Rescuing Emme (Attempt #9)

[2010/08/02 01:35] Nocra Neuman: /me Glances over to Slip and Nosh, her eyes scanned over them with interest but she was not here for them. Turning away she fled from the docks in search of Din and what was hers.

[2010/08/02 01:38] Stirling Warblood: /me followed the black eyed girl after she ran from the docks. He tracked her steps and saw them leading to Din's establishment. Stopping ontop of one of the huts he put his hands around his mouth and shouted... "Mamba! What are you doing back here?!" he shouted.

[2010/08/02 01:41] Nocra Neuman: shouts: Entered the mans home through the usual method in to the side window which was broken and still had yet to be repaired thankfully. It was the fourth or fifth tim she had used this route. Sneaking inside she searched once again for her possession but as always found it not with his belongings. Cursing venomously she darted back outside into the welcoming embrace of the trees where she had more chance of concealing herself. In that moment she heard the haunting voice of Stirlings call and she debated an ehn on whether or not to answer. He was a beastly looking man, scarred from battle and she doubted her skills were much match for him. And so she held her silent and attempted to creep around him through the rolling hills.

[2010/08/02 01:43] Stirling Warblood: /me stared at the walls of Din's house as he heard no response. Drawing his sword from its sheath he ran at the house attempting to corner her within... "Answer me, Mamba!" He shouted as he ran to the house.

[2010/08/02 01:45] Nocra Neuman: /me Had thankfully made her escape from the window just in time and crept around the backside of the delapidated structure and to the crumbling wall where she crouched and listened for any sound of approaching steps. Her hand curled around the handle of her club prepared to draw it should he locate her current hiding place.

[2010/08/02 01:46] Stirling Warblood: /me runs into the house and looks around inside. It was dark and he couldnt see much but he didnt see any shape that would fit the girl within. Looking around to the left of the house he felt a breeze on his back and spun around. He saw the broken window and ran to it, looking outside into the swamp and shouting out at her... "Why do you run?! Did you not say you were of an Honorable People?!" He shouted. He wanted to see the mamba again. She was almost becoming an obsession to him, the first real Mamba he had come across.

[2010/08/02 01:48] Nocra Neuman: /me Honorable but not stupid....she thought to herself and reached down to the ground collecting a rock which was then hurled upwards over the wall. It arched and spiraled downwards landing atop the roof before rolling down the back side. She hoped that it might distract him long enough to sneak around.

[2010/08/02 01:49] Stirling Warblood: /me was about to shout again when he heard the rock crash onto the roof of the house. He spun around in the window cill and heard the thud behind the house on the ground. He jumped out of the window and raced around the backside. Seeing nothing he cursed and spit on the ground... "Childrens tactics!" He said to himself... He couldnt beleive he was so stupid. He turned around and looked up at the house, judging by where he heard the rock land he tried to guess where it might have come from and slowly began to walk with his sword out infront of him towards the direction he though it was.

[2010/08/02 01:55] Nocra Neuman: /me She had just been about to spin away and dart off when he turned around. Noting his sword was drawn she sank back down behind the wall and pulled her own club. There was no where to flee now with her back to the water and she didn't fancy swimming not in waters like these with bitey feesh. Sighing she forced herself to stand and move around the wall to face him. Her proud features visible in the dim light filtered through the trees. "Tal Alar.", she hissed in greeting.

[2010/08/02 01:58] Stirling Warblood: /me had just walked near the tree beside him. And right before she came around the corner of the wall he swung his sword in a wide arc, thinking he saw her hiding behind the tree though it was only some tall grass. In the Darkness and this swamp he was not used to, he seemed to think it was a good idea. But his sword cut into the tree and got stuck. He pulled on it and pulled and then he heard her voice behind him. He spun around, his hand still on the hilt of his sword as he looked to her... "There you are." He showed no signs of fear, though he did feel it. This Mamba seemed as stealthy as the stories he had heard... "Why do you come here again?" he asked her, trying to fake like he held his sword at the ready.
[2010/08/02 02:02] Nocra Neuman: /me She had watched him swing the blade and noted the chunks of bark which flew outwards. A small shiver raced through her knowing what damaged a blade such as that could do to one of her limbs. Yet she remained standing tall and masked her fear and uncertainty. "I seek something of mine.", she answered, "Something that had been stolen from me by one of yours. It is of value to me and so I risk my own fate to retrieve it." She hoped he would see the nobility in this act and leave her.

[2010/08/02 02:05] Stirling Warblood: /me still strained with the sword stuck in the tree as he listened to her. Trying to mask the strain in his arm as he pulled on the hilt... "These are not mine." He said waving his other hand around the swamp... "I am Alar. My wagon is sturdy outside the walls of Thentis and my Bosk graze there. I come here because the coin is good for a few swings of my sword." He said as he tilted his head towards her... "I know the man who lives there. Din. You are corect though, you risk your fate by coming here alone." He said as he tugged on the hilt still. He felt the sword wiggle abit, meaning he was making progress but until it was out of the tree he was defenseless.

[2010/08/02 02:09] Nocra Neuman: /me By then it was clear his blade was stuck as it had not yet been yanked free of the wood. A small grin formed upon her lips yet she dared not taunt him about it. At any moment his strength would master the sword and pluck it free from the trap it was currently confined in. The force of that blow would be more than enough to lop her in half. Discreetly she took a step back from him making certain there was distance between them. "He was warned that I would seek it. There is no secret, I warned him I would hunt him until the day either of us should die until I retrieve what is mine. But alas it is not here and so I shall go and return another time Alar."

