Zenkoh's Adventure

Chapter 9

After Maria backsteps out of range of another of Solara's horizontal swings she throws a dagger, aiming for her face. Solara just barely manages to duck out of the way and backs up to get some space. As Maria watches Solara back up she readies another throwing dagger.

Solara: Who the hell are you?

Maria simply smiles at the question

Maria: Just a traveling cleric. Although my traveling partner could do with being more careful.

Solara: You're full of it! There is no way a simple traveling cleric would know how to fight like this.

Maria: Traveling can be dangerous. Wouldn't it make sense to know how to defend oneself?

Solara didn't know what to say. Self-defense was one thing, but this was different. This cleric had been trained to kill with melee and thrown weapons, but why. Just then Maria had thrown another dagger, Salara ducked under it and attempted a thrust aiming for Maria's ribs.

As Solara's blade comes close Maria parries with her dagger, then wraps her right arm around Solara's forearm holding the dagger and places her left arm up by Solara's elbow. Faster than Solara can react Maria pulls inward with her right arm and pushes outward with her left arm as hard as she could, a snapping is heard as Solara drops her dagger.

Solara: Ahhh! My arm! I-I-I can't move my arm!

As Solara screams out she falls to the ground, grasping at her arm.

Maria: There! Now maybe you'll behave yourself. The others should hopefully be finishing up with your friends.

Irya had found that compared to Zenkoh this pantherine was almost a joke! He was already worn out, covered in cuts from the tip of her rapier.

Kuro: Quit running from me and FIGHT already!

Irya: It's not running, it's dodging! You might want to try it sometime!

Kuro, visibly angry at missing again, rushes in trying to grab Irya. Irya dodges his attempt to grab her, jumping over Kuro and landing behind him. Just as Kuro turns around Irya thrusts her rapier forward, stabbing Kuro in the wrist holding his shortsword. He drops his weapon, holding his wrist in his left hand. He snarls, baring his teeth before swiping out with the claws on his undamaged arm. Irya dodges out of reach before impaling his other arm with her rapier.

Kuro starts to wobble in place before finally falling forwards. After all of that Irya can finally relax. She sheathes her rapier before letting out a sigh. While difficult, that was not anywhere near as difficult as trying to fight with Zenkoh, and to think she was worried simply because he was bigger than her.

Zenkoh watched as the others sent after Rose were brought in and placed by the far wall. After a few hours a guard captain and some normal guards showed up along with Ursa.

Ursa: I see that my guard captains were correct, Rose was targeted! I can't thank you enough for keeping her safe.

Zenkoh: It was no problem, it was actually pretty easy compared to some other stuff I've had to deal with.

As she says this Zenkoh picks up her longsword and sheathes it.

The guards took each of the attackers one by one to the dungeon, they likely wouldn't be causing anymore trouble for a good long while.

After restocking on supplies and having the tents repaired Zenkoh decided to check the job board posted outside the inn. Someone named Yori was requesting someone take a package to a nearby town. Deciding to meet with him to see exactly what he wanted, Zenkoh went to the designated meeting place, outside the jeweler's shop. He was a 6'9" bearfolk. His fur color was a light brown, he was wearing a green tunic and blue breeches.