Eternity RPC Board
11-13-2018, 06:22 PM
Elke smiled warmly as the professor bid her farewell. “Likewise,” she said, and at his praise of the Lady’s knowledge of the best lodging options exclaimed, “Oh, fantastic! I’m glad to hear I’ll be traveling with such a knowledgeable guide.” The last bit was directed over her shoulder to the Lady herself.
The satisfying clop of hooves against the road and the jangling of metal armor drew her eyes from the Lady and the professor and toward the source of the sound. Two armored figures on horseback approached, and Elke assumed that these must have been the men whose arrival they’d been awaiting.
Her suspicions were confirmed as Lady Ethelgifr acknowledged the men each by name before introducing Elke to them.
Elke stifled a nervous giggle at the formality with which the two guards greeted her, even going so far as to now to her. She wanted to wave them away and tell them there was no need for such a display — she was still a rather green mage, after all, and only chosen for this monumental task by some probably blind eye of the fates turned to her in a moment of indiscretion — but would it have been rude to reject their greeting? The last thing she wanted to do was come across as ungrateful or snobbish to two people who had just sworn to protect her.
Needing to respond in the end, she almost bowed back, caught herself, dipped her head and murmured a soft, “It’s a pleasure to meet you. I have the utmost confidence that our journey will be safe.”
As Lady Ethelgifr and the Professor said their goodbyes and as Arn and Kare moved into position, Elke climbed aboard the carriage.
“Professor,” Elke called through the still-opened door. “Please tell Professor Aveness thank you again on my behalf — if you see her, of course.” She almost pulled her head in, but thought at the last moment to add, “And please tell the young gentleman Toffer that he is a good boy!”
Satisfied, Elke settled in for the journey.
The satisfying clop of hooves against the road and the jangling of metal armor drew her eyes from the Lady and the professor and toward the source of the sound. Two armored figures on horseback approached, and Elke assumed that these must have been the men whose arrival they’d been awaiting.
Her suspicions were confirmed as Lady Ethelgifr acknowledged the men each by name before introducing Elke to them.
Elke stifled a nervous giggle at the formality with which the two guards greeted her, even going so far as to now to her. She wanted to wave them away and tell them there was no need for such a display — she was still a rather green mage, after all, and only chosen for this monumental task by some probably blind eye of the fates turned to her in a moment of indiscretion — but would it have been rude to reject their greeting? The last thing she wanted to do was come across as ungrateful or snobbish to two people who had just sworn to protect her.
Needing to respond in the end, she almost bowed back, caught herself, dipped her head and murmured a soft, “It’s a pleasure to meet you. I have the utmost confidence that our journey will be safe.”
As Lady Ethelgifr and the Professor said their goodbyes and as Arn and Kare moved into position, Elke climbed aboard the carriage.
“Professor,” Elke called through the still-opened door. “Please tell Professor Aveness thank you again on my behalf — if you see her, of course.” She almost pulled her head in, but thought at the last moment to add, “And please tell the young gentleman Toffer that he is a good boy!”
Satisfied, Elke settled in for the journey.