Board Thread:What Would You Do?/@comment-28718853-20180222204600/@comment-34263048-20180223103443

-As I see a Holstaur, a Harpy, and a Centaur approaching me, and the harpy looks quite sad. Suddenly the Holstaur calls at me from a distance -"Hey there, you have any idea what's going on here?" -"Not quite sure, but I think they are afraid of you, To be honest I think they might be gynophobic." They talk with eachothers for a couple seconds while still approaching me -"Could you explan what gynophobic means?" It's fear of somthing but fear of what" the Centaur asks as they get closer. -"Fear of women, but I can' say is it that, it's just a guess, based on that I havn't seen as single female in this village, and as the warning of you coming here was called, they didnt say monster or any spesific race, or mamono, they just called you females. and the panic that ensued, Well yuo would be just as scared if this would have been Ratatorsk village, and someone would have called that order army is attacking" They look at eachothers slightly confused. -"But you aren't hiding?" the harpy asks from me -"I'm just a travelling trader, I decided to go bit further from where I usually turn on my route, and then I ended up here." -"Well that explanes, why you didnt run away." the Centaur answers. -"We were only wanting a room and board for tonight, and buy some supplies, as we have quite a bit of travel ahead of us." -"That might still be arranged, but dont expect to be in contact with them any more than it's absolutely necessary. I say, and I lover my voice to whisper and continue. -"We just have to get them to trust you a bit." and then I walk to the now upside down trashbin, and motion them to follow me.

As we are gathered near the trashbin, I suddenly lift te bin, only to reveal a scared young man, who yelps like a little girl who figures that she's surrounded by spiders. having a Holstaur on one side, Centaur in front of him, and me and harpy right behind me on his other side, and back against a wall. -"Hey hey hey, easy, They arent going to touch you, I make sure of it. But they have travelled from very far to here, and they need some supplies from the general store, They also would like to rent a room from yuor tavern. and wuite honestly I would like to reant a room from there also. Could you go and tell everyone that I prtect them from these girls, and I promomoce that the girls leave as soon as they wake up tomorrow." The young man is still almost in panic, but as he looks at me with nearly daranged look in his eys. -"You promice to keep us safe?" he asks with hes voice almost shattering -"I promice, None of these girls will touch anyone who dont want to be touched. they just need a small favor from you, and they will be gone tomorrow." The centaur reached her hand for a hand shake and added. -"we just need some supplies for our travel, and place to reast for tonight." while I reaced for the harpy and pushed her aside a bit, so he would have more room to move away from us. The man never reached back for the centaur, but promiced to spread the news.

I stayed with the girls, and we talked a bit there, Soon I see how few of the men are starting to emerge from their hiding spots. I asked the holstaur to watch my cart for a bit, and asked the centaur and harpy to accompany me to the general store, I could keep an eye on each of them from the store door. The store salesmen was even more nervous than the young man had been, as the centaur was buying what they needed. And nobody went closer than 200 feet from my cart as the holstaur was right next to it. Soon they had bought what ever they needed. and then we went to the tavern, my cart happened be right next to the tavern, and I motioned the holstaur to join us, and soon they got a room for themselfs, and they stayed in their room for the rest of the evening. I had returned to my cart, and continued to sell some of my wares. That evening I did better deals than ever before, most payed some over price, all in all, I almost sold my cart empty during that evening. and I managed to puschase some rare metals gems, and diamonds with surpringly cheap prices. I also got praised how brave I was in front of these "indiscriminate rapists".

How ever as I entered the tavern later that evening I was told that they are out of rooms, but I could join the girls in the common room. which basicly is the cheapest form of accomodation, where you share a room with multiple quests. I didn't really have any problems with it. but I also made sure that I wore trikets that made me less appealing to the girls. Just a little precautionary thing, which one Hakutaku had teached to me long time ago. During the evening before we started sleeping I had heard that they were heading towards my home town, They had heard that there is some really good husband candidates for them, and they were going to see if it's true.

Next morning as we are leaving the young man who had been hiding in the trashbin came to see us when we were leaving. we talked for a while, just the two of us, and he revealed that he is somewhat interested from the harpy. but at the same time he's quite scared of her. As I know that the harpy breeding season ended just couple weeks ago he should be quite safe from her for next 2-3 months, And I could reach the the village before it started, so I asked would he like that the harpy stays behind with him. But if things wont work out between them I pick the harpy off from him. He agreed, and then I went to the harpy, asking would she be interested about that idea. Half an hour later me, the Holstaur, and the cenaur leave from the village, and as I look back I see a harpy standing next to the road, and under her wings I see just couple feet sticking out, as she's embracing her possible future husband.

Allmost a week later as we were travelling towards my home town we land in to quite a predicement. As we were camping for the night I suddenly heard how my horse whined in pain. As we went to investigate, we found that it was bitten by one of the most venoumus snakes that lives on this area. While we had killed the snake, there was a problem. It's unlikely that the horse would survive the night, and even if it would, it would most likely still die during next couple days after being in incredible pain for as long as it would live. Need less to say we all agreed that that most merciful thing to do for it, would be killing it.

Next morning we had a little argument. I didnt want to leave my cart, and what ever I still had there to scavengers. and after couple hours of arguing the centaur agreed to pull the cart. Slightly over a week later we arrived to my home town. I promoced that the girls could stay at my house for a while, while looking for some husband candidates. Couple days later, the Holstaur found her mate, and she moved out.

A week from that, I had allready prepared my next trade travel plan, and started to look for a new horse for my cart. But the centaur told me that I wouldn't need one. That is, if I would marry her. And during next night we got married.

I did my usual route, Made quite many good deals, and I had no other reason to head to the village where I had met them. Upon arrival both me and my wife were rather surprised, as we were greeted by not just one, but eight harpys. Eventually we found the couple I was looking for. and they were truly and deeply in love with eachothers, but they werent married yet. I knew that the harpy's breeding season should start any day now, and then I remembered that that was something I hadnt mentioned to the man. I pulled him bit further away so we could talk just the two of us. and as I revealed what was about to happen relatively soon he got quite nervous again. He was rather displeased that I hadnt told him about it. or should I say he was both afraid of her, and furious towards me, and told me to take her away from him.

As we are heading back to my cart where I left my wife and the harpy, I see a certain look in her eyes. and just couple seconds later the man is carried away by the harpy.

2 months later when I make my next visit, The man aplogises from everything he said to me when we last met. Although he got slightly roughed up by other townsfolk, for infiting so many harpys in to their village which practlicly meaned that everyone got raped during their season. most of them are now quite happiy married.