Event: June 1312

[northcliffpass]

WHO: the town of Northcliff Pass and their new friends
WHAT: the Shepherds have returned
WHEN: early June
WHERE: the town square
NOTES: oh this gonna get real gnarly yall

The month has been quiet, cheerful even, with the snow melting away in its entirety and giving way to the beautiful sunny weather with which Northcliff Pass is blessed this time of year. It will last a few months like this: high-70’s, a light breeze, flowers blooming and birds singing, until it’s time for winter to reclaim the mountain again. But in the meantime, all is bucolic.

It’s a pity a damper is thrown onto it when, one evening, the two Shepherds return from the pass. They’d been gone long enough for everyone to more or less put them out of mind-- people do come and go, after all-- but when they come back they have a third traveler, and he looks rather worse for wear.

The Watch bell is rung, and all townspeople are summoned to gather in the fountain square. The Shepherds stand in front of the town hall with their shivering charge between them, waiting stoically for the townsfolk to gather.

Comments

[stableman]

He hears the plea and closes his eyes, bending forward to rest his forehead in his hands. There it is, isn't it. How can anyone support this, or feel safe like this? Maybe it's just that they lie to themselves and think that as long as they behave, they'll be fine. And maybe it's a little true. Keep your head far enough down and you won't be a threat.

But he's getting really tired of trying to not be a threat.

[infinitewatch]

Ashen-faced, Lance hears the killing blow, and lowers his head. Then, looking to Detlef, he sighs through his nose.

"I'll be back shortly," he murmurs, and turns to go back out and make his presence known.

[stableman]

"Of course," he says quietly. There's no order to stay, it's probably fine if he leaves too, but Detlef's just gonna linger here for a while and try to think and not think at the same time. He's getting fairly... not good at it, but proficient, at least.