Under Dark Desire

[ErykaLorelei]

backing away from him a tear streaming down her cheek

"I am sorry stay safe but my people need me and I can not go to the surface with you"

handing him one of her drow dirks and kissing him softly on his lips before turning and running back inside

 

[Ravenloft]

Treyis stood their stunned for a moment. He touched his lips as she ran away. "What? No..." He muttered to himself as she disappeared into shadow. "Come on Jhanryna! This isn't funny! ...Lets go!"

A long minute passed in silence and it became aparent that she was actually gone. "Fine! I didn't need you anyway!" He shouted in anger, not sure why he was so mad. He spent the rest of the day dragging what was left of his friends out of the dungeon, struggling not to vomit at their horrid conditions. He dug them each a grave and burried them around a mighty tree. He took a scroll of magic mouth from Gardenia's pack and carefully read it, casting it upon the tree, sealing it with a dash of her powder of permanency to give them a memorial.

By the time he was done it was growing dark so he started a fire and with tears in his eyes, went through what was left of his friends things. Every little noise set him on edge, he absolutely hated being alone, and Jhanyra... She'd kissed him... Kissed him like she meant it. He sighed and looked over at the spy glass he'd taken from Drogan's pack. He picked it up and examined it for a long moment, getting an idea.

Popping the lenses out, he carefully used a set of tongs to hold them over the fire, causing the glass to smoke up a bit on one side. then he tore the leather thong off Erhaimore's sling staff and fasioned it into a frame for the two discs of smoked glass. When he was done, they were a functional if not elegant pair of sun blocking goggles. Pleased with himself, he put them in his pouch and lay back to try and sleep.

A near by howl broke him of any notion of sleep though and he got to his feet and lit a torch off his fire, heading back toward the dungeon, cursing himself for a fool the entire way. He snuck into the underground cavern and whispered vainly. "Jhanyra? I made you something..." He pulled out the goggles and set them on an empty, long since dried up stone fountain carved out of stone. He went over to a corner and huddled there, hugging his knees up to his chest, struggling to stay awake. "Please come back." He whispered.

 

[ErykaLorelei]

Upon entering the dungeon Treyis is confronted by a group of four orcs who seem intent on stopping him from going deeper inside

"Zulvarag nar mishi gor'ga detag"

The well armored one shouts in orcish as they draw their axes and move towards Treyis

one stays back behind and draws a bow

 

[Ravenloft]

"Orcs... Its always orcs..." Treyis sighed as he got to his feet with a grunt of exhaustion. He readied his weapons and took a battle stance. "Lets dance, boys." He said with a smile. The first took a swing for his neck, which Treyis ducked, but only just barely, the blade whistling barely an inch over his head. "Oh, woah..." Treyis said to himself, realizing his exhaustion was slowing his reaction time significantly.

He dodged and fended them off as best he could, keeping the there of them in the way of the archer so that he wasn't an open target for the uglies arrows. In doing so, he found he'd caught himself up in a corner, with no way past the bastards. He stepped back, looking around wildly for some escape as the three looked at each other and back at him, chuckling. They knew they had him, and whats worse, they knew they could take their time with him now. "Jhanyra!!!" He screamed, desperate and wild eyed, lashing out at them to keep them at bay. One stepped back, laughing.

 

[ErykaLorelei]

From the shadow a familiar voice is heard shouting out

"Sevir ukta tlu uk wund'akhen ulu uns'aa dos rul'selozan eroln"

doing a forward somersault as she lets an arrow fly out from her bow puncturing through the archer's throat as she leaps up and over the two orcs in front of Treyis and stabs them in their hearts with her Drow swords and smiling at Treyis as she lands in front of him and she winks at him quickly turning around and holding her blade to the third one's throat

"You do not want to be here go"

She laughs as the Orc runs down into the dungeon depths and she turns to Treyis extending her hand after sheathing her swords

"Are you okay Treyis?"

helping him to his feet and smiling

"I heard you call my name what gift do you offer?"

 

[Ravenloft]

"I'm fine, now that you're here. I would have been dead in seconds, ground up rogue if you hadn't... Thank you..." Treyis half climbed up, half groped her as he got to his feet. "Oh, hey, sorry." He said as he realized where his hand had landed, drawing it away in a heart beat.

"Yeah, um... I was kind of hoping I could convince you to... Come with me... Top side, at least for a little while? This is kind of a bad area and I don't think I can... Make it back to town alone... I, uh... I made you something..." He rushed over to the empty fountain and lifted the goggles he had made for her. "These!" He showed her how to put them on. "They're for your eyes, so you can see better. I know the light kind of hurts your eyes..." He tossed them to her. "What do you think? Can you get me back to a town alive?"

 

[ErykaLorelei]

Catching the smoky glasses and examines them smiling softly

"Thank you Treyis this is the nicest thing any surface dweller has ever done for me"

walking over and hugging him tenderly and then slips the goggles on

"To which town do you head?"

reaching out and lightly dusting off Treyis's backside

 

[Ravenloft]

"Yeah? How many topsiders like me do you know anyway?" Treyis asked with a slight frown. He accepted the hug and almost didnt' let her go when it was over. "Um... Browning is the closest place for miles, its several days travel by foot. Is there anything I can do in return for helping me?"

