Post by Otto Blackblade on Dec 28, 2016 12:04:07 GMT -8
A Dark Bog
Otto led @ylva towards a nearby forest, just a couple hours away. Once they made it to the edge of the woods Otto led his horse to a nearby tree; he jumped down and hitched the horse to the tree trunk. "Get down," he told Ylva. His voice was a little more commanding than before, but only because this was a serious matter. "I followed the tracks into the forest. There's a marshland up ahead, and we can't take the horses there. We'll keep them here." Otto pointed at some growth and a nearby stream. "Food, water... long as we don't die, they'll be fine.
He started to unstrap some bags from his horse's saddle and attached them to his belt. In one of the bags he pulled out some red mossy-like growth, which he sprinkled on the ground where the horses were. "Repellent," he told Ylva, "to keep away the predators." The last thing he did was sling a sheathed sword over his shoulder and then equip a small hand crossbow and hatchet, which he hung at his side.
"Now, let's go." The monster hunter would lead Ylva deeper into the forest. "I first heard of this thing further south. Don't know what it is, never heard of it before, but it's dangerous. It was bothering some farmers in a small village to the south. I tried tracking it to its lair, but it didn't have one... or at least, it doesn't have one anymore. Someone, or something forced it out of its habitat. Ever since, the thing's been roamin' from one place to another, using the forests as cover. It particularly likes swamps."
Otto stopped speaking for a moment, debating whether or not he should Ylva any more. "Another thing... all the victims were... female. It only killed the men when necessary, but it specifically targeted woman and little girls; not entirely sure why." Otto glanced over his shoulder at Ylva. "It's why I needed you. If it were just me, it would have ignored me altogether, or just kept running. With you, there's a chance it might show itself." The mercenary shrugged, "sorry. But it's better to recruit a woman with who knows what she's doing, rather than a run-of-the-mill housewife."
It would be a little while before the duo got the swamp, so Otto decided to pass the time and asked "What's your story, girl?"
He started to unstrap some bags from his horse's saddle and attached them to his belt. In one of the bags he pulled out some red mossy-like growth, which he sprinkled on the ground where the horses were. "Repellent," he told Ylva, "to keep away the predators." The last thing he did was sling a sheathed sword over his shoulder and then equip a small hand crossbow and hatchet, which he hung at his side.
"Now, let's go." The monster hunter would lead Ylva deeper into the forest. "I first heard of this thing further south. Don't know what it is, never heard of it before, but it's dangerous. It was bothering some farmers in a small village to the south. I tried tracking it to its lair, but it didn't have one... or at least, it doesn't have one anymore. Someone, or something forced it out of its habitat. Ever since, the thing's been roamin' from one place to another, using the forests as cover. It particularly likes swamps."
Otto stopped speaking for a moment, debating whether or not he should Ylva any more. "Another thing... all the victims were... female. It only killed the men when necessary, but it specifically targeted woman and little girls; not entirely sure why." Otto glanced over his shoulder at Ylva. "It's why I needed you. If it were just me, it would have ignored me altogether, or just kept running. With you, there's a chance it might show itself." The mercenary shrugged, "sorry. But it's better to recruit a woman with who knows what she's doing, rather than a run-of-the-mill housewife."
It would be a little while before the duo got the swamp, so Otto decided to pass the time and asked "What's your story, girl?"
