Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-17114085-20151110155038/@comment-24736819-20151216012621

The trio left Riverhold, heading towards Orcrest. Sure, Destro still didn't trusted the apparentely renowned bard, but his value to this hunt was incredible.

It isn't something that I'll tell him, not even if my life depends on it. That nord is already..., hit train of thought was interrupted by his brother's calling.

"Destro?! Aren't you listening to me?", Maximus pulled his younger brother's sleeve, "I have a bad feeling about all of this. The bandits who are hunting us down, this manhunt for a halfgos that you doesn't even know that exists..."

"It exists. I trust my father's scrolls and I trust that Priest's word.", Des mumbled, "But what is this about bandits? Following us?"

"Oh, right...Erhm, there are bandits following us since we crosse the border from Skyrim to Cyrodiil. They approached me and Carden looking for you.", Max scratched his head.

"Don't worry, your brother dealt with them. Made them kill each other or so it seemed until we met that skinny man back at the Moth Priests' monastery. It seems to me that they are on a revenge quest against your brother now...besides whatever the hell they want from you.", Carden childishly played his lute while they walked. They had decided to ditch the horses back at Riverhold, since they'd be walking over sand in no time.

Destro's silence was very unsettling for Maximus, "I've made the mistake, brother...it is only fair that I dealt with it. Plus, I was watching out for you."

"I can watch after myself, Maximus. You using your powers to do whatever the hell pleases you is eventually going to come back and bite us all on the ass. Stop, just stop.", the cloaked imperial massaged his temples, "Otherwise, I won't be given much choice..."

Carden got a strange feeling about those last words. At first, he thought those life threats were mainly brotherly teases, but the longer he accompanied the brothers the more it seemed that there was truth in those threats. He decided to ignore the discussion and change the subject before he got stuck in the crossfire.

"So, this mosque they told me about is supposedly the place to go if you wish to pray or whatever to Nirni. If there is somewhere in this awfully cheerful place to find out more about the goddess and/or her children...", the bard made his words match the song he was improvising.

"Orcrest, right?", Destro asked.

"Right. Once there, I suppose I should do the talking 'cause...well, you know.", Carden chuckled.

"What?", the younger Forsennato grumpily asked.

"You are not a people's person, brother.", Max laughed, tapping his brother on the back.

"Of course I am...People, uh...people love me.", Des scratched his chin, obviously nonplussed.

Both Carden and Max started to laugh out loud.

"Sure, whatever you say, chief.", the bard mocked.

After changing scenery from green grass to badlands, they figured it wouldn’t take long to get to Orcrest.

"Man...fuck this desert. Remind me to never leave Skyrim again.", Carden muttered.

"You've said that 30 times already... Aren't you used to traveling?", Destro asked, curious.

"Indeed, but not by walking...Usually I tag along important people, so I can use their way of transportation.", the bard shrugged.

"Now that would be a good idea...Why didn't you suggested that earlier?!", Max commented, confused before remembering, "Oh, right...you did."

Both of them looked at Destro, who mainly ignored those comments.

Váli, Cori, Andraeth and the unconscious Anvil finally reached the meeting point.

"Wasn't Ludo supposed to be here?", Andraeth growled, impatiently.

"I am...Ugh.", from amidst the bushes, a skinny-looking breton crawled out.

"What happened?", the leader of the bandit crew helped him up.

"Nothing important...They are heading to Elsweyr. Couldn't follow them any longer.", he looked exhausted, dirty, sweaty and a bit drunk, "Fucker made me run around him until I couldn't feel my legs again...or something like that, it's very confusing. I thought a dragon was coming to get me and then..."

"Shh, that is quite alright, Ludo. We know what this man is capable of.", Váli commented before taking a deep breath, "Alright, we got the poison, the plan and their location. Now all we need to do is get those two back to a healthier state."

"Then we kill them?", Andraeth couldn't care less about her companions' state of mind and body.

"Then we kill them.", the large bandit leader nodded, repeating.