Chapter 6, in which the Adventurers rest, and almost fight among themselves

Dragon Hunter
As he woke up he quickly got up on his feet. He went over to Red Un and said "Why did we have bring that damn ma ge anyways? Look what he did to me!" and he started coughing extremely violently. He put up his crystal bottle and drank some. After he was finished he was in a better mood and said "But his magic sure is strong. It was almost as powerful as the breath of a dragon"

Red Un
"Well, we sure are going to need it" muttered Red Un. Then he looked at the rest of the group.

"LISTEN UP! We need to get to the desert before nightfall, so let's get goin'!"

Vodok
The short dwarf lying limp on the floor seemed to have been forgotten of everyone. "Exura Gran" He said. "'Very'un 'ere is 'urt some 'ow. Mos' me 'ough... anyway I 'as 'onderin' if summone 'ad 'ass 'ealin' 'ere? The dwarf said from his place in the fire walls. He took up a grey rune, shot it at a place on the fire wall and the fire there dissolved. "Exura" He said.

Red Un
It had been so long ago...a memory lingered in Red Uns head. He had just wanted that book...they murdered...

He got back from those old days, and looked at the group.

"Right 'vreyone, we still have a bit to walk, so let's get on our feet!"

Roku Yarit
He assumed his crippled stance of a old man once again but paid no attention to the damage he caused to the human. He was the only one who noticed his reappearance so Roku was not very worried. He had drawn too much attention to himself as it was. "Wut ya talking bout son? I’m just looking for a bit ta eat on my way to Thais." Turning around, he walked back to Thais like he was headed there all along. If needed, he could easily catch up with them if they got to far.

Danger
The Young mage was quite surprised. He had not even need to join the battle. Something seemed odd about the old man though. He ingored it.

"That looked like fun..." He said coolly. "Did not want to waste my magic on such weak creature though. Sorry I did not help" He grinned looking at the others. Wonder what they were thinking? Rhia would know but would not read them unless she had to... Where was she anyways? Probably not far...

"Here" He tossed a backpack at the others "It's full of Healing runes if you need them." He opened it for them. There was a brown bag in it he had forgotten to take it out. "That’s nothing!" He said quickly snatching it up and putting it in his pocket.


Pheonix
-Rhia followed closely. She was getting nervous. What was in that bag Oriel had? Could it be the amulet? no he always wore that... she had to figure out what it was.

- "Keep your eye on him." She thought to Dalafor. "He may be your friend, but he always has his own reasons for joining journeys." She warned. "And watch the others. He does not know them. Therefore he does not care what happens to them. He will only help as he sees fit." Hopefully Dalafor would heed her warning.

Roku Yarit
The Sorcerer waited until he was out of their eyes and then crouched over behind a tree, peering at the group through the branches. A slight tingle at the back of his neck had irritated him for only a moment until he realized what it was. "Telepaths..." he muttered to himself. This was a unseen obstacle in his plan. Reaching into his tattered robes he removed a piece of amethyst rock welded to a silver chain. He quickly placed it around his neck, feeling the magic reach its protective shell around his mind, keeping others out of it. If he was taken unto any more consideration by the group the telepath, whoever it was, might find it strange he could not read his mind. At first they may blame it on my age or a shift of the cosmos but suspicions would soon arise. The only person he would worry about right now would be the Mage. Something was strange about him. Could he be seeking the library as well? It made no difference. None posed a present threat to Roku and he doubted they ever would...

Vodok
The short dwarf saw a mage throwing a backpack over to the group of people. The short dwarf limbed up to the group of people who were taking out some ultimate healing runes. He snatched a rune from someone, he didn’t really care who and healed himself. "That was my rune!!" the someone said and took a new one. As last time the dwarf snatched the rune from him healed himself. "'Anks 'or the 'unes. The short dwarf said to the figure he stole runes from all the time. "Exura Gran." The short dwarf said and felt fully refreshed.

Red Un
Red Un was getting worried.

"Listen, we REALLY have to get a move on! Let's go!"

