[DragonMage]

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Originally posted by Hiram Sedai:
The creaks and groans of the floor did nothing to keep up the adventurers. They were happy to be inside and dry. Hiram slept on the floor near Breanna’s bed. He woke once when he thought he heard something. It seemed that the next door neighbors were being amorous again. “Silly Humans, just like bunny rabbits” Hiram then began to settle back down and to relax once more. He thought back to years ago when he and Breanna first met. She was raised as his sister. That of itself was an odd occurrence. It took quite some time for Hiram to trust her. He was told by many of his friends that humans want nothing more than to cause trouble and rape the land.

Breanna was different than any other human he had come into contact with. She had a strength that belied her frame. She was slow to temper and very quick witted. This half-elf had not felt welcome for the first 10 years of her life. Humans treated her with contempt and Elves ignored her. The dwarves in Hiram’s village were used to travelers and the occasional orphan who had nowhere else to go. Hiram’s mother had insisted on taking in Breanna as soon as she saw the half elf. While Hiram was mining with his cousins, Breanna would wander around the village and speak with the inhabitants. She read absolutely every book she could find. She once found a traveling merchant who was selling books. Breanna convinced the merchant to sell her all of his books if she could get Hiram to fix the merchant’s wagon.

Hiram chuckled to himself and turned over to look at Breanna’s sleeping form. He then saw movement by the window. There were two figures looking inside of the window~

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~Not wishing to alarm Breanna, Hiram closed his eyes to slits and studied the figures. Two men of average height. Both wearing black with hooded capes. Thieves - or Assassins! So as not to give things away, Hiram rolls over as if in his sleep. He lets his hand fall away from him with the motion of his roll, thereby putting his hand right next to his hammer. Patiently, he awaits the strangers' next move. Hiram hears some low whispering and a small 'pop' as the strange men pry open the window. He hears the sound of material brushing against the window sash and a miniscule creak in the floor as one makes his way inside. His hand twitches with desire to grab up his hammer and bash the intruder to a pulp, but he stays patiently still waiting for the second man to enter the room. As another 'swish' and 'creak' are heard, Breanna stirs in her sleep diverting the intruders' attention. Hiram uses this momentary distraction and in a flash, he is on his feet, hammer in hand and ready to fight.....~

[ 11-06-2001: Message edited by: DragonMage ]