10-18-2017, 08:05 PM
Ellie darted between alleyways, retracing the steps she had taken to meet Shad before their brief excursion up the cliffs, missing a turn or two in her blinded haste. She eventually found her way to the inn, only to be greeted by a rather sultry young lady, accompanied by a towering hulk of plate and little else; stunned by the immense proportions of the behemoth, Ellie fumbled in her steps and struggled to regain her footing as she halted.
"Oh, don't look at me like that."
Ellie eyed the two, then turned her gaze on the heap of bandit laying motionless in the streets before the duo, then Maisie and Taika. It didn't take her more than a moment to put two and two together. She ran towards the group and knelt next to unconscious ladies, reassuring herself that they were both alive and well. A few scrapes and bruises, perhaps, but no worse for wear.
"Thank you!" Ellie proclaimed as she stood, equal parts relieved and distressed. Before she could utter another word, she took off in a sprint towards the inn, waving frantically as she ran. She burst through the doors, daggers drawn as she scanned the lobby - only the innkeeper was to be found, quivering behind the counter.
What a pitiful man.
Ellie offered the man a scornful glance before she made her way up the stairs, sobs ringing in her ears accompanied by a loud thud ringing through the hall. She rounded the corner into the first open door she found, and was instantly overwhelmed by the scene - Paige standing uneven and exhausted, Satsume straddling a filthy mess of flesh and sweat, and Cecily standing bewildered as she eyed the corner of the room. Ellie saw what caught her attention and grabbed the man viciously by the hair, tugging hard and placing her dagger against his throat. She stomped hard on one of his ankles, snapping the tendon with ease.
"We need to ask you some questions," Ellie spoke clear and confident, offering a nod in the direction of her allies as the bandit yelped, attempting to grasp at his ankle - with every movement, Ellie applied more pressure before she forcefully turned the man to face her companions. "Paige?" Ellie looked down at the man a moment, then turned her gaze inquisitively to Paige, pressing the blade of her dagger lightly against the man's throat, drawing a fine trickle of blood.
"Oh, don't look at me like that."
Ellie eyed the two, then turned her gaze on the heap of bandit laying motionless in the streets before the duo, then Maisie and Taika. It didn't take her more than a moment to put two and two together. She ran towards the group and knelt next to unconscious ladies, reassuring herself that they were both alive and well. A few scrapes and bruises, perhaps, but no worse for wear.
"Thank you!" Ellie proclaimed as she stood, equal parts relieved and distressed. Before she could utter another word, she took off in a sprint towards the inn, waving frantically as she ran. She burst through the doors, daggers drawn as she scanned the lobby - only the innkeeper was to be found, quivering behind the counter.
What a pitiful man.
Ellie offered the man a scornful glance before she made her way up the stairs, sobs ringing in her ears accompanied by a loud thud ringing through the hall. She rounded the corner into the first open door she found, and was instantly overwhelmed by the scene - Paige standing uneven and exhausted, Satsume straddling a filthy mess of flesh and sweat, and Cecily standing bewildered as she eyed the corner of the room. Ellie saw what caught her attention and grabbed the man viciously by the hair, tugging hard and placing her dagger against his throat. She stomped hard on one of his ankles, snapping the tendon with ease.
"We need to ask you some questions," Ellie spoke clear and confident, offering a nod in the direction of her allies as the bandit yelped, attempting to grasp at his ankle - with every movement, Ellie applied more pressure before she forcefully turned the man to face her companions. "Paige?" Ellie looked down at the man a moment, then turned her gaze inquisitively to Paige, pressing the blade of her dagger lightly against the man's throat, drawing a fine trickle of blood.
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