Board Thread:Roleplay/@comment-28358106-20170625033737/@comment-28358106-20170704035144

(S9) [No. We believed he would, but he was far more wily than we gave him credit for.]

[Instead, he turned away and dug his way into the burning church, going down through the roof. He was gone for but a moment, when he burst from the church's side and leapt onto my son.]

[It was a complete surprise. So much so, that Honditar was knocked free from his Elk, landing fifty feet away, and the Cadagaunt landed on the Elk instead of him. It tangled briefly with the animal, but regained its feet and charged Honditar. It was not out for food, it was out for blood. It recognized us as the true threat.]

[Your father saw what had happened, and was not far behind Honditar in the circle. In an instant, he slipped off and hung off the side of his Elk as they rode, hiding himself as they galloped towards the charging Cadagaunt so it would not see him. He rode directly in between it and my son...]

He pauses. [...And when it leapt over your father's Elk, he swung upwards, striking like the wind, slitting its throat with his sword. It was dead when it hit the ground.]

Melandil sits back. [In my long years, I have seen feats of bravery and skill, but very few come close to what your father achieved that night. I had his name carved into a branch of our Eluhiion, that he may be remembered by the forest forever. I gave him my mithril mail, and my son gave him his lance, and my wife bestowed him with the first seed of our Eluhiion's tree, that he would plant it and forever be in the hearts of our people.]

Melandil looks away, and is silent for several moments. [And when he died, we performed the rite of Urieb-e-est, that his name would live forever in our Eluhiion. We recovered his armor, and his lance, once given, now returned to us.]

He looks back. [Perhaps one day, they may be yours.]

Lucida scrubs gently, working up and down. "You know, I know what it is to be misunderstood. Nobody knows a thing about what I do, and it sometimes seems like nobody cares.  But trust me, people care.  You just have to be patient with people and understand that everyone's different.  Mama Tirush would understand, if you just explained things to her."