Re: [Ch01] Riverside Ruckus
Kachende & Gahman would be joined by Helen & Penelope as the two groups found themselves heading the same direction; towards the large village's crafts area, where dozens of men and women were toiling away at making goods for the village as a whole. It wasn't so much a trading area, as a place to recquisition necessary tools for ones trade. They all knew who they were seeking; Arjani, a cheetah woman in the later end of her prime years, and the village's primary supplier for all things related to hunting, such as bows & arrows or javelins. As was a common occurence, she were busy fletching arrows together with her two sons and a daughter as the two Jaguars and two Cheetahs approached her wide-open tent. The tent was as much her home as it was her workshop, with tools strewn about high and low, and raw materials and finished goods stacked in rows and columns all over.
Lowering her tool and the arrow she was working on, she would look up to the two brutes and slender huntresses as they approached her. "Here already, kits? I didn't expect you to be this diligent in carrying out your old man's task.", she turned her attention to her two sons. "Boys, go fetch the quivers in the back, the ones Rajak ordered.", the two cheetah's nodded, and carefully put their work down before heading over to the back of the tent. Five minutes later, the four kits would find themselves given a generous supply of both javelins and arrows, all of robust craftsmanship, far more so than what they had been using up until now. "Now, go back to the old man, tell him that he owes me...", her lips curled into a wry, teasing smile as she looked to the two Jaguars. "Perhaps he'd let me borrow you two for a day and night? Three kits are barely enough to keep up with all the work I have.", and then she would wave them off dismissively, returning to her work.
Meanwhile at the kits area of the village, Rajak nodded knowingly at Nerina, he weren't too happy to see her so solemn, but Ryxis boisterous speech made the old lion smile warmly. "Words of wisdom from a drunk kit, what is the world coming to?", Rajak chuckled lowly, and slowly shook his head. As Hera joined the gathering with the two Panthers in tow, the lionman nodded slightly as he got ready to leave. "I have places to be at, I am afraid; You kits are on your own, so take care of yourselves. And don't forget to seek out the traders, Ryxis, you will need goods to trade with in the desert after all, and the only thing you oughta protect more than them is the lives of you and the others, understood?", Rajak would linger just enough for the kits to say their farewells, and then take his leave.
As Rajak headed off, the two Panthers would speak up, the female one doing so first. "We shall, Ryxis, and I will begin; heading eastwards will be a simple journey to start with, as it is naught but plains and hills, and a thin line of jungle, before you reach the mountain pass. You are unlikely to get into trouble before then...", the Pantheress cleared her throat, and looked to her male companion, whom readily stepped forward to continue. "The mountain pass itself is fairly easy to navigate, and have been built upon in the past to make it all the easier. There is a straight path right through it, with a large bridge connecting the main path. However... We spotted a few golems when we were in that area, and they didn't look like they were there to reinforce the bridge, as shamans from the eastern desert sometimes do every few years. They might be exiles, bandits even, so you might want to tread carefully.", the female Panther once more spoke up, cutting off her partner. "If you're feeling adventurous however, there are side paths along the way, leading into caverns that snake towards the east; they are marked, and hard to miss, but we found large webs in there; great spiders no doubt. Their chitin and venom sacs makes for excellent goods to trade out in the desert however, if you're interested in working for something to call your own.", with the moderate summary of the situation and the options available to them, the Panthers would wait for them to discuss with eachother, remaining nearby if there were more need for information.