Niv Namrah's first gating. -- Krinn

[Ted Kennell]

Niv's First Gating

Niv Namrahs (GloryChan)
Niv smiled as he moved from tree to tree after having left his home for the first time this morning. It was early yet, but there was so much to do in order to prepare for the day that he had planned for himself. Each tree he passed by, he'd brush his hand over briefly in a silent form of greeting.

This stretch of forest was like an old friend to him... or, many old friends would be a more accurate description. He had worked his magic in this stretch of forest for a very long time indeed, and felt a kinship with every plant, every animal, even those that he dare not actually approach in respect for their hunter's nature....

Niv had automatically raised one arm as if to shield his eyes from the brightness of the light... What was that strange feeling that had lanced through him in the moments preceding that light's emergence? He frowned and shivered as he looked around....

It was true that the forest he was in now seemed to be similar to the one that he had been before, but.... There was something inherently wrong here... Something so different from what he was used to feeling... Something that just screamed at him....

.... this is not home...

Somehow, he was now in a place that was completely strange to him, that he didn't know the feel of, didn't like the feel of in the least little bit... And the strangeness that he had felt before that light had come out of nowhere to engulf him....

It was different from anything that he had ever felt before...

Niv slowly stepped away from the oak tree, treading lightly so as to not disturb the vegetation here any more than he had to, and seeking out a trail.. even a small one would do.

Niv Namrahs (GloryChan)
Moving slowly so as to not be noticed before he could take proper stock of the situation that he was now presented with, Niv came forward step by step... He was moving towards the sounds of the six people (at least six, at any rate) that he could hear from his current position.

After each step he would pause and listen, to be as sure as possible that he wasn't actually moving away from the sounds of people and horses instead of towards them like he was hoping for.

Niv Namrahs (GloryChan)
Niv lifted a brow slightly as he stopped behind a tree. Fingers curling around the curve of the tree's trunk, he watched the encampment's movements as each person went about their business in the early morning light.

They certainly seemed to be a disciplined bunch, but .... there was something different about them. The standards that he could see were not those that he was used to, not those of the kingdom that he came from...

... so, the real question here was.... where was he?

Gate Keeper Ted of PR: Dimension_Gate (tedk32)
As Niv is watching the goings and comings of the camp he notices a young man sneaking through the camp.

The young man looks to be maybe 14y/o and human in appearance. He is very slender and has rather long mangy looking wild hair. Niv would catch sight of him then lose sight as he ducked behind a crate or crawled between tents.. He could not really make out what the young man is doing other then being really sneaky..

Then he would lose sight of the young man completely as he disappeared into a tent.

.. .. .. While watching this going on in the camp a patrol walked past Niv about 20 yards away.. A swordsman and bowman team.. They did not see Niv.

Niv Namrahs (GloryChan)
Oh my... Whatever that boy was up to, he didn't seem as if he wanted any attention drawn to him, and Niv didn't know whether it would be a good idea for him to come forward at all.... Who knew what kind of mindset the men of this encampment were in, what their mission was in being out here, however far this was from civilization... He just couldn't be sure....

Yet... what would they think if a patrol were to come upon him just watching their encampment like this? That couldn't be the best image to put forth to soldiers of any description....

Niv sighed, the sound quiet and low as the wind carried it off.

Richhard Silvermire (tedk32)
A couple of minutes later Niv. would notice that same young man, or at least it might be the same young man. He had on clean clothes and what looked like an arm full of food as he began the process of sneaking back out of the camp.

The young man, almost dropped his food as he looked around and noticed Niv. standing there watching the camp. He did not know what was going to happen now. Was this person part of the camp, was he part of the enemy, or was he, like himself, a refugee ... The young man did not know but, he knew that it was not a good thing to be seen either way...

With fright on his face, the young man raised up and bolted off in the direction that he had entered the camp in hopes that he would be able to make it out and out run those that would give chase as soon as they saw him.. And sure enough, no sooner then he started to run then someone seen him and called out the alarm...

With that the entire camp went on high alert and several soldier gave chase after the young man, which seemed to be gaining ground and just might actually make it out of the camp before being caught..

Niv Namrahs (GloryChan)
Niv quietly lifted one hand as he watched the young boy flee, the fear obvious upon his face... and that brought a frown to his face. The fact that the young man had only stolen necessary things... clothing and food... spoke a great deal to Niv.

He lifted one hand slowly and chanted under his breath, casting a spell that would set the young man on a magical path that would lead directly to his side.... At his current rate of travel, Niv estimated that should bring him to his side after about ten seconds of travel.... Counted off those seconds..... and then spoke quietly, expecting that the boy would be at his side now.

"Calm, lad... calm yourself, I mean you no harm.... What is going on here, can you tell me?"

Richard Silvermire (tedk32)
As the young man is running and trying to get away from the camp in one piece he take 10 more strides and is now just behind Niv. Still in motion, as he realizes that he is no longer on the same patch of ground that he was just a few seconds ago and he stops dead in his tracks..

As Niv speaks the young man looks at Niv with a look of shear Horror and drops everything he has in his hands, falls to the ground trying to get away, "P.. P.. Plea... Please... Please. . ..... Don't kill m... ... Mmm... me...", as he is scrambling backwards on the ground keeping Niv. in front of him...

Off in the Distance, Niv can hear the camp and the alarms sounding... He can also make out someone yelling in the camp ... MAGIC !!! .... THERE IS A WITCH NEAR!! .... and more alarms..

Niv Namrahs (GloryChan)
"Please calm yourself, young man... I mean you no harm.... Those men might have captured you... What is going on here?" He paused in his quiet words, his sensitive ears picking up the sounds of someone yelling in camp, about magic... a witch? And there were alarms going off as if his simple spell was truly something for them to be worried about...

What was going on here?!

He looked utterly confused as the yelling and alarms went off in the camp... He had done nothing that would hurt anyone, and here they were panicking as if he had started an earthquake right over their encampment!

"... a ... witch? Why.... this fear...? I don't understand..."

Gate Keeper Ted of PR: Dimension_Gate (tedk32)
The young man was still scrambling to get away from Niv.. "P.. P.. Plea... Please .. Dont kill me... I k.. k.. kn.... know wh... what your ki.. kind does to peop... pp. pp.. peeop.. people.."

The boy looked as if he was about to pass out from shear fright... Niv could not know that he had been dropped off on Krinn... and that the people of this world feared magic.. Any Magic.. as much as they feared the reaper himself..

This is something that niv would have to figure out on his own.. Something that could be of value or a curse depending on how he looked at it.

