Malik stood in a well lit corner of the Inn. He took his harp in hand and sat it's case on the floor hoping someone would give him gold, items, whatever it may be, especially food. He began to stroke the strings and made sure they were in tune, and then he started to play. Several moments later, he broke into song...

"In a land that is part and merry,
Imythess, land of the golden faerie,
I sing this song with upmost trust,
Imythess, land of love and lust.

Keep in mind the little men,
who must eat, so food you send,
let the leaves of autumn fall,
let the wolves beckon their midnight call.

I whisper to you ancient words,
that flutter and fly like small birds,
in the midst of an autumn rain,
may your life swell and sustain.

And in the final moments of my song,
I hope you do what is right, not wrong,
List the the harp make its sound,
I'm far from home, so buy me a round."

Now this was one of his less poetic songs, but he was nearly starved and deprived of food, so he was beckoning for food here because he wasn't supposed to buy his own meal for a period of sixty days in the code of the ancient bard order, according to his father. He was in his last couple of weeks and hadn't eaten in over 3 days.

Hymwen came in the song of elves and looks around the tavern and go's to a sit and Sits down Her dark green cloak hood was up and when she sits down she pulls her Hood down and her brown sholder-legth hair falls out of the hood.

A man came over to her and says " may I get you anything." and stands there Waiting hymwen says " I will like milk thank you." and the man leaves to get the milk she wanted

When the man comes back with the milk he gives her it and she gives him a coin and The man leaves to serve anyone else who would like something.

Then she heard someone singing a song she never heard before probely a bard. she Looks over and see's a bard he was a humen and he played a harp. she likes music It was fun to hear.

She sips her milk and waching him play and sing when the song was over hymwen sat at her table thinking Maybe she will give him a coin she has a few and he looks like he needs a couple.

So hymwen got up and walks over to him and pulls out a couple coins and hands Them to him and says " hello my name is hymwen darkstar and you look like you Need something to eat." She laughed a little she had a smile on her face waiting for
a answer.


(hello am newish so I will make a few mistakes and sometimes I will make short
posts ok)

I smiled at the lady as she handed him the coins. He looked into her eyes as he spoke, "Thank you m'lady. Your kindness will not go unreturned. My name is Malik. It is a pleasure to make your aquantance." He took her wrist and kissed the back of her hand as he bowed, lowering his eyes, showing his trust.

He called for a waitress. "May I help you?" she asked.

"I would like a fresh, cold milk please," he spoke as he handed her the coins and she walked off. He directed his attention towards Hymwen and said, "Where are you from, Lady Hymwen?"

Hymwen smiles at malik he was nice she likes people that are nice and she replys Happly " I am from the land fakaver in a village far away from imythess and where are You from sir."

She was in a happy mood today when she's in a bad mood sometime she does'nt give Anyone anything but she's happy she is a good mood she din'nt want to be in a bad day Or she would'nt give him anything.

Hymwen asked " may I sit here sir if you don't mind." she was still had a smile on her Face And her eyes where shining with happy'nis.


(Sorry its smeller then my last one)

"I am from the land Fakaver in a village far away from Imythess and where are You from sir."

He listened to her words with content and responded fashionably, "Not many people that live in Imythess are from Imythess anymore, are they? I was raised by Druids in Norwood Forest, so you could say I'm a native, as native as they get really. I know the land, I know the people, I know the languages. I could show you around if you'd like. I'm not much for these cities, but the people are kind on the poor side of town, I'm not big on the nobles."

"May I sit here sir if you don't mind," she had asked.

"Please, feel free to sit, you've bought me my meal for the night, and for that I am grateful. In addition, I could use the company. Tell me, Lady Hymwen, why have you come to this Inn?" He spoke in a gentle tone. He wasn't much of a talker, but this lady had sparked his interest and had bought him his meal, so he was merely being kind and was always curious of a mind's actions.

Vestein entered the song of elves tavern quietly as he could and looked around somtimes he found some of his friends of aquaintances here. Today apeared to be no aception. He saw Hymwen over the far side next to the bar with a man... hoping he wouldent inturuped anything he made his way over, picking a path through the mass of stools chairs and table's.

Upon reaching Hymwen he sat next to her and looked over.

