02-24-2017, 10:44 PM
After her brief pause, Ellie sat upright with a sigh. She needed food before she could even think about anything else, that much was certain. She bound her chest tight with her wrap and looked over her scrapes once more before she slung her bow over her shoulder and set out of her room; better safe than sorry. With a final glance into her room and a momentary gaze out her window, she was Eli once more.
As she stepped out into the hallway, she crossed paths with Shad's mother, Maisie. Ellie thought for a moment before she stepped in her way.
"I'm sorry to bother, miss, but I need a favor," Ellie started, her voice was stern but shaky. She needed to get that message to Leroy as soon as possible, especially if they were going to reclaim the castle. Who was to say they had the numbers, who was to say they could take back a castle they didn't know inside nor out?
"Eli, right? I'm not sure I'm in a position to grant favors, but go ahead."
"I need to get a letter to someone. An officer - one of Bern's riders. I don't know how to get it where it needs to go, but you know the area."
"I know where there's a settlement, but... it's just a small detachment. Maybe they'll help? Could you bring them to help!?"
"I don't know... but that's the plan. Could we go to your room for a moment?"
The two rushed to Maisie's room, where they scrambled to find some parchment and a quill with just enough ink to be useful. Ellie chose her words carefully, the letter had to be enticing to draw a rider from his post. Her heart sank at the thought of how Leroy would react to the letter, she worried he would be to angry to come; perhaps he would be too angry to listen to reason when he arrived? There was no guarantee.
"Burg Castle, Leroy. Anthony Vael begs for mercy. Come alone, ransom 10,000.
Ten thousand pieces of gold seemed almost ridiculous enough to seem real, Ellie thought; she hoped. She folded the parchment and handed it to Maisie with a deep sigh.
"This has to reach Leroy Vael as fast as possible."
Ellie and Maisie left the inn together before they went their separate ways - Maisie to find a courier, Ellie to find Paige. She couldn't quite recall where she had seen the tanner before, but she took in every twist and turn she came to on her way to somewhere - she wanted to be ready in case the fight came to town.
As she stepped out into the hallway, she crossed paths with Shad's mother, Maisie. Ellie thought for a moment before she stepped in her way.
"I'm sorry to bother, miss, but I need a favor," Ellie started, her voice was stern but shaky. She needed to get that message to Leroy as soon as possible, especially if they were going to reclaim the castle. Who was to say they had the numbers, who was to say they could take back a castle they didn't know inside nor out?
"Eli, right? I'm not sure I'm in a position to grant favors, but go ahead."
"I need to get a letter to someone. An officer - one of Bern's riders. I don't know how to get it where it needs to go, but you know the area."
"I know where there's a settlement, but... it's just a small detachment. Maybe they'll help? Could you bring them to help!?"
"I don't know... but that's the plan. Could we go to your room for a moment?"
The two rushed to Maisie's room, where they scrambled to find some parchment and a quill with just enough ink to be useful. Ellie chose her words carefully, the letter had to be enticing to draw a rider from his post. Her heart sank at the thought of how Leroy would react to the letter, she worried he would be to angry to come; perhaps he would be too angry to listen to reason when he arrived? There was no guarantee.
"Burg Castle, Leroy. Anthony Vael begs for mercy. Come alone, ransom 10,000.
Ten thousand pieces of gold seemed almost ridiculous enough to seem real, Ellie thought; she hoped. She folded the parchment and handed it to Maisie with a deep sigh.
"This has to reach Leroy Vael as fast as possible."
Ellie and Maisie left the inn together before they went their separate ways - Maisie to find a courier, Ellie to find Paige. She couldn't quite recall where she had seen the tanner before, but she took in every twist and turn she came to on her way to somewhere - she wanted to be ready in case the fight came to town.
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