In the background of the camp, Niv could hear Horses being saddled up and soldiers gathering weapons and prepairing to send out a rather well armed hunting party for the Boy Witch... .. ... ... ....

Niv Namrahs (GloryChan)
"My.... kind?" His tone was one of complete and utter confusion as he stared down at the poor, fear-crazed young man... His frown turned to an expression of genuine concern. The young man was going to get them both discovered the way that he was acting, and as much as he didn't understand the reasoning behind it... he did understand that being discovered by so many soldiers obviously in a high state of alert was not a good thing!

"I only tried to help you get away unmolested, child.... Please, calm down... I can get us both out of here before they discover us, but please.... tell me what is going on here?"

He didn't move to touch the young man, knowing that could only make things worse right now...

Richard Silvermire (tedk32)
The young man was still very afraid of niv but, at least he was able to calm himself enough to talk right this time..

"Hey look, I was just trying to get some food and clothes.. It is the war.. I admit I am from the neighboring kingdom but come on.. I dont want to starve and I really dont want to die by your hands.. I just want to get back to my family.. I swear, I wont say anything about you... Just dont kill me please.. "

The boy had never actually seen a Magic user before as they had mostly been killed off and had only heard the horror stories that the general populace told as bed time stories to their kids to scare them away from witchery or anything that could be considered witchery..

Being a witch was an offense punishable by death and it usually meant either fire or water in that end. But, of course, that is also something that Niv would not know at this point..

Niv Namrahs (GloryChan)
"You have my word, young man.... I will not harm you in any way... I could see that all you were doing was getting things that you might need. If you would like, I can get us away from this encampment... It would mean casting another spell, but then there would be little chance of anyone following us away from here..."

There were actually two ways that he could go about that... The first would be a path very similar to the one that he had already given the boy once before.... The other, would be through tree-walking.

"I... am afraid that I do not know much about this land at all... Only what I have observed in the last few moments, since I spotted you entering that encampment..."

Still, he didn't move to touch the young man. Now was not the time to do anything that might frighten him again.

Richard Silvermire (tedk32)
As the Young man hears the calls of the approaching soldiers he looks at Niv.. "Hey, I dont care what you do, I guess Dying by your hand is alot better then what they will do to me for stealing from the King.."

Niv Namrahs (GloryChan)
"There will be no dying going on today if I can help it, young man!" Niv spoke quickly, and grabbed the young man's hand, only pausing long enough to ask him which direction `home` was in.... Nodding when the boy pointed, he chanted a quick spell and then pulled the young boy along with him...

... into the closest tree!

Some several moments later, they would be stepping out of another tree almost an entire day's travel in the direction that the boy had pointed.

Richard Slivermire (tedk32)
The young man looked around as they exited the tree and knew that he was in the presence of a very powerful witch..

He looked at Niv with a look of puzzlement and confusion, "You are a witch, but you don't want to kill me, harvest my heart? eyes? .. you don't want to enslave my soul? ..", The boy seemed to gain a hidden knowledge and his face reflected the fear of the thought that had occured to him..

No, This witch would not want these things from a mere peasant, but, what could he want from him.. He had heard several bedtime stories of this band of witches that would take children before they had been introducted to a female, and make them their slaves, entombing their souls into either crystals or gems and commanding them. He had heard that the death of these slaves was extreme in the worst kind of way if they ever temped to betray or even worse, leave their masters..

It was a death that he did not want and would rather be thrown to the rack for his thievery then to have to endure that..

The Young man looked down to the ground.. "My name is Richard and I am at your service master. I can cook, clean, and fight if need be, my best skills of war is with a bow. I will server you till my death. and when that comes may it be swift and merciful.."

Niv Namrahs (GloryChan)
Niv looked to be startled when the young man asked him if he didn't want to kill him... harvest his heart... eyes.... enslave his soul... No! All of those were things that a Death Mage might want to do, but not him! There was an honest look of horror at the very idea of doing any of those things to the young man whose life he had just saved (and, unwittingly, in the process saved his own)...

"My name is Niv... Please look up, young Richard... I have no wish to be called master by anyone! You have called me a witch... Why is this? Is that what Mages are called in this land?"

He released Richard's wrist, looking completely and utterly confused still. This land was strange...

GK Ted Presents (tedk32)
Richard looked up at Niv but was very careful not to make eye contact, "Magges? ?? , I have never heard that word before.. Is it something ancient? .. Yes, Witches are those evil creatures that use the forbidden magic arts.. Oh.. I am so sorry. I did not mean to offend you.. It is just that, .. .. .. ..", Richard looked worried again, and looked around trying not to look at Niv for the moment, "Magic is forbidden and evil.. Everyone knows that Witches are in league with the Devil and are evil incarnate, that is where they get their powers from. That is one reason that the Inquisition Officers were appointed and roam the world looking for these evil beings.. I mean your kind.."

Richard looked up at Niv with pleading eyes, "Please, I only told you what I know, and you did ask me. Please, don't kill me for telling you and being honest.", Richard Knelt down and hung his head, He hoped and prayed to his God that this witch would spare his life.

Niv Namrahs (GloryChan)
"Yes, Mages... That is what I am, what any with the gift for using magic is called..." He blinked as he listened to more of what Richard had to say... Evil? In league with the Devil? Who had fed this load of nonsense to the boy?

".... magic is not evil!" He sounded honestly shocked that anyone would think of a Mage as being evil simply because they used magic. And, really... he was.... He must have been transported far indeed by whatever strangeness had come upon him in that bright flash of blue light!

Paling considerably, Niv leaned against the tree they had just exited, his forehead pressed against the tree's bark.

"If your people believe it to be this way..... if magic is truly feared to this extent here.... What am I to do?" He did carry a staff and a sling for protection's sake, but had no particular skill in wielding either....

"Dear Gods, what will I ever do until I can figure out how to get back home....?" He looked over to Richard, turning so that his back was pressed to the tree's trunk, as if he needed the support. In a way, he did....

".... my magic... is all that I know, young Richard.... Where I come from, Mages are respected members of society, and I serve my King as an adviser from time to time... I would no more kill you than any other good person.... Please, believe me!"

During the course of his lamenting, Niv had paled several more shades. What was he going to do in a place that believed his one asset in life to be the basest of evils!

Richard Silvermire (tedk32)
Richard listened to Niv very carefully, "Well, you could always go back home.. .. That is where I would like to go if you would allow me to.", He was not sure if Niv. was going to keep him from leaving or not as of yet but, Had started to feel less afraid then he had earlier..

