October 19, 2008
Leper-man
1:02 AM | 
Posted by
pcbutler |
"Valerie, While I help Catherine, I want you to go scout out what they're doing down there. Don't be stupid. Don't try anything. Just observe and report back."
Valerie starts to transform. " But what if..."
Richard cuts her off. "Just... Observe"
Valerie scurries down the hill side while Richard pulls Catherine to the tree.
"Look, Catherine, This is going to be like before but you must concentrate harder."
"Why? My wound earlier didn't take all that long?"
Richard places the kneecap back on her leg. "And it took at least twelve hours before you could talk again. We don't have that kind of time right now. I know this seems unfair and I will explain things better when I have a chance, but for now you've got to trust me and do as I say." Richards face is that of someone with little sense of humour.
"Okay, I'll do my best" Richard moves away. "Wait.. where are you going?"
Richard pulls out a long black cloak and some wrappings from his pack. "I have to go down there and help her."
"But I thought you told her to observe and report back to you?"
Richard wraps his hands and head. The wrappings are old, bloody, torn and very dirty. "I did. And that's why I don't trust her to obey me."
Just before he finishes wrapping his head and face Catherine can see Richards skin turn pale yellow and rot. He puts on the cloak.
"Why are you doing that?"
Richard walks to the boulders edge and peers over listening intently. He turn back to Catherine his voice altered by rotted body parts. "Well... no-one likes to be around the old leper-man!"
He moves over the edge and starts to make his way down to the valley floor.
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THE VALLEY FLOOR
Three men dressed as soldiers are moving around a small cart filled with pikes and spears. The wheel has broken in a small depression.
A large man dressed in a higher rank moves around the cart. "LIFT IT UP THEN! GET THAT WHEEL FIXED!"
The three other men speak as one. "Yes sir!"
From a dozen feet above them Valeries observes them from a branch.
"Just observe them... Don't do anything Stooopid. One of these days, I'll show him who the stupid one is. The rotting corpse bastard."
Valerie starts to transform. " But what if..."
Richard cuts her off. "Just... Observe"
Valerie scurries down the hill side while Richard pulls Catherine to the tree.
"Look, Catherine, This is going to be like before but you must concentrate harder."
"Why? My wound earlier didn't take all that long?"
Richard places the kneecap back on her leg. "And it took at least twelve hours before you could talk again. We don't have that kind of time right now. I know this seems unfair and I will explain things better when I have a chance, but for now you've got to trust me and do as I say." Richards face is that of someone with little sense of humour.
"Okay, I'll do my best" Richard moves away. "Wait.. where are you going?"
Richard pulls out a long black cloak and some wrappings from his pack. "I have to go down there and help her."
"But I thought you told her to observe and report back to you?"
Richard wraps his hands and head. The wrappings are old, bloody, torn and very dirty. "I did. And that's why I don't trust her to obey me."
Just before he finishes wrapping his head and face Catherine can see Richards skin turn pale yellow and rot. He puts on the cloak.
"Why are you doing that?"
Richard walks to the boulders edge and peers over listening intently. He turn back to Catherine his voice altered by rotted body parts. "Well... no-one likes to be around the old leper-man!"
He moves over the edge and starts to make his way down to the valley floor.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
THE VALLEY FLOOR
Three men dressed as soldiers are moving around a small cart filled with pikes and spears. The wheel has broken in a small depression.
A large man dressed in a higher rank moves around the cart. "LIFT IT UP THEN! GET THAT WHEEL FIXED!"
The three other men speak as one. "Yes sir!"
From a dozen feet above them Valeries observes them from a branch.
"Just observe them... Don't do anything Stooopid. One of these days, I'll show him who the stupid one is. The rotting corpse bastard."
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