"Hey Hymwen its Vestein from the umm library... remember? if im inturpting anything i'll leave." he smilled hoping he wasn't inturupting. he quickly ordered a pint of ale then looked back at Hymwen then at the man smilling.

Malik noticed the man when he came in and saw that he knew Hymwen before he even spoke.

"Hey Hymwen its Vestein from the umm library... remember? if im inturpting anything i'll leave," the man had said

Malik quickly responded to the man,"Greetings Vestein, no interruption at all my friend. It is a pleasure to greet you, I am Malik." Malik made a short bow, and when he had finished, he noticed the waitress from before had brung him his milk. "Waitress, could I also have a small piece of that cheesy, meaty, tomatoe saucy pie you are so famous for?"

"Yes, yes indeed sir, I will be right back with that, I believe we just pulled another one out of the oven," and at that, the waitress scurried off."

"Malik is it."

Vestein smilled this man sounded honest. Insted of returning the bow he hugged him swiftly

"its is good to meet you to Malik. I heard some of you'r song from out side i must say you are quite tallanted."

He took a long draft of his ale. It was good to make friends now and again.

"Malik is it," the Vestein spoke.

"Tis," Malik replied.

In turn, Vestein said, "its is good to meet you to Malik. I heard some of you'r song from out side i must say you are quite tallanted."

Malik retorted, "Don't be modest. I'm not that good, the harp is not my instrument of choice, but ahh, the Ocarina ommits a sounds so soft and serene, I wish to purchase one, but as you can see, I haven't the gold. I don't like to sing much either, and you, sir? Do you enjoy music, art, etcetera, etcetera?" He took a sip from his milk and his large slice of pizza was set down the the table in front of him by the waitress who's nametag merely said Sarah on it. "Thank you Sarah," said Malik.

"no as it happens im inept when it comes to music I can't understand the way it flows or the way sutble changes can make a differnt noise compleatly... its beyond me i know my limets. They are skills of a differnt kind such as the subtle movemnts of a weapon, my skill is how to dodge blows and fight for my life... but believe me if i had the time I would look at the finer things in life but not when im being chased out of a town." Vestein turned back to his ale and finished it off. Turning to the stange looking food infront of Malik he look a slice and ate it. "Its good." He smilled.

"No as it happens im inept when it comes to music I can't understand the way it flows or the way sutble changes can make a differnt noise compleatly... its beyond me i know my limets. They are skills of a differnt kind such as the subtle movemnts of a weapon, my skill is how to dodge blows and fight for my life... but believe me if i had the time I would look at the finer things in life but not when im being chased out of a town" the man had spoke.

Malik nodded his head once in a sort of fashionable bow before he spoke, "But Sir Vestein, are the simpler things in life simple at all? I too have learned the way of the sword, though I am sure if it were a purely weapon battle, you would defeat me, though with my logic and knowledge of more 'simpler' things, I have gained an edge, though I doubt either of us would truely win in such a combative meeting. Never do I ever want to meet you in such a situation, my examples are merely that, examples."

He took another sip of his milk, it was fresh and very cold. It was the kind of cold that it was just on the edge of frozen and gave you goosebumps in your chest as it went down your throat. He finished his milk and ordered another. He then finished his luke-warm slice of pizza.

Why have you come to this Inn he had asked.

" I heard it is a nice place so I came here." she said with a smile.

Then hymwen sat down at the table malik is. and orders a milk and Listens to Malik and vestein talk.

When they where done talking she asked " do you play here often malik." she smiles.

She waits for a answer. Hymwen hated how they where talking about fighting she hated Fighting and she was'nt listening to them talking about it.

(Sorry for the sort post and do I know vestein we are posting after all)

"I heard it is a nice place so I came here," she said with a smile, "do you play here often malik."

He returned the smile and replied, "Indeed, this is a grand cavern compared to the others in the fine City. Alchoholism isn't supported here where it is revered in such taverns around the city of Taras. I don't play here often, I don't spend much time in cities unless I must, this is one of those rare occassions in which I've changed my mind and decided to venture into this city of Taras out of pure curiosity, and the fact that I'm hungry."

