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The Wandering Warrior Part 1 - G'leo Nuhn - 11-18-2014
"O is for Odin....Oodin...Ooooooodin." G'leo repeats to himself for the fifth time in the past six hours. The shade of the tent provides an adequate position to lounge as well as an excellent reading position as the young miqo reads aloud. His back shifts slightly as Norrington, the sundrake and close friend of the miqo'te, stirs from his slumber; the drake shuffling his tail to the right just in time to avoid the pounce of a young girl belonging to the refugee camp.Â
She giggles and screams joyfully as she chases after the tail. Her antics bringing a smile to G'leo's face, even as Norrington huff's out a plume of smoke while expertly bouncing his tail shy of the girl's reach. Even on the outskirts of Ul'dah, and looking much like a refugee himself, he is content knowing that he was among a group of people who welcomed him so kindly, even if for a short time. Eva was right; these people truly were something worth fighting for.Â
The past few days of travel had brought much wisdom to G'leo's eyes; finally able to see what and whom the elezen female spoke of. They are a hardworking people, intent on helping out each other and their family, and strong-willed outcasts; people that he himself is more than comfortable being around having been outcasted. They lacked resources and the knowledge that could help them survive the wilds, but G'leo brought it upon himself to help educate them in this matter. Having survived in the wilds as a young lad, every since his banishment...Curious thought to be having at this time, haven't thought about going home in over 15 years. Â
He muses with a sigh before returning to his studies in "A is for Aldgoat". At least reading is a lot easier than trying to hunt a sandworm, not to say that doing both at the same time yesterday wasn't entertaining, but G'leo's never been very studious (and sandworms really are just bait for the bigger prey).Â
"S is for Sh-aye-va...Sh-aye-va...Sh-ay-"
"You're saying it wrong! It's, Sh-eee-va!" corrects the young girl, now firmly gripping Norrington's tail. She holds on tightly as he lifts his tail off the ground and back again; her entire body barely hugging the tip of it.Â
"What? But that isn't how it was pronounced earlier...It's supposed to be 'aye'."Â
"No! Silly cat-man," scolding him now. (He murmurs, "Lion" under his breathe.) "It's different this time. It's not a long 'aye', it is a long 'Eee'."
He scratches his head confused...Bloody hell, maybe I'm not getting it after all.
RE: The Wandering Warrior Part 1 - McBeefâ„¢ - 11-18-2014
Evangeline passes under the gate of Nald, ignoring the baleful glare of the Brass Blades stationed there. She shoulders her burden, a large basket, from wafts the unmistakable odor of fresh bread.
Weaving through the crowd she begins breaking the bread and passing out chunks to the throng of children who have surrounded her. Smiling slightly she begins tossing out pieces to those further back, looking uncomfortably like a noblewoman feeding a flock of pigeons. With a bemused look she holds up the basket, indicating its lack of bread, petting a few heads as the children wander off.
She stretches for a moment, then heads in the direction of G'leo. Placing her empty basket on the head of the refugee girl who is harassing the sundrake. "How go the studies, Mr G'leo?" She says with a mischievous smile. As the girl pulls off the basket with a petulant look on her face, Eva sticks a heel of bread into the girl's suprised mouth.
"Urnnffff mgtopss" The girl says.
"I am surprised to see you here again." Evangeline adds as she takes a seat next to him on the packed earth, "Though certainly pleased."
RE: The Wandering Warrior Part 1 - G'leo Nuhn - 11-18-2014
Both G'leo's and Norrington's attention is drawn up as the crowd begin to surround an oncoming figure. He can't exactly see her yet, despite the peaks of her hair and ears poking above the crown of refugees, but her scent instantly cues him the Eva has returned. He smiles to himself as she makes her way through to him, and smiles amused as the little girl is suddenly stuffed with a face full of bread.
"Urnnffff mgtopss" The girl says.Â
"Little one, chew before you try to speak or you invite more dangerous things to block your breathe."
