The White Horse Inn, Act II - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Writer of The Mark · 11-23-2003, 08:08 AM

The two children realised soon enough that they would never be able to find Ruthven from here. Linnea's father was too close. They decided to go inside again, and find their way to the backdoor. This would be a much better starting point for the two of them, in hope not to be caught by Linnea's strict father. They hurried to slide through the door again, running through the common room.

"Here," Madi said, and pointed. Linnea followed. This boy clearly knew the Inn very well. Linnea wondered why.

Soon they were outside again, after using the back door. They were now standing behind the Inn, at the back entrance. This meant that the stable was well and 'far' away. Linnea could nevertheless hear voices from the people who were trying to put out the fire, and water which was thrown at the flames and made this hissing sound. She shuddered, looking up at Madi, who was standing looking out in the blue. "What are you looking at?" Linnea asked, when getting no response of any form, whatsoever. He hushed at her, again pointing.

"Do you see that tree?" he asked the girl, as she went forwards to have a better look. “Yes,” she answered. Madi hurried after her, but stopped however, when they reached the wall’s end. If they went around the corner now, someone might spot them. “We should get over there, and hide behind that tree!” Madi said, having a certain excitement in his voice. Linnea hesitated, while thinking of this. “We will be able to spot Ruthven then, without getting seen ourselves,” Madi continued, now overjoyed. Linnea agreed, this was indeed a brilliant plan.

They decided to halfway crawl and halfway bend down, to make themselves as small as possible. This was an excellent way to get unnoticed from the back of the Inn to the tree, standing some fifty paces away from the stable. Linnea halted;” It looks like someone is already sitting there,” she said nervously. Madi stopped crawling as well, and tried to get a better view, by stretching his neck for all it was worth. “Yes, you’re right,” he added. “But I don’t think that person will be a threat to our mission. If the person was, then he or she might as well…” he stopped. “Um, now I see, it’s a woman,” he said interrupting himself. He started again, meanwhile starting to crawl. Linnea followed. “You see, if that woman was a threat, she would likely not have been sitting by a tree when the stable is burning,” he said convincingly. Linnea agreed to this too, but added that the fire looked as if it was under control. “Only smoke,” she muttered merrily. Still, if there was no fire anymore, then her father had to be heading towards the room again, at the Inn. What would he do, when he couldn’t find his daughter there? He, was indeed a threat.

They sprang the last paces, hopefully not being seen my any adults, especially not by certain fathers...

"Children, I am delighted that you are here. Do you mind taking this to the Innkeeper?" she started, and continued before neither Linnea nor Madi could say anything: "Bethberry, I believe her name is." She looked at them, handing Madi a drawing. Linnea suddenly became aware of the danger they had put themselves in.

"Quickly, behind the tree," she urged Madi while running there herself. The woman looked oddly at them, but followed. She sat comfortably down with the children, giving a short laugh. None of them said anything, Linnea just tried to avoid the woman's eyes, which so eagerly stared at her and Madi.

"Bethberry is not here," Madi said, excusing himself. "She'll be back later though," he added as soon as he saw the disappointed expression in the woman's face. "Will you give it to the assistant Innkeeper then?" the woman asked, after while. Madi nodded. Meanwhile Linnea felt frightened by this woman's straight forwardness, about getting her own urgent errands done.

"Alywen, you mean?" Madi asked, even though he knew the answer. "What is this then?" he asked, while looking at the piece of paper. It appeared to be a drawing of a building; a one floor building, which had several small doors, odd doors, if Linnea could add. This could not be an ordinary building, or rather, it didn't look like it. Linnea snorted, making the lady move a bit to the left so Linnea could have a better look.

"Here," the woman said, having the brown hair in her eyes. "Now run my children, and please give this to Alywen, so she can give it to Bethberry when she returns. I must attend a birthday party, so you'll be my errand bearers today."

She gave a smile, before leaving them, hurrying away from the tree. Madi and Linnea could get a few glimpses of the woman, before she disappeared in the ocean of people, who had gathered around the Inn’s stable.

The children looked at the note, which the woman had slid down in Madi's hand. Linnea was only able to catch a name, before Madi closed his hand and raised:

Idona....