He thought for a moment, he missed his family, well, not particularly his kin of blood, but those who raised him and those he was raised with, the Druids. He wondered where they were at this very moment, he wondered if they were okay. He knew they had made enemies with several Underdark tribes and several demonic clans. He figured they wouldn't still be in Norwood Forest, where they had raised him, but would have probably moved into a deeper thicket, perhaps in a mountainrange somewhere in Imythess. He then pondered, I wonder if these people know of the druids?

"Excuse me, Hymwen and Vestein, but have either of you heard of any Druidic migrations here in Imythess?" he asked them politely and sincerely.

Hymwen does'nt know of druids she has'nt heard of them but says " I don't know of Druids sorry malik." she felt sorry that she does'nt know of them she looks at the floor.

She looks up and says " do they mean a lot to you." she looks at him and said " why do You Ask."

She was waiting for a answer and orders more milk and waits.

(And again am sorry about the sort post)

He pondered on her questions for a moment, "Do they mean a lot to you?" and "Why do you ask?"

After several moments and after Hymwen had recieved her second order of milk, he spoke to her softly and in a hushed whisper, "The Druid people originally hailed from Norwood Forest, it is South of her and a bit to the west. Nonetheless, they are south of this city, Taras. I was raised by a druidic monk deep in Norwood Forest within a hidden Druid Grove. After my upbringing, after my education was complete, I was offered a choice, the choice to remain with the Druids and learn their ways as a path of life, or to adventure out into Imythess. You can probably guess what they wanted me to do. I chose the opposing path. I believe they may be in the mountains North of here, or perhaps in the desert to the East."

A tear touched his cheek and ran straight to his chin. His red, bloodshot eyes filled with brine, though he didn't whisper. He remained as strong as he could, enough to keep from breaking down. He spoke again, straight to Hymwen in an even quieter voice, "They were being driven out by demonic clans and underdark tribes two years prior to my departure. I just hope they escaped when I left. I hope within my hope of hopes that they escaped and are living. What if they..." He stopped there and knew that if he hadn't, a breakdown was surely in order.

"I dought they would be in the north many peopel do not welcome them there..." He ordered another ale and continued. "I can hear what you speak my ears are better than an elfs and my nose can track like a wolfs.... and those tribes I have met I my self have destroyed the encampment of one trying to escape them."

Hymwen felt sorry for malik. she wishs she could help but she does'nt know anything
About them she looks down at the floor and after a while she looks up and says " am
Sorry I can't help I don't know anything about imythess I just came here when I was old To leave home." she looks at the floor again and wonders if her village is fine she hopes It is.

Hymwen look up again and sips her milk and if you look in her eyes you will she Sadness in them. she knows how it is to lose someone you love.

Vestein smelt the tears from his seat not quite but still it was there and he wondered was she sad for malik's sake or for somthing he did not know about.

"I think it is fair to say that this world is cruler than what meets the eye." he drank again from his ale thinking about his own losses.

"You know what Malik if you ever try to find you tribe and you can reach me or im not already dead then you have my support." What he said was no lie he felt sorry for malik and would help him if he could.

Hymwen lisning to what vestine had said and when he said the word dead she flinced
And said " how is it cruler I think its nice but I have'nt been here long. and I would help
Support you but I don't know a lot about imythess but I plan to go to the library more
To learn more about this land." there was still sadness in her eyes.

After a while she asked them " maybe one of you could teach me sometime." she smiled
A sad smile but hopeful too.

But she waited for one of them to answer

"Firstly Hwmwen behind every corner and almost every passer by would think nothing more than passing you by even if you lay on the brink of death or more often than not they would kill you for your money in you pouch or for the sword on your back... The cities are coruped all the way down to average gaurd. In this world it is truly a rare thing to find a man or woman with out a hidden agenda."

He refleced on his words and thaught about how from what he had seen this was true and how sad it was that most were neutral to all but the most depraved of evils.

"As for what i can teach you it is nothing more than the layout of the northern mountins, the forest and how to survive them and how to fight. But i sence that you dispise fighting." But how ever much she hated it she would have to sooner or later.

Hymwen hears what vestine had said and she says " I know how to fight vestine
And I hate it." for the frist time in a long time there was anger in her voice and fear
And sadness but she was suprased about her anger then on her face was fear about
Her anger she fears anger and fighting the same. ater awhile she said " am sorry
About the anger." she smiles trying to hide the fear.