As Niv leaned against the tree and spoke, Richard listened, "Are you from the Kingdom that attacked us by any chance? How did you avoid being captured early on as you were learning your magic?, It is good that you would not kill me, I don't really want to die, I have a girlfriend you know... ... Are you part of the Royal family? .. ", The questions seemed almost endless to a degree but hey, at least the boy was talking now and not stuttering in fear..

Niv Namrahs (GloryChan)
"Somehow... I don't think it is going to be that simple for me, my friend...." Niv sighed quietly, reaching up and running his fingers through his long hair and closing his eyes for a moment. ".... but you are more than free to return to your home.... The direction that you told me your home is in, that is where we have gone.... what would otherwise have been nearly a day's travel."

Slowly, he sank down until he was sitting at the base of the tree, his back still pressed against its trunk. He lowered his hands, his fingers brushing over the grass in a manner similar to the way that a parent might brush their fingers through a sleeping child's hair.

"My home.... is much different from your own. As I said, Mages are respected members of society.... There are entire Guilds devoted to the teaching of the different Spheres of magic. I was found and accepted into such a Guild at a young age along with my twin sister.... I chose to study Earth magic, and my sister chose to study Water magic."

He paused, looking up through the branches of the tree into the sky for a moment before continuing. "No.... no, the Royal Family of my homeland are human, but I have long been a friend to them, serving each King and Queen as they come into power just the same as I did the last and the ones before that. That service is a duty that I hold very dear to my heart.... a duty that I shall not be able to continue, now.... at least until I figure out a way to return home... It did not feel like any magic that I have had any experience with at all.... but I was somehow transported from just outside my home to...... Well, to the place where you met me..... And you really don't have to worry about me killing anyone. The only way that I would do that at all is if there is no other chance. I would not even kill those soldiers that had spotted us.... Not unless I had no choice in the matter at all. I would have subdued them with vines to slow them enough to give me the time to make an escape, surely.... But to kill another?"

He shuddered at the thought. "... no. I am no dealer in death."

Richhard Silvermire (tedk32)
Richard looked at Niv when he started talking about his sister and where he came from. He realized that they both were in the same boat but, for different reasons. He too was far from home but for a much different reason then Niv was.

Richard sat down on the grass with his legs crossed and listened to Niv.. When Niv had finished talking Richard chimed in, "Is there people in your homeland like me, Peasants? and are there treated as poorly as we are, driven from our homes, forced to work the fields for the King and his Army?, Young men between the ages of 16 and up forced into service of the King? ... ", Richard seemed to be very interested in hearing about Niv's home now. He had stopped being afraid of him, but in a way envied him. Envied that he could use magic, was not scolded or hunted because of it, and was accepted by the King of his land, even to the point of being allowed to see the King, let alone talk to him. Richard remember the last time that his Mother and father had dared ask an audience with the King of his homeland. That was the last time that he saw them, He had however received word about 2 months later that His mother had been killed and his father had been thrown into the Dungeons for asking for an extension on the crops that they had to deliver for the army by 3 days.

"What is Earth magic? What can you do with it?", Richard was thinking now. Thinking like his father would have if he had still been alive, Although, it was not certain that he was dead, just that no one had heard anything about him since being thrown into the King's dungeon.

Niv Namrahs (GloryChan)
The truth of the matter was that Niv missed his twin sister dearly, especially now that he realized that he was in a completely different land, a land where the one thing that he had spent such a great amount of time and effort learning was such a deadly sin that it would cause him to be put to death in all likelihood were he to be caught using magic... It was a huge blow for Niv, with how connected he was to his magic!

"Yes, there are people that have far less in the way of resources than I or the Royal Family or any number of other well-off people might be able to gather together... But to be forced from their homes and to work fields expressly for the King? No..." No, Darynth would never have done such a thing! Why force the good folk of the land away from the homes that they grew to know and love, when there were other ways of providing for a need for food and service? Tax the farmers that tended each field, encourage each town to develop its own armed force that would be able to protect it from invaders!

"Young men of an age nearing their race's adulthood are certainly encouraged to give aid to their neighboring towns in times of need, but to be forced into such service... No, my King has a much brighter mind than to do anything nearly so foolish as that!"

He smiled when Richard asked about his magic... what it was, and what he could do with it. Oh, there were so many applications for his magic, so many things that he could do with it.... "Earth magic is the sphere of magic that deals with plants and the very ground beneath you, also with animals like deer and bears and all manner of natural beasts. I have learned a great deal of how to work with Earth magic.... There are little things that I could do with it, and very big things as well.... I could help plants to grow quicker or bring them to grow slower... I could entangle a person with vines, or cause a wall of stone to come from the ground in front of me for protection... I could even cause my skin to grow hard like bark, or even like stone itself... Remember how you were running, and in a matter of seconds you were brought to me?" He waited for Richard to nod before continuing again.

"That was a spell based upon Earth magic. A magic path that only you would have been able to follow once you started upon it... I have used that spell for myself before to good effect."

Richhard Silvermire (tedk32)
Richard Listened intently to what Niv had to say... He had been taught all of his life that magic of any kind was evil, and that anyone that used it was of the Devil itself.. that they had sold their very souls to command such power but, Listening to Niv speak of the wonderous things that he could do with his earth magic made Richard very uneasy in that, he was not sure at this point what to do.. Should he believe this stranger and abandon all that he had been taught and believed or should he hold fast to his beliefs .. Well, the beliefs of all those around him and in his life to this point..

He would have to consider his choices very hard and make the right decision no matter what it would be.. "Well, I don't know about you Mr. Niv but, I do know that you and I seem to be in the same situation as being far from home and forced from what we know and love, and that we both need to tread lightly where we step for the slightest slip could cost us our lives in more then one way.."

Richard had been thinking about things for some time now as he listened to Niv and considered his choices very carefully now.. "If you are so inclined, I havn't much of my own, nor have I anything of value other then my hard work, but, I would offer that you could come back with me to my home, until you are able to find a way back to your own.. But, keep in mind that we must keep your .. err.. special skills hidden, from everyone at the camp. Although, you could still use them to help us if you were so inclined as well. We have very little food, or shelter for that matter, and no one there really knows anything about how to fight or hunt for the most part. Most everyone there are farmers that had been forced to work in the fields for the King, and well .. ... ... Most of them ent' to smart if you know what I mean.."

Richard would sit now and consider his next statements very very carefully for, if he said the wrong thing then this niv might just change his mind about killing and smite him on the spot.

