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Beren87 · 10-22-2003, 11:44 PM

Anyone...eh? Minastan thought to himself.

"Well then, you want someone to go into the den of the beast, itself?" he mused to the Mayor, obviously agitated with his toying around.

"Yes, that's right. We're in a severe need of knowing as to what these people can do to us. Do you know anyone...brave enough, for the endeavor?" The baiting in the Mayor's voice was evident even to Minastan, but he was not one to follow up on such tricks. Unless, of course, it seemed like something actually needing doing.

"Hm, well, you want someone stealthy, someone with experience, and perhaps someone with a certain charm enough to get himself out of trouble if caught." He threw in the line with a smirk, working his way to who he had in mind. "Well, then, sure. I'll do it."

The mayor looked with hint of disgust at the vanity in the proclamation, his distaste for the ranger evident in his eyes. But personal opinion always came after his civic duty. "The city needs your help, and I'm personally glad you've volunteered for such a life-threatening mission."

A smirk crept across Minastan's face, his opinion of the danger obvious to the man. He was a ranger, after all, and it wasn't just personal pride that convinced him there was no one better for the job than he. He knew there was no one better. A plan was already forming in his mind.

"So here's what I'll do," he cleared his throat, "sometime early tomorrow morning, I'll sneak out past the far settlements, but not along the road. I know they'll be watching it, after all, bandits always seem to. I'll go through the woods, with my training it shouldn't be hard to find some evidence of the tromping, ill-trained, ruffians. I'll spy a bit on 'em, see what they've got to throw against us. From the shows on the road against travelers, it seems already as if they've set their eyes against you. It shan't take me long to find out." His lips closed softly into a grim near-frown, waiting for the Mayor to give some sort of congratulations for his bravery.

"Well then, just don't get yourself killed in the process. If there's to be actual fighting, we'll need you back here. Until then, keep yourself safe." With a nod he turned his back on the ranger, walking down the same street.

Minastan stood slightly dumbfounded in the middle of the road, his senses slowly coming back to the present. With realization of the Mayor's distate with him finally in his mind he, for the first time in years, heartily laughed to himself as he walked away.

[ October 23, 2003: Message edited by: piosenniel ]

10-22-2003, 11:44 PM	#80
Beren87 Master of the Secret Fire Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Between fire and ice, death and life Posts: 2,241	Anyone...eh? Minastan thought to himself. "Well then, you want someone to go into the den of the beast, itself?" he mused to the Mayor, obviously agitated with his toying around. "Yes, that's right. We're in a severe need of knowing as to what these people can do to us. Do you know anyone...brave enough, for the endeavor?" The baiting in the Mayor's voice was evident even to Minastan, but he was not one to follow up on such tricks. Unless, of course, it seemed like something actually needing doing. "Hm, well, you want someone stealthy, someone with experience, and perhaps someone with a certain charm enough to get himself out of trouble if caught." He threw in the line with a smirk, working his way to who he had in mind. "Well, then, sure. I'll do it." The mayor looked with hint of disgust at the vanity in the proclamation, his distaste for the ranger evident in his eyes. But personal opinion always came after his civic duty. "The city needs your help, and I'm personally glad you've volunteered for such a life-threatening mission." A smirk crept across Minastan's face, his opinion of the danger obvious to the man. He was a ranger, after all, and it wasn't just personal pride that convinced him there was no one better for the job than he. He knew there was no one better. A plan was already forming in his mind. "So here's what I'll do," he cleared his throat, "sometime early tomorrow morning, I'll sneak out past the far settlements, but not along the road. I know they'll be watching it, after all, bandits always seem to. I'll go through the woods, with my training it shouldn't be hard to find some evidence of the tromping, ill-trained, ruffians. I'll spy a bit on 'em, see what they've got to throw against us. From the shows on the road against travelers, it seems already as if they've set their eyes against you. It shan't take me long to find out." His lips closed softly into a grim near-frown, waiting for the Mayor to give some sort of congratulations for his bravery. "Well then, just don't get yourself killed in the process. If there's to be actual fighting, we'll need you back here. Until then, keep yourself safe." With a nod he turned his back on the ranger, walking down the same street. Minastan stood slightly dumbfounded in the middle of the road, his senses slowly coming back to the present. With realization of the Mayor's distate with him finally in his mind he, for the first time in years, heartily laughed to himself as he walked away. [ October 23, 2003: Message edited by: piosenniel ]