Snippet #2122623

Jude laughed at Keito's reasons for him being in this forest. He had no real reason and his destination was not definite, just like Jude they seemed to both be just wanderers. Keito's next questions also made Jude laugh, the young man seemed so adamant in learning the reason why Jude had jumped off from that cliff. Quietly Jude hummed a little tune, a common children's song sung by many Triveilan children. Rummaging through his traveling black traveling bag Jude pulled out his two pistols, placing them in his belt holsters which he had just buckled on before jumping off the cliff. Jude than began to place bullets individually on his belt, making it a makeshift bandolier which he would use to reload his pistols. While doing this he walked closer to Keito, so that he could look into his eyes as he talked to him. Despite appearances Jude could not sense any ill will from the young man, unusual since he carried a sword on his back, Jude naturally thought that Keito would have some killing intent in his eyes. His eyes however seemed innocent, but with much more experience than a man his age should have. Finally convinced that he could at least trust him with his name Jude leaned back to address Keito.

"My name is Jude Vanderwolf, but I am more commonly known by the name "Omega"." Jude than began to go through his traveling bag to find another piece of equipment which he seemed to have misplaced.

"If you don't know me from that name than I am not surprised, I am more well known in the nation of Triveila. I am a professional thief, and a damn good one at that. And the scene that you just witnessed of me jumping down the cliff was not because of some job gone wrong... It was something a lot more personal... Well intimate. I slept with a gentleman's daughter and he didn't react to well to that, if you catch my drift..." Pulling up his sleeve Jude revealed the blood soaked bandages on his right arm, showing the damage the gentleman had done.

"If you're heading towards Gweynura wouldn't it be much quicker to take the main roads than to travel via the forest? It will take a while to get there this way... Is there something that you're hiding from me?" Saying this he tried to see if he could help Keito out, he felt that he needed to help the young man despite not knowing him for a long time.

Suddenly Jude felt a prickly sensation on his neck, feeling his neck he found that a tipped dart had struck his neck. Confused Jude looked around, seeing another one heading towards Keito this time he caught the dart mid air, acting as if he was catching a fly. The darts seemed to be tipped with a sleeping inducer since it started to make Jude feel drowsy. But because of his thief training Jude had gained an immunity to most poisons, but no matter what they still seemed to affect him some way or another. Since it was a sleeping inducer, and a powerful one at that, Jude began to feel drowsy and exhausted. Jude however didn't want to alarm Keito, or the assailant who had attacked them with these darts.

"Dang... I thought I could've killed that bloody fly. It's constant buzzing was getting annoying." Jude tried to keep Keito from noticing that they had just been attacked, covering up most of what was happening. Knowing that he had to get rid of or lose whoever was following them Jude tried to think of a plan.

"We should probably head out towards Gweynura if we are to get there in a good time... Lets get going than shall we." Jude than slapped Keito's back towards the direction of Gweynura, hopping they would find someway to get rid of their assailant on the way there. Jude kept one hand on his silver pistols just in case they happened to come across their assailant, hoping that he won't have to use it.