Family Plans "Put me down this instant! Dakari! Put! Me! Down!"With a laugh the hunter shrugged her into a more comfortable position, still walking down the path. "But you'd run.""You're damn right I would!""Oh well, I guess it can't be helped," chuckled the other. "So did you miss me, teal? Did you want to see me so much you came home and brought presents?""I hate you and they are not presents to hunt!""Teal, come on...""Stop calling me that!""But you're my little bird. You don't wear the feathers I gave you anymore. That really hurts my feelings, teal- ah, Mother! Greetings!""Caught something special, have you?""Sure have." Slinging Ra
Out "You got your own place."Haamiah wiped the sweat from her brow. "Well, I know that voice." Looking up, she smiled brightly. "Ain't seen y'inna while, lass. Where y'been tae?"The younger woman set her bags down on a crate and walked into the smithy. "Woodfall. Please put those down for a moment.""Lass..." The smith put down her tools and pulled her young friend into a great hug. "Y'lookin nae worse fer wear. Y'doin' a'right?""Do I have to answer?""Nae, y'donna. But I'd like tae hear where y'been otherwise. Iffens y'be stayin' fer a while.""I'd... I'd like to stay a while, yes.""Good!" Haamiah kicked her bundle of tools against th
Peace Rally Etiquette "...getting worse. They sent the 85th and 123rd to the border last week, and I heard they're mobilizing four more regiments right now."The smith hmmed and adjusted her pack with a shrug as she took in the marketplace chatter. "So, Rasj, brisk business?""Likely," replied the other from her perch on a cloaked shoulder. There was a cold smile on her face; undoubtedly the little witch was looking forward to the mayhem that was sure to grow in the near future. "Oh my. I hear lunch.""Lunch? Girl, what did I tell you about eatin' babies?""Not that, fool," retorted the other, tapping her minion's head. The cloaked Hand lifted her up so that s