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The Lost Tale Of Eymreil

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well i think you'd make a fine storyteller, since you are learning from Qamaret' Dru Essa smiled at him ' but you can be whatever you want to be Kyo. You are young and the world is open before you."
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Kyo looked at Dru Essa and made a wide smile. - "Thank you." - he said that because, even if he may not look like it, Kyo is a kid that has lots of doubts in his heart, specially since he has his own mystery to solve. - "Let's hope for the best in all this quest we are involved to, because I would like a happy ending to for others to tell."


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I agree, i think we all deserve a happy ending Dru Essa agreed. " but that remains to be seen ' She added.
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 by this time everyone could see the fort and the opening yawned before them..
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Kyo looked at Dru Essa and sighed, he still got closer. - "We sure must have faith, we will make it somehow."

In the mean time, Qa'Meret was looking at the fort, but been careful so he won't be seen, he then looked at the others. - "So, what is the plan? I am not a strategist and I don't think that knocking the door would help."


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we'll sneak in as much as possible, take out as many as we can quietly or heck just send taloc in and clear a path for us '  Nicula said. " which one the most of us want to do"
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"Or we can do both." walker said.  "Those who want to go quietly get close or into the fort if possible.  Then the ones who prefer a loud obvious frontal assault do that with the others popping up in surprise."


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I'm with cWalker ' Dar Maa said. we can split into two groups the ones who prefer a sneaky approach, and the others who prefer just barging in.."
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Eric smirked, running one of his claw-tipped fingers over the edge of his sword.
"Hehe...then in that case...I'll take point...shred any of the idiots that are hiding in there."
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"I do like the idea.  Each can do their preference and the bandits may think it's only a few attacking the fort when suddenly the attackers have more on their side.  Maybe the stealthy ones can reduce the number of bandits before the frontal attackers get there or before the bandits notice the stealthy ones are there." Chaka said after listening to what Walker said and thinking briefly.


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"I like the idea aswell." - Qa'Meret nodded. - "I will be going with the sneaking group, since I am still out of practice with frontal attacks but I am still a Khajiit, so I can help with the more silent of our group." - the Khajiit waited for others that would prefer a more discreet aproach to the fort and help lower the number of enemy warriors.


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dru essa headed down to the lobby of the inn to order the three of them lunch. ' order whatever you want guys ' She smiled.
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 i'll  go with the sneaking group' Dar Maa said " same with me Sed Nues said. I'll be in the group that charges in Nicula said.
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"I'll go with the charge," came an abrupt voice from the trees. The leaves shuddered, and there emerged their hired orc, his eyes strangely distant.
"A two pronged attack is an... effective strategy. The towers of the fort run high, though-- there will likely be only one staircase going up in each of the battlements. Fighting up a staircase is suicidal."
He said all this as if he had never left the group-- and not out of sense of camaraderie. It was as if the fact that he hadn't seen them in several hours was completely normal to him. But his didn't connect with the groups-- instead they went up, slightly upturned so that he looked over everyone's heads.
"How about this? If the group that sneaks in is able to find a way to get to the top of the battlements and hide out there, when we go in and get the bandits to draw down into the main halls of the fort, then the sneaking group can go down and we can sandwich the bandits between the sneakers on the staircase and the chargers in the hallway."
He finally looked down at them. "Worse comes to worse, and the sneakers get caught up in the battlements, at least we can go directly up the stairs to aid them instead of having to fight our way up."


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Sounds like a plan to me ' Sed Nes said ' alright that works ' dar Maa Said  ' those who are in sneaking group go in now. the  attacking group should wait until they are in.
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"I think I prefer the sneaking group."  Walker said.  "I seem to have done it pretty well before.  Not sure if I had high skill before or not." he said.

"I guess I should stick with the frontal non stealthy group since I have on heavy armor, it makes sneaking very hard.  & I can cast a bound sword spell if I have to fight in melee." Chaka said.


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"I agree with the plan aswell, as it should make things less difficult for us if things goes right, but we will still have a back-up plan. so, let's go then." - Qa'Meret said to the other members of the group that will go sneak inside the fort. The Khajjit been looking for ways in.

Kyo went the the Inn's lobby with Dru Essa and Feli, he then heard what the adult said. - "Come on Feli, let's go grab something to eat." - the kid said with a smile, a kind of fake smile though because he does not forget the situation the rest of the group is going through. But still smiling as he was calling for Feli to find out what's in the menu.

Back in the room, Kyo's dragon stayed over the bed, the little creature curled around the bed and above the second dagger Qa'Meret found in the caves and that Kyo left there on purpose.


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Wheres your dragon?" dru essa asked as she say Kyo following her. ' Isnt he with you? or did you return him to the realm from where you summoned him?" she said as they reached the dining room..
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Kyo looked back at Dru Essa - "My dragon is back at the room I spent the previous night in." - he then made a very shy smile. - "and I didn't summon it, I actually created him using my own energy, so maybe we can say is a part of my spirit." - he then took a breathe, looking more serious now. - "My dragon is actually waiting for me to tell it to fly with the second dagger Qa'Meret found to the fort the group is now... so even if I was not allowed to help them, at least I want to do a little support."


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If you're that worried, then send him. in my mind, all we can do is lay low until the others return from the fort. we try to raise a fuss, we'll be joining ashnii and dae in the dungeon, and thats something I don't need ' Dru Essa said.
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 Dae coughed up blood after another flurry from his tormenters. his feet were smelling of burnt fur and flesh, and blood was dripping from them in drips and drabs. truthfully this was the worst treatment he had ever gotten, and Dae swore to himself that if he got out of this with his hide  more or less intact, he'd turn over a new leaf.. ' they..' he gasped. ' are.. headed, back to ..' he racked his memory.. ' brug orn. they are headed that way now..but i dont know what route they are taking..
_ why.. would they head there.. the masked torturer scowled. ' for.. safety.. its a  small village deep in the mountains.. not much happens there.. they want to lie low until the heat is  off.' Dae said rapidly..  the torturer turned to his accomplice.. ' unchain him and put him back in his cell..' he turned to Dae who was on the verge of collapse "  if you are lying Khajit, we will dispense with these little games and proceed straight to the chopping block.. so your information had better be, if not completely true and accurate, because they might change their minds, at least true enough." the second figure undid the chaind, and Dae fell to the floor, blood slowly pooling where he was' guards entered the room and picked up the unfortunate prisoner and carried him out of the room.
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Kyo nodded. - "I agree with you, we cannot do any noise at all or we will in deep trouble... even though I am surprised and relieved we have been left alone." - He then gave some steps towards the bedrooms.

"Please tell Feli I'll be back very soon." - Kyo said as he run upstairs towards the bedroom, once there he opened the door and got in, closing the door behind him he awoke his created dragon. - "Well, this is it, I trust you with this task." - the kid said and the dragon nodded, the creature used it's forelimbs to firmly grab the dagger and then it flew out of the window towards the fort outside the city.


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John was hastily looking for a way in, he was with the stealth group, since he was no stranger to sneaking in. His hand felt the stone walls for a hidden switch or lever. He soon gripped a handled and pulled it outwards, causing a secret enterance to reveal itself. "Well, that was luck." He muttered.

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"Eric?!" Ashnii gasped. "What are you doing?!" She blurted, the khajiit girl struggling to escape her captor.

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"May the divine bless you, Kyo." Feli told the rabbit as he left.