Niv Namrahs (GloryChan)
The fact remained that while Niv was talking about his magic, his entire face was lit up in the way of a farmer talking about his crops or a blacksmith talking about the process of turning ore into beautiful and useful armors and weapons... He had a real passion for his magic, and dearly loved being able to do the things that he could do with his magic. To have someone showing an interest in it the way that Richard seemed to be doing was a great compliment for him.

"And like you, friend Richard... I don't plan on dying anytime soon if I can help it. If there is anything that I can do to help my chances of making a decent living for the time that I will be here in your land..." Even though he had held a high position in his home, that didn't mean that he was a lazy man by any means... No, the very way that he lived his life ensured that he would never be the type of man that was at his ease living off of the labors of others. If he could take care of himself and his own needs, that was exactly what he would do.

"I would be honored to accompany you to your home and help out those of your camp in any way that I can..." And the wheels were already turning in his head as to how he would be able to help them. He and Richard could go on foraging runs and he could grow food plants while they were out and just come back with the food that would come from the plants that he would encourage to grow....

Richhard Silvermire (tedk32)
Richard stood up and pointed off to the west.. "Home, for now anyway, is that way.. Should be about half a days travel from here."

Richard looked at niv then extended his hand down to the elf in an offering to help him to his feet, "I appreciate you talking to me and I will not let you down.. Just promise that you will do what you have to do to not let it be known what you are until it is the right time please.. If the wrong people found out then it could mean both of our lives."

Richard was thinking fast and hard now.. Placing friends, Possible friends, and foes, He was also thinking about maneuvers and patrols, along with financial needs and food needs as well as all sorts of other essentials for an army including weapons, armor, mounts, training, and that was just to name a few... He had thought that the gypsy woman was nuts when she told him that he would be King one day as she was taken through the streets of the town he had lived in before the war started and put to the stake for Witchery but now that he thinks back on it, maybe she was not too far from the truth after all..

<Continued ........ Niv Namrah's first gating Part II>

[Ted Kennell]

Niv Namrahs (GloryChan)
Niv nodded slightly. Of course, he could make the travel last much less than half a day, but the walk wasn't something that would do him any harm and might actually give him a decent amount of time to get to know young Richard a bit better and plan together what they would do and what the story that they would tell the rest of the camp as to why it had taken so long for Richard to return and how he had come to meet Niv...

"Let's get going, then..." He smiled and took Richard's hand, though he would do most of the work of getting himself to his feet all the same. He brushed the dirt off of his clothing and tilted his head slightly, watching young Richard's expression.

It seemed as if his mind was working very fast indeed, if his thoughtful expression was any indication at all.... And there was a lot that the child might have to think about.... young man more than child at this point in his life, given the fact that he was a human being and not an elf. Had he been an elf... well, he hardly would have been past his infancy as far as society was concerned. And yet, there was still so much for this young man to learn in the ways of the world that he was a part of....

If Niv had any say in the matter, he would stay here and help Richard through it all just the same as he would help Darynth through any tough situation...

"You have my word, Richard... I will do nothing that will bring either of us to unneeded danger. Even were it not for the fact that I rather enjoy breathing... I would seek to protect you from danger whenever I could." He had already proven that by interceding in Richard's behalf before they had even known one another's names. That was simply the kind of person that Niv was... loving and protecting others was something that he did freely and easily.

Richhard Silvermire (tedk32)
Richard started off in the direction of home, He and Niv would talk and get to know each other better as they walked and talked.

Richard was putting things in order in his head as they walked and talked. This was his destiny and he knew it now. However, He was not excatly sure where Niv fit into it all at. He was not from here, and he had no loyalties at all in the land from what Richard could make out from what Niv had said to this point so why.. Why place his loyalty with a young peasant boy.. Was there something that Niv knew and was not telling the boy or was it just fate that had brought them together... One could only wonder at this point..

The entire trip had gone very uneventful for the two misfit travelers and they had talked about everything from the sun in the sky to what makes magic work, from who can use magic to what Niv's homeland was like..

Richard and Niv had also talked about what story they would use and who Niv would be able to trust with his secret without a doubt. and of course Who it is that he should NEVER let find out about it.

So, it had been decided. The reason that it had taken Richard so long to come back with the food that he had been sent to get was that he had gotten caught in the process of retrieving the food and Niv here had been looking for some food himself when he heard the soldiers capturing Richard..

Niv came to the boys rescue and was able to get them both away from the soldiers and that is why it has been so long without word.. They were in hiding from the soldiers and it has just now became safe to travel without giving away the placement of the camp to the soldiers.

Just before they came within sight of the camp Richard looked over to Niv, "Hmm, Niv. What am I to do about the food. no one in the camp has been able to eat for at least a couple of days and I went to get something for everyone to eat even if it was just a morsel or two and now, I have nothing. "

Niv Namrahs (GloryChan)
As far as Niv could tell, young Richard was simply what he seemed to be... A young lad that had a way of thinking that was obviously contrary to the current state of the land that he lived in. He seemed to be a good boy, a young man that could very well come to be a good influence for the rest of his homeland. And a voice of reason was always a very good thing as far as this particular elf was concerned.

That was reason enough for Niv to place his loyalties with the young man that he was walking and talking with.... The fact that he had to make allies where he could with him being in a completely strange land didn't hurt, either. Perhaps this was the will of the Gods, for him to help young Richard rise to the peak of his potential.... the ways of the Gods were strange to the likes of mortal (if long-lived) people like himself, after all...

The story that they worked out together to tell the people of Richard's camp made a lot of sense, and when Richard asked him what he was to do about the food, Niv simply smiled. That was something that he could take care of rather easily.... He asked Richard to show him to a clearing not too far from the camp but well enough out of sight that anything that they did there would not be noticed by the people of the camp....

Once they were in the clearing, Niv began to chant another spell, this one causing the entire clearing to change in vegetation.... all sorts of fruit and vegetable-bearing plants growing in the area as if it had been farmed... and each plant maturing to the point that its food would be at the peak of ripeness.... all of it ready for the picking!

When he was finally finished with the spell and all the food was waiting to be picked, he smiled and clapped Richard on the shoulder.

"Look what we have managed to find in our careful flight from the soldier's encampment! An abandoned field full of food! How fortunate for our friends who we shall lead here to help gather this food that would otherwise go to waste..."

He winked.

Richhard Silvermire (tedk32)
Richard gathered up some of the food, enough actually that he had to take off his tunic and use it as a container to hold all of the food that he had picked to carry back to camp. He would distribute it to the sick and elderly first and get most of the rest of the camp to follow him back to the field to harvest what food was left. This was going to be very good for the camp. They had not been able to eat this well in months or longer.

