Kaben looked at the departing back of the Ranger lady. Alearindu was her name and the shopkeeper was determined to remember. The Rangers could be very good customers in the near future. Not wanting to let time pass without something useful being done, Kaben went to rearrange a display that had some vacant spots because of buyers. He could hear two people talking right outside his tent. Soon, someone walked in....
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Tane didn't like staying in the commanders cabin very much, it still didn't feel quite right for him. Well, he wasn't really in command, only temporarily so. Because of his feelings he tended to leave and walk around doing other miscellaneous duties. He was back in the cabin and taking a report from a Ranger who had just patrolled his loop though when Awyrgan came bursting in with a fowl look. Both men turned in suprise at the angry interruption.
"Thorgil is dead."
Tane stared at the Ranger and knew he spoke no lie. His knuckles slowly curled and he rested them on the desk to keep them from moving. Looking back at the other Ranger Tane made several throat noises before he turned with a shocked look on his face.
"Please leave us and don't tell others what you have heard. I want to get all the facts before addressing all the Rangers," Tane's voice sounded strange to his own ears, but his message got accross perfectly for the Ranger nodded and he walked out, quitely exiting.
"Now, tell me your report of these .... events..." So close, he couldn't speak so harshly of it. Yet the truth was quickly sinking it's deep teeth in and the pain was surfacing.
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