He walked towards the bridge, hoping that the others would follow.

Danger
The young mage followed Red Un. He seems to be very proud of his race despite being half human. He thought to him self. And that old man... What was he doing in an area like this? he seems a bit senile... The old fool... oh well.

"It's getting dark..." He said out loud.

Pheonix
- "That is to be expected Oriel. He is after all Half Dwarf. All dwarves are proud of their race. As to the old man... I felt his aura... He has been following us... Though I shall not invade his mind. Would be rude. You on the other hand..." Rhia explained. "Tell me what’s in that in the bag."

- I guess I will join the group... she thought to her self. Waiting for her brother's answer.


-"Shhhh crack shcrack" she said in a swishing language. A tree suddenly grabbed Rhia pulling her up in to its branches, throwing her towards the group. She landed on top of the dwarf.

-"Oh my... I am so sorry!" she said getting up off the dwarf. "I guess my friend cannot aim to good..." Or maybe it was right on target she thought glaring at the tree.

Danger
"STAY OUT OF MY MIND!" He yelled just as Rhia landed on top of the dwarf. "What is in my bag is of no concern to you!"

"Aesh Ye Tal!" He swore in Fincayran.

"I will not be treated like a little child." He pulled out a rune ready to fight his sister.

He had not noticed what she said about the old man. "If you wish to keep following me you must beat me in a duel."

Vodok
While Red Un walked hoping for someone to follow the short dwarf followed him "GETTA MOVE ON!!" He yelled to the rest of the group. The short dwarf went up to Red Un and started to talk with him. "What''s your fave'ot beer?" He asked to Red Un.

Red Un
Red Un got on his feet and was about to answer Vodok when he saw that a fight was about to start in the group. Even though he realised that the two fighters were probably quite powerful, he decided to step between them.

"You will have to do that after the adventure. As Danger said, it is getting dark, and we need to get to the end of the Northern Jakundaf River before nightfall."

Roku Yarit
Things were going as smoothly as they could under the circumstances and the Dwarf was showing an incredible sense of leadership considering he barely knew his companions.
They were rather far ahead of them but he could see them fine. Cracking his knuckles and neck out of stiffness, he began to follow the travellers at a steady pace that would not allow them to see him for some time. They were approaching the bridge now. Dwarfs would most likely be roaming the lands but with two of their own kind with them, they would not endanger the people who would do all the work he had once considered doing himself.

Pheonix
-Rhia was not surprised her brother had acted that way... He is short tempered most the time. "It is alright... Um what is you name?" she jestered to the half-dwarf.

-"Anyway please kindly move. I will handle this." she said calmly. She began speaking in a splashing language. Water shot out of the river knocking the rune out of her brother's hand. "Surely brother, you do remember that a fight against me is also a fight against nature?" She smiled at her brother's frustration.

- Rhia turned her back, not accepting the challenge.
"I will not fight my blood Oriel." She said walking away. "I will leave."
"You may not see me but I will always be near." she thought to the half-dwarf. "Just tell the trees if you need my help. They will tell you my name."

-as she left into the woods the trees began to sway. Their clicking and swishing began to form words. "Rrrrrhhhiiiiaaaaa, Rrrrhhiiaaaaa"

Vodok
The group was walking slowly but steadily up to the Jakundaf River and nothing special happened. "So wha''s your fave'rate beer 'en? I 'ike the Flamin' Demon, Jimbin says 'e 'imself invented it." Now it was really getting dark and you couldn’t see that far "Utevo Gran Lux" the short dwarf muttered and then the scene got light again. They were very close the northern Jakundaf River. "Im s'eepy now. Can'' we s'eep now? I 'af'ta sleep. the short dwarf asked very sleepily.

Red Un
Red Un was still thinking about talking to trees. He had done that when he was a child. I hope that girl wasn't around when I was young, he thought. Then he realised that he was very tired. To the south he could see the River, so they were at least on the right way.

"Alright people, we set camp here for the night."

He picked up the small stone he used as a pillow.

