Wartable: Babysitting, the mission

[eternalsquire]

WHO: Kif, Amélie, Pamelia, Samouel.
WHAT: A boy has gone missing, and it's up to Kif and the Healers (a really obscure band, you probably haven't heard of them) to save the day OR DIE TRYING.
WHEN: Haring 2 and for a few days around then
WHERE: The Arling of West Hills
NOTES: Possibly some injuries? They're not actually going to die. Probably.

Dangerously close to the Fallow Mire (and by dangerous we mean sometimes there's a stiff wind that blows a stench into the area that may or may not actually be from the Mire BUT IT SMELLS BAD) lies a plot of land ruled by an increasingly ill Arl Gallagher Wulff, run by his daughter, Izot, and her husband, Lord Niall Packton, who give lip-service approval to the Inquisition while not giving permission to it to cross their lands, or any other form of support.

When Izot's only son goes missing, though, there's an opportunity to change matters around if they can find the boy in time.

Comments

[el_tybs]

Once the lot of them had spoken about their findings, it became apparent that the boy, Gareth, had more then likely taken it upon himself to go on an adventure, or rather a quest in this particular case. Based on where they thought he could be going - bringing along the map that had been marked with a relatively safe route - they headed out immediately.

Even though Gareth couldn't have gotten as far as his desired destination, it was still plenty of time for even a boy to get pretty far. And with the roads as bad as they were it was hard to tell how long ago Gareth had traveled them, or had traveled them at all.

"I'm really hoping he didn't decide to take any shortcuts."

[eternalsquire]

Kif looks at the map again as Sam speaks, tracing his finger along the route.

"He doesn't know if he has much time and he's probably heard plenty of stories." He's human. They're raised on stories of winning, as opposed to stories of defeat. "He could cut off a mile here, so he probably did." It's an assumption, but one Kif feels comfortable enough making. Why would the boy fear the dark and being alone when he's on a grand quest? Kids don't think about their own mortality.

"I think we should turn."

[anacardiaceae]

"He'll want to get there as quickly as possible," Pamelia agrees. "Considering the state of things at home for him. If he manages this he'll be able to save the Arl."

Kids never think about their own mortality until it comes knocking. Pamelia just hopes they get there in time.

[el_tybs]

Kids think about their mortality plenty, just most differently, depending on where they were born and raised - Henry and the other children from the White Spire certainly showed that. But he could agree that Gareth would want to get to the location as quickly as possible considering the Arl's condition. Just if the boy wasn't used to these roads then he could easily get lost.

"Well we better go and hurry then. It'll get dark before we know it."