[ 10:24 AM December 02, 2003: Message edited by: Writer of The Mark ]

11-23-2003, 08:08 AM	#11
Writer of The Mark Pile O'Bones Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 10	The two children realised soon enough that they would never be able to find Ruthven from here. Linnea's father was too close. They decided to go inside again, and find their way to the backdoor. This would be a much better starting point for the two of them, in hope not to be caught by Linnea's strict father. They hurried to slide through the door again, running through the common room. "Here," Madi said, and pointed. Linnea followed. This boy clearly knew the Inn very well. Linnea wondered why. Soon they were outside again, after using the back door. They were now standing behind the Inn, at the back entrance. This meant that the stable was well and 'far' away. Linnea could nevertheless hear voices from the people who were trying to put out the fire, and water which was thrown at the flames and made this hissing sound. She shuddered, looking up at Madi, who was standing looking out in the blue. "What are you looking at?" Linnea asked, when getting no response of any form, whatsoever. He hushed at her, again pointing. "Do you see that tree?" he asked the girl, as she went forwards to have a better look. “Yes,” she answered. Madi hurried after her, but stopped however, when they reached the wall’s end. If they went around the corner now, someone might spot them. “We should get over there, and hide behind that tree!” Madi said, having a certain excitement in his voice. Linnea hesitated, while thinking of this. “We will be able to spot Ruthven then, without getting seen ourselves,” Madi continued, now overjoyed. Linnea agreed, this was indeed a brilliant plan. They decided to halfway crawl and halfway bend down, to make themselves as small as possible. This was an excellent way to get unnoticed from the back of the Inn to the tree, standing some fifty paces away from the stable. Linnea halted;” It looks like someone is already sitting there,” she said nervously. Madi stopped crawling as well, and tried to get a better view, by stretching his neck for all it was worth. “Yes, you’re right,” he added. “But I don’t think that person will be a threat to our mission. If the person was, then he or she might as well…” he stopped. “Um, now I see, it’s a woman,” he said interrupting himself. He started again, meanwhile starting to crawl. Linnea followed. “You see, if that woman was a threat, she would likely not have been sitting by a tree when the stable is burning,” he said convincingly. Linnea agreed to this too, but added that the fire looked as if it was under control. “Only smoke,” she muttered merrily. Still, if there was no fire anymore, then her father had to be heading towards the room again, at the Inn. What would he do, when he couldn’t find his daughter there? He, was indeed a threat. They sprang the last paces, hopefully not being seen my any adults, especially not by certain fathers... "Children, I am delighted that you are here. Do you mind taking this to the Innkeeper?" she started, and continued before neither Linnea nor Madi could say anything: "Bethberry, I believe her name is." She looked at them, handing Madi a drawing. Linnea suddenly became aware of the danger they had put themselves in. "Quickly, behind the tree," she urged Madi while running there herself. The woman looked oddly at them, but followed. She sat comfortably down with the children, giving a short laugh. None of them said anything, Linnea just tried to avoid the woman's eyes, which so eagerly stared at her and Madi. "Bethberry is not here," Madi said, excusing himself. "She'll be back later though," he added as soon as he saw the disappointed expression in the woman's face. "Will you give it to the assistant Innkeeper then?" the woman asked, after while. Madi nodded. Meanwhile Linnea felt frightened by this woman's straight forwardness, about getting her own urgent errands done. "Alywen, you mean?" Madi asked, even though he knew the answer. "What is this then?" he asked, while looking at the piece of paper. It appeared to be a drawing of a building; a one floor building, which had several small doors, odd doors, if Linnea could add. This could not be an ordinary building, or rather, it didn't look like it. Linnea snorted, making the lady move a bit to the left so Linnea could have a better look. "Here," the woman said, having the brown hair in her eyes. "Now run my children, and please give this to Alywen, so she can give it to Bethberry when she returns. I must attend a birthday party, so you'll be my errand bearers today." She gave a smile, before leaving them, hurrying away from the tree. Madi and Linnea could get a few glimpses of the woman, before she disappeared in the ocean of people, who had gathered around the Inn’s stable. The children looked at the note, which the woman had slid down in Madi's hand. Linnea was only able to catch a name, before Madi closed his hand and raised: Idona.... [ 10:24 AM December 02, 2003: Message edited by: Writer of The Mark ]