Yeah! He used a rock as a pillow! How hard isn't that?

Well, okay he had a soft cover around it...

Roku Yarit
Sleep... He hadn’t had that in alone time. There was no need. He never felt tired and had only felt it necessary to rest himself under extreme circumstances. A rather unwelcome delay by his perspective. He would move ahead to the bridge and clear out any more delays. When he returned, they would be awaking and the journey would continue as planned.

Vodok
"Yeah!! Sleep!!" The short dwarf half yelled and fell asleep before he hit the ground. The short dwarf had slept in about half an hour when a wolf licked his foot. "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!!! He screamed in a very scared sort of way and woke everyone up. The short dwarf ran around the camp like a maniac. "Take 'em!! Take 'em!! No' me!! 'Ake 'em just let me live" He yelled as he ran around the camp "Utevo Lux" a sleepy voice muttered and the short dwarf saw it was a wolf. "Heh heh... The short dwarf said and thought: Right I need to lie myself outta this, I can’t stand have running three times 'round the camp yelling to spare my life and kill everyone else instead. Then he started to talk "Um... Well... You see... Ummm.. You know that... Um... I was joking! Yes that’s what I was doing, I was joking Ahahaha dont ya all geddit? the short dwarf said nervously. A small stone hit the short dwarf in the face and someone yelled " PIPE DOWN WILL YOU?!?!"


Danger
The young mage could not sleep that night... He never slept good a night. He stared at the small dwarf in annoyance. He really wanted to cut that beard off his face! Could he be any louder? He smiled. Not an evil smile you usually saw on his face. But a sad one. " I'm sorry Rhia... please come back " He thought hoping his sister was listening. He waited... No answer. " At least sing me a song like you did when I was little. "

The trees began to wave violently.
"There's something wrong..." He said staring off in to the forest. "Wake up!" He said sharply. "Something is coming."


Pheonix
-Rhia listened to the trees. Something troubled them. She placed her hand on a trunk of one of them. "A ho'r'ble mon'ter i. co'ing! R.n! RUN!" Rhia's hand recoiled. "Never have the trees been so scared! what could it be? I have to let the others know!" she said, taken back.

-Rhia let her thoughts wonder over the land. "You must leave. My friend say there is a monster coming. One they have never seen in these lands. Leave quickly before it reaches you!"
She hoped at least someone in the group would hear her thoughts.

Roku Yarit
Roku lost his footing and stumbled to the ground claudishly. The ground was shaking rather violently that he found it difficult to even sit still without being thrown all over the place. "No monster that inhabits this area could possibly be doing this," he mumbled to himself.
Dwarves lay all around him, a possible delay in the travellers quest. He gathered his tattered robes and stood up, keeping low to the ground so he would not fall again. Birds were vacant, as were any other form of life.
Roku was scared, but not of the monster. He was afraid that the battle he would wage to spare the lives of the adventurers might cause irreversible damage to the land itself. He materialized runes with a mere flick of his wrist and began to arm himself. "Adori vita vis, Adori vita vis, Adori vita vis..."

Dragon Hunter
As he didn't sleep and usually just looked at the stars all night he noticed something was wrong, and there was something coming from the forest. He drew his sword and stood ready to fight...

Red Un
Red Un stood in the old cave, griping a book firmly in his hand.

"NO! You can't! He's just an old man!"

The hooded men laughed. Red Un drew his sword and ran screaming towards them.

"It's just a book! Just a book!"

Then he dropped the book, and a huge flame erupted from its pages...the ceiling came crashing down...

...and he woke up. It had been that dream again. Then he noticed that the ground was shaking violently. Was he still dreaming? He looked around. The others had gotten on their feet and seemed to prepare for battle. Then he saw the forest.

Thousands of red eyes glowed in there, and a sound from thousands of growling mouths reached his ears.

"Lions. Thousands of 'em."

He drew his fire sword. Then he heard another sound. Then one of thousands of muttering and humming creatures. And then the clicking of a thousand small feet.

"Trolls. Bugs. Millions of bugs."