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Post by Tom on Feb 2, 2013 16:19:01 GMT
Damien watched as a guard dashed into the tavern, had a brief conversation with a person in a hooded yellow and orange set of robes before they both hurried out together. Something told him to go with them so he retrieved the dagger from his pack, slipped it into its sheath on his right hip before leaving the tavern. Sticking to the shadows, he followed the guard and the robed figure as they joined a group of guards carrying an injured woman up a set of steps to his right and into a large building in the far left corner of the plateau above. There were no signs on the building but there did seem to be some kind of religious iconography on the wood of the building. Taking a moment to ensure that he didn't accidentally open the door onto somebody Damien slipped inside.
The poor unconscious woman was placed onto a stone block while two figures in robes stood over her with their hands out flat. Orange energy poured down from their hands into her body which seemed to be healing her injuries.
"Did anybody else notice that this woman had yellow blood?" A healer asked.
One of the guards checked under her hair at her ears.
"She's not an elf going by her ears and I don't know of any races her that have yellow blood" The guard told them.
"By Orholam's beard; she's from the QA" Damien whispered
The guards left the temple and the healers went back to what they had been doing before. Damien snuck in close, gently shook the apparent QA operative to try and wake her up.
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Post by Echo on Feb 2, 2013 17:00:35 GMT
"No!" Katara cried, sinking to her knees in front of the body. She pulled the dagger out of his chest and shook him, but nothing happened. Tears in her eyes and anger in her heart, she looked around, but only her team was in the castle, she could see no-one else. And there he was, standing over her, one hand on her shoulder. He squeezed it and walked away, slowly, to join the others. "Come on" he was saying, but it sounded distant. When he turned back, he looked at her with horror and fear in his eyes. A bright light shone behind her and Katara felt it pulling her towards it. "No! Katara!" He cried, running towards her, but it was too late. Katara was sucked into the portal, and then he was gone. *** Katara's eyes fluttered and she let out a sigh as she opened them. She instantly recognised the man stood over her as Captain Logan, his image had been plastered all over HQ before she left. "Captain..." she half-whispered, weakly "...I found you..."
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Post by Tom on Feb 2, 2013 23:22:51 GMT
Damien held one finger to his lips and gently covered the woman's mouth with his other hand.
"Shh. I'm sorry but now is not the time for a quick chat" He whispered.
Damien grabbed a nearby pack which he hoped was the woman's and slung it onto his back. He looked around them briefly.
"If you don't think you can move, let alone walk tell me now and be truthful about it. Nobody on this world has yellow blood so we need to be gone as quickly as possible" He whispered
Damien wished he could be gentler and more reassuring as she looked like she had been through a great deal to find him but he had to keep them both alive and out of jail first.
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Post by Echo on Feb 3, 2013 0:18:19 GMT
Katara closed her eyes tightly for a moment, clearing the fog in her head. Then, eyes closed, she pushed herself into a sitting position, shook her head and opened her eyes. She shifted her legs off the stone block and slid down, gently putting weight on her leg. It twinged, but was ultimately fine. There was an almost defiant look in her eyes. "I can walk"
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Post by Tom on Feb 4, 2013 0:57:46 GMT
Damien motioned for her to follow him as he started to head for the door.
"I need to make a quick stop at my room in the local tavern before we leave the city" he told her quietly
He looked out around the door to check the coast is clear.
"Stay close and keep to the shadows. All being well we should be gone before they realise what is happening" He looked back to see if she was catching up "If your leg gives out or you cannot keep up with me; I will not hesitate to carry you. As the senior quester, I am responsible for getting us both safely home"
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Post by Echo on Feb 4, 2013 2:46:46 GMT
Katara nodded and followed him. She didn't need to be told to keep to the shadows, that was an instinct already. Her leg twinged a little, but it was no worse than she'd had before and didn't seem to be slowing her down much.
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Post by Tom on Feb 4, 2013 22:42:43 GMT
Sticking to the shadows as much as he could, Damien led the way down to the tavern. Ever cautious of running into trouble his hand never strayed far from his dagger. There was minimal light offered by various lanterns and a few small braziers for him to navigate by. He had taken being able to see heat for granted and now he wished that he had at least that power back.
Apart from a very close call with a guard who was dealing with a drunk, he had successfully made it back to the tavern. He motioned for the woman to stay hidden while he slipped inside to gather his meager possessions. Both packs were strapped to his body when he re-ermerged from the tavern. He looked back up the path they had just come down.
"Oh you..." Damien whispered a few choice swear words.
To his horror he watched three Thalmor members and four guards appear at the top of the steps. He dashed the long way around the tavern hoping to get to his fellow quester before they did.
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Post by Echo on Feb 4, 2013 23:48:21 GMT
"There she is!" There was a shout in the distance. Katara wheeled around to see several people running towards her, and it didn't look like they were coming for hugs. Her mind panicked, but she couldn't have pulled out a single thought if she'd tried. She felt vulnerable, and that was an extremely bad sign. Katara turned away from them and fled, but she hadn't gone far when her leg gave out underneath her and she crashed to the ground, cursing silently to herself. She scrambled around the back of the tavern and pressed herself as close to the wall as she could. She'd always been good at hiding away and she almost prayed she'd be just as good this time. The sound of running feet was getting closer and closer...
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Post by Tom on Feb 5, 2013 17:49:13 GMT
Damien found her pressed up against the tavern's back wall; he would have to save the telling off for later as there was no time.
"This is going to be rather undignified" Damien said apologetically.
He grabbed hold of her and hoisted her up like he would do with any of his fallen comrades. He hoped that he didn't do any more damage as he took off as fast as he could. Decades spent in the armed forces without physically getting any older meant that he could move quite fast despite the additional weight. Sticking to the backs of buildings he carried her down towards the gates.
"Keep your head down this is where things get a little dicey"
Praying sliently to any God he could think of, Damien broke cover to get to the gates. Spells exploded all around him as he raced towards the gates. Guards were ahead of him hastilly trying to drag them closed but the gates were too heavy. He cleared the gates and had managed to avoid the guards who were trying to grab a hold of him. As he passed the Khajiit a thick black smoke suddenly covered the path behind giving them more time to get away.
Damien eventually reached a parked horse drawn wagon and heaved his friend into the back.
"Hey I'm not taking you anywhere with the city guard after you" The wagon driver shouted.
Damien helped his friend get herself onto one of the wagons benches, took off the packs to leave with her then clambered up beside the driver.
"I wasn't offering you a choice" Damien growled
He punched the driver square in the face then heaved him off the wagon. Looking back one last time he saw there were more Thalmor and city guards running their way. He cracked the reins to get the horse moving and steered towards somewhere called Falkreath.
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Post by Echo on Feb 5, 2013 18:27:28 GMT
Katara breathed, trying to calm herself. If there was one thing in the worlds she hated it was being manhandled and made powerless. However, in this case she could understand the need. Irritating as it was to acknowledge it, she would never have been able to get away on her own. Shifting along the bench she leaned over to Captain Logan and whispered softly "Thank you"
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