Dalbur's Residents, Home, it's where the rump rests

[Enix]

Tone shuffled his way over and dropped onto both knees, looking at the wounded man.

"This is going to cost a trifel bit more than I first bargoned for my friend." Tone said glancing sideways at Dalbur. "His wounds far exceed what I had thought, and will take one of my best potions to heal him, and a few extra to help him get on his feet." He added with a slight frown. "Oh well, i'll see what I can do. The rest of the payment will be discussed later."

Tone pulled a piece of coal out of his pocket and drew a small circle just infront of him, making sure it did not touch any other person around. He reached into his pouch and pulled out a stem of a hollifoil plant, petal of a sagewood rose, and a cinamon stick. Tone looked up at everyone and wondered why they were staring curiously at him.

"Oh, don't fret, the cinamon just adds flavor." He said smirking.

Tone continued to pull more ingredients out and stuffed them into three small flasks on the ground, within the circle.

"Right then laddy, here we go." He said as he clapped his hands together, and said a few illegable words. The circle began to glow a bright red, and all around could feel the heat rising from the circle, minutes later the light faded, and three bottles with a green liquid lay where the old flasks used to be.

"Right o' here we go," Tone said as he lifted one and brought it over to Shen, tipping it towards the Shalafi's mouth.

"Go on and drink it all up, the others should not be used within a day of each other. After all are consumed, you will be fit as a fiddle." Tone said as he continued to help Shen finish drinking the first flask.

[Shen]

Shen drank the potion with the assistance of Tone and trying very hard not to cring from the intense pain. After Shen finished his drink he said, "How the hell is this supposed to fix my leg. I mean HELL LOOK AT IT!" Shen starts to feel really relaxed and tingling all throughout his body. Shen realizes that Tone was right it did need the cinamon, but Shen forgets that as he slowely blinks then when he opens his eyes everything is like a cartoon. Shen starts giggling a little. Shen (in his own little world right now) starts going "WEEEEEEEEEEEE", and making other various comments, gestures and odd sounds.

[Enix]

'Oh, forgot about that one side effect, maybe I should have told them about it before...' Tone started thinking to himself, but stopped abruptly as Shen started acting a little loopy. 'Eh, I'm over it' He thought again.

"He'll be like this for an hour or so, after which, just let him rest, give him a lot of food and drink, he will need it to get his strength back. Tomorrow at precisely this time, be sure to give him another flask, and do the same again on the next day. After a few days of rest I'm most positive he will be feeling right as rain." Tone said smiling absent mindedly.

"Oh yes, don't forget to wrap up those wounds, otherwise the medicine will have no effect." He said gleefully as he trotted away. "And don't think I won't forget about that payment! All three of you report to my store once Shen is fully healed, and we shall discuss this in detail." He yelled as he got farther away.

[Cale]

"How come I always show up at the wrong times?" Cale said more to himself than anyone. "Now I'm in debt to some old coot, whom I have no idea who he is." He added sarcastically.

Cale trotted over towards the cabin door, putting his arrows back in the quiver, and leaning his bow against the building. He kneeled and pushed his cloak back around himself, to get it out of his way.

"I can bandage this real quick." He said finally feeling like his services would come in use. "But you will have to help me old friend." He added looking up at Dalbur from the obviously delusional Shen.

"I will need long bladed grass, and a few large oak leaves, as well as some sap." He said as he started remembering the ingredients.

"You get the grass and leaves." He said still thinking to himself, "While I go get some sap and water, don't suppose you have any flour?" Cale added as he stood and started to walk away.

Cale stopped dead in his tracks as Shen let out another loud, "WEEE".

"Perhaps we should lock him up in your cabin before we leave..." Cale said as he turned and paced back to the cabin.

[Elvarith]

Dalbur's mind was in every corner of the universe...well so it seemed, being called back by a loud "WEE" coming from Shen's mouth, and then hearing Cale say he should put him in his cabin. "Cale, Do you have any rope, as mean as it sounds, I don't want him getting into anything that I am brewing at this time. It would be horrible if he died because of something he got into."

[Cale]

"Uh," Cale stammered, rubbing the back of his head and looking about nervously. "Don't suppose you can conjure any rope?" He added sheepishly. "I'm afraid I am a bit short or rope as of late, sorry for the inconvenience friend." He added a bit more sharply.

Cale looked about for a quick second than shrugged.

"I know!" He shouted, as he leaped over the prone, dellusional Shen. He landed lightly on his feat, and took a quick side step, spinning and pulling the sheats off of Dalbur's bed. "Home-made ropes, mamma always said there ain't nuttin better." He said with a wide, broad smile.

Cale looked around for a second as if he was looking for something, then stopped and thought. "Something to cut..." he murmured.

Cale showed and excited look upon his face so suddenly that he even felt woozy for a second, then reach behind him and pulled an arrow from his quiver. "Whenever there is a need, Cale is up for the deed" He said happily, as he starting cutting Dalbur's sheets without his consent, and began tying them about Shen's feet, hands, and mouth to keep him quiet.

