02-05-2017, 09:35 PM
Ellie was thankful that Shad didn't oppose the group; they needed him just as much as he needed them, and a lone assault on an unfamiliar castle was assured suicide in the most grizzly fashion. "You're right... when night falls, can you help me out with something? We need another approach. One with less... familiar faces along the trail."
"Like I said, I'm with you. Can always count on Eli Vael!" Ellie piped playfully with a wink. She patted her friend on the back before setting off with the others. "First thing's first, food and drink!" She hadn't quite realized how hungry she'd gotten - the meal in Tania had hardly tied her over what with the commotion that followed, and she hadn't so much as eaten a crumb since. However tense she was, she was somewhat relaxed in knowing that they weren't too much further.
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The town was quiet, almost eerily so. The men and women on the streets seemed almost in a hurry to get to their destinations, or simply looked uncomfortable. It was strange, that the town was so quiet yet not so much as a broken stall in the market to emphasize the bandit threat looming over them from the mountains; surely a ransom would be more readily paid with a show of force? Whatever their reasons for keeping their distance, Ellie was at least content there'd be no civilian casualties this time.
It took a few moments, but she eventually found herself at the inn. Somewhat in disarray, yet entirely empty. It seemed almost abandoned, save for the clatter of footsteps as Cecily and Satsume made their way up the stairs nearby, and an innkeeper who'd seen better days.
"Excuse me, sir, I'd also like to book a room if possible?"
"Aye, sign 'ere."
Not the warmest of welcomes to say the least. Ellie handed over a small amount of gold and signed her alias messily just below that of Cecily and Satsume - yet there were no other names? Odd... with a smile, Ellie took the key and made her way up the stairs and found her room, taking a moment to shed her leathers and belts. She slipped out of her shirt and unwrapped her chest and midsection, checking on her bumps and bruises from their brush in Tania; no worse for wear, but she'd seen better days, much like a certain man in the lobby. She felt exhaustion creeping on her as she slipped back into her shirt, tossing her bandages in the corner and her wrap in a bucket on a small desk next to the bed - she definitely needed a bath, wearing that for so long.
Sprawling out on the bed, she thought a thousand thoughts as her eyes began to close. How long had it been since she left the brothel? She couldn't quite remember... how would she greet Leroy, if he even came? To first deceive him, then admit her deception to her friends? She hadn't been Ellie for so long, it almost felt weird, laying in this bed, a young woman. A little bit longer.
"Like I said, I'm with you. Can always count on Eli Vael!" Ellie piped playfully with a wink. She patted her friend on the back before setting off with the others. "First thing's first, food and drink!" She hadn't quite realized how hungry she'd gotten - the meal in Tania had hardly tied her over what with the commotion that followed, and she hadn't so much as eaten a crumb since. However tense she was, she was somewhat relaxed in knowing that they weren't too much further.
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The town was quiet, almost eerily so. The men and women on the streets seemed almost in a hurry to get to their destinations, or simply looked uncomfortable. It was strange, that the town was so quiet yet not so much as a broken stall in the market to emphasize the bandit threat looming over them from the mountains; surely a ransom would be more readily paid with a show of force? Whatever their reasons for keeping their distance, Ellie was at least content there'd be no civilian casualties this time.
It took a few moments, but she eventually found herself at the inn. Somewhat in disarray, yet entirely empty. It seemed almost abandoned, save for the clatter of footsteps as Cecily and Satsume made their way up the stairs nearby, and an innkeeper who'd seen better days.
"Excuse me, sir, I'd also like to book a room if possible?"
"Aye, sign 'ere."
Not the warmest of welcomes to say the least. Ellie handed over a small amount of gold and signed her alias messily just below that of Cecily and Satsume - yet there were no other names? Odd... with a smile, Ellie took the key and made her way up the stairs and found her room, taking a moment to shed her leathers and belts. She slipped out of her shirt and unwrapped her chest and midsection, checking on her bumps and bruises from their brush in Tania; no worse for wear, but she'd seen better days, much like a certain man in the lobby. She felt exhaustion creeping on her as she slipped back into her shirt, tossing her bandages in the corner and her wrap in a bucket on a small desk next to the bed - she definitely needed a bath, wearing that for so long.
Sprawling out on the bed, she thought a thousand thoughts as her eyes began to close. How long had it been since she left the brothel? She couldn't quite remember... how would she greet Leroy, if he even came? To first deceive him, then admit her deception to her friends? She hadn't been Ellie for so long, it almost felt weird, laying in this bed, a young woman. A little bit longer.
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