Hi Minna. The weekend has been long, but no where near as bad as my Twin-san’s from what I hear. Saturday was long and boring after Twin-san had to leave. Sunday was Sunday as usual. I played EverQuest for a while, got Vicari my Iksar shaman from level 3 to level 4. Woke up this morning feeling terrible. Ah well, I’ll write later. But I’ll post the next chapter here with this entry. Ja.
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24-Sept-01
Title: Heading for Freeport Part 2: The bad and the ugly
Author: MSMoon
Warnings: Deception...
Feedback: As long as it's nice ;)
Characters: MMC01, MMC05, MMC04, MMC08, CMC01, & CMC02.
Disclaimers: I do not own EverQuest. I am poor. Suing me wouldn't really profit much. However I do own my own characters from EQ. I however do not own Xellia and Sharich. They are being loaned to be by their…agent Captain Magoo since I asked so nicely. I would be somewhat upset if someone used my characters without my permission. So if you want to use them please ask.
E-mail: LadyGundam02@aol.com
Rated: PG-PG-13
Chapter 5
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Last Chapter:
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"Oh shut up and die!" With that Xellia stomped off and Sharich didn't bother following. If she wanted to go home and was in such a foul mood he wasn't about to follow. At least he wasn't about to follow with her knowing he was there.
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"You will guide us to Freeport?" Tenrai asked.
"I'm afraid my chivalrous side would suffer if I left two beauties out alone unsure of the way." Shenna chuckled and Tenrai blushed looking away.
"Well the man has one point…he knows the way and there's safety in numbers." Shenna observed.
"…That's two points." Tenrai murmured. Shenna blinked.
"Well then all the more reason to team up I suppose..."
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Xellia stomped off.
'Geez! The nerve of that guy! Men are such jerks.' She kept thinking over and over. She really didn't get far in the day's time since she'd kept up the stomping pace. Upon noticing this, the first thing that came to her mind was,
'This is Sharich's fault.' She figured she'd better stop and find a suitable place to make camp. After a small bit of scouting around, she noticed a small amount of light tucked away between two hills.
'Might be a camp fire.' She reasoned. She approached cautiously to see if the inhabitants by said fire appeared trusty worthy. Finally, she got close enough. A human...female...And...An Iksar? She couldn't tell if the Iksar was male or female.
"If you're done sneaking around back there you can come join us." The human announced. Ohh...she had goo perception skills...for a human. She approached.
"Hail." Xellia said.
"Hail indeed." The Iksar murmured.
"Would you like to join us for a while?" the human asked.
"If you don't mind."
"Not at all. My name is Idlewild."
"I am Vicari."
"Name's Xellia."
"Very nice to meet you Xellia. We're on our way to Freeport." Idlewild said.
"Same here actually."
"Oh? Would you like to travel with us?"
'There's safety in numbers.' She remembered Sharich saying.
'And besides, they're probably better company than Sharich.' She though.
"I dunno...I like going solo myself."
"We would offer you the price of one platinum per day." Xellia blinked.
"Just to go with you?" she asked dubiously.
"Tell me Xellia do you have any siblings?" Idlewild asked.
"No."
"Well I have a sister that lives in Freeport...we were both raised there. But I moved to Qeynos. I wish to get there as fast as possible, but it has been a while since I've traveled there, and we are both unsure of the way. We know how to know if we've made a wrong turn somewhere."
"So you're asking me to make sure you get there and you'll pay me a plat a day?" Idlewild nodded. "You ladies got yourself a deal." Idlewild smiled.
"Excellent."
"Tell me something. If your sister lives in Freeport, wouldn't it be cheaper to ask her to come and guide you? Or at least give you directions."
"This visit...is a surprise of sorts."
"Oh I see you want to surprise her."
"Exactly."
"Um...the Freeport Militia aren't to Iksar friendly you know." Xellia said looking askance at Vicari.
"I do not intend to get closssse enough for them to worry about." Vicari announced. "I will sssstay camped near the city but not go in. "
"How long you two been traveling together?" Xellia asked.
"About a half a week." Idlewild answered.
"You seem to know each other pretty well."
"We've grown clossse." Vicari said.
"That's good." Xellia said a bit unnerved by Vicari's constant hiss.
"We'd better bed down for the night." Vicari said. "The morning will come early."
::The next day::
"So, Idlewild, you said your sister lives in Freeport. What about your folks?" Xellia asked as they walked along. They weren't walking on the road, for fear someone might attack Vicari. They had decided to just walk in sight of the road.
"My mother died when I was very young and my father died four years ago."
"Oh sorry."
"It's not your fault." Idlewild said with a smile.
"So what's the special occasion?"
"My father and mother died this week. Usually, Bijo will come to Qeynos and look for me. I suppose she grows lonely during this week."
"They both died in the same week?"
"Yes. My father died earlier in the week than my mother. But they both died within this week."
"Well wouldn't your sister start making the journey now?"
"She tries to keep herself away."
"Why?"
"I'm not known as a very social person."
"Even towards your sister?"
"I suppose my parent's death affects me more than I realized."
"Well don't worry about it. Freeport is only a day away." Xellia smiled.
"Good."
::Quite a bit further ahead::
"Hey, I got some good news" Sharich announced.
"What's that?" Tenrai asked.
"We're only half a day away from Freeport."
"So tomorrow we can get up early and be there in no time." Shenna assumed.
"That's right." Sharich smiled.
"What are you smiling at?"
"Ah nothing. Just wondering if a friend of mine will be there or not." He figured at the pace Xellia started out on she probably didn't get far at all. And considering that she probably stopped and made camp before his group had they'd probably gotten ahead of her. He could just see the fit she'd pitch when she'd get to Freeport and he'd be waiting at the gates.
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