1. Horoth Chainbreaker

    Private Striving for Goodness While Cruel Men Win

    "LUCERO!" Horoth ran after her, hopping over fallen trees to reach her but she was stopped caught in the branches by the time he got to her. "I've got you." Bracing himself with his foot on the felled tree he took firm hold of Lucero's hands though he could not feel nor see what magic...
  2. Horoth Chainbreaker

    Private Striving for Goodness While Cruel Men Win

    Horoth closed the gap between them quickly, taking her hand. "I'm here Syr Lucero." It was not intended to be any form of indult but he took a protective posture over her. Holding out his small shield and scanning the scene upwind to try and spot Shoyna but the force of her cries sent twigs...
  3. Horoth Chainbreaker

    Private Striving for Goodness While Cruel Men Win

    The word sprang to his mind at the suggestion of food inspired names. It was a food that he always enjoyed and it seemed it might take the sting from its ferocious form. "What about, Peanut?" It was neutral, as far as names went or so he thought and he knew that some animals might be named...
  4. Horoth Chainbreaker

    Private Striving for Goodness While Cruel Men Win

    "Hmm." He did not know if he entirely agreed with the statement. Not because Horoth thought Lucero naive but because, at least in his experience, there were many lesser people in the world and they were often ironically those who thought themselves above others. The touch was welcome, despite...
  5. Horoth Chainbreaker

    Private Striving for Goodness While Cruel Men Win

    "No..." He knelt next to the beast and watched, waiting for the miracle to be done. "... you are better than me." Casting back his thoughts he relived the countless days in the arena when he fought fearful men and beasts made violent with hunger. "You can choose to not kill. It is harder for...
  6. Horoth Chainbreaker

    Private Striving for Goodness While Cruel Men Win

    "I do, I trust you Lucero but hurry!" The beast calmed and Horoth could scarce believe it. Magic could do wonders but to tame the savage heart was a thing he had never witnessed before. Gently, as the great monster quelled itself at Lucero's beckoning whim and he eased up, stopped trying to...
  7. Horoth Chainbreaker

    Private Striving for Goodness While Cruel Men Win

    Horoth would rather not kill the monster. It seemed an irony to him that to save one inhuman creature they must kill another but it did not look like it was going to give them much choice. With a lunge and a yell he goaded the wolf monster again and it replied with an advance and landed into...
  8. Horoth Chainbreaker

    Private Striving for Goodness While Cruel Men Win

    "A life in chains, you have spent more time under the sky than me." Horoth mused almost to himself before catching Lucero's warning and checking about to confirm it. The growl and rustling came from a line beast near as big as a bear with the head of a wolf and a bald tail that ended in a...
  9. Horoth Chainbreaker

    Private Striving for Goodness While Cruel Men Win

    "Maybe." Horoth admitted, trying to open his mind to alternatives before he let his judgement get clouded. "It would not be the first time the coven of trust was broken by ones who should know better." As they walked he scanned his mind at Lucero's question. "Now that I think on it, there...
  10. Horoth Chainbreaker

    Private Striving for Goodness While Cruel Men Win

    This was beginning to smell. Horoth would never claim to be among the great thinkers of the Knighthood but he knew a bad story when he heard it and he was beginning to get the suspicion that the Elder had not told them everything. "We are gathering mysteries." He admitted to Lucero as they...
  11. Horoth Chainbreaker

    Private Striving for Goodness While Cruel Men Win

    Horoth squinted, trying to make out the markings. "Yes, they are. It's a bit like a... drawing. The figures, I think they are supposed to be moving, running maybe?" He could not make much sense of it and cursed his lack of education as he climbed back down and with a gentle touch guided...
  12. Horoth Chainbreaker

    Private Striving for Goodness While Cruel Men Win

    Horoth looked up the tree and tried to imagine the white feathered harpy, hurt and grieving. Grieving for whom he wondered. The Elder said nothing of recent deaths or missing persons. "She must have been frantic." Dropping his gear he wrapped his arms about the tree trunk and began to climb. It...
  13. Horoth Chainbreaker

    Private Striving for Goodness While Cruel Men Win

    "Anytime you need me." Horoth responded without thinking. His deep voice gentle and soothing in it's certainty. After making their goodbyes they were off and into the direction of the forest. Horoth for his part was there to handle any trouble but he did find himself looking out for Lucero...
  14. Horoth Chainbreaker

    Private Striving for Goodness While Cruel Men Win

    A big calloused hand gently found Lucero's shoulder to let her know which side he was on as he spoke. "Young Lucero is being modest, she is easily the equal to Syr Margot, nay, even her superior! Rest easy elder Vojin. We will find your Shoyna and she will be returned to you." Smiling...
  15. Horoth Chainbreaker

    Open Laying Foundations

    Rust? Horoth's hand fell to his side, slack and unreceived as his eyes fell along with his nod. "As you wish." Allies then and nothing more, a shame to his eyes but freedom worked both ways. He could not force Dal to take his hand in friendship. It was with a most reluctant turn that he went...
  16. Horoth Chainbreaker

    Open Laying Foundations

    It took a second longer to stand up than Horoth wanted, time was he would be on his feet with no effort at all, his body was aging and eventually it would give out. He had already lived longer than many in the Pits. But this had gone on a bit too long. He had already climbed the damned wall and...
  17. Horoth Chainbreaker

    Open Laying Foundations

    Horoth nodded along, took his time to reply and catch his breath. Dal was not wrong. Being chosen was a privilege and Horoth was grateful for it but he was lacking in a lot of the basics. He did not even like to wear chainmail. It was too heavy. Riding too, he was terrible at it. Horses were...
  18. Horoth Chainbreaker

    Open Laying Foundations

    Horoth gave a short laugh, mistaking Dal's intention for a jest. "Come now, you can't mean me to..." A second look told him that Dal was completely, perhaps violently serious. "You're not..." He certainly was. Deflated but not defeated, Horoth glared as he removed his belt and walked them a...
  19. Horoth Chainbreaker

    Open Laying Foundations

    Dal spoke of life as a struggle and Horoth could not deny it and speak truth so he stood in it and thought to himself. About the irresistible forces that govern life and death and how we may yet try to control them. Effort and weight, thought and deed. "Momentum, hmm." He certainly knew about...
  20. Horoth Chainbreaker

    Open Laying Foundations

    Horoth smirked at Dal's reply. "But the Ox might find itself happier." Likening oneself to a beast of burden, this was common among those who worked hard and Horoth had seen few who worked so hard as Dal. It pleased him to know that the other man had no luck with horses, Horoth himself found...
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