As they reached the edge of camp kids and younger adults alike came out to meet him and seemed to beam with excitement when they saw the Tunic full of food..

He introduced Niv to everyone that came to meet him and told them to treat him as well as he himself was treated around there then, proceeded to had out the food to the ones that he deemed needed it first and foremost.

After all of the food had been handed out and his tunic was once again empty he put it back on and assembled about 15 people all of which carried baskets and the like. They followed Richard and Niv to the newly found field and proceeded to fill their baskets until there was nothing left in the field but the empty stalks and upturned ground from whence came, corn, peas, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, okra, Peaches, Pairs, Apples, and all manner of other fruits and vegetables. No one questioned where the field had come from nor why the food that they gathered was just ripe enough for harvesting but, would be glad to have their bellys full for a change.

This would be known as the start of King Richard's Rise to power in a land that was ruled with an iron fist as far as Richard was concerned, however, most everyone else would look at today with kind words and excitement. Kids might even start searching the forest for other Abandoned Fields..

Niv Namrahs (GloryChan)
The knowledge that Niv had brought this much joy to the small camp of people of various races... whoever had been able to gether together here... was something that brought a great deal of joy to Niv... Elder people and sick going first where the food was concerned. That was just the way that Darynth would have seen to it that the food was distributed, and it did Niv's heart good to see that it was being done the right way without his ever having to say a thing about it.

Niv would smile and commit every name that he could to memory as he was introduced to the people that had come out to meet young Richard...

There was going to be a great deal to do with this camp to make it stronger and to help the people grow stronger at the same time... But it was a work that Niv was more than willing to undergo with young Richard at his side.

When asked about how he had found Richard, he explained that he had been in similar straights, thankfully on his own so that all he had to worry about was his own empty stomach... And that he had caught sight of the boy being captured by the soldiers. Naturally, he had not been able to leave the boy to those soldiers' `tender mercies` in good conscience (which was true enough, even if the situation was a bit different than what they were telling the people), and had waited for his chance to help young Richard escape.

Once they were out of the encampment, he had told them all, they laid low until it would be safe for him to bring Richard back to the people that were waiting for him to return without giving up their position to the soldiers who he was sure would like nothing better than to be able to bring all of them to whatever fate awaited those that dared to try to make a decent living on their own.

All of that said, Niv would offer to join the camp and to help out in whatever ways that he could... He would explain that he had some small skill where finding food within the forest was concerned. After all, he knew what berries were good to eat and what ones would be poisonous, what forest plants would be good to eat and what ones would be best to avoid.

That, at least, he could offer to the camp as a whole without letting them know right off the bat that he was a Mage.... or, as they would think of him if they knew, a Witch. There was just something about that term that he wasn't very fond of.... or perhaps it was just the tone that Richard had used when he had spoken that word... One of such fear, that he had never wanted and would never want to hear from another person if it could be helped in any way at all.

Richhard Silvermire (tedk32)
After getting the food placed in a small makeshift tent and asking a couple of people that Richard trusted to keep it safe from the animals, (Of course that also included some of the others in the camp that were just plain out thieves), he took Niv over to a small building that looked like it had been recently constructed. . (Actually, It had been constructed while Richard and Niv was with the rest of the people gathering the food from the small field.). Richard had asked that it be put up for Niv, so that he could have the same privacy as the rest of the people of the camp had and would not have to sleep out in the weather.

Richard opened the door and led Niv into the small structure. It was not much but was enough for a small bunk, table, a couple of almost broken down chairs that someone had salvaged from an abandonded house, and a small footlocker that had been swiped from some soldier at some point over the several months that they had been here.

"Niv, I don't know how long you are planning on staying but, as a sign of my respect for you and as thanks for helping me out even if it was by 'that", I want to present you this, the newest house in our small camp. It is yours and you will have full privacy here, well .. That is if you are able to find something to use a curtains.", Richard smiled as he said that. then started to retire from the house and head to his own small and humble home to get some planning done.. He had already sent for the few people of the camp that he knew he would be able to trust without fear and they would be meeting him within the hour...

"Until later my friend, I will send for you shortly if you do not mind. We have much to discuss and I have some people that i would like for you too meet that you have not yet had the chance to meet."

With that, Richard left Niv's house without waiting for him to say anything else or have a chance to refuse the gift that he offered him.

Niv Namrahs (GloryChan)
It was impressive that the building had gone up in the short time that they had been gathering food and making sure that it would all be safe from animals and thieves that might come to try and take some of the food away from the camp as a whole. It simply would not do for the spellwork that Niv had done to provide them with this food to be wasted because of someone being selfish and wanting to have the food all to themselves.

He walked with Richard into the small structure and looked around.... There was plenty that he would be able to do with the area that was given to him in this way.... some of it accomplished magically but in a way that would be subtle and unable be traced back to him having done anything out of the ordinary... No, he would mask new additions as being the results of other skills or of simply finding the things to make what he needed.

The chairs he could repair using a simple spell that would allow the wood to remember itself in a more whole condition than what it was in now, as well as any of the other wooden furniture..... It was a simple spell, really, and easy to mask.

He had been about to say something when Richard had turned around and headed out of the house quickly enough that he didn't have a chance to say the first thing... And that was enough that after Richard had stepped out of the door and closed it behind him.....

... Niv couldn't help but to laugh, shaking his head slowly. He had been about to thank the young man (no mere boy would have thought of all this, he was far too mature for that label) for the gifts that had been bestowed upon him...

"A regular King Nallbyn you are, young Richard, even if in miniature..." He chuckled as he moved to the bed and lay down upon it, closing his eyes and simply resting until such a time that someone would come knocking at his door.

Waiting was something that Niv was very good at doing... He had more than enough time that an hour or two was hardly a drop in the bucket, after all.

Richhard Silvermire (tedk32)
Richard retired to his own little house and on the way gathered the people that he knew that he could trust with anything that he had to say or show. And for the ones that he did not see on the way to his place, he sent a runner to fetch..

Richard's place was slightly larger then what he actually needed but that was mainly due to the fact that he would add onto it as he could with what he could find, steal, or scavenge. He did however have a rather nice large table set near the far end of his place with several chairs seated around it, They would usually use it for mapping out the land, planning their little missions, or playing stones on.. This time however, it would be used for something more important.. Something more important not only to Richard, but to the entire Kingdom as a whole.

