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Old 07-14-2008, 12:47 PM   #174
Groin Redbeard
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Groin Redbeard is battling Black Riders on Weathertop.Groin Redbeard is battling Black Riders on Weathertop.
Almost an hour before Midnight

The sun had set and the moon was high in the clear cloudless sky. Tired and exhausted from the days work, Erbrand slowly walked back to his tent with a bucket of water in his right hand and a towel slung over his shoulder. The snares had been set and the deer had been skinned, the dry blood still clinging to his hands. He had gone without dinner in order to get the skinning process done before dusk, the meat was then put into salt water until the blood had all drained out. He then put them all in large sacks and tied them up on a branch in a tree; the carcasses will stay there until the morning and then the cooks will treat them. Erbrand dug his hand into his pocket and pulled out a handful of the dried meat that he packed for the hunting venture and munched on them greedily.

All of the tents surrounding his were silent. A few were lit up with candles and he could see the still shadows inside, but for the most part everyone had gone to bed. He knelt on one knee as he let down bucket beside him, and then plunged his hands into the cold water and scrubbed his hands and face until it was rid of grime. A long, slow, deliberate sigh protruded from his lips as he leaned back against his tent pole, and rubbed his fingers through his wet hair. It was a day well spent.

Erbrand began to feel sleepy and his eyelids began to slowly close. However, he perked up again, listening intently to what he thought was harp music . He looked up and down the row of tents and discovered that he wasn't the only one awake. Around six tents from where he was sleeping a long legged man clad in grey was plucking on a small harp. The man's song was beautifully played and Erbrand couldn't help but smile as he watched the mans fingers float from string to string. If this were at any other time Erbrand would have taken out his Fiddle and struck up a tune in harmony with the man, but consideration for the other sleepy members of Scarburg stopped him from doing anything that might awaken them. Erbrand guessed that the man who was playing might be lord Eodwine's bard, and a pretty darn good one at that. It puzzled him for awhile, he had not seen the man that morning before he left with Lithor, but he did remember seeing him when he got back. After a long moment of gazing at the man Erbrand shook his head in dismissal of the thought and made himself comfortable.

Erbrand didn't bother getting into his makeshift bed, which was little more than a blanket placed on straw. Instead he pulled his wool cloak over himself and got into a comfortable position right where he was. His head soon sagged and his body finally gave into his exhaustion, falling into a deep sleep.
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