 

[ErykaLorelei]

Looking shocked at his statement

"Browning! I am supposed to be going to Greyhawk"

dropping to her knees and a tear streams down her cheek

"Oh no I have failed my father"

 

[Ravenloft]

"What? Whats wrong with going to Browning? Your father? Where?!" Treyis looked around nervously, terrified he would actually come face to face with Jhanyra's father. Taking a deep sigh of relief that no one else was around Treyis knelt down and lifted Jhan's chin, her perfect smooth chin. He felt the urge to lick it but smiled instead. "No one's forcing you to go into the city... I just need help getting there... To resuply and stuff, then I'll go anywhere you want, if you'll have me. Its not like I have a party to travel with anymore..." He said with a slight hint of bitterness in his voice. He leaned in and kissed Jhan's brow, lingering a moment to smell her skin.

 

[ErykaLorelei]

Looking at Treyis unsure of what his words were intended for she looks around then smiles softly as his lips touch her forehead

"No it isss not that it is jussst far from where I wasss when they captured me"

taking his hand in hers and placing a small metallic pendant in his palm

"Thisss isss the sssymbol of my family my father is the King of Menzoberranzan under the rule of Houssse Baenre"

hugging him softly as she stands up

"He will be grateful for your asssissstance"

pausing a moment and kissing his cheek

"I will be grateful asss well"

 

[Ravenloft]

"Who captured you?" Treyis asked, interested.

"Woah, what? You're a princess? Huh... I didn't think drow had kings... I was always told they were a matriachy and that men were shit... Which has got me kind of confused..."

"I didn't expect you to come back for me... Why didn't you just leave me to die? Every other Drow would have."

 

[ErykaLorelei]

"My mother is in chage she is the Drow queen which makes her mate the king doesn't it?"

Looking at Treyis in a new way than normal

"I was captured on my way to the surface by mercenaries they put me in there and were hoping the undead there would eat me alive"

walking slowly past Treyis and looking around curiously

"I was attempting to make trade negotiations and peace treaties with the surface world"

turning and looking into Treyis's eyes and smiling

"But I won't accept your help for free"

tossing a bag full of jingly coins at him

 

[Ravenloft]

"To be honest, I don't know very much about your culture... For all I knew, being the queen, she could have had a whole harem of men to satisfy her..." Treyis licked his lips and shivered a little at the thought.

"Wait... You were chained up and left here to get... Eaten? How long were you chained here? Why didn't the ghouls... You know..." Treyis didn't want to think about it, but had to know how she'd mannaged not to get eaten.

"The drow were seeking peace? I kind of find that hard to believe... You don't have anyone to back you, do you? You were doing this all on your own, weren't you?"

Treyis caught the bag against his chest. "I dont need th..." He stopped and weighed the bag in his hand, his eyes going wide. "You really are a princess, aren't you?" He asked with a sly grin.

 

[ErykaLorelei]

Nodding with a disheartened look

"I have been chained up for 4 months"

frowning softly

"I "

turning away from him

"I am sorry"

 

[Ravenloft]

Treyis looked at her as she turned away. "Four months..." He breathed.

He came up behind her and put his hands on her shoulders. "Hey, are you going to be okay?" He asked concernedly.

 

[ErykaLorelei]

Turning quickly and hugging him tight

"I will be fine if you stay true"

dusting herself off quickly

"do you have a place to stay in town? I really could use a bath"

 

[Ravenloft]

"H-woof" Treyis grunted as Jhanyra hugged him tightly out of the blue.

He folded his arms aroung her then and smiled.

"Uh, no, but I can pay for a room at an Inn..." He hoisted the bag she'd tossed him. "A really really nice room from the looks of this." He said, chuckling.

 

[ErykaLorelei]

Stepping away slowly and giggling

"Then let's go it will be dark soon and you can not see too well in the dark"

walking ahead of him her Drow female superiority coming into play as she leads him

"Thank you for making my first trip to the surface worth it"

pausing briefly and turning to look at him

"For what it is worth you have changed my opinion of the surface dwellers"

turning and walking briskly

 

[Ravenloft]

Treyis shrugged and nodded quiping that he was "only human" as he hustled to keep up with her. "We might not have much in the way of glowing fungus and luminescent hot springs, but us top siders do manage the best we can anyway. How many have you met anyway?" He asked, keeping step with her.

 

[ErykaLorelei]

Chuckling playfully

"Ha ha ha being human is not so bad is it?"

walking behind him to maintain appearances

"You are the first human I have actually met"

 

[Ravenloft]

"I've been one all my life, and its been pretty good so far... Really, I'm your first, huh? How am I stacking up to your expectations?" Treyis asked with a grin as they crested a hill looking out over a vast field of tall wild grass, a stream creasing the land far from them.

 

[ErykaLorelei]

Laughing softly

"As for my expectations of humans I thought you would be taller"

following behind him as they enter town

 

[Ravenloft]

"Tall people stick out, get killed faster. I like being this height, most people don't expect to taste my dagger in their lung. Its an advantage, being unimposing as I am, they don't see me comming." Treyis bosted. "Most of the time." He added, in the hopes of sounding modest.

He stopped Jhanyra before they got all the way into town and pulled out a cloak to put on her so she wouldn't stick out so much. "Play it cool in town, okay? Keep a low profile, nothing against you but most people don't like Drow very much and might attack you on sight. I know you can handle yourself just fine, but for right now, its better if we don't go looking for trouble."

He took them into an Inn and bought them the best room they had for the night. "Hang out here, don't go anywhere, okay? I'm going to go get some stuff. We'll hang out for the night, and leave tomorow morning, go wherever you want, okay?" He asked, walking her to the room.

 

[ErykaLorelei]

Giggling at those comments and smiling sweetly

"Unimposing as you are I owe you for your service and I am unsure what it means to hang out as you put it but if it means spending time with you I welcome it"

moving over slowly to the desk in the room sitting down and pulling out a journal and begins writing

"Thank you Treyis for being a friend to me may your deeds be remembered amongst my people"