Setting Sail - More Weapons at the River
Characters: Kentar, Aikuen, Robin
Location: Great South Stream
After heading north on the Road for awhile. They turn on another path to the west. This one is smaller than the main road. And seems to be less trodden then most. But the party is finally heading west. After lunch (and after Aik boots Robin off the cart) They continue on their journey. They stop to make camp for the night. By a little clearing off the side of the path. They didn't bother setting up any tents. The otters just slept on their rolls and Robin slept on the cart (cause Aik told him too. As a watch) And now. Its the next morning. And the oldest otter is missing!
Kentar yawns and wakes up, the stoat having had a nice night, sleeping on his roll. He yanws and looks around a little bit and thinks. "Mm....nice night." he nods before looking around, thinking Aik is up. "What about you, Aik? Nice night?" he thought he heard the otter get up earlier but he wasn't sure and when he looks around, he cant see him. "Hmm..."
Shathock! Shathock! The light sound of a blade being scrapped against wood can be heard off in the forest. Perhaps the otter went that way. Maybe. But it certainly is an odd sound. The other otters are still pretty sound asleep. Fira hugging Aiks rolled up bedroll. As their kids sleep around her.
Kentar hums a little and looks to Robin, the stoat sleeping on the watch, chuckling a little bit before heading off to the sound, looking around for Aik, or anyone else, keeping quiet until he sees who's making the noise.
The sound gets louder at the stoat approaches it. and now the telltale sounds of humming... Of a certain otter. Aik doesn't notice the stoat. As he puts a fine point on the end of a stick. Piling them up to his side. Got a whole stack of the buggars next to him. Going to grab another and sharpen the wood with his dagger.
"Hey Aik!" Kentar says as he sees who it is. "What are you doing, huh?" he asks, coming over to peer over his shoulder.
Aikuen wasn't really expecting anyone to find/hear him. That's why he went deep into the woods. Looks like he didn't go deep enough. He ergs loudly at the approach of the stoat. Stopping his sharpening, "HOLY MOLEY!" he blinks and looks toward the stoat, "Oh... hey Kentar." he smiles a bit looking at his work, "Just makin some weapons. Oh aye" His famous insta-made javalins.
"Huh? Why do we need weapons?" He asks. "We've got our own!" Kentar chuckles. "And I made more throwing knives for myself before we left." he nods. "Took a while to make them but they're all mine!" he chuckles.
Aikuen laughs, "Not everyone knows how to use Throwing knives as well as you matey. And these can be used as simple Melee weapons if need be..." he poke the stoat with the blunt end.
Kentar nods a little and smirks. "But Will has his sword, Robin has his sword too...Chris has his dagger, and you've got your swords and staffs and such!" he laughs before sitting next to Aik. "But hey, you can make all the weapons you want." he nods.
Aikuen tosses another in a pile, "Yes. But the less we have to engage in close combat the better. Even if you cant hit crap with these. They are sure to scare the crap of somebeast" he snorts, "What about Garnet? Kluna?" he asks.
Kentar laughs and nods. "True enough, true enough." he then thinks for a few moments, shrugging. "Garnet doesn't want to carry a weapon." he nods. "She doesn't like them too much." he thinks and then sighs about Kluna. "I dunno. I don't really know anything about him."
Aikuen shaves off the end of another, "Well. If they are ever in need of them. They are right here. Not much to it. Swing like nuts and poke when can..." toss, "Simple weapons. That are pretty effective..." he shrugs, "Just can never be sure. Sides. I lost my sling seasons ago. These are my only ranged weapons i know how to use well."
Kentar ahs and hehs with a nod. "Yeah." he smiles. "Anyways. How was your night?" he asks, tilting ihs head for a few moments before leaning back on his arms.
Aikuen tosses another one. That seems to be the last of them, "My night? It was okay. Woke up early cause i JUST had to make weapons. It alarmed me a bit..." he chuckles, "Snuck away from me wifey... Pretty much it. How about you, stoat the boat?" he asks with a chuckle.
Kentar laughs a little bit and then huhs, looking down at himself. "I'm not a boat you silly thing!" he chuckles. "After all, your the one with a rudder." he smirks before shrugging. "Oh, my night was great!" he smiles. "Looking forward to getting to the boat! And going anywhere we want!" he nods. "Did you talk to Fira yet about going back to Asurah?" he asks.
