Time:Morning --> Afternoon
Location:Roshmi Sewer --> Wilderness
Interaction:@Tae@Helo@HowlsOfWinter@DezuelClara had spent more time than she had liked to in the sewer. The stench had her holding her nose and grimacing. Still, she kept happy thoughts and tried her best to go the way toward the exterior of the city. She was walking for a good hour or so, so she used the time to try to process losing her elf companions. It was terrible they had died protecting her and escorting her. They had given and done so much for her. It was hard to comprehend that it all really happened. She couldn't even retrieve their body and bring them to their families. On top of that, she didn't even know who their families were!
She swore to herself at that moment that not only would she make them a nice grave someday in their home village, Sun Elf Village, but she'd also not give up on their fight. It was important that not only she survived, but she kept fighting for the cause they died for.
Proud of herself, she grinned to herself, only to be interrupted by voices and all sorts of noises. She moved around the bend of the sewer to peer down it. There was a lovely exit right down the hallway, but there was also a bunch of strange folks and some weird mist stuff going on. Clara scratched her head, intrigued but wary of getting in unnecessary danger. However, Will Smith came in handy in that moment, his words echoing in her mind.
Seemed like four of them had a handle on the fight and had it taken care of, but they'd also probably kick her booty too if they weren't good guys. Thus, she turned and retreated to find another way. It took a little longer, but Clara found another exit. She moved the lid out of her way with her ability, then jumped up and climbed out into the grass. The sounds of horses neighing and the smell of hay reached her nose. She lifted her head. There was a long, wide, and sandy road in front of her, flanked by woodland on both sides. She tilted her head over her shoulder to see the Roshmi City border walls, along with its big gates which opened up to the road. There was a small stable off to the side with all types of mounted creatures, but mostly horses. A sign read: Sturdy Stables.
She jumped to her feet and exclaimed,
"I am victorious!" Guards that she had not quite noticed right away stirred from their posts. They were in heavy armor and it was clear they were dark elves. A good handful of them moved toward her immediately after a slight pause. She supposed they wanted her alive since they hadn't taken out weapons or tried to throw magical balls at her.
Clara felt adrenaline shoot through her and she smiled big and wide, running immediately for one of the horses. She had never ridden a horse before but she figured now was a good time to try it out. She clumsily got onto it and gave it a little kick while yanking at the reigns. It neighed and started galloping her down the road... right towards an army of armed skeletons. The color drained from her face. There were hundreds of them and they were moving ever so slowly and eerily toward her while the dark elves shouted from behind her. She figured they'd probably get on horses too.
Her gaze shifted and locked on a break in the trees. She yanked on the reigns, struggling to get it to change direction for a moment.
"If you stop now, we won't have to kill you!"A dark elf was calling up to her.
"Oh but to die will be an awfully big adventure!" She called back with a giggle. Of course, dark elves hadn't read or seen Peter Pan so she was sure they'd think she was badass. Once she was getting a good lead, she made sure to yell as well,
"Hasta la vista, baby!"Miraculously, Clara was able to keep a good lead on them as the horse galloped over bushes and rocks through the woods. For a while, it went well. She spent another hour or two just putting distance between her and her pursuers. Her heart was pumping. Getting chased was truly as exciting as it seemed in the movies. Clara had no idea how long they'd try looking for her before returning to her posts and sending others. She needed to get as far as possible.
The horse started to slow suddenly. She tilted her head to look at the horse's face and petted his mane.
"What's wrong? Want something to eat?"She frowned and glanced around.
Then she saw the spiders. They were bigger than she had ever seen before and they were glowing as they scuttled through the woods.
She stared in shock for only a second before a loud voice yelled.
"Little girl!"A big orc jumped out from Clara's side, making her scream. The horse neighed in panic and bucked upward. Clara cried out as she fell backward. To her surprise, large hands caught her from behind and set her on her feet. She blinked as she watched the horse gallop away from the two of them.
"Wait! Come back!" Clara yelled and moved forward for a few steps then sighed. She knew it'd be fruitless.
"GO! Gorgon is running and you RUN TOO!" The orc patted her back to push her forward then took off in another direction. She stumbled forward then started running as well. Clara soon regretted not befriending the big guy. He could have possibly been a real help and he had seemed like he was a good orc despite looking so scary.
She found herself moving through the woods on her lonesome, calling out for the horse for a short while before giving up on that. It was probably a bad idea to bring attention to herself. She had already run into a skeleton horde, giant spiders, and an orc.
"Okay... Clara you got this..." She said to herself, moving into a small break in the woodland to lean on a tree stump. She pulled her backpack off and began to assess her supplies. The elves had equipped her with a map, some food, a knife, some rope, and a blanket.
Clara unrolled the map and began to try to figure out where she was when she overheard a voice.
"What a pity, I found nothing of interest over yonder..."She raised a brow and narrowed her eyes, trying to peer through the trees in front of her. She nearly gasped, biting her tongue in order not to do so.
Fairies!There were about three of them and an elf. She had seen them at the ball but to see some so close was so interesting. Two of them were absolutely enchanting with their white hair and dreamy, beautiful features. One of them was kind of odd-looking, but interesting all the same. He looked more like a moth than a fairy. Maybe he wasn't one. She shrugged it off. The elf girl dressed and looked more like a light elven woman. From what the other elves told her, most light elves didn't like Aklenroth and would be friendly to other elves. She flicked her own ear, wondering if it was even passable, or if she'd be obviously a human.
Will Smith's advice rang in her head again. She bit her lip and took another attempt at trying to figure out where she was on the map. Apparently, there were little roads and settlements all over the place, but only the important ones were marked. Clara didn't like the arrangement at all. She supposed she could try detailing her map as she went to make a better one. If only she had a compass. This map was useless to her without one.
Clara decided to just try her luck asking for directions. After all, she was curious about what fairies were really like. She knew they'd be nothing like Tinkerbell, but nonetheless, she was excited. She brushed the dirt off her clothes and glanced down at herself. Pants didn't seem super common on the women here, though she saw some wearing them. She pulled her cape around her and ran her fingers through her long hair to tidy it up. No way was she making a bad impression on fairies. Slowly, she moved through the trees and held her hands up to show she was unarmed.
"Greetings. " She assumed they spoke English as well since the moth wings guy had spoken it. The elves she had met had seemed kind of up-tight and haughty. Clara put her arms down and folded her hands neatly in front of her waist.
"I require assistance knowing which way the coast is. I am interested in completing some trades in the port town ... yonder... However, I seem to be lost. Anyone know where we are currently located on this map?" Clara held up the map and tapped it.
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