She nods in reply with a bemused look on her face, but is now distracted by the presence of a new person to bother, not that the Sundrake's tail wasn't as much fun. She stoops up, trying to play and braid with the Elezen's hair.Â
G'leo bows his head to Eva; hushing a now growling Norrington.
"You'll have to pardon him, he's not used to strangers he can't gobble up in one bite." G'leo smirks to the little girl, who has puffed up her cheeks in response to his comment. "The studies are going...well? I suppose. I understand the characters of the letters, but they change in sound from time to time...This I don't understand, but other than that small difficulty, it's rather basic knowledge. One that I am grateful for. How have you faired since our last meeting?"
RE: The Wandering Warrior Part 1 - Unnamed Mercenary - 11-18-2014
Whatever had possessed him to travel to Ul'dah for a short say hadn't left any motivation to actually do anything inside the city. Not even a bell had passed once Franz had gotten off the airship, and he had already felt the warm desert heat, seen multiple homeless refugees begging for change and had been harassed by a very vocal merchant to the point that he'd bought new clothes to shut the man up. He could feel his coin purse getting lighter with every step.
"But sir! You couldn't possibly leave without a proper hat to go with everything else!" The incessant voice of the merchant pushed on. With a groan, he took out the coin purse, nearly pleading. "And just how much is the hat?! Haven't you gotten enough from me?" Walking away with more gil that he's hoped to get from upselling, the lalafellin merchant called out to the person he'd expected was just an unshaved Highlander. "A pleasure doing business with a man who lived with 'sworn once, sir. A pleasure..."
But rather than listen to whatever the merchant had said, Franz was more busy making his leave from the city. As he walked past the Gate of Thal, he figured he would simply walk around part of the city, tracing its walls until the Gate of Nald, where he'd re-enter. Just something to break the new clothes in with. As he neared his destination, he saw a woman leaving with a basket, heading towards a small refugee settlement just outside the city. The people had seemed to flock around her, and he found himself slightly interested. He walked closer, ilm by ilm to see what was going about, when he heard a familiar voice.
Walking up to one of the tents, he saw a familiar man, and the unknown woman.
"...G'leo? What are you doing in a refugee camp?"
RE: The Wandering Warrior Part 1 - McBeefâ„¢ - 11-18-2014
Evangeline stoically endures the braiding, "Chew little one, lest I add murder to my political crimes." She laughs lightly, "I have been well, Mr. Gleo, more so now that I know you are still studying."
She looks over at the book, clearly well worn from use, "Shall I get you something more advanced? There are primers for how the various combinations of letters form Syllables." She draws out the word, assuming it to be unfamiliar to him. Evangaline takes a small stick and draws in the soil,
"For example... C as in coerl..." She scratches out the letters, "H as in Hornet.... O as in Ochu.."
"Makes Cho, as in Chocobo."
She gives him an awkward smile, "Confusing I know."
Edit:
She turns to the unfamiliar figure, "Just doing a bit of studying." She laughs and indicates the chaos of the camp, "Are you a friend of Mr Gleo?"
RE: The Wandering Warrior Part 1 - G'leo Nuhn - 11-18-2014
G'leo scratches his head; confused but trying to make sense of what she is saying. Phonectical rules still escaping the male Seeker.
After some inspection of the book, she might see a few bite and claw marks that have scratched it's surface as well as a few torn pages. One might say it's a well-worn book, despite G'leo only having it for about a week, but he and Norrington both know...fighting and reading don't always make for the best combination.
"C-h-o...Chocobo. I suppose that makes sense...but I don't understand why? What makes that chu-oh sound. Or how does it cha-" He stops, another scent catching his attention. Franz is nearby.
"Pardon," he says, excusing himself for the moment.
