Wordforgedsoul
Wordsmith
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Tamrick felt a certain relief to hear the others referring to the creatures before them as Dryads. Now he knew they were not dealing with members of the demon cult ensnaring the town's young folk, he felt a lot more confident about attempting to deal with the dryads before them.
He steeled himself and lowered his shield and mace as a sign he meant no ill-will to the creatures. Seeing that Trilan's attempt at misdirection with the Dryad's had not seemed to work, he decided to lead with full honesty. He walked close as he dared to the creature's studying them closely and determining to stop when it was clear he had gone far enough and spoke.
"Greetings. I am sorry if there has been any misunderstanding or if you have felt threatened by our company. We have come to this villa from lands to the North and were told we could settle here." Tamrick did not bother to mention anything of land deeds as he could not imagine the dryads thought in such terms. "We did not know of your being here or of any others having a prior claim to this land. However we appear to you coming here armored and bearing weapons, I can assure you we have no desire to drive you from your lands or to fight you. If anyone can appreciate what it means to defend hearth and home it is us as we have endured such a fate ourselves. Please, if we have in anyway offended, harmed or done you wrong it was not meant in malice. If we could speak and know your intent with our companions you hold there, if we could bargain for their release and come to some mutually beneficial agreement between us... As someone who has recently lost their home, I do not wish to fight another over theirs."
Tamrick's body was limp, waiting for the dryad's judgment. If they wanted he was giving them easy space to attack and bring him down. He hoped this would prove the sincerity of his wish to deal with them as equals and spoke of the trust he was putting in them to be fair with him and his band.
He steeled himself and lowered his shield and mace as a sign he meant no ill-will to the creatures. Seeing that Trilan's attempt at misdirection with the Dryad's had not seemed to work, he decided to lead with full honesty. He walked close as he dared to the creature's studying them closely and determining to stop when it was clear he had gone far enough and spoke.
"Greetings. I am sorry if there has been any misunderstanding or if you have felt threatened by our company. We have come to this villa from lands to the North and were told we could settle here." Tamrick did not bother to mention anything of land deeds as he could not imagine the dryads thought in such terms. "We did not know of your being here or of any others having a prior claim to this land. However we appear to you coming here armored and bearing weapons, I can assure you we have no desire to drive you from your lands or to fight you. If anyone can appreciate what it means to defend hearth and home it is us as we have endured such a fate ourselves. Please, if we have in anyway offended, harmed or done you wrong it was not meant in malice. If we could speak and know your intent with our companions you hold there, if we could bargain for their release and come to some mutually beneficial agreement between us... As someone who has recently lost their home, I do not wish to fight another over theirs."
Tamrick's body was limp, waiting for the dryad's judgment. If they wanted he was giving them easy space to attack and bring him down. He hoped this would prove the sincerity of his wish to deal with them as equals and spoke of the trust he was putting in them to be fair with him and his band.