Orbryn kept a steady but restrained pace with his horse while they remained in the streets of the town. It wouldn't serve to barrel ahead and risk an accident before they where out on the open road. All around them, the town seemed deathly still. None of the chaos from the inn appeared present, but a heavy unease filled every corner of town. Occasional they would catch glimpses of eyes peering out from shuttered windows as townspeople waited for word or sign of what was going on.
Overhead the occasional squawking of birds could be heard, and a glance overhead would reveal the source of the sound. Alighted atop rooftops and sign posts where large raven sized birds watching the goings on of the town curiously. They where no ordinary birds though. Their beaks where lined with razor edged teeth and dozens of eyes opened and closed all over their bodies, seemingly in no sense of unison.
The birds where both a familiar and an unfamiliar element to those within the town. Historically Void ravens once spread across the lands in vast flocks. And though dangerous in large numbers, they where primarily carrion eaters and served as heralds to the more aggressively inclined of the void creatures who often followed in their wake. With the defeat of the Sealed One, the void ravens fell to disarray and became easy targets to purge from civilized lands. Over the years they had become presumed extinct. To see dozens in one place was unheard of.
Given the relatively small size of the burgeoning town it didn't take them long to reach the west entrance, and Orbryn brought his horse to a stop. This is where the half-elf presumably attacked the guardsman. The area was lit up by a pair of hanging lanterns to mark the town entrance in the dark of night, and blood spatters could be seen across the ground. A torn cloak lay abandoned on the ground, ripped from one of the combatants during the ensuing struggle perhaps.
He said nothing and simply waited for Ti'el to do her thing.
In the time Ti'el had known Orbryn, the elven man had never been much for idle conversation or lengthy chatter, but his silence had only grown all the deeper since their arrival at Korvesa. If he was perturbed though, he showed no sign of it. He simply seemed silent and watchful, or perhaps caught up in his own thoughts.
Overhead the occasional squawking of birds could be heard, and a glance overhead would reveal the source of the sound. Alighted atop rooftops and sign posts where large raven sized birds watching the goings on of the town curiously. They where no ordinary birds though. Their beaks where lined with razor edged teeth and dozens of eyes opened and closed all over their bodies, seemingly in no sense of unison.
The birds where both a familiar and an unfamiliar element to those within the town. Historically Void ravens once spread across the lands in vast flocks. And though dangerous in large numbers, they where primarily carrion eaters and served as heralds to the more aggressively inclined of the void creatures who often followed in their wake. With the defeat of the Sealed One, the void ravens fell to disarray and became easy targets to purge from civilized lands. Over the years they had become presumed extinct. To see dozens in one place was unheard of.
Given the relatively small size of the burgeoning town it didn't take them long to reach the west entrance, and Orbryn brought his horse to a stop. This is where the half-elf presumably attacked the guardsman. The area was lit up by a pair of hanging lanterns to mark the town entrance in the dark of night, and blood spatters could be seen across the ground. A torn cloak lay abandoned on the ground, ripped from one of the combatants during the ensuing struggle perhaps.
He said nothing and simply waited for Ti'el to do her thing.
In the time Ti'el had known Orbryn, the elven man had never been much for idle conversation or lengthy chatter, but his silence had only grown all the deeper since their arrival at Korvesa. If he was perturbed though, he showed no sign of it. He simply seemed silent and watchful, or perhaps caught up in his own thoughts.
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