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         Davkul Mire & Xandun Icehide

At the loud noise, Dav half jolted, half rolled himself off of the four bags he had been sleeping on. After tumbling to the floor, he stood as quickly as he could, and grabbed for his dagger. He found naught but air, where his dagger should be sheathed. However, once he glimpsed Aeka , he quickly calmed down as he realized he wasn’t in danger. He also remembered the reason his dagger was missing, having lost it in yesterdays incident on the roof. Straightening his cloak, he started over to where his vest was hanging but was stopped by the voice of his brother.

“Damn it, bird kin! If you must squawk like your chicken cousins, then do it outside like them! Help me Mire Born!” Xandun yelled as he tugged on his horns. The large Nerion had jolted his head back when Aeka had giving her morning wake up call, impaling his large horns into the wall. Now he struggled to pull them free from the wall he was sitting against, cursing all the while. Dav, chuckled a little under his breath as he walked toward his brother.

“The great warrior Xandun Icehide and his battle with the fearsome wall, they will sing of it for ages.” Dav mocked his brother as he began to help the warrior pull on his horns.

“Silence infant horns!” Xan yelled in response as the two tugged and pulled, trying to free him.

“Haven’t, heard, that one, in, a while.” Dav responded with staggered breaths as he tugged. “Though, with, mine-” He was cut off as Xan’s horns came free and the two tumbled away from the wall. “…I won’t ever have to worry about getting stuck in anything.” He finished as the two lay on the ground, catching their breath.

“Aeka…” Dav started as he pushed himself to his feet. “…why did you do that?” He asked the Larthos as he made his way over to where his vest was still hanging. Xan, who had also gotten up, found the bucket of water his brother had retrieved last nigh an began to drink.

(Go ahead and take the three to the summons with the next post Tsukiakari if you want to, so we aren't keeping anybody up.)

         Davkul Mire & Xandun Icehide

Dav and his brother followed their new found companion through the streets of the city. Although they were moving at a brisk pace, Dav noticed the state of the area they were now in. It seemed to be much more rugged than the market square where he had traded the rabbit furs earlier. He briefly wondered if he could have gotten more for them in this area. Xandun spent most of the walk fantasizing about different ways to slay his half brother. Until he noticed his hunger, having not had anything to eat past midday and noticing it the darkness of night creeping in. Still, the large warrior kept silent, as he was to proud to admit his hunger to Dav so soon after their confrontation.

The two stopped with the Larthos they were following and Dav listened to her realization. Having found out that their shelter for the night was no longer assured, Dav though for a moment. “I suppose we will just have to find another place to spend the night then.” Dav noted as he began to scan the area.

Spotting a man who was in the middle of closing the doors to a large warehouse, he quickly turned to his new companion. “Hold on a moment.” He said to her before jogging off toward the man he had spotted. He spent the next few moments bartering with the man on whether or not the three could spend the night in the large structure. At first the man was skeptical, but when Dav motioned over toward his brother the man quickly nodded his head. Dav handed the man the few coins he had made earlier that day, then made his way back over to Aeka and his brother.

“The owner of this building has given us permission to rest there for the night.” He said in a slightly cheerful tone. He was happy that his bartering had been successful. “He said there is a well just around that corner…” Dav motioned to a bend down the street. “…and that he has just gotten a shipment of flour, which will make for better bedding than the ground.”