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Post by Lord Rykker on Nov 30, 2012 16:02:15 GMT -5
Uhtred stood up, finished his drink and slammed it down on the table. He gives instructions to Oriax on where the ship is moored, and finishes with "Right then. I'll go make the ship ready and the crew prepared. We leave at your word." He looked at Raven, a half-smile hidden behind his beard "Hope you're ready for the sea." He turns and leaves the bar, heading for the Night Raider which is moored at the ramshackle docks.
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Post by Raven Umber on Nov 30, 2012 16:23:28 GMT -5
Raven smiled,"If I'm not, I will be." Then he left, she looked at Oriax,"By the skin of my teeth? So I take it you heard of the sparring event that took place with me against two other men?"
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Post by The Eagle on Nov 30, 2012 16:39:50 GMT -5
Jory gave a slight smile. "He has. As I recall, you lost just as painfully as I did. That Ironborn Braavosi is quite the brute."
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Post by Raven Umber on Nov 30, 2012 16:43:45 GMT -5
"Atleast I was still conscious when it was over", she smirked.
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Post by The Eagle on Nov 30, 2012 16:48:56 GMT -5
Jory shrugged. "Dead is dead, and if that was a real fight, both of us would be. I only use knives when I absolutely have to anyway."
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Post by Raven Umber on Nov 30, 2012 16:53:26 GMT -5
"I agree, but it wasn't and I very thankful for that. Make no mistake."
She smiled at him,"my knives are also last resort for me as well."
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Post by The Eagle on Nov 30, 2012 16:56:13 GMT -5
Jory pulled out a dagger and began to spin it between his fingers, his eyes still focused on Snow. "Than what is your first one?"
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Post by Raven Umber on Nov 30, 2012 17:04:13 GMT -5
Raven watched his dagger spin, then rested the heels of hands on the hilts of her swords, still sheathed on her waist. "These... "
She then smiled at him,"And yours?"
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Post by Kurts on Nov 30, 2012 17:06:37 GMT -5
Oriax listened as his two new hirelings discusses their combat styles. He decided not to mention that Nyles had seen use for them as arrow catchers more than anything else.
"Nyles had little praise for either of your talents with a blade, but your skill with a bow impressed him enough."
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Post by The Eagle on Nov 30, 2012 17:11:56 GMT -5
Jory fingered his bow. "I don't call it a weapon, I call it a tool. A tool of precision and focus. I'm not a sellsword. I don't run around on a battlefield killing people for gold. I'm an assassin, and the weapon of an assassin is not a bow or a sword. It's planning, patience. It's the weeks you're willing to spend observing your target, waiting for the chance to strike. It's the person you're willing to become to get where you need." He gave the bow a twang.
"Killing isn't a job or an art, it's a science. Perhaps moreso than that of our friend here." He waved a hand at Oriax.
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Post by Raven Umber on Nov 30, 2012 17:18:17 GMT -5
She frowned slightly,"Well no, I didn't get much of a chance, but even if I had bested them both. He would still only see me as a wet cunt, tits and a pair of legs."
"Or maybe Im arrow fodder, so that while Im dying he's escaping the other way",Raven looked at them,"I know that I have to prove myself and I plan to."
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Post by The Eagle on Nov 30, 2012 17:20:33 GMT -5
Jory tapped his fingers on his leg. "You'll get your chance, no doubt. Traveling with wizards provides.... interesting opportunities."
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Post by Kurts on Nov 30, 2012 22:34:32 GMT -5
Oriax couldn't help but chuckle at the assassin's words.
"Glorifying killing as an art or science is the realm of the provincial. Death is simple. It is through the use of that life-force however that the mysteries of the cosmos are revealed. " Oriax lectured, a razor smile creeping to his face. "Have you travelled with my kind before then, Jory?"
He turned to the young woman.
"Do not hold it against Nyles for staying true to his nature. A sellsword sees others only for what they can offer them. He cannot be the first in your life to see only a cunny in place of a sword. My studies have shown me to see others for what they can be, not what they are. Potential is power."
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Post by Raven Umber on Nov 30, 2012 23:21:46 GMT -5
Nodding,"I have potential and I have dealt with others just like him, who in the end are surprised when I am the one who saves their life."
Raven leans back in her seat and looks at her hands. "I am not ignorant of the fact that I am a woman and that is all I am seen as... In this country. But someplace else I could be more."
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Post by The Eagle on Dec 1, 2012 1:48:17 GMT -5
Jory looked at Oriax.
"You could say that. I've met your type before, and I don't truly believe you're as wise as you think you are. You have far too much power at your disposal to be truly impartial. Look at your opinion of us sellswords." He waved a hand at him and Raven. "We are far more complicated than your condescending tone suggests. More than primal brutes from 'the realm of the provincial'."
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