After everyone had gathered Richard and the other 12 people talked amongst themselves about everything that had been heard as of late in the line of news from the battlefront, from Soldiers, other peasants in other camps that was strewn about the countryside. There was talk about how the battle was going for this Kingdom, who was winning what lands and loosing what lands, towns, and villages.

After everything had been said and done during their 2 and a half hour gathering Richard spoke up and asked everyone to sit back and listen very carefully to what he had to say.. He called on one young man named Obran and asked him to goto the newly constructed house and ask the man inside to follow him back here...

Obran did as Richard asked without hesitation and moved swiftly through the camp to fetch this man.

After Obran had left, Richard continued. "My friends, Brothers and sisters, I have an annoucement to make and a simple request to ask each of you. As you know, our kingdom is in ruins to a degree, people are forced to work the fields for a King that has no love of them nor what they them selves have worked for, for many years. A King that would rather see his subjects sent to their deaths then the well being of those that serve him loyally.", Richard started to pace up and down in front of the people that was gathered there.

"I have seen something with my own eyes, and have heard all of the reports of the war. This Kingdom is loosing badly and I do not believe that the King here will be able to stand much longer before he will fall and this land come under the control of the tyrant that we have all fled from in the first place.", Richard looked up just as Obran entered with Niv following close behind. Obran took his seat and offered one to Niv.

Richard Continued, "This land needs a new King, a new leader, one that is not just out for himself like the current ones are. One that cares about those around him, those that serve him, and those that come to him with needs.", Richard looked over to Niv and gave a slight smile as he continued.

"We have been beaten and battered long enough. I say that it is time that we take a stand and fight for what is rightfully ours, Fight for what WE[/b] hold dear to our hearts, Time to FIGHT for our FREEDOM and OUR land."

Richard Paused long enough to look each of them in the eye in turn then continued when he did not notice any looks of distrust or rebellion in any of their faces. "I propose that we make a stand, take back what is ours from birth and to that end, I will lead us all to victory over our foes if you are all with me.."

Once again Richard paused just for a moment to gather his thoughts and remarks carefully, "Niv here, He has a wondrous gift that I have seen with my own eyes. He has saved me from a fate that non of us wish to have, and I trust him with my life. I ask that you all do the same."

Richard walked over to Niv and placed a hand on his shoulder, "I ask that each of you keep what you are about to see a secret and never tell anyone about this, This man is our ACE in the hole so to speak. and to that end. We will be VICTORIOUS!!!"

"Niv?"

Niv Namrahs (GloryChan)
Niv had rested during the hours that had passed between the time that Richard had left his house to go to his own and the time when the young man had come to bring him back to Richard's side.... Once the young man had arrived, he would follow without the first question, completely calm now that he was in a situation that he understood and where he had at least one true ally that would not betray him.

One true friend.

Niv took his seat beside Obran and listened to the words that Richard was saying. For a man so young, even below the age that would allow him to be forced into the army of his King.... He was showing a great deal of wisdom, the same sort of wisdom that he had seen in generation after generation of the Nallbyn family.

As far as he was concerned, Richard was more than worthy to take the throne from whoever the current King was, from the person that so thoughtlessly abused his people to the point of his Kingdom falling to pieces all around him whether he realized it or not.

He nodded in agreement with every word that Richard was saying. This was thier land, and they had every right to fight for it, to take it all back and do what they could in order to fix the damages that had already been done because of the idiotic King that had caused all of this to come to pass in the first place!

The way that Richard described his magic as a wondrous gift brought a smile to Niv's face and he nodded once again in agreement. That was a wonderful way to describe his Earth magic and he was glad that Richard had come to a point where he could speak of it in that way when it had started out so differently.... The young man before him had come a long way from having fallen back and stammered out begging words (D-..d-don't k-..k-kill m-me!) to being able to describe Niv's magic as the wondrous gift that it truly was and the great advantage that it could be in a war with people that thought of magic as a whole as something that was to be avoided at all costs, even at the cost of killing any that might show even the slightest talent or interest in learning to use it!

Rising from his seat, Niv moved over to Richard's side and rested one hand upon the young man's shoulder as he lifted the other hand towards the table and began to chant his first spell... After a moment, vines would seem to grow out of the floorboards to climb over the legs of the table in spirals, flowering the whole while they twisted and snaked across the top of the table, finally forming the words VICTORY WITH RICHARD... upon the top of the table.

Once he finished casting the first spell, that shimmering illusion... he began to chant once again, turning his hand so that his fingers were all pointing towards the roof.... This time, he was summoning a healthy male cardinal... Once the bird appeared flying in the air before him, Niv made eye contact with the creature and sent it to flying around the room that they all were situated within....

Once it flew around the room.... twice it flew around the room.... three times it circled the entire room before the beautiful red bird approached the table and made its landing there, turning to face Richard and look him directly in the eye, bobbing up and down in the bird's best approximation of a little bow and chirping out a merry little tune before Niv caught the bird's eye once more and bowed his head to the little creature.

That slight bow of the Mage's head was the signal that the cardinal had been waiting for... the signal that released it from its bond to Niv, and it gave another merry little chirp before lighting back into the air and flying around the room two more times before it finally found an open window and flew right out of it!

Niv turned to look around the whole room, to the face of every person that was seated around the great table... It was his hope that they would agree to trust him the same way that they trusted young Richard...

<Continued Niv Namrahs first gating Part III>

[Ted Kennell]

Richhard Silvermire (tedk32)
As Richard had spoke the young men and women that were gathered in the room all seemed to have expressions of agreement and curiosity as to what he was saying about their land, their freedom, and Niv .. What could this one man do that no one else could that would make him so important.

As Niv stood everyone in the room trained their eyes on him just as they had Richard while he was speaking. As Niv started chanting and the result was witnessed everyone suddenly understood what Richard had been talking about and the expressions on their faces at this point was of awe. none of them had ever seen anything like this before and had only heard horror stories about these kind of people, but having had Niv bring Richard back in one piece and to hear that he had saved the boys life, then to have him in their camp for hours now and no harm had befallen anyone, All of these things weighed on their minds and they would trust Niv without question and with as much loyalty as the bestowed in Richard to bring them to safety in a time of trouble such as what they were in now.

The plans had already been drawn out before Richard had sent for Niv, the rules of engagement had been set, and the line in the sand had been drawn... All that was left at this point was to put this plan into action and with that needed to be done, Richard walked over to his bed and reached under it pulling out a stout looking footlocker and opened it.

