Keith's inner voice hardly objected anymore as he was on the verge of confessing. An answer was needed to be given. He felt broken and didn't realise what the consequenses of his words might be.
"The forest.." Keith rasped slowly. For a moment his thoughts wandered back to that place of green, their shelter.. her smile. Waverly. Clearly he saw her in front of him. Her green eyes bright as usual, her wavy golden hair and that smile of hers..
"From the city it's twenty miles eastwards along the edge of the forest. Then it's only ten miles northwards through the forest.. you have to follow the stream until you reach the waterfall.. then there're caverns.. "

He had told them. He did it for her.. Keith had directed them as far from the actual hiding place from the Shadin as possible could. It would buy them time to escape to the city.. and it would buy him time to.. He didn't know what he'd bought himself. He only hoped they would believe him, though they had no reason not to.

For once Keith wished that Haven was persistent and would get on with his plan to move to town as soon as possible..

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O children, lift up your voice, lift up your voice,
Children, rejoice, rejoice..



It doesn't matter you don't believe in God, He believes in you.

The king nodded, his expression solumn, though his eyes glittered with a dark satisfaction. "Excellent. I will send my men out at once. And I hope for your sake that this is a swift mission." He gave him a dangerous look, then glanced over at the torturer.

"Have the healer tend to his wounds. Keep him fed, and keep a close eye on him. I want him alive." It would've seemed like a kind gesture if it weren't for the obvious reason behind it. The king wanted his captive to be well enough to be 'broken' again if need be.

With that order he was gone into the darkness of the hall.

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~*~ I am the Patron Saint of Lost Causes. ~*~

Tomos slipped his good arm through the strap of his bag and hoisted it onto his shoulder. Taking one last fond look at his beloved space, he felt a pang of sadness. This had been his home for such a long time. He had grown accustomed to its every crook and cranny. Now he would have leave these wild, open woods for the crowded city. He was a country boy, born and bred. The thought of living in such an urban setting knawed uncomfortably in his mind.
He left suddenly, leaving the memories behind. Outside he found other people milling about, each carring thier own possessions.

Rose stayed in the hall awhile longer, not doing anything but sitting and listening to the sounds of people talking that echoed into the hall. After a long moment she went over to the corner where her bag already was and slung it over her shoulder. Her bow and quiver were leaning against the wall so she just picked them up and carried them in her arms.

With a sigh she made her way outside where she saw others with their bags standing about waiting to go.

(hm... is Haven still being stuborn about not letting Waverly go to the city? Or is she still stuck going to the safe place in the mountains or whatever?)

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Married Cloud Strife 9/17/08

(( He kinda said "Sure, fine, whatever" on the grounds that she's not going to fight, just to help. ))

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~*~ I am the Patron Saint of Lost Causes. ~*~

(Ok! And scanning the posts above me.... there's something going on with the king? And has the king been given a name yet?)

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(}--{)Imagination Inspires Ideas -Zandain(}--{)
Married Cloud Strife 9/17/08

(( Oh, you didn't know? Keith got captured and King Garrin was overseeing his torture to get him to tell where the Shadin are. Keith just spilled the beans, only he told the king the wrong location. ))

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~*~ I am the Patron Saint of Lost Causes. ~*~

Time passed at an unregular speed but only the darkness remained which caused Keith to be unaware of how many days passed. A blur it all seemed. He was back in his cell but not sure whether his wounds had been tended to for he'd slept most of the time or otherwise been staring motionless in the distance for the rest of it. His torn shirt covered most of the burns and for his hands Keith had ripped two strips from his shirt to drape the cloth loosely around the palms of his hands. The pain had slightly diminished but it remained like a loyal companion. Keith didn't mind. Bitterly he thought that he himself was the blame for all of this and it was a constant reminder of his own stupidity.

But time was running out for him. The word escape echoed through his head. He had to before his time was up. And during one of the dark hours he'd spent on musing how, he remembered the words of Marran. A passage in a storage room. Doubts immediately occured: he was down here locked up, how was he ever going to reach the Main Hall..? Especially now when his body was too weak to cooperate. Even standing up was too much of an effort. But none the less a small spark of hope was alight inside him which slowly made his will to fight return..

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O children, lift up your voice, lift up your voice,
Children, rejoice, rejoice..



It doesn't matter you don't believe in God, He believes in you.

(( I'm gonna hold off on you for a bit, Will. Just so Keith doesn't end up dead. Still gotta really quickly finish up the packing and the trouble over Keith going missing... Meh, later... ))

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~*~ I am the Patron Saint of Lost Causes. ~*~

[ Lol that's okay. Perhaps I'll have him try to escape. But since that is near to impossible I'll just have him talk to himself for a while ]

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O children, lift up your voice, lift up your voice,
Children, rejoice, rejoice..



It doesn't matter you don't believe in God, He believes in you.

When Lilith had finished packing her bag she lugged it over to her brother's room and knocked on the door frame. The man looked up from his own bag which had been filled quite a bit earlier - he was now checking for any things that he might have forgotten.

"You ah'ready?" He asked, standing up and walking over to the open door.

Lilith nodded. "Yes, I think everyone is done with their packing as well."

Ronin grabbed her bag seeing that she was having trouble carrying and smiled down at her. "Wha' are we waitin' for? Come on," he said walking down the hall and out the door to wait by Rose.

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Set 1: Nurr | Set 2: Me

Waverly and Haven stood by the end of the hall with their collected belongings, discussing in hushed tones. The young woman's expression was distraught, and though his face was serious, it appeared that her cousin was trying to console her.

"We can't leave without him," she begged, on the verge of tears.

Haven sighed, frustrated, giving Ronin a 'help me' look as he approached. "Keith's gone missing," he explained quietly. "He hasn't returned, and we can't afford to wait any longer."

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~*~ I am the Patron Saint of Lost Causes. ~*~

Ronin stopped in his tracks and looked between the two trying to think of a decent compromise. He sighed and looked to Lilith who was switching her weight from one leg to the next concerned for the well being of their comrade.

"We coul' do a sweep about the hideout. Make it double as a false escape route," he offered Haven the idea hoping that he could both help in the escape and assuage Waverly's worry. Hopefully Keith had just lost track of time.

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Set 1: Nurr | Set 2: Me

Haven nodded, then turned back to Waverly. "Make sure everyone is ready to move out. Ronin and I are going to go look for him." He kissed her forehead gently, trying to comfort her. "It's going to be alright."

He turned back to Ronin and nodded sharply. "Let's go, and make it quick."

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Lilith took the bags from Ronin and gave him a happy smile as she set them on the grass. Ronin patted her head as if she were a little girl and then turned back to Haven.

"Alrigh' let's get goin' we'll be back in a few minutes," he said to the women. With that the man started off.

Lilith went ahead and sat on the grass next to her bags and looked to the worried Waverly. She sighed unsure of what to say to the distraught women.

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Heavens no. Hell Yeah.


Set 1: Nurr | Set 2: Me

Haven took off through the forest with Ronin, making sure they left a noticeable trail behind them. His blue eyes scanned the dark forest for any sign of where the man might have disappeared to.

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~*~ I am the Patron Saint of Lost Causes. ~*~