Cale held up all the small miscelaneous strips left over, and looked over to Dalbur who seemed totally astounded at his amazing cunning and ability to come up with such a fool proof way of keeping Shen quiet and safe.

"Hope you don't need your little blanky anymore, because well, it is no more." He said as he carefully picked Shen up and placed him on Dalbur's bed.

"Right then, now for those things for patching that wound..." Cale added as he walked past Dalbur, out of his house, patting him on the shoulder and running off towards the nearest brook to retrieve some water.

"Oh yeah, look for some flour in your house, it would be greatly needed if we can't find sap!" He yelled over his shoulder as he lept over a bush and into the cover of the forest.

The sun was setting, and it was starting to snow, god how Cale hated the snow...

[Dalbur]

Half angry, half amused at Cale's resourcefulness, Dalbur pulled the flour out from the cabinet, and low and behold, there it was 10 yards of rope. But what was it doing in his cooking cabinet? Dalbur Sighed heavily.

Guess this is just my luck isn't it? He thought to himself. Well time to go get the...What did Cale want anyway? I wonder if there is anything where that bird was, I think I’m going to go and check it out...Ya that sounds like fun.

"Bye Shen, I'm going to go and do something for Cale though I can't remember what it is" at that, Dalbur pick up a walking-stick from inside and walked toward the Mountain, where he knew he would fine something. Just hopefully not more trouble.

[Shen]

“Gny-Gny” Shen says in response to Dalbur saying good by. Shen thought that he said ‘bye-bye’ but he was completely oblivious to the fact that he had been gagged and tied down. Shen lets out a little giggle after he says bye to Dalbur.

[Dalbur]

As Dalbur Skipped down the road he was happy, and content, going about his business when a rabbit went running in front of him, thinking it was cute and might be good to eat, he ran after it, going off the road.

While chasing the rabbit Dalbur ran threw numerous thorn-bushes and got many cuts and scratches on his legs and lower arms, where were uncovered because he forgot his cloak, It was the first time there, he forgot his cloak quite often. And he got one fairly large gash on his forehead. Blood seeped down his forehead. After about 10 minuets of chasing the rabbit, Dalbur became bored and started to walk. After a while he came to a bubbling brook, Picking up some leaves and some nice long grass, he washed and dressed his wounds, extremely poorly. Knowing it couldn't be too far back to his house, he grabbed some extra grass and leaves in case he needed to re-dress his wounds and he started to walk down stream, whistling a happy toon.

[Cale]

Cale ran through the forest, utterly annoyed with his miss-minded Gnome friend. A few too many screws loose if you asked the renegade.

"Now which direction was it?" Cale asked himself, stopping to take a gander, and collect his bearings. "Ahh yes, East from here, and home there will be!" He said in excitement. "Now which way is East..."

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Cale started to jog at the sight of Dalbur's Cabin appearing over the horizon, though something odd was about it. He was possitive he had not left the door open, nor a fire going, but both seemed to be happening now.

"What in the gods is happening..." He began, as he pushed the door open, to find Shen sitting infront of the burning cloth Cale had used to tie him up, smiling widely as Cale entered, and accenting the insanity with what apparently was a well needed "WEEE" only adding to the renegade's head ache.

"All right you little delusional Shelafi." Cale muttered as he got what he needed to start bandaging the young one. "Let's get this done and over with shall we?"

[Shen]

Later when Shen was sleeping he had suddenly woken up yelling, as he had continued what he was saying before he had gone delusional.

“AND YOUR RIGHT IT DID NEED THE CINNAMON, THIS STUFF TASTES LIKE SHIT! And how the hell did I get in here? Eh?”

Shen had gone from really pissed off to really confused.

[Shen]

After the past few weeks or so, Shen had healed from his battle wounds a bit with the potions and care of his newly found friends. Since Shen is feeling better and for now doesn’t have a clue as to how to repay these people for saving his life, he for now does some chores around Dalbur’s house to help out a little.

[Cale]

Cale stepped from the dark cave, stretching his arms and giving a yawn that could only be surpassed by a bear growling.

"Wonder what the mister and misses are up too..." He said as he walked down the to the hillock where Dalbur's Residence was. He had started calling Dalbur and Shen that because they always were bickering and yelling about one thing or another, which only marry couples would do so often.

"Suppose I should go check in on the neighborly warfare, perhaps put in a peace agreement here and there..."

[Shen]

When Cale is walking toward the house a throwing dagger comes flieing out of the front door and sticks into a tree in front of Cale and then there is some shouting. "THIS SOUP IS TOO DAMN HOT, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TRYING TO DO KILL ME? NOW GO MAKE ME A DAMN SANDWICH!"

[Dalbur]

After a few days, and many cuts later, Dalbur came upon his front steps, And when he heard yelling emanating from the cabin he started to run, thinking it might be another robber, But upon coming to the door, he found that it was Cale and Shen. "Hifriends,Howhaveyoubeen,thanksforlookingaftermyplace,igotlostinthewoodsitwasfun....." He continued to talk but it was mostly gnome gibberish.