Eleshnad ran to keep up with Jaden, then stopped ubruptly.

Eleshna eyed the creature up and down, her jaw dropped. She was now seeing it for the first time in person, instead of in vague illustrations in legends she had read.

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(Morwen! Will you please either invite us to lodge at Edoras with you or tell me why you won't/ have'n't!)

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Can you even dare to look or bear to think of me: this loathsome gargoyle, who burns in hell, but secretly yearns for heaven, secretly... secretly.... Fear can turn to love- you'll learn to see, to find the man behind the monster: this repulsive carcasse who seems a beast, but secretly dreams of beauty, secretly... secretly....

Jaden had no idea how to fight this thing. On previous ocasions he had just fought until eventualy it left him allone. After informing the others of this he wondered. "What should we do?"

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Taking the tablet from her satchel, Eleshna read outloud a strange tongue, "rachte torec leh nodeh..." She searched for a reaction from the Maithiliat, but it only resulted in a growl. "Ok umm... never mind that... ahem..." Eleshna let out a nervous laugh.

Reading silently to herself she raised a brow briefly, "aha!" She walked foreward towards the Maithiliat, then smirked. "Stand for this... " Taking the tablet, she placed it on the ground, and drew her sword.

Eleshna brought her blade down hard on the stone, splitting it. A shearing light came from it as well as an ear shattering ringing. The Maithiliat reacted with a shriek and retreated for the time being.

Thrown back by the force of the... something...(haha), Eleshna tumbled then rolled to her feet, breathing heavily. "Aye, that worked..." She sheathed her sword, and grabbed the split tablets, placing it back in her satchel.

"Time to run!" she shouted as the Maithiliat took time to gain its senses.

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As Jaden watched Eleshna strike the tablet he covered his ears as the sound came from the thing.

He watched as Eleshna was thrown back and the beast disoriented remained where he was.

They ran away from the Maithiliat . They were not even sure where they were going at the time being, just away from that thing.

Once they felt they were safe they stopped. "Are you alright?" Jaden asked Eleshna as they slowed to a stop breathing heavily.

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Eleshna nodded quickly, "yes, I'm quite fine... no harm done. Though now not only the tablet is ruined, but so is my sword..."

She drew her sword and peered closely at the hairline cracks, "aye..." a long string of curses in elvish followed.

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Jaden smiled, slightly amused by Eleshna's reaction. It reminded him of how he would react if his sword were broken. A wariors sword often became one of there closest friends. (if you can call it that)

"I am sure I can get you another one. It might not be as good as the one you have, but it will do until you can get a better one." Jaden told her.

"Father is quite skilled in sword crafting." Ketra added, then saying softly, "Just like in about everything else you can think of."

Jaden pulled out his map. "Where do we need to go from here?" he asked Eleshna, not knowing whether she was wanting to find this Veron guy, or whether she wanted to rejoin the main group. He left the decision up to her.

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Eleshna sheathed her sword with a sigh, shaking her head, "I could never have a sword better suited for me... but yes, I will need a temporary sword, until I can aquire the right tools to repair my own sword..."

She looked at the map for a while, chewing her lower lip. "Well... I believe... if we found Veron, he may be able to help us, since it was he who refused to let greed and power overtake him acording to the tablets..."

Eleshna pointed to an area, which might be a days worth of travel deeper into the unknown lands. "If I am correct, that should be the valley the tablets refer to as Blind Man's Bane... and don't ask me what the legend on that is... you don't want to know..."

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(That was actually my problem with this post originally: we know of no major conflicts of the Fourth Age. It is, after all, "an age of Peace." But Morwen'll have to post something about where this is going.)

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yeah i agree

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Lips, ripe as the berries in June
Red the rose, red the rose
Skin, pale as the light of the moon
Gently as she goes

as always a hero comes home

(*shifty eyes* ... are we on pause?...)

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"I will return to my father and aquire provisions and another sword. For now you can have mine." Ketra offered to Eleshna. "If my father has been successfull I should bring with me some help." Ketra said before riding off.

"Thankyou Ketra." Jaden replied to his comment.

Jaden watched as Eleshna showed the way on the map. It was deep into the unknown lands.

"What is the story behind the name? If I am going to be going there I would like to know." Jaden asked, regardless of her warning.

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Eleshna accepted the sword from Ketra with a smile, "hannon le, I am very grateful..."

"Alright... The name is given because it is said that any who go there would either have to be insane or a blind man, hence the name, Blind Man's Bane..." she replied.

Eleshna continued, "it is due to a certain dragon who dwelt there by the name of Terinor, and he fiercly ruled the valley until some strange lone warrior came by and defeated him, but there are many rumors that another has taken his place in rule of the valley, but I am not always a believer in rumors..."

"From what I have heard, there are many caves which one can dwell in on the opposite side of the valley in the mountains, and that is most likely where we will find Veron..." she finished.

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"The that is where we should go I supose." Jaden said.

The horses had been frightened by the sight of the Maithiliat. Syndar would soon return, but the other horse, Jaden was not sure.

"Perhaps we should try and get our horses back first." Jaden sugested.

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Eleshna chuckled slightly and nodded, "that would help..." Getting to her feet she glanced around then paused, listening carefully.

"They're not more than 300 hundred paces off..." she said after a few moments of complete silence. "If you call for your horse, perhaps the other will keep close and follow him back"

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Jaden let out a sharp whistle and Syndar came running. Fortunately Eleshna's horse followed a little ways behind. Spoked and riled up the horse was still unwilling to come however.

Jaden reached out with his hand as a small light shone from his hands, just for a brief second.

The horse then slowly walked over to Eleshna, still weary, but calmed enough to once again trust her human companion.

"We should get going." Jaden noted as he jumped up on syndar, wraping his right arm under the horses neck he swung himself up onto Syndar's back

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