He withdrew several objects from within it and walked back over to where Niv stood. Richard motioned for Obran to come over to him and once he had done that Richard spoke, "Please my friend, Kneel if you will.."

Obran done as Richard had asked and knelt down before him and waited. Richard Raised a sword that he had gotten from his footlocker and raising it in front of him and touching it to either side of Obran shoulders Richard said, "In this you are brave and stout like a mighty oak, you are our friend and our brother, and with this you are also our leader on the field of battle. Now arise Sir Obran, I appoint you our General on the field and Master of Arms in our court."..

And with that Richard handed Obran the very sword that he had just used. Then he turned to Niv, "Even though I have not known you for very long, I do trust you with my secrets and my life, you have already proven yourself to be trustworthy and a friend, I also would like to call you brother as I do all those assembled in this room now. And with that said, I would like to present you with this small gift and I would appoint you as my closest advisor and the Master of Magic on the field of battle and High Mage is our court, if you see fit to accept this title."

Of course most would look at this as just some child playing make believe but for Richard, it would be his life, for he was going to be fighting for something that in his heart he knew and loved. His home, Land, Family, and the very heart of the Kingdom. He had already lost much to this war that he had not asked for, Hell, They all had, and it was about time that someone took a stand and made right what is wrong..

Richard handed Niv 2 things.. one was a small black velvet bag that contained several crystals and a pendant, and the other was what looked like a small Onyx statue of a black panther. Richard was not sure what Niv could use it for other then maybe a paper weight when he wanted to write but he was pretty sure that Niv could find a good use for it.

Richard looked around the room and spoke once again, "Now my friends. Now is the time to start putting our plan into action, Gather what weapons that you can, gather what friendly people that you can and bring them back here, and once we have enough to work with, we will start clearing the camp of those that would bring us harm."

"Niv if you could stay after we break up i would like to speak to you about something if you don't mind."

Niv Namrahs (GloryChan)
The expressions of awe that Niv saw in everyone else's face as they saw what Niv had been able to do in that small display of his magical power was encouraging to say the very least... This was nothing in comparison to what he could do during the course of battle, but it was more than enough to let the people assembled know the part that he could play in the battles that would come for them all in the future.... The part that he could play in their community as a whole.

Niv watched as Richard moved over to his bed and pulled out what seemed to be a stout looking footlocker... The items that he withdrew had Niv wondering just how far in advance young Richard had known that something of this sort would be coming... If it were not him, would someone else have ended up in a position similar to the one that Niv was in now? Surely, this was the workings of the Gods....

He watched as Obran kneeled down before Richard and listened to the small speech that he gave in the process of Knighting young Obran... very much approving of the way that Richard was handling himself in these, the first moments of his Kingship as far as Niv was concerned.

When he turned to Niv, the elf smiled warmly. It was true that they had not known one another for very long at all, but with the things that they had gone through together there was still that deep level of trust that he felt for the king of his homeland and the entire Royal Family there.... Were one of them to call him to their aid, he would do anything that he could for them.... The same as he would do for Richard now if he were to ask for Niv's help in any matter.

In response to Richard's offerings, Niv would accept the two items that the young man offered to him before making an offering of his own... One that he meant to have done in front of everyone else before they would have a chance to so much as make a move toward the door if that was what they were soon to be doing. He dropped to one knee in front of Richard, his voice taking on a formal tone that Richard had not heard from him before... but that anyone who had ever heard an audience with any king could recognize easily, or even anyone that had seen a soldier addressing their commander for that matter. His tone was a formal one. "In the short time that I have known you, young Richard, I have seen in you a frightened child... in a time when most anyone would have been frightened, understandably so.... But I have also seen a young man with wisdom far beyond his young years. A young man with a great deal of passion and love for the people and the land that he is about to be fighting for... That is something that it would take a fool not to respect.... While I may have been many things in my life, a fool is not one of them. You have my respect, and more than that, you have my trust and the aid of anything that my hands and my magic may work in your quest to free your Kingdom from the oppressive hand that holds it below the greatness that it shall one day achieve. From this day forward, if I am able to answer your call to action in any way at all.... You have the full might of my hand and my mind behind you as your closest advisor... as your Master of Magic... as you High Mage.... and, much more importantly than any of that.... as your friend and brother-in-arms." With that said, Niv bowed his head for a moment, before rising in one fluid motion and turning so that he stood at Richard's right hand.

He would remain behind for anything that Richard might wish to speak with him about, and his mind was going over what seemed like a million details all at once, things that he would need to find or make in order to have those in this room as well supplied for the battles that would be coming in the future as was possible. One thing that he would not allow was for them to go into battle without being as prepared as it was possible for them to be!

Obran Ravyn (tedk32)
Obran accepted the sword with both hands then stood tall as he took his place at Richards left hand. He strapped on the sword and looked everyone in the room over once before speaking.. He knew his place in all of this and he was prepaired to serve and die if need be for his land and his King no matter that he was older then Richard by 7 years.

He looked to Niv, then to Richard, "I will not fail you brother.. ", He then looked at everyone else and then spoke again, "Come on people, what are you all guaking at. Havent you er' seen a King being born, Now move your butts and get your missions completed. I expect reports by midnight to night."

With that said He looked at Richard again and gave him a slight wink. "All will be good Richard, Don't worry.", Then he too left to take care of the task that Richard had set him to do. Finding more like minded people and bringing them and any weapons or armor that he could find on the way back with him.

Richard Silvermire (tedk32)
After everyone had left Richard walked over and closed the door. then motioned for Niv to join him at the table then moved over and took a seat himself.

"Actually, that is one of the things that I wanted to talk to you about Niv.. You had said that you would help in any way that you could. I have to ask you now, What can you do with you magic to help us here? .. We need strong structures, walls, maybe even a moat or something of that like before all is done and said. We will also need underground passages and rooms so that nothing is visible above the tops of the tress, Not to mention the trees them selves. We could actually use some cat walks and towers and the trees would be perfect for that if there was anything that could be done."

Richard knew that Niv could do ALOT but, was not sure of the limitations of his powers nor the effects of his powers on the people that would come to join their cause. But these were things that needed to be discussed in advance and almost right at first to make sure that what could not be done with Niv's magic would be able to be taken care of in other ways.

"I only ask because, I do not want to fail and let my kinsmen down in what I have started and we will need to be strong to stand up to the Kingdoms not only here but surrounding us as well."

Richard was going to give Niv the floor and full reign so to speak at this point and would consider everything that niv offered or had to say with the utmost confidence in him.

