[HQ Ignorance] Scene 101: On the Blue Moon plateua

[Nic Hughes]

Lev Lafayette wrote:
> On Thu, 2009-11-19 at 22:13 +0000, Nic Hughes wrote:
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>> "There is a long story or a short story to answer that question. While 
>> we are stood here perhaps the shorter version will suffice."
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> "Short story for short time. Long story for dinner? Stay the night, yes?
> I see you bring gift of food for us!", the Trollkin beckons towards
> Icthya.
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>   


Aalmon laughs loudly then speaks more softly "Of all the things in the 
world you do not want to try eating that. Maybe you will understand 
after I tell the long story."
>> "We are of the Fellowship of Talor and as in ages past the Fellowship is 
>> trying to stop Gbaji before he can destroy the world. In the first age a 
>> blue troll called Natchkling was in the Fellowship, the prophesies of 
>> the ghost of the First Man say that to stop this great evil we must find 
>> the inheritor of his sword and seek his aid."
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> The trollkin nods thoughtfully. "Natchkling important he was. Bearer of
> great sword. Sword very dangerous. Sure you want?"
>
>   
"I do not want it but Fate drives us on and I am not going to try to 
defy Fate."
>> "So here we are, looking for an initiate of the Blue Moon who is the 
>> keeper of a sword which once served the same cause that we now serve."
>>
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> "Keeper I know as well. Very noble troll."
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>> "There is a much, much longer version with lots of beautiful princesses, 
>> despicable tyrants, chaos, vampires and tragic sacrifice but I think we 
>> should leave that for another time."
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> "We have talk when we eat. You name what? I am The Fourth"
>
>   
Aalmon bows politely  "I am Aalmon of Riverjoin, sometimes called the 
Far Rider. My companion is the lady Icthya of Erontree."

Nic