Standing up, G'leo watches the Highlander approach. He moves to greet the man, but is beaten to him by Norrington, who in a sudden spring of life, has rushed past the trio and charges ahead for Franz. The Sundrake stops a good five feet away form the man, padding cautiously closer and gingerly tasting the air with a long tongue (he vaguely remembers Franz from the Mist in La Noscea).Â
"Tch, Norrington! Back off you bloody lizard." G'leo runs after him. "Hello Franz, don't mind him, he's...relatively harmless." He sighs pulling the drake back.Â
The girl meanwhile has decided that Eva's lap would be the prime spot to park herself. Plop.
RE: The Wandering Warrior Part 1 - Unnamed Mercenary - 11-18-2014
"I'm sure he's just not used to something unfamiliar."
Franz bent down to pat the giant lizard a few times, unphased by the possibility of being bitten. Speaking to Norrington, "you're just protective, aren't you?"
Standing up straight, he gave G'leo a grin. "It's good to see you again." The grin might have been fake, but the sentiment wasn't.
"And to the Miss, yes, you could say that." He removed his hat and took a short bow as a courtesy.
RE: The Wandering Warrior Part 1 - McBeefâ„¢ - 11-18-2014
Evangeline rises herself, lifting the child as she goes, and the both of them bow in response. "It is a pleasure to meet a friend of Mr. Gleo." She smiles, "I hope it will not offend you, but I have never met a Highlander so well dressed and spoken." The smile turns into a slightly lopsided grin, "Except for a certain teacher of mine... though I fear he is in a category all of his own."
"What brings you to the camps?"
RE: The Wandering Warrior Part 1 - G'leo Nuhn - 11-18-2014
G'leo pats the side of the Sundrake trying to calm the reptile as it resumes it's inspection of the Highlander. Norrington has never been known for his temperament, but his reaction to being pet by a stranger surprises even G'leo.Â
"It is good to see you as well Franz, and I've just been learning how to read." G'leo states as Norrington releases a plume of smoke from his nose. He likes Franz. "Eva," motioning to the female. "Has been kind enough to teach me how too. But what brings you out here to Uldah? Is everything ok in La Noscea?"
RE: The Wandering Warrior Part 1 - Unnamed Mercenary - 11-19-2014
(11-18-2014, 07:48 PM)Natalie Mcbeef Wrote: "I hope it will not offend you, but I have never met a Highlander so well dressed and spoken."
"What brings you to the camps?"
To a well-trained observer, there may have been a slight twitch in his right eye at being called a Highlander. An unconscious reaction at best, but not exactly to his amusement. THe only thing left the Garlean man had of his homeland was his national pride, after all. He imagined most people would have been bothered being called something they watched fall apart, but that was another story. Still, it wasn't meant in harm, and he was the size of an average Highlander. He couldn't fault the woman for being nice. "Ah, er....thank you. I was simply walking and overheard G'leo." He tried to give a friendly smile, but wasn't sure how successful it was.
(11-18-2014, 09:44 PM)Gleo Nuhn Wrote: G'leo pats the side of the Sundrake trying to calm the reptile as it resumes its inspection of the Highlander. Norrington has never been known for his temperament, but his reaction to being pet by a stranger surprises even G'leo.Â
"Eva," motioning to the female. "Has been kind enough to teach me how too. But what brings you out here to Uldah? Is everything ok in La Noscea?"
He glanced around as the sundrake walked around him a few times, continuing his inspection. Franz didn't seem to mind much. "Reading? Are you looking to study something?" He grinned a little. It was an unexpected ambition, learning to read. "Just a short visit. figured I could give the city another chance, but after about a bell, I couldn't handle being within the gates. Limsa Lominsa may have many markets and merchants, but only Ul'dahs will try to blackmail and threaten you to buy something." He'd seen some new fliers posted around the city and had ripped one off, the parchment neatly rolled and stored in a pocket. He'd ask G'leo about its contents later.
RE: The Wandering Warrior Part 1 - G'leo Nuhn - 11-19-2014
G'leo shrugs his shoulders with a look back to Eva. "At this point I can't say I know what I'm studying. Eva has something in mind to teach me of the politics and government of the city. I simply wish to learn, but the more knowledge I have the better off I will be."
