend off killer wolves was not the best thing to do when you were tired. She opened her sack, and drew out a cloth for cleaning. She wiped her kuni slowly and then placed them back in their sheaths. She then took out a parcel and quietly unraveled it to reveal cake. She took a small bite, though she longed for more and then wrapped it up and placed it back into her sack. Elen then went out side the circle and collected all her arrows that she could find. Placed them back into her quiver and put her quiver and bow next to her log. Now she decided to burn the wolves. The disease would feed of dead corpses and multiply even more if the wolves were left there to rot. So one by one she dragged the foul smelling creatures into a pile. They were extreamly heavy and she could hardly lift their legs, but she was stubborn and once she had decided to do something she would not give up. It took her hours to move all carcasses but she did it. Her arms were covered in blood again and they ached, they felt like they were going to fall out of their sockets. But she continued her work. She picked up a branch and walked over to the fire. Everyone was asleep now so she tried to be very quiet. Lighting the branch she went over to her sack and took out a medium sized canteen filled with very strong ale. When she had arrived at the pile she threw a few drops of the contents of the canteen on the wolves and then threw the branch on. It was a good job that she stepped back beacause they caught ablaze quickly. The fire lit up the night and she could see all around. There were still a few wolves which she had missed. "Great...." she wispered to herself as she dragged the remainig three over to the bonfire. Her eyes were gatting heavier now and her lack of sleep was starting to tell. So when she had finished she returned to her log. Elen then took a couple of sips from her canteen, the strong ale burned her throat but she did not care she had done it before. She placed it back in her bag and as soon as her head hit the ground she fell asleep. [ April 16, 2003: Message edited by: Arien ] __________________ "...still, we lay under the emptiness and drifted slowly outward, and somewhere in the wilderness we found salvation scratched into the earth like a message."