(Sorry its so sort)

{{for the love of the gods! stop apologising!!}}

Taken aback from the anger in her voice he almost failed to spot the fear in her voice. "Ok i hope i didnt offend you." he ment it to he liked Hymwen a lot and did not what to upset her. "so any one have any plans for later or is it just a good old drinking contest cos i'll drink both of you under the table." He winked it was a joke he despised such vulger desplays.... not the ale though that was fine....

(Ok ok sorry I will stop apoligizing now ok)

Hymwen din'nt mean to sound like that but she trys to act nice and said " its ok vestine
Am sorry I din'nt mean to sound like that I just get a little mad sometimes." and she
Laughs when he said drinking contest and says " I'm sorry vestine I don't drink ale or
Anything." she smiles.

"Lies you drinking somthing now..." he smilled he was in the company of friends for the first time since that fate full day so long ago... he had forgot how much he enjoyed it all,... "Anger is a good thing most of the time... you just have controle it" Its a lot harder for me... he thaught. "Ok i tell you what well have a compation of singing or of music how does that sound of cource Malik has the advantage but I think some of my songs will give him a run for his money. So i'll go first or do you two want to?"

Hymwen laughs and said " I know am drinking but its milk I don't drink ale and
Anger maybe good sometimes and singing contest I will like to hear you sing
I din'nt know you could sing am sure malik would not mind but I will like to hear
You sing." she said smileing she never sings but it could never do any harm.

"Ok but i warn you this will be in my home tongue" As he steped up to the stage he felt more than a litle nervuse. As he steped up he annouced his song "This song is called reiser reise. It is about those who leave or country to become fisher men... ok it does sound weird but it happnes... oh and its in my home tongue so enjoy."
Auch auf den Wellen wird gefochten
Wo Fisch und Fleisch zur See geflochten
Der eine sticht die Lanz' im Heer
Der andere wirft sie in das Meer

Ahoi

Reise, Reise Seemann Reise
Jeder tut's auf seine Weise
Der eine stößt den Speer zum Mann
Der andere zum Fische dann
Reise, Reise Seemann Reise
Und die Wellen weinen leise
In ihrem Blute steckt ein Speer
Bluten leise in das Meer
Die Lanze muss im Fleisch ertrinken
Fisch und Mann zur Tiefe sinken
Wo die schwarze Seele wohnt
ist kein Licht am Horizont

Ahoi

Reise, Reise Seemann Reise
Jeder tut's auf seine Weise
Der eine stößt den Speer zum Mann
Der andere zum Fische dann
Reise, Reise Seemann Reise
Und die Wellen weinen leise
In ihrem Blute steckt ein Speer
Bluten leise in das Meer

Reise, Reise Seemann Reise
Und die Wellen weinen leise
In ihrem Herzen steckt ein Speer
Bluten sich am Ufer leer

He nevusly climbed down and sat back down the song was very well sung but he never liked singing. The crowd was indiffernt... those who could understand enjoyed it but those who didnt were more than a litle confused.

((Yes it is in germam but i see my charicter as germanic and the song is infact a rammstein song but i like so meh...))

Hymwen claps her hands she likes it but she does'nt understand but it sounded good
To her vestine was a ok singer but maybe its just her.

" You did good vestine I don't speak your tongue but I think it was nice." she said
Smiling " I suppose its my turn." and she stands and walked on the stage and said
" the song I will sing is a song elves from where I came from sing but I will sing it
In commen." and she starts singing.

" Time is ending for you and now
There are othere times in the world
That no one knows of but times are
Real for all in this world."

She looks around the place as if she was looking for something.

" You fall in battle that our gone.
You fall in darkness. you lost all
You care about and you still live in
Darkness for the rest of your life."

Hymwen glanced at vestine when she said you fall in darkness you lost all
You care about and you still live in darkness for the rest of your life.

" So sleep as you fall. sleep
As all life passing by is gone
And know there is none when
You awake."

She looks at the people and smiles

" Time is ending for you and now
There are othere times in the world
That no one knows of but times are
Real for all in this world."

