Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-5583506-20160127045825/@comment-5583506-20160209030941

Ran'Jinro looked around at the people gathered in the inn. He reckoned that those who hadn't already arrived or woken up would follow in their tracks eventually. But he just didn't have the time to wait any longer. The sooner the news of Kilkreath's destruction reached high commander Trymir, the better.

"Listen up!" said the Beast Slayer sternly as he adjusted himself where he stood. "As we head for Fort Slayer we will have no time for breaks in any communities we pass by. I reckon that shouldn't be any trouble for you Outsiders. But as we travel in group I will have no such thing as people wandering off from our trail. If you do, you are on your own. I can't afford to risk the safety of the entire group just to go looking for one person when there are Beasts roaming around in the area we are going through. Keep your voices to a minimum level. No need to attract unwanted attention. If you have any questions concerning the Beast Slayers in general, you will speak with me or Evelyne about it, otherwise such information will be relayed to you once we arrive."

He gave them all a sharp glance before motioning to them to follow. "Alright, on me."

Evelyne got up from her table with a half loaf of bread sticking out of her mouth, as she walked up besides Ran'Jinro. She took it out and smiled at him. "If you wanted to sound motivational or awe-inspiring, you should have just waved a crossbow at their faces."

The Khajiit shrugged. "I just wanted them to know that once we set foot outside these gates a harsh life awaits. Perhaps even harsher than that of an Outsider. You should know about that."

"Aye, I do", she sighed. "Sometimes I wonder what my life would have been if I had chosen to stay with my tribe. I would probably have been married by now, had myself a kid or two, and a husband whom I need to provide for by bringing home fresh game every afternoon."

Ran'Jinro chuckled as he exited the inn. "That does indeed sound enticing. And yet you choose a life in which you would have to face the very creatures that destroyed your previous one."

Evelyne glared at him. "I am not like you, Ran. While you joined due to your neverending will to save others I joined out of selfishness. I wanted to see them die so bad. I wanted to eradicate them from the face of Nirn."

He raised an eyebrow. "You don't feel the same?"

"Of course I do", she lamented. "Only to a less degree... and that's what scares me. That I might lose my motivation. If I do, my family will have died for nothing. I need my vengeance. But it will most likely not come anytime soon."

"Afraid not. We still know so little about these monsters. Where did they come from? If we could learn that maybe there would be a way to reverse whatever caused this mutation, don't you think?"

"I try not to think about it. Right now, I just want to kill as many of them as possible."

"I understand", he finished and headed towards the stables where the cart had been attached to Puke and Tick.

Frigga greeted them with a smile. "Wish I could come with you", she said. "Hopefully one day when I own these stables, I can provide Fort Slayer with fresh horses of the fastest breed."

Ran'Jinro smiled. "And we would be honoured to have them." He stroke Tick behind the ears, looking back at the group. "Let's leave."