W'khan hadn't really known what he was looking for. Riches, whatever that might look like. His fortune. In truth, anything that might restore his stolen pride. Some achievement that would set him apart, and above his new peers. He wasn't afraid of earning his favor at the tip of his lance, so this 'deep dungeon' that had claimed the lives of at least half a dozen other adventurers seemed like the perfect place to start. Everyone had heard about it, unfortunately details were kept pretty secret. The Smiths and the Wood Wailers were the only two groups who anything definitive and the Smiths wouldn't share out of concern for the safety of their novice adventurers, and the Wood Wailers refused to deal with outsiders. For now it seemed W'khan was on his own; left to himself, and his atrophied instincts.
For now all he could think about was food. The game here in the forest was so much different than what he was used to hunting. Setting traps and bait hadn't been working, not that he had the patience for such methods. Unfortunately he also didn't have the bow proficiency that would have also come in service. He was good enough in a fight, but helpless at taking care of himself. Perhaps in his mind the former hid the latter and compelled him forward on his hopeless quest without the necessary provisions on ego alone. The first bit of luck he'd seen since he left town. A campsite. And not far off the road, either. Food, hopefully, and somewhere to rest for a minute. As weary as Gridanians were of outsiders, adventurers kept a creed of their own, and W'khan was sure that his new host would be accommodating. He dared not think what other possibilities there were if that wasn't the case. He was pretty hungry, after all.
"What a surprise indeed." Of all the possibilities that ran through his mind, W'xeii had not been one of them, even though he had spent a considerable amount of time thinking about her since she left the tribe. He hadn't honestly expected to ever see her again, but if he did he imagined it'd look something like this; with him at the end of her bow. He offered his hands to her, palms out. A disarming gesture and was rewarded as she put her bow away. He had much he needed to say to her, maybe an apology, and just as many questions to ask. As hungry as he was, his pride wouldn't let him admit to someone he knew so intimately how incapable he was at something as simple as feeding himself.
The dried leaves cracked beneath his boots as he stepped carefully towards her, breaking the awkward silence the two had made. "Do you want me to relight that?" He said, motioning towards the fire as he again hesitantly moved closer. "I didn't know you were out here. I thought the Smith's stopped sending adventurers into the woods. That's why I'm out here anyway; looking for this hole that's got everyone so scared." He sighed an awkward sigh against her silence as he closed the distance between them. This close proximity was nothing they weren't used to, and though it felt different this time, in W'khans mind there was no reason that it should. He wanted her, and here he had her. Why did it need to be more complicated than that? Nevertheless, there was a game to play and its nuances weren't lost on him.
"If you don't want me here, I understand. I think we have a lot to talk about, but if you'd rather I just go, if you can at least tell me what you know about the Palace of the Dead."
For now all he could think about was food. The game here in the forest was so much different than what he was used to hunting. Setting traps and bait hadn't been working, not that he had the patience for such methods. Unfortunately he also didn't have the bow proficiency that would have also come in service. He was good enough in a fight, but helpless at taking care of himself. Perhaps in his mind the former hid the latter and compelled him forward on his hopeless quest without the necessary provisions on ego alone. The first bit of luck he'd seen since he left town. A campsite. And not far off the road, either. Food, hopefully, and somewhere to rest for a minute. As weary as Gridanians were of outsiders, adventurers kept a creed of their own, and W'khan was sure that his new host would be accommodating. He dared not think what other possibilities there were if that wasn't the case. He was pretty hungry, after all.
"What a surprise indeed." Of all the possibilities that ran through his mind, W'xeii had not been one of them, even though he had spent a considerable amount of time thinking about her since she left the tribe. He hadn't honestly expected to ever see her again, but if he did he imagined it'd look something like this; with him at the end of her bow. He offered his hands to her, palms out. A disarming gesture and was rewarded as she put her bow away. He had much he needed to say to her, maybe an apology, and just as many questions to ask. As hungry as he was, his pride wouldn't let him admit to someone he knew so intimately how incapable he was at something as simple as feeding himself.
The dried leaves cracked beneath his boots as he stepped carefully towards her, breaking the awkward silence the two had made. "Do you want me to relight that?" He said, motioning towards the fire as he again hesitantly moved closer. "I didn't know you were out here. I thought the Smith's stopped sending adventurers into the woods. That's why I'm out here anyway; looking for this hole that's got everyone so scared." He sighed an awkward sigh against her silence as he closed the distance between them. This close proximity was nothing they weren't used to, and though it felt different this time, in W'khans mind there was no reason that it should. He wanted her, and here he had her. Why did it need to be more complicated than that? Nevertheless, there was a game to play and its nuances weren't lost on him.
"If you don't want me here, I understand. I think we have a lot to talk about, but if you'd rather I just go, if you can at least tell me what you know about the Palace of the Dead."
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