[2010/08/02 02:12] Stirling Warblood: /me listened to her words and pulled on the hilt more hastily now. Not caring if she saw it was stuck or not. He planted both feet on the trunk of the tree and began pulling back, using his legs to pull it. He let out a roar and the sword came free but the force of his pulling would send him flying back into the corroded wall behind them and slam his back shoulderblades against it. One of the rocks uptop would fall down and land on his head, dazing him as he layed there for amoment.. He spoke up slurred... "Another time... why not now?" he asked while his head rolled from side to side.

[2010/08/02 02:17] Nocra Neuman: /me "Why not what not?", she asked as her eyes widened in slight surprise at the force of his blade toppling one of the great stones off its wall perch. Awaiting his reply she took another step back moving at an angle so that she could always keep her gaze upon him. There was something about the man that made her both curious yet cautious. He was a formidable opponent, one worthy of her attention and perhaps one which she might mark for the thrill of a blood moon hunt. But now was not the time to hunt, she was not prepared and if he was to be a target she wanted to learn more about him and the people he came from.

[2010/08/02 02:21] Stirling Warblood: /me heard her words and he put his free hand against he head until the dazed feeling left his body. He pushed himself to his feet, the dust and bits of rock that fell onto his shoulders toppled over onto the ground beside him and he raised his head, his blonde mane moving and shifting back behind him. His one blue eye looking at her... "Why not?" he asked as he stepped to the side, moving up the hill but keeping the same distance away from her. His sword held out as if he was circling her. "Very well then. I will allow you to leave this land as i did before. Should you wish to test Mamba against Alar. You will find me camped outside the walls of Thentis." he said. With that he spun his sword in his hand and slid it into its sheath.

[2010/08/02 02:27] Nocra Neuman: /me She laughed then boldly and without reservation. He amused her deeply, like a child he lacked balance and tried to do things with brute force. It made him clumsy to watch, first with the tree and then the wall. Her poster relaxed slightly releasing the coils of tension she had formerly felt. He would be strong perhaps but clearly he lacked grace and without both, he would easily fall against her she assumed naturally. Slowly she formed a semi-circle around him, prowling like an untamed beast, her feral features dark with mirth. "You will allow me Alar?", she answered still hissing with laughter, "I need not your permission. I am a free and shall travel where it pleases me. Though if you wish to try and stop me from doing so, you can try Alar....but I doubt you would wish to do something so...foolish." Her swung her head in his direction and stepped boldly past him moving with light bounding steps that scantly made any sound as her feet pressed against the damp moss coated ground.

[2010/08/02 02:30] Stirling Warblood: /me felt a rumble deep in his stomach when she spoke and walked right passed him. "I am Alar. I am of a Generous and Honorable people. But I will not take being talked to like that from something from CHILDRENS TALES!" He shouted as he spun around and swung his sword at her back with as much force as he swung at the tree.

[2010/08/02 02:31] Nocra Neuman: /me Was prepared for this, her arm swung in a sweeping motion, club gripped firmly in her grasp. The shards of bone protruding from the hand created device taking aim towards his side as she spun.

[2010/08/02 02:31] GM 3.3: Nocra Neuman Has Captured Stirling Warblood!

[2010/08/02 02:32] Stirling Warblood: /me was distracted by a bird in the sky wich is why didnt block or fight back.

[2010/08/02 02:35] Nocra Neuman: /me Smirked as he fell so easily that it had hardly been worth the effort. She laughed again so loudly that her voice echoed back from the hills. She crouched upon his spine keeping him pinned into the dirt as her hands worked quickly to disarm him. The bow she plucked off his belt and slung it over her own shoulder having always a need for a spare. The sword was difficult to move so she dragged it across the ground and concealed it on the other side of the wall.

[2010/08/02 02:36] Nocra Neuman: /me Returning to him she placed a knee on the back of his neck, enough force could break it so she kept him positioned this way just in case he should awaken before he had been properly bound. Grabbing ahold of his arms she lashed a cord of binding fiber around each wrist and pulled taunt in firm capture knots.

[2010/08/02 02:40] Nocra Neuman: /me She felt him awakening and pushed down with her knee so that he would feel her weight upon it but not hard enough to cut his air supply or break it. "Do not move Alar...", she whispered finishing with the bindings on his wrists. "You have been taken by a mamba but not just any mamba. I am Nocra, Queen of all clans...My blood is the eldest of any known Mambas left in these lands. You attacked me, yet I defeated you." She reached behind her pulling out a dagger from her belt and positioned it against his back taking aim at his kidney, any sudden movement by him would sent the honed edge into the organ. "I am going to release my hold on your neck now and when I do you will stand slowly...If you try to run I will shoot you down and kill you. Walk slowly in front of me towards the docks now."

[2010/08/02 02:43] Stirling Warblood: /me growled as he woke up to find the mamba's knee on the back of his neck. When she bound his arms he pushed himself to his feet and listened to her introduction, scoffing... "You are the Queen of a people i have not seen but one. You." he said before he raised his head up high and spoke... "I am Alar. Stirling WarBlood, Born of the Alar. My blood is of the purest of them. I will not run, Alar never run." He said before spitting onto the ground some of the blood in his mouth and began walking towards the docks, thinking of a way to use this to his advantage.

[2010/08/02 02:46] Nocra Neuman: /me She moved stealthfully behind him until they arrived at the docks. Without a word to him she hooked a length of rope around his wrist bindings to form a temporary leash and gave it a sudden jerking motion to force him aboard the departing ship.

(Sails home)