When she was done she bows and smiles as she climbs down and walks to the
Table she was sitting at with vestine and malik some people claps and some people
Don't but all the elves claps like it was wonderful and so hymwen sips her milk and
Says " will what do you think was good or bad I suppose it sounds better in
Elveish." she smiles and

(I made up this song a while ago it may not be that good but its something)

"I liked it but i didnt like the way you directed that verse at me... i mean come on i dont live in darkness." He smiled he was finaly having a good time and there didnt look like to many concequences on the horison. Then the bar keeper walked over with a set of drinks two milks and one ale. "From an admirer in the croud." He simply said then walked off. Looking suspicialy at the drinks he passed them out.

Hymwen said " am sorry vestine I do not mean that." and when the bar keeper came
Over she smiled and said " will some people liked the singing." she takes one of the
Milks and sees how vestine was looking at them and sat the milk down and she says " How came your looking at the drinks like that I don't think someone will try to poison Us." a little fear in her voice.

"Well I do..." He paussed as he sniffed the drink. "I cant realy smell any thing but I'm sure it is. I can feel it... Besides its not me im worrying about the poison wont kill me just hurt me a lot, its you that i fear for." Looking around he turned back to the bar keeper and called him over. They had a long wispered convosation, then as if triggered by and unseen force Vestein grabed him and pulled him bodly over the table. "Tell me who gave the drinks damn it!" The bar keeper streached a shaking hand and pointed to a drinker who seeing his game was up tryed to leave.

Turning to him Vestein let the bar keeper go and grabed the the man trying to leave. He Pulled him over and grapped him locking his arm and forcing his face into the table.

Hymwen saw how vestine was acting and was scard she had never seen
Him like this and when he grabs the man she puts her hand on the hilt
Of her long sword and stands and says " vestine be nice and how are you sure he
Poisoned them." she was afrad she was having a good time but now she is'nt.

"I beg to differ" He put his hand into the mans poket and pulled out an empty vial. "My family sends people every now and again to try to bump me off its either to protect humanity or so to releave the shame on my family. Either way they just gat worse every year." He Pulled the man to his feet then opend the door with his foot and threw him bodily out of the tavern. "Its not my fault realy but i get paranoied... still it saved both our asses this time."

" I know and I thank you I suppose." even if the man tryed to poison them
She still didn't like it when people geting hert. " vestine why do you fear
For me if there after you... I know that were friends but why don't you
Fear for your self instead... like you said it will not kill you but you could
Die by the pain." hymwen sat there waiting for a answer.

He laughed he didt relise that he was protecting her but still. "It make no difference if it could kill me or not but it would most likely do worse to to you. Beside's we both could have died if we had drunked the poisen. And the filth that tryed to kill us didnt get badly hurt anyway..." Seeing her hand on her sword and her look, no to mention her smell he apologised. " Look im sorry but you have to understand how upsetting it gets, look I am realy sorry ok."

" Its... alright vestine I understand that its upsetting about your family leaveing you
And trying to kill you." Hymwen orders a milk and sips it. than she her anger started
To moveing uncomfatable than she started to shiver out of fear she remabers the last
Time it happened she killed five people but she trys to forget it but Thought stayed.
So she sat there shivering out of fear.

"....Im going for a walk.... I hope to see you around ok." He walked out of the tavarn leaving a tip for the bar tender. He was so confused she enfuriated him with her passiveness even when some one tryed to kill them, but he also thaught he liked her... she was nice and it was good to find a friend... But he just could understand what he was feeling... he headed for the outer wall of the city he needed time alone to think.

" Vestine I didn't mean to upset you." Hymwen said before he left the tavern. she
Standed and unstraped her sword and throw it on the floor then she sat down on
The floor next to her sword and put her head in her hands and started crying.

She had a ture friend but now she last him. she didn't mean to make him upset.
She felt like she lost a friend to a dragon. but she just crys harder and harder.
The bar tender came over and said " ma'am are you alright." Hymwen looked
Up and wiped the tears away and she picked up her sword and strap it back
On then stand and say " am fine thank you." Hymwen didn't feel fine she felt
Bad like she just turned on a friend. the bar tender left and Hymwen sat at
The table. she noticed that her anger left when vestine left she hated when
Her anger builded up.