Chapter 2

                                                       Chapter 2


Both animals check each other out while telepathically talking to each other.
“Who's your master?” Kittybat asks
“Vernamon Rakashi. Who's yours?” Barban replies back.
“Ayrda. I was told to scout this way to look for signs of anyone looking for an elf we picked up.”
“hmm.....that would be us.. She happened to disappear while we were fighting a horde of orcs.”
“BARBANE, KITTYBAT!” Vernamon and Ayrda call out.
Both animal's ears picked up their names.
“Um guys' there's someone close by.” Vernamon says while halting to a stop.
“Someone's out here. I suggest we go look” Ayrda points out.
“I suggest heading this way as I heard someone over in this direction.” Vernamon suggests to the party.
“Do you think its possible that Merkesteral is over there?” Argoth asks.
“It is possible. Ok off we go.” Vernamon replies back.
“SHINY!!!” Beatle screams as he goes off in the opposite direction very quickly.
“Barbane...get'em” Vernamon ordered her pet.
Barbane grunts in acknowledgment as he goes after the halfling. Beatle looks behind him only for a mere second yelps and attempts to run even faster almost at the object just a couple centemeters away from his measly little hands before he got snatched up by the large bear. As Barbane walks back with Beatle hanging by the scruff of his neck Beatle sits cross legged with his arms across another mumbling and cursing that he almost had what he saw and wanted. When the two caught up just as soon as he was put down Argoth hastily tied him up and started dragging him.
Ayrda, Sionfu,Vaanfu, and Merkesteral start there way towards the voices she picked up while calling her pet back to her. Both Kittybat and Barbane instinctively meet each other in the middle.
“Kittybat? Where do you think your going?” Ayrda asks confusingly.
“Barbane? Where are you going?” Vernamon asks her animal companion.
Both Ayrda and Vernamon catch up to their pets and meet for the first time.
“Have you seen a prie.....There you are Merkesteral.” Vernamon calls out rushing over to her.
“Long time no see Verna. It's thanks to these guys that I was saved.”
Beatle somehow out of his rope imprisonment ran up to both Ayrda and Sionfu trying his best to flirt.
“Um...Me like you two. Want to um....have fun with me sometime? Beatle asks getting his hopes up way to high.
Kittybat quickly moves in front of Ayrda and growls menacingly protecting her kind master.
“Calm down Kittybat. Sorry Beatle, honey but I'm too busy.” Ayrda says while patting Kittybat's head.
“YOU LITTLE LECH!!” Sionfu yells while grabbing Beatle and throwing him in the air.
Vaanfu taking note of Beale's actions is now rethinking his tactics to win over Sionfu.
“SHINY!!” Beatle yells out when he spots something glistening on the ground trying to get to it in mid air. “Why can't me......MOVE TO SHINY!!”
Mynt starts moving Beatle back and forth towards the glistening rock that Beatle thought was a gem. Beatle with all his might tried getting his shiny without realizing he was being held by a magical force.
“Mynt. Why don'tcha let the little fella down.” Jiy kindly tells Mynt.
Beatle's ear's pick up and he yells, “ME HEARD THAT! ME NOT LITTLE!!!”
As soon as Beatle was back on the ground Argoth ties him again this time making Beatle look like a walking ball.
“Beatle this is for your own good.” Argoth calmly tells the halfling while tying him up quickly.
Beatle struggles to get out only to find it tightening up on him.
“Ok ok ok. Me be good now me be good. Let me go.” Beatle weeps trying to get the other's to untie him.
“We can't. Do you remember the last time we did?” Vernamon sympathizes with him.
“No.......SHINY!” Beatle yelps and goes after what he sees forgetting that he was wrapped up.
“As  soon as he was near what he had saw and wanted his shiney leapt out at him. Beatle nearly frozen in fear attempted to run only to trip and fall. The skeleton, who's eyes held large glittering blue gems, came on top of BeatleTrying with its might to stab him through the rope with its rusty dagger.
Merkesteral turned the skeleton to dust saving poor Beatle still shaking with fear.
“Me hate being tied up good!! This why me hate it!” Beatle cries while managing to somehow get out of the rope ball.