Norrington nudges Franz's palm, forcing his head underneath it; he clearly is warming up nicely even as Eva's new friend attempts to pounce on the drake's tail.Â
"Well looks like you've made a new friend, Franz." G'leo smirks watching the drake amused. "What happened in the markets? I've never had a problem with the traders here, but then again...I've run some odd errands for them." He shrugs again; motioning for Norrington to return back to him.
RE: The Wandering Warrior Part 1 - McBeefâ„¢ - 11-20-2014
Evageline walks over, "Truth be told, the merchants of Ul'dah are starting to grow on me." She laughs slightly, "If only all could be so passionate as the man who tried to sell me a pet cactus this morning." She nods, "I believe all Eorzean's should have knowledge beyond what their eyes and ears can see and hear."
She smiles, "If Mr G'leo begins to believe in my mission afterwards, well, then that is just a bonus." She pulls the child to the side before Norrick's irritated tail can swipe her. "Do you require reading lessons as well, Mr Franz?"
RE: The Wandering Warrior Part 1 - G'leo Nuhn - 11-20-2014
"The merchants require a different level of tempermance." G'leo has Norrington sit on the ground while he walks over to Eva. "Eva's mission certainly has noble intentions, but it's the method that could do with some refining." He gives a Eva a level look; a mix between jesting and serious tone.Â
"Nevertheless I have nothing but gratitude to her for working with this lost cause." He smiles finally. He looks to the girl in Eva's arms. "Here I'll take her. I'm sure your mother is wondering where you have been."
The girl pouts in Eva's arms; cheeks puffing again. "But I want to keep braiding Miss Eva's hair." Â
"You can cause mischief another day, her hair is nice enough even without you trying to stick desert flowers in it. I'll let you ride Norrington back alright?"Â
Her face brightens at that prospect; now looking up at Eva
RE: The Wandering Warrior Part 1 - Coatleque - 11-21-2014
Meanwhile, beyond the shoulders of the group at the refugee camp a full company of Blades began to assemble and line up from within the city. The combined noise of their chain began to rattle off the stone walls as each man took up his place and stood to attention. The Captain barked his orders as the last few arrived and an uneasy quiet settled over the column. A single chocobo strode out from the gate and walked along them to stop about half way.
"Left FACE!", the Captain cried out. At his command sixty-seven men abruptly turned left to face the mounted soldier, while thirteen turned right only to quickly about face and attempt to regain their composure. Coatleque groaned quietly from atop the bird as her eyes closed momentarily. Shaking off her dissatisfaction she drew her sword and held it straight while she addressed the men before her. She was oblivious to anything happening in the camp for the time being.
RE: The Wandering Warrior Part 1 - Unnamed Mercenary - 11-21-2014
(11-19-2014, 08:56 PM)G'leo Nuhn Wrote: Norrington nudges Franz's palm, forcing his head underneath it; he clearly is warming up nicely even as Eva's new friend attempts to pounce on the drake's tail.Â
"Well looks like you've made a new friend, Franz." G'leo smirks watching the drake amused. "What happened in the markets? I've never had a problem with the traders here, but then again...I've run some odd errands for them." He shrugs again; motioning for Norrington to return back to him.
He pats the sundrake a few more times. Norrington seemed to like it. "They're just very pushy. Never thought I'd be blackmailed to buy something. Perhaps I just got too used to the merchants in Limsa."
(11-20-2014, 09:08 PM)Natalie Mcbeef Wrote: "Do you require reading lessons as well, Mr Franz?"
If it weren't for other thoughts begining to weigh upon him, Franz would likely have laughed. As he tried to keep composure, he gave a small smile and shook his head just a little. "I would be a failure of a Scholar if I did. That is, unless you have some very different books than the common language. Nymian and Amdaporean writings are more of a personal favorite."
He gaze fell closer to the gate, where a group of Brass Blades had seemed to congregate. "It looks as if they're preparing to start a raid."