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Nogrod · 06-14-2008, 05:00 PM

The chirping of the early birds echoed in the narrow hallway as the nanny rushed through it to king’s quarters searching for him. Finally she found the king having a council with his nearest advisors.

“What is it now Hilde? Don’t you see we’re having a meeting?” King Sveinn snarled impatiently.

“It’s your daughter my lord. She’s having a fewer the second night in a row… and she seems to be… well… all mixed up. Her mind is distracted… And I have my reasons to believe she has visited your sister yesterday. It was that kind of lunacy… erm… witchcraft I’d say. It is most alarming.” The nanny spoke silently and somewhat apologetically for being this straight.

The king stared at the nanny drawing breath heavily. Hilde was confident he would get a beating for talking such openly in front of all those lords.

“Get the healer and do what you can. I’ll send a word to the guardhouse not to let her slip out from the castle anymore… I’ll come to see her as soon as we are able to decide what to do with king Ethel and the rebelling chieftains.” He paused and turned to look at the map that had been laid on the table. Then he spoke quietly, more to himself than to anyone round him. “They might be here any day now… it’s all the more important Edelfried stays inside the walls…”

“My lord?” Hilde voiced an instinctual question.

“You didn’t hear that!” the king snapped. “The least we need is a panic among the people. You’ll hold your mouth shut. Is that understood?” He looked seriously at the nanny. “Now take your leave!”

When Hilde and the healer finally reached Edelfried’s room they found it empty.

Hilde felt like her heart just ceased to beat. The king is going to throw me to dogs for this…

But then she felt that the missing of the girl was not the only thing that was wrong. Horrified she crept to the window.

In the horizon a sea of flags arose from where there should have been only the fields of the town. An army had emerged to lay siege on the city. People were crying and running towards the gates and pouring inside carrying whatever they had managed to grasp with them. The bells tolled for alarm.

“Edelfried!” She cried from the window. Then she fainted.

*~*

A young man sat on a chair and tried to cool down. His mom had been a werewolf like the girl he had fought over with his brother, and now his brother had just disappeared. He needed a drink. No, on a second thought, he needed to get drunk.

He slipped out of the house and crept quietly over the sandy lane jumping over the fence into the yard between the tavern and its storehouse. There must be cider there… and maybe something else as well…

The door to the storehouse was unlocked and he slipped inside. He found the lantern that was hanging near the doorpost and lit it. In the faint light he started to look around for something to drink.

Hanging from the roof there were dried hams and bunches of herbs, at the wall there was a row of crates of vegetables and two barrels of flour were standing in the middle of the low storeroom. But just beside him there were two tuns he recognized immediately. After a short search he found a five-pint jug and untapped one of the tuns letting the jug get filled with Macalaure’s strong cider.

Gwath sat to the small porch of the storehouse and started drinking. He was serious about it and soon he was quite moved with everything that had happened. This is soo wrong! This is such a wretched world… He realised he was getting emotional and that moved him even more. Why? Oh why?

“Care to share some of that?” A low but soft voice asked him abruptly.

Gwath froze recognising the form of a giant werewolf bending over him and pointing at the jug in his hands.

“Well… erm… sure… erm… Please.” Gwath managed to mumble in the end and the werewolf took the jug emptying it with one big draught. After wiping it’s mouth it grinned to Gwath revealing it’s razor-sharp canine teeth.

“I love aperitifs, they surely do good to your stomach… and to your appetite!”

Come morning the villagers found out that what they feared had come true. One of them, Gwath, was missing. But it took them a while to find him – or what was left of him. But when they finally searched the storeroom it was painstakingly clear what had happened.

As this is a family-friendly site there will be no detailed description here. But let it be said that many of the vegetable supplies in the storehouse were no longer ones anyone would have consumed voluntarily. And all the mushrooms, gherkins and sour-cream were totally wasted.

