Thread: A Dragon Out Of Time (CatachanDevil x Hernameisbanks)

How irritating. They clearly wanted to skirt around the truth and waste Kal-ith's time rather than simply admit they wanted to trade the girl for some coin. Such so they managed to skirt around Kal-ith's truth spell. Still, they managed to state their business a little after. Could Kal-ith be bothered to deal with some petty bandits and their love of gold? He had many treasures he could trade them for the girl. A simple purchase and all parties would be happy, except for the girl of course. Kal-ith did wonder about her view on this. No doubt she would not take kindly to him buying her from the bandits, nor would she if he elected to save her from them. The dragon was dammed if he did and dammed if he didn't. After all, he could hardly leave her with them. No, he would have to take care of the intruders before he could acquire the girl. Not as a sacrifice though as the marauders had made out that he wanted. No, as a companion for a time. After all, someone who would get into a deal with petty bandits. That was an interesting kind of person, and he was very lonely in his secluded palace. Indeed, he wanted her as company. It seemed though the girl had other ideas as Kal-ith saw her snatch a curved knife from a man's boot and free herself. He chuckled as she jumped away, dashing down the corridor with one of the bandits in pursuit. Well, if that was the way it was going to go then that was the way it was going to go. He saw his chance and acted, spreading his mighty wings and drawing himself up to his full height. In order for her to escape, he would have to deal with the group of bandits and trust that she could handle the one that had ran after her. At least, until Kal-ith could help her. I will not trade with the likes of you, cur. You would use that woman as your shield, he demanded, drawing in a breath and blowing out a stream of hot air from his lungs. Now sleep, he commanded, clicking his claws together to cast a sleep spell on the group gathered. At the least, it would disorient and make them feel groggy, but ideally, it would make them fall into a deep sleep. The dragon put a fair amount of power behind it, hoping to deal with them all in one fell swoop. He did at that, Kal-ith's spell forcing the brigands to sleep. In fact, they would be knocked out for a good while. That left the single bandit who had got away. Stepping over the villains and heading a little ways down the corridor once more to find the last bandit. Once again, Kal-ith cast a sleep spell on him and he slumped to the ground before he could do any harm to the girl. Well, as adventures go it was hardly a successful one for the marauders. They were alive though, and that counted. With the girl knocked unconscious by her own escape attempt, Kal-ith was left to clean up the mess. He gathered up the sleeping bandits and carried them outside, except the girl. No, he would keep her. After all, he wouldn't want to leave her in the company of those that had tried to harm her. He locked the door shortly after, attaching a sign on the door saying 'keep out'. Kal-ith however, neglected to put the sign in the common tongue. Instead, he had opted for the ancient tongue of dragons. Whoops, well, a scholar might be able to decipher it. The bandits certainly wouldn't. Still, he had made it quite clear they weren't welcome. With them dealt with, he turned his attention to the female. He would make sure she was comfortable when she woke. Yes, she was to be his guest after all. Though, perhaps she might be something more. He thought about that. Well, the fates said they would be together for some time. Still, perhaps he was simply to protect her from those bandits. He didn't know. Of course, he had been known to take humans as concubines, but that was in the past. He had thought of starting that again. She was unlikely to be willing however. Still, some company would certainly be nice. Just, someone to talk to. Kal-ith was intrigued with her. The girl's entrance had been somewhat spectacular. At least, spectacular for what he had been doing recently. Reading. The mighty dragon picked her up, carrying her carefully down one of the tunnels to the guest quarters. The guest quarter was a large assortment of rooms, many plush and luxurious rooms fit for humans. No doubt she had never seen such luxury. The soft wonderful bed, a chandelier and an ornate door leading to a living room, with a roaring fire, with plush sofas and chairs. Kal-ith shrank himself down to the size of a horse and started brewing a pot of soup, letting the woman rest on the comfortable bed. He had removed her weapons and her bags, putting them at the foot of the door for her. Otherwise, he was quite gentlemanly, or at least, as gentlemanly as he could be. So there he sat, making soup while his guest rested in the opposite room.