Re: Night's Assailants: Valkyrian
Chapter two: Blackcurrant brew
Nælís looked at her surroundings. The landscape had been covered in a carpet of white snow that made everything look ghostly, and it was too cold for Nay's liking. The wind howled, and the coarse wind raked at her skin.She saw a star shooting across the sky, and it crashed a few leagues off of where Nay stood.
Nælís stood over a mass of silver and orange steel, two men were seated inside it, unconscious. She pulled the dome of glass open and pulled the two humans out. Kandred sat up, and found himself looking up at a girl with black haor, pale skin, and very strange eyes. He roused Jet, who stood up, looking at his recked fighter.
"She can't be repaired. Darn those space pirates!"
"What happened?" Said Kandred, standing.
"A pirate ship attacked us, and a laser shot hit your gunning dome, so I sealed it off, pulling you down into the seat. Then we took a shell to starboard, and crashed. Tell me, Daemon, where are we?"
Nælís looked insulted, but spoke. "First, my name is Nælís, or Nay. Second, I am not a Daemon, I was infected when I slept with a Daemon when I was a teenager, I am human, just tainted. You are on the planet of Daeden, in the country of Vermile, we are still in Medieval times."
Kandred took an instant liking to her. "I am from a Mediaeval planet aswell, I am Kandred."
"And I am Jet, futuristic general rogue of company Blacktide, also a mercenary, but I would be gald to be your companion, so will Kandred won't you matey?"
"Yes I will. Do you have a house where we can sup and bunk?"
"Yes, north of here, a few leagues."
Nælís, Jet, and Kandred trekked through the forest, it was cold and wet, just like Vorma. They ended up in a large cave. Looking at the walls, Kandred heard a creak, and a door in the wall opened. They walked out into a tavern, with no one inside.
A dark figure rose out of the ground, it was a phantom. "Hello, Milady. Do you have guests with you?"
"Hello, Jaques. Yes, I do have some guests. This tall man is Kandred, and this little one is Jet."
"Hello, masters," Jaques bowed, and rose again, "What would you like? We have cold cider, blackcurrant brew, the ale of april, and anything you could imagine, all on tap."
Kandred looked empressed, he laughed, smiling. "Ha! I have nbever had so many drinks in my life! I'll have...hmmm... let me think... I think I'll have some ale of april, then some cider."
"And I'll have some blackcurrentt brew please." Said Jet, also looking empressed.
"I'll have plain malt please." Nælís took the mugs from Jaques' hands, and passed them to the other two. The tree companions drank all night, until dawn.
Kandred woke up, he felt sick; he had a hangover. He then realised where he was, he was on a couch, and Nælís was lying next to him. He swore under his breath, and then wiped lip stick from his cheeks. Jet came down a flight of stairs, and stood over the couch, smirking.
"Lucky man, Kandred good in the starship AND the bed! Woohoo!!" Jet said laughing.
"You rascal!" Kandred jumped up, and chased Jet out of the cave. "I'll teach you some manners!" Kandred chased Jet further across the field of snow, before realising he was naked.