*~*

Alive:

+ A Little Green, a fortune-teller - folklorist - herb-grower - unofficial therapist, advisor and midwife, most presumably a witch, the gammer (the eccentric mother of Lommy & Mac)
+ Shastanis Althreduin, astrologer/fortune teller, gaffer (Greenie's husband, father of Lommy & Mac)

+ Thinlómien, a bird tamer, adult (married to Nilp, Macalaure's sister)
+ Eönwë, Rikae's unofficial helper-person, 22 (their son)
+ Satansaloser 2005, Lommy's assistant, 17 (their daughter)

+ Durelin, poisoner 20 (Lhuna's evil twin, daughter of Cailín)

+ Roa_Aoife, school teacher, adult (mother of Legate, Brinn and Kit, wife of Nogrod, sister of Rikae)
+ Legate of Amon Lanc, sheep herder with tp, 19 (brother of Brinn & Kit, Sally's boyfriend, Agan's ex-bf)

+ Lalaith, chocolate maker, adult (sister of Nerwen, mother of Aganzir, Volo's daughter)

+ Mormegil, adult (son of Volo, husband of Celuien, father of Gwath and McCaber)

The dead:
Eomer of the Rohirrim, adult (Cailín's husband, Lhuna's and Dury's father); An innocent beheaded by the werewolves on Night1
Nogrod, the judge, adult (Roa's husband, father of Legate, Brinn and Kit); An innocent torn in two by werewolves on Night1
Nerwen, the healer, adult (sister of Lalaith, Volo's daughter); An innocent nailed to the oak-tree on Day1.
Volo, the guy who knows everything about staying alive, the gaffer (Father of Nogrod, morm, Nerwen and Lalaith); The seer mutilated and eyes pulled off on Night2.
Kitanna, a tavern wench 21 (Legate's sister and Brinn's twin sister); An innocent ripped into pieces and thrown into the well on Night2.
Aganzir, the little match girl, 15 (Lalaith's daughter, dates McCaber); A werewolf burnt alive on Day2.
Macalaure, apple farmer, adult (married to Rikae, Lommy's brother); The ranger overpowered by four werewolves in a fight and torn to pieces on Night3.
The Ka, a dog whipper (a fatherless and ageless little child of Lalaith); An innocent impaled to a spear her doll in her hand on Night3.
Cailín, guinea pig breeder, adult (Nilp's sister); A werewolf melted into a candle-wax and burnt on Day3.
Diamond 18, dissolute, 11 (phantom's pre-teen littlesister); The seer eyes picked out (once again, what a bore...), throat slit and thrown into the well on Night4.
Nilpaurion Felagund, a house-bound sandwich-maker, adult (married to Lommy); A werewolf committed a suicide when the whole village turned against him on Day4.
Isabellkya, a gammer who loves asparagus and throwing knives (Shasta's sister); An innocent cut down in a way too horrible to describe on Night5.
Rikae, a lumberjack, adult (married to Macalaure, Roa's sister); The EW vanished in the battle of the Wizards on Day5.
the phantom, sheep herder with Legate, 21 (their adopted son, Di's brother); The GW vanished in the battle of the Wizards on Day5.
Celuien, a candle maker, adult (wife of morm, mother of Gwath and McCaber); A werewolf sliced in pieces by the men of the village on Day5.
Brinniel, Greenie's apprentice, 21 (Legate's sister and Kitanna's twin sister, Kath's life partner); An innocent chopped and turned into an exquisite dinner on Night6.
Lhunardawen, healer's apprentice, 20 (Cailín's daughter, good twin of Durelin); An innocent who had enough of the madness and ran away to find meaning into her life on the morning of Day6.
McCaber, a henchman, 18 (Gwath's little brother, dates Aganzir); An innocent who had enough of the madness and ran away to find meaning into his life on the morning of Day6.
Kath, tavern owner, 20 (their daughter, Brinn's life partner); An innocent traditionally hanged to the oak tree on Day6.
Gwathagor, a highwayman, 20 (McCaber's big brother); An innocent who shared cider with a werewolf on Night7.

Day7 begins!

Discussion is not only allowed... it is encouraged... it is indeed strongly recommended!

