On The Trail

"The Great Hero walks slowly through the heated sands, a dark figure on the great dunes. Following at her side, her tired companions trudge along. Avenger and Justice silently watch The Great Hero, hoping for a chance to rest, but The Great Hero grimly continues her slow progress, searching for the villains she knows went this way. Will they make it through the desert, or will they simply collapse, never to complete their mission? Only their dry bones to tell the bold tale of their defeat?"

Amber stopped and wiped her face with her sleeve. It was unbelievably hot, and she was searching for slavers. But more importantly she was looking for an oasis. As she topped another dune, she found what she was looking for. It was small, but it would do for now. Anything to get out of the sun. She started forward, seeing the water glitter in the sunlight.

"The Great Hero stumbles towards a well-deserved resting spot, wanting only to stop and refill her waterskins and be on her way." She walked forward and found a tree that provided enough shade, then collapsed and fell immediately asleep...

OCC-Anyone can join....please join soon...

OOC- ill join when I have spare time... sorry.

Matrim walked towards the water. The sun had been beating down on him for days and his water had ran out the night just before. The world shimmered infront of his eyes. Matrim ran forward towards that lake and jumped in. He closed his eyes.

Matrim spat out a mouthfull of sand. "Noooooo..." He crawled towards some trees where he thought water must be. Please be real... Matrim felt shade as he entered the the trees. Its real... He pulled the scarf from his face. Matrim crawled to the water pool and took a long drink. He then flopped down on the ground and closed his eyes.

Amber woke up a few hours later to the annoyed pawing of Gambol and the soft, irritated chirping sound of Kira. She leaped to her feet and looked around for the reason behind the disturbed behavior of her companions. What she found was a man slightly younger than herself, if she was any judge. He was sprawled in the shade at the other end of the oasis, and looked as if he had traveled a long way through the desert on foot.

She bent down to survey this newcomer and see if he was hurt or just resting. She had to admit that he was quite handsome, despite the scar on his neck. Nearby lay a scarf, which she guessed had hid his face from the sands. It was a good thing she was traveling as herself instead of dressed as The Great Hero, she decided. Otherwise she might have a lot of explaining to do...

Matrim groaned and rolled over. He slowly opened his eyes and looked around. All around him where fresh plants, a water pool was about a foot away from him. "ahh." he whispered he felt cool for the first time in a week.

He had, had to flee into the desert. Matrim's sister was a witch and worked for the empire. She had people hunting Matrim every where he went. He had killed a Kull leader just before he feld and now even more people are after him.

Matrim laughed to him self. He had always enjoyed a chase. They wont find me here. He sat up and looked into the eyes of a women who he was sure he had seen before. But then again when he was in league with the theves he saw many strange women. She had blond hair and blue eyes. The eyes captured Matrim. "Are you real?..." He ask unsure if the heat was playing tricks on him.

OCC-Blonde eyes? lol they would capture my attention too! Anyway, you're about to see her normal side...

IC-Amber gently layed a wet cloth against his forehead as she spoke. "Yes, I'm quite real. You seem to have overheated yourself." She handed him a cup of cool water. "Drink. you're dehydrated." She held the cloth to his head to allow him to drink without it falling off.

Gambol and Kira wandered over. The horse gently nudged the stranger in his back as the bird landed on his shoulder. Kira, annoyed that Gambol was pushing her perch, snapped her beak at the horse. "Alright, you two, settle down. Sorry about them. They seem to like you. Strange: they are usually unfriendly towards strangers..."

(Sigh) That was me...stupid...sorry...

Matrim took a drink of the water. "Thank you for your kindness. I am Matrim. Or Matrim the hand, as many call me..." He quickly picked up the scarf and wrapped it around his neck.

"My name is Amber. The animals are Gambol and Kira," she said, pointing to each. Then she smiled at him. "I won't ask about the scar, since you try to hide it, but what are you doing out here?"

Matrim grinned and went back to his sly ways. "Well... I am sort of on a mission as such. I want to travel this whole world and find anything that could help bring the down fall of the Empire." Matrim stood up and lent on his spear.

Amber smiled warmly at him. "But how do you know that I am not with the Empire? You could have given yourself away to an enemy." She gazed calmly at him. If he really was after the Empire, then he was not her enemy, but she was not taking chances.

Matrim feeling better now laughed. He looked her up and down. " I see you haven't heard of me then. Number one if you where with the empire you would be dead now. Number two I am hideing more about myself then you could ever know."
"Soon the whole world will know my name." Matrim's mission was to steal the eggs that Gallabortrix was keeping safe. He would then give them to the varden making famous. He had many secret things about him. He could not use magic but his spear was magical. He had the best luck in the world. When something is going to happen he can feel dice in his head. The moment he met amber the dice started spinning.
This made matrim worry a little bit but he was used to it by know. Matrim looked at Amber studying her once again. what is she hiding... he thought to him self.

"Well, it's good to know that we are on the same side. As it is now, I'm trailing slavers. They have taken many of my friends over the years, and now is their time to pay for it. Slavers get under my skin more than the Kull that have been tracking me. Be warned that they are near...though they seem to keep losing my trail."

Matrim picked spun his spear. "Oh great, if they catch us they have hit two birds with one stone. We should hurry up and leave this place because if they have a shade with them. He will know that there is a oasis here and since im a gambler i would bet they are on there way." Matrim picked up his stuff. "As for the slavers. I know them so I don't know if I'm willing to help. They caught me a few years ago and the experience was rather unpleasent."
He wrapped his scarf around his face and picked all his stuff up. "But I sopose I cant let a women go after them her self, you will most likey end up a slave your self." Matrim grinned. "After all I'm one of the most famous thieves in all of the land." and he wasn't boasting.