Aikuen sticks out his tongue, "Then... Are you a moat?" he laughs and slams his rudder on the ground, "Dont be jealous..." he then hrms and shakes his head, "Uhhh... No. I. I never got around to it really. Kinda slipped my mind."
Kentar shakes his head. "Not a moat either!" he chuckles. "Silly." he grins and then hums. "You should do it soon!" he nods with a chuckle. "You should, uh huh!" he nods.
Aikuen hrms again, "I will... I just don't know what she will say. She has a look that kills me. I don't like it..." he crosses his arms, "Im scared of it..." he frowns.
Kentar ahs and hums, nodding. "Garnet has a look like that too." he laughs a little and sighs. "But uh. Yeah. I can talk to her if you'd like, instead?" he offers with a nod. "She can't say no to me!" he laughs. "I can get all pouty and cry." he nods.
Aikuen rolls his eyes and shoves the stoat, "Oh you big baby. She might not give you the look. She might just punch you instead." he laughs.
Kentar hums and then grins. "Then I really will get all pouty and cry!" he laughs as he's shoved, smiling. "So! When do we get to go off again?" he asks, bouncing slightly.
Aikuen chuckles, "That might work after she does punch you" he grins getting up, "Well. Right now it yah want too. Help me get the javlins first though mate..." he pulls out a piece of twine from his pocket and hands it to the stoat.
Kentar laughs and nods before folding his arms and shaking his head. "Do it yourself!" he laughs with a chuckle before taking the twine and starting to bunch up the javelins into bundles and tying them up.
Aikuen smirks at the stoat, "Oh you big jerk..." he chuckles as he leans down to help bunch it up. So it can be easily tied together. When they are done, the otter hefts the lot onto his shoulder, "Ah. There we go. Okay back to camp then!" he nods before heading off in that direction.
Kentar laughs and smiles, going to help take some of the javelins. "Let me help." he nods with a chuckle, starting to follow along. "So! Aside from the place you're not telling me about, are we just going to go sail about wherever the waters take us?" he asks.
Aikuen chuckles and nods, "I will tell you where we are going in good time mate. In good time. And that's pretty much the plan. Its not the distension. Its how we get there that's fun!" he grins.
"Heh, right! Well, can you at least tell me what we're going to do at this place?" Kentar asks as he follows along.
Aikuen hrms, "I dont know. Explores the wonder of S... Oh hohoho! Almost got me to say it." he shakes his head, "Tsktsk. We will be exploring the wonder of an island that is not Mossflower. How is that huh?"
Kentar snaps his fingers and smirks. "Drat! Almost got it." he laughs. "So...starts with an S! That...doesn't help me one bit" he laughs, the two arriving back at the campsite, most everyone still asleep. Only Robin is up and he's checking everything in the cart.
Aikuen chuckles, "It might though. Soon enough mate. Soon enough mate... Oi Robin!" he hefts the javelins onboard, "Stuff this under the back seat will yeh?..." he says quietly.
Robin huhs and ohs, nodding. He slides them away and then smiles. "Done, sir!" he chuckles. Kentar nods slowly. "Indeed." he chuckles before looking around. "So! Shall we get them all up and about?" he smiles.
Aikuen nods at Kentar, "Ayeaye sirbigstupidface!" he jumps backwards, before going over to his family and leaning down poking them slowly.
Kentar blinks and huhs. "Sir big stupid face?" he asks then smirks. "I'll get him back for that." He smirks at Robin who just chuckles. "Get Garnet and Chris up, will you?" he asks as he gathers up his things.
Aikuen leans down and pokes his kids awake, "Wakey wakey! Its time this Show on the road!" he chuckles at them before shaking his head, "Almighty then. You leave me no choice!" he picks each of the twins up. One at a time beefer placing them on the cart. Both still refusing to budge. Even though they are awake. Aik then goes over to Fira. and leans over her. Just watching for a few minutes before slipping down next to her and hugging her back. Giving her a very tight squeeze. She wakes and blinks at the bedroll she is hugging. Going to whack the the sneaky otter with it, with a smile.
Robin nods and jumps down off the cart, going over to Chris. He tickles the little stoat until he's awake, laughing his head off. "Hehe! Get in the cart Chris, we're about to leave!" he nods before he goes over to Garnet and gently shaking her shoulder. She groans and then sits up, wiping sleep from her eyes, just nodding at Robin as she takes a few moments to wake proper.