06-14-2008, 05:00 PM	#1395
Nogrod Flame of the Ainulindalë Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wearing rat's coat, crowskin, crossed staves in a field behaving as the wind behaves Posts: 9,308	Night7 The chirping of the early birds echoed in the narrow hallway as the nanny rushed through it to king’s quarters searching for him. Finally she found the king having a council with his nearest advisors. “What is it now Hilde? Don’t you see we’re having a meeting?” King Sveinn snarled impatiently. “It’s your daughter my lord. She’s having a fewer the second night in a row… and she seems to be… well… all mixed up. Her mind is distracted… And I have my reasons to believe she has visited your sister yesterday. It was that kind of lunacy… erm… witchcraft I’d say. It is most alarming.” The nanny spoke silently and somewhat apologetically for being this straight. The king stared at the nanny drawing breath heavily. Hilde was confident he would get a beating for talking such openly in front of all those lords. “Get the healer and do what you can. I’ll send a word to the guardhouse not to let her slip out from the castle anymore… I’ll come to see her as soon as we are able to decide what to do with king Ethel and the rebelling chieftains.” He paused and turned to look at the map that had been laid on the table. Then he spoke quietly, more to himself than to anyone round him. “They might be here any day now… it’s all the more important Edelfried stays inside the walls…” “My lord?” Hilde voiced an instinctual question. “You didn’t hear that!” the king snapped. “The least we need is a panic among the people. You’ll hold your mouth shut. Is that understood?” He looked seriously at the nanny. “Now take your leave!” When Hilde and the healer finally reached Edelfried’s room they found it empty. Hilde felt like her heart just ceased to beat. The king is going to throw me to dogs for this… But then she felt that the missing of the girl was not the only thing that was wrong. Horrified she crept to the window. In the horizon a sea of flags arose from where there should have been only the fields of the town. An army had emerged to lay siege on the city. People were crying and running towards the gates and pouring inside carrying whatever they had managed to grasp with them. The bells tolled for alarm. “Edelfried!” She cried from the window. Then she fainted. ~ A young man sat on a chair and tried to cool down. His mom had been a werewolf like the girl he had fought over with his brother, and now his brother had just disappeared. He needed a drink. No, on a second thought, he needed to get drunk. He slipped out of the house and crept quietly over the sandy lane jumping over the fence into the yard between the tavern and its storehouse. There must be cider there… and maybe something else as well… The door to the storehouse was unlocked and he slipped inside. He found the lantern that was hanging near the doorpost and lit it. In the faint light he started to look around for something to drink. Hanging from the roof there were dried hams and bunches of herbs, at the wall there was a row of crates of vegetables and two barrels of flour were standing in the middle of the low storeroom. But just beside him there were two tuns he recognized immediately. After a short search he found a five-pint jug and untapped one of the tuns letting the jug get filled with Macalaure’s strong cider. Gwath sat to the small porch of the storehouse and started drinking. He was serious about it and soon he was quite moved with everything that had happened. This is soo wrong! This is such a wretched world… He realised he was getting emotional and that moved him even more. Why? Oh why? “Care to share some of that?” A low but soft voice asked him abruptly. Gwath froze recognising the form of a giant werewolf bending over him and pointing at the jug in his hands. “Well… erm… sure… erm… Please.” Gwath managed to mumble in the end and the werewolf took the jug emptying it with one big draught. After wiping it’s mouth it grinned to Gwath revealing it’s razor-sharp canine teeth. “I love aperitifs, they surely do good to your stomach… and to your appetite!” Come morning the villagers found out that what they feared had come true. One of them, Gwath, was missing. But it took them a while to find him – or what was