Which Way Did They Go? ~ by SaralynArati

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7 years ago

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So no one else could see, she winked at Marea. "Some things you do for show," the black haired lady whispered in English. "These are good. Hunters of the others," she announced in Basque. "We will help them... a little." "We used the... shortcut... for centuries, and never told a soul," she informed Marea and her friends in Spanish. "Now, we are... inconvenienced." Quickly she directed the burly man and a lithe youth to take the three to where the portal had ended. "Good luck to you."

7 years ago

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Suppressing a vague, instinctive horror of villagers with torches, Marea stated, chin raised proudly, "We did not damage your bridge. We seek those who did." Then, when there was no response but a general shuffling of feet, Marea added, "Where did it go the... shortcut?" all in Spanish except for the last word, in colloquial Basque. A woman came forward from the back, not a particularly old woman, but clearly one who commanded respect. She picked up a lock of Marea's hair and sniffed it.

7 years ago

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They began backtracking to the village in question, but, ironically, they didn't have to go all the way there. The path they had taken was now full of a number of people with torches, the electric kind, grumbling in Basque about being roused out of bed earlier before dawn than was normal for them. However, they didn't look like they'd go home to sleep rather than do whatever they'd come for. "Why did you destroy our bridge?" one burly man in the front of the small crowd demanded in Spanish.

7 years ago

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"About magic?" Belandvyn was dubious. "About a bridge with no purpose that they'd have to have noticed," answered Tylyr. "Unless... well, they might not talk to us... if they noticed the purpose of the bridge after all," Marea contributed. "But," she added, brightening, "there's only one way to find out. I'm assuming that the two of you have disguises, yes?" "Of course," Belandvyn sparkled. "We look entirely human on demand." "Speak Spanish; don't translate," Marea advised her companions.

7 years ago

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Suddenly Marea had a brilliant idea, found a likely sized stone, and threw it across the gap. Unfortunately, it hit the opposite cliff face, somewhat beneath where the bridge had been tied. "Well, there goes that idea," she said, somewhat dejected. "Not necessarily," Belandvyn replied, her twinkling smile more in evidence now that her initial shyness had worn off. "All that proves is that there isn't an active portal there now." Tylyr's eyes shone. "We should ask the villagers we passed."

7 years ago