"So with that said, What exactly are we able to do with your help that will make this work in our favor? I am asking you as a friend and as ... ... ... Well, .. Considering what just happened I guess your King.."

Niv Namrahs (GloryChan)
Niv couldn't help but to chuckle at Obran's parting words to the others, already falling well into his place as a commander, as the General of their forces... Yes, this group of people was going to be a great asset to young King Richard.

He took a seat at the table, getting comfortable there as he expected this conference between the two of them to be quite lengthy. There was much for him to discuss with the young King... Much for him to offer even though he knew that his days in the next few weeks and months would likely be spent using his magic to the point of exhaustion over and over again. Something that he would be more than willing to do, and would do without the first complaint.

"Defense is something that I've already put some thought into, Richard.... This may stretch your imagination just a tad, but I'm sure you'll be able to follow my reasoning.... To build up walls and moats in the traditional sense would be possible, yes... But I have a better idea. Those that would come to attack us.... would have to find us before they could ever land the first blow, and with the way that I can shape the very trees at the perimeter of the camp, especially the larger ones.... we would not need walls, because our first line of defense would be the very fact that those trees would serve as a good deal of the homes and storage spaces for whatever weapons we would be able to bring together... Underground passages would take me some time to craft, but they are very doable as well, and could provide extra housing as we need it so that only a very few buildings are visible from any distance.... This place could appear to be nothing more than a small camp of woodsmen, something too small to be worth attacking."

Niv grinned, leaning back a bit in his chair and getting more comfortable. "I can weave entangling vines and thorns through the perimeter at any point, giving obstacles to any that might try to go on the offensive against us... and as for the catwalks and towers? Why use such things that might be noticed as something out of the ordinary when I can teach those that would serve as our advance scouts to do at least some small part of what I do? At least enough that they would be able to simply come to the tops of the trees through the tree itself rather than having to worry with paths above the trees reaching down to the camp itself?"

He had obviously thought these sorts of defensive measures out before, and the experience of his own lifetime was not small by any means. He had gone through the same kinds of things time and time again through the course of his service to the Nallbyn Royal Family.

"You ask because you are a good King and one that thinks of his people before himself... otherwise you would have asked where you could be taken in the event of a battle so that you might not be harmed no matter what happened.... First, is the task of truly securing your Kingdom and overthrowing the tyrant that rules it as we speak. And then... there are other things that can and will be done to keep things safe for everyone."

He paused for a moment, looking Richard directly in the eyes. There was more... there was so much more that he would be able to do....

"And then there are scrolls... I can scribe scrolls that will allow any that possess them to cast the same sorts of spells that I cast in times of need, that will enable the defense of the Kingdom to be that much stronger. And I can delve into the Earth itself, send my consciousness through it to gather information from distant locations... In that way, we can know far before any force could possibly reach us what strengths and weaknesses they might possess to a certain degree."

With that said, he watched Richard, waited for his reply to everything that he had just said.

Richard Silvermire (tedk32)
Richard listened intently to everything that Niv had to say, Although, he had not thought that it was possible for a witch . err.. mage to be able to write their spells down for someone else to use without have been trained in the skills to read such things.. He was very impressed about this.

And alot of the things that Niv had said that could be done he was happy to hear that they could be done and with the way that niv talked, not with much effort in the process.

"Very good indeed Niv. these things that you speak of will help tremendously in our efforts. Though, I hate to have to mention this but, there is one matter the must be attended to foremost and first before much of anything else is done other then what has already been put into motion ..", Richard looked around just to make sure that they were alone and no one had come upon them without them knowing about it.

"The camp that you rescued me from earlier is only about 2 hours from here on foot and will need to be neutralized as soon as possible. And in the process, It would supply us with Armor and weapons as well as more food supplies, clothing, horses, and much much more that could be used to our advantage..", Richard thought about this for a moment then continued, "I think attack them at night when most of them will be in the beds, and attack from three fronts. North, South East, and South West taking out the patrols as quietly as possible then moving into the camp itself.. What are your thoughts about this Niv?"

Niv Namrahs (GloryChan)
Oh, there was going to be a good deal of effort involved in some of the things that he had mentioned... And in at least one case, there was a great deal of vulnerability on his part while he was in the process of casting the spell and while the spell was still in effect.... In order to use his form of elemental sight, he would in effect be separating his mind and spirit from his body and allowing that part of him to travel through the distance between himself and whatever target there was for the spying.

"I agree... they will have to be dealt with very soon... After Sir Obran returns, we will want to speak with him about using one of the abilities that I mentioned earlier... It will be much safer as a whole for me to spy upon that camp in that way to allow for learning their strengths and the positions and routes of their patrols.... Only, I would prefer to have both you and Obran there when I do it... Should anything go wrong physically.... Gods forbid, should some emergency happen in the camp, it will likely take both of you to either move my body or protect it from any possible harm while my mind scouts out the situation of the encampment. Then we can implement a more streamlined plan of attack either tomorrow night or the night after that."

What he wasn't mentioning was that there was some danger to himself mentally and magically as well... but that wasn't something that Richard really needed to know. This was something that he had done for Darynth on multiple occassions, and he would continue to do it so long as he was able.

Richard Silvermire (tedk32)
Richard nodded to Niv, "I understand and you will have us both at your side my friend. No harm will come to you while you do what you must do. I will see to that personally."

Richard was feeling somewhat weary and needed to get some rest before tomorrow come as there is alot that must be done, and he had alot of things that he would have to see to.

"My friend, I do hate to say this but, I am weary from all that has happened today and I do need to get some rest, you are however welcome to stay here as long as you like and I will talk with you until sleep befalls me if you wish but, I do need to lay down for now.. I hope that you not think it rude of me.", With that Richard moved over towards his small meager bed and layed upon it, turning to where he could see Niv so that he could still talk with him if he wished it.

"So Niv, What do you thi.... ",shaking his head slightly, " Think about everything and our cha.... .... nces".

With that said Richard was fast asleep.. .. .. .,

Niv Namrahs (GloryChan)
Niv listened quietly and nodded in satisfaction as he said that they would both be at his side. Wth both Richard and Obran at his side, he felt sure that his body would be just fine while he did what he had to do.

"Of course not... As you said, you need your rest after everything that has happened today. It was a very eventful day, and we traveled far." He watched as Richard went over and laid down, noting the way that the young King's eyes were already drooping as soon as he had laid down.

And once the young King was fast asleep, Niv spoke under his breath so as to not disturb his sleep. "... I think we will do just fine.... Especially after you get a good deal of sleep."