[Child of the 7th Age]

Nitir was cleaning up some of the things in the children's room when she stumbled on to a crumbled paper which was in Azra's handwriting. She took a long look at it. Her eyes widened in shock and surprise. Then she picked up her skirts and bustled off in a rage to find Azra.

She was supposed to be gathering firewood for the Orcs. Instead, she found Azra aiming chunks of ice at a large tree limb which she was imaginging to be a live Orc. Nitir charged up to the her, "Have you lost your mind? The last time, the Orcs found two weapons, they tried to force me to pick out a child to be executed, and then massacred two children instead. If they saw this piece of paper, I don't even want to think what would happen to us."

Nitir's face was grim and serious. "You will not do this again. Unless, we can come up with a credible plan to rescue the entire community at once, there will be no more fanciful conspiracies about escaping."

"And, by the way, what is this about "Rose"? Your safety and mine depend on us being Azra and Nitir. There is no Rose! Not until these hobbits are safely rescued. And that means all of them. Not just you!"

Rose glared up at the woman she knew as Child. What had happened to the friend she had known for so long? She felt as if she had been deserted. She had kept these feelings inside herself for month after month. But she could no longer do it. To Child, she said nothing. But, inside, she was burning with indignation."
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OOC -- Rose --So good to see you again, LOL. Someone to fight with!!