Myt without being asked puts Beatle to sleep.
“There should be a town roughly two miles ahead.” Sionfu says hoping to drop the halfling offf there.
“What are we waiting for. Less chitchat more movin. I'd be glad if we got rid of that thing there.” Jiy says while pointing towards the sleeping halfling.
With that they once agaiin head off in the long awaited peace. Once they reached the town one of the watchmen stopped them from entering.
“We don't allow thy kin in here” he says while pointing at Argoth.
“Typical town.” Argoth sighs.
Vaanfu walks up to the watchman and tells him “We are going in whether you like it or not!” all the while slowly entangling him with vines coming up from the watchman's feet.
In fear the watchman utters “yes” in fear of his life. Before the party knew it they were inside looking for a tavern when the next thing they knew they were surrounded by a mob.
“Great now what kind of trouble we've put ourselves in.” Jiy sarcastically remarks.
“Kill that Dark Elf!” the mob yells.
“Wait. What did I do to deserve this?” Argoth asks the mob.
“We hate thy kin.” one of the mob members replies back.
“Something has my foot. I can't move!” another member yelps.
“Me too.”
What in the nine hells is going on!?”
“Look...Me and our party here need to rest. It's been a long journey for us. So if you don't mind telling us where your tavern is we'll be on our way” Vaanfu attempts to reason with the now entangled mob.
“The tavern is one block Straight, then take a left at The Wooden bodyshop, head straight again, then take a right till you see a sign that reads Paleskin Fingers.” a young girl gladly told them.
“Thanks. Take this gold piece as our gratitude for your kindness” Vernamon says while taking out a gold coin to give the girl.
The party left the entangled mob behind them and took the exact directions the girl had given them. Before they knew it they found the long awaited tavern. They managed to enter but was stopped.
“Sorry but we don't allow anyone other than cats in this inn.” the owner told the group.
“Well...well...well. If it isn't the party I left behind. Did you like my Skeletons?” Shatose mocked.
“Blasted wizard! I'll kill ye this time!” Jiy yells rushing in with his axe knocking the owner out of the way along with wooden tables and chairs.
“Sorry dwarf but I must take my leave now. My greatest apologies. As I have some important business to die for.” Shatose apologizes while vanishing as Jiy's axe hits the spot where he once stood.
“Too slow are ye now Jiy?” Argoth teases.
“Oh shut up elf.” Jiy replies back menacingly.
“May...may...I help you fine adventurers?” The owner asks confused as to why he can't remember the last few days.
“Yes. We would like to sleep here for the night as its been a long few days.” Vernamon kindly tells the owner.
“20 silver each.”
“Ok. Here's two gold. Keep the change.” Ayrda says whle handing the rugged old owner the money.
The party devises a plan to try to leave the sleeping halfling in town when they reach upstairs.
“First off, Males stay in one room Females in the other, for privacy reasons. Argothwhen you wake up or even before then tie Beatle up niiicccee and tight. As we don't want him running about if and when he wakes up. I'm sure all of you including myself want to leave him behind.” Vernamon tells everyone her plan.
“Will do. Let's meet outside the inn in the morning.” Argoth replies.
The plan went right into action. Argoth tied Beatle tighter than he had in the past placing him in a corner tied to a very large chair. Argoth sat next to the sleeping halfling while meditationg keeping an eye on him. Vaanfu does the same but is on the opposite side of the room from Argoth. Jiy and Mynt end up sleeping in the bed provided together. In the other room however Vernamon, Barbane, Ayrda, KittybatMerkesteral, and Sionfu prepare for bed as well but end up getting to know each other better. Merkesteral did an unusal thing for an elf like herself, slept in the bed in an unpriestly manner.
“So Ayrda, How long have you been adventuring?” Vernamon asks.
“oh a good several years now.” Ayrda replies. How about you?”
“Too long. I would like to settle down one of these days and spend the rest of my life with Argoth. Though I don't think he know's it after all the hints i've given him.”
“Will you two get some sleep already. Got to get up early if we are going to leave the halfling behind.” Sionfu yawns ruining the two's fun.
“Oh all right.” Vernamon sighs back.
“Goodnight.”