left of him. But when they finally searched the storeroom it was painstakingly clear what had happened. As this is a family-friendly site there will be no detailed description here. But let it be said that many of the vegetable supplies in the storehouse were no longer ones anyone would have consumed voluntarily. And all the mushrooms, gherkins and sour-cream were totally wasted. ~ Alive: + A Little Green, a fortune-teller - folklorist - herb-grower - unofficial therapist, advisor and midwife, most presumably a witch, the gammer (the eccentric mother of Lommy & Mac) + Shastanis Althreduin, astrologer/fortune teller, gaffer (Greenie's husband, father of Lommy & Mac) + Thinlómien, a bird tamer, adult (married to Nilp, Macalaure's sister) + Eönwë, Rikae's unofficial helper-person, 22 (their son) + Satansaloser 2005, Lommy's assistant, 17 (their daughter) + Durelin, poisoner 20 (Lhuna's evil twin, daughter of Cailín) + Roa_Aoife, school teacher, adult (mother of Legate, Brinn and Kit, wife of Nogrod, sister of Rikae) + Legate of Amon Lanc, sheep herder with tp, 19 (brother of Brinn & Kit, Sally's boyfriend, Agan's ex-bf) + Lalaith, chocolate maker, adult (sister of Nerwen, mother of Aganzir, Volo's daughter) + Mormegil, adult (son of Volo, husband of Celuien, father of Gwath and McCaber) The dead: Eomer of the Rohirrim, adult (Cailín's husband, Lhuna's and Dury's father); An innocent beheaded by the werewolves on Night1 Nogrod, the judge, adult (Roa's husband, father of Legate, Brinn and Kit); An innocent torn in two by werewolves on Night1 Nerwen, the healer, adult (sister of Lalaith, Volo's daughter); An innocent nailed to the oak-tree on Day1. Volo, the guy who knows everything about staying alive, the gaffer (Father of Nogrod, morm, Nerwen and Lalaith); The seer mutilated and eyes pulled off on Night2. Kitanna, a tavern wench 21 (Legate's sister and Brinn's twin sister); An innocent ripped into pieces and thrown into the well on Night2. Aganzir, the little match girl, 15 (Lalaith's daughter, dates McCaber); A werewolf burnt alive on Day2. Macalaure, apple farmer, adult (married to Rikae, Lommy's brother); The ranger overpowered by four werewolves in a fight and torn to pieces on Night3. The Ka, a dog whipper (a fatherless and ageless little child of Lalaith); An innocent impaled to a spear her doll in her hand on Night3. Cailín, guinea pig breeder, adult (Nilp's sister); A werewolf melted into a candle-wax and burnt on Day3. Diamond 18, dissolute, 11 (phantom's pre-teen littlesister); The seer eyes picked out (once again, what a bore...), throat slit and thrown into the well on Night4. Nilpaurion Felagund, a house-bound sandwich-maker, adult (married to Lommy); A werewolf committed a suicide when the whole village turned against him on Day4. Isabellkya, a gammer who loves asparagus and throwing knives (Shasta's sister); An innocent cut down in a way too horrible to describe on Night5. Rikae, a lumberjack, adult (married to Macalaure, Roa's sister); The EW vanished in the battle of the Wizards on Day5. the phantom, sheep herder with Legate, 21 (their adopted son, Di's brother); The GW vanished in the battle of the Wizards on Day5. Celuien, a candle maker, adult (wife of morm, mother of Gwath and McCaber); A werewolf sliced in pieces by the men of the village on Day5. Brinniel, Greenie's apprentice, 21 (Legate's sister and Kitanna's twin sister, Kath's life partner); An innocent chopped and turned into an exquisite dinner on Night6. Lhunardawen, healer's apprentice, 20 (Cailín's daughter, good twin of Durelin); An innocent who had enough of the madness and ran away to find meaning into her life on the morning of Day6. McCaber, a henchman, 18 (Gwath's little brother, dates Aganzir); An innocent who had enough of the madness and ran away to find meaning into his life on the morning of Day6. Kath, tavern owner, 20 (their daughter, Brinn's life partner); An innocent traditionally hanged to the oak tree on Day6. Gwathagor, a highwayman, 20 (McCaber's big brother); An innocent who shared cider with a werewolf on Night7. Day7 begins! Discussion is not only allowed... it is encouraged... it is indeed strongly recommended! __________________ Upon the hearth the fire is red Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet... Last edited by Nogrod; 06-14-2008 at 05:16 PM.