The Birth Of Alliva
A bright sunny day shone over head as fenki by the name of Nimera Alyeve went about her business tending to the guards making sure they are feed and have enough drink in the hot air. Nimera soon to give birth insisted to her husband Groth that she would be fine doing this. Groth smiles as the fenki comes down the road and stops by him just outside ojeveda “hello my love” he said the fenki looking up smiles and kisses him handing him food she asks if he is going to the tavern again tonight. Groth nods “you know I like a few drinks with the men after a hard days work“ again she kisses him and returns home. Groth giving a sigh returns ever watchful for any attack that may come Groth watches long into the night till his relief comes and he heads to the tavern
Groth enters the tavern to the hustle and bustle of the city guard drinking, singing and laughing as he walks over to the bar to order himself a drink the guards quieten down a little stopping there fouls language to a whisper. Groth looks over to the door of the tavern his wife Nimera standing there smiling over to him Groth turns back to brado 1 beer and one red liquor for the wife please. Groth placing some tria on the counter takes a seat in the corner passing Nimera her drink “are you ok” he asks her Nimera smiles and nods. As they drink the night turns bad black clouds fill the sky thunder starting to crash and lightning flashing the rain comes down in sheets
A dark figure moves along ojeveda Trying to move in and out of cover so it doesn’t get as wet from the rain as it moves tentatively but swiftly it mutters to itself “ojeveda why dose it have to be so far out the way were is that blasted opening”. It scanning the hills it see a bit of light from the corner of his eye a wooden hut with an enki sitting inside it. The figure swiftly moving toward it as he gets closer he asks in a low gruff voice “is this the way to ojeveda” the enki nods his head. The figure looking up the path swiftly move toward the sound of the tavern the sound becoming louder as he gets closer the rain still coming down in sheets and thunder and lightening still crashing his steps into town seeing the tavern he moves inside. As he steps inside all eyes fall on him his cloak dark green and black boots they see as he shakes of the water that he carries two swords some throwing daggers and a few bags tied to his belt his armour looks torn and ripped but he didn’t seam to mind. His face even in the light no one could see it was just darkness his shape under the cloak they couldn’t make out.
The cloaked man looks around the tavern to see everyone staring as he dose he notices Nimera and Groth sitting in the corner he his eyes gaze over them for a few seconds moving toward the bar he hears the enki around him going back to there business. Beer the man says to brado as he receives the order he looks through his seemingly nearly empty tria bag handing brado some tria he enquires about a place to stay for a few days Brado points him in the right direction to an inn thanking the menki the stranger goes a table in the corner directly opposite of Nimera and Groth. As he sits he produces a pipe with some tobacco in a pouch placing them on the table he raises his head slightly to a tune from a pan flute by one of the guards as the enki's start to sing the man sits back packing his pipe full of green tobacco that looks like grass As he finishes and the cheers fly for the song the man lights his pipe even with the flame close t his face its still hard to see but people not paying a lot of attention at that point they didn’t notice. Nimera and Groth at that time stand up and walk out quickly running to there tent as not to get as wet the stranger noticing this finishes his drink ready to follow is grabbed from behind by a paw “have another” says the enki behind him as he turns he reluctantly nods to the enki as not to raise suspicions. Drinking the ale an the enki talk with him and discover 2 things one he is a ranger that didn’t come from this world at that they were sceptical but the second thing they learnt was his name sapere in the common tongue. Finishing yet another mug he stands up stating that he’s going to find the inn the enki's greeting him farewell he leaves the tavern seeking the room for the night as he has obviously lost the two enki.
The cloaked figure stumbles into the inn from the rain soaked right through as he’s looks up shadow ever concealing his face he talks again in a gruff voice “I was told I could get a room for the night here” the fenki nodding quickly hands him a key. Taking it he walks up the stairs looking at the tag attached to the key 13 it says he looks tentively down the hall noticing a door with a 13 on it. Inside the room he finds a bath with hot water in it and another fenki filling it as if looking down at the fenki he says in a gruffer voice “leave me let me be” the fenki quickly departing thinking what a horrible man. As sapere takes his clothes of he suddenly winches in pain an old wound is shown on the side of his body but he takes no more notice and steps into the metal bath. As he starts to relax he hears a knock at the door as it slowly open its creaks on its hinges quickly Sapere in a gruff voice ”I thought I told you to leave me” the door slams shut nearly catching a paw as he hears heavy footsteps fade away he finishes his bath and retires for the night.
A slightly dark furred green eyed menki can be seen doing his katar in the guards training yard him concentrating yet relaxing his hand going one way then another he has a slight smile on his face he seams entire centred and focused on a far away place perhaps were he was born.Groth smiles as Nimera a slender white fenki comes close to him staring into his green eyes he stares back into her deep blue eyes as she grins at him “I cooked some soup for you honey” she says as he accepts the food and sits down with her he smiles looking again of concern to her stomach !it will be soon” he asks Nimera nods “you should rest my love” again the fenki nods and she departs for her house. Groth finishes his soup and straps 2 swords to his belt both short sword but both have an unusual hilts on the main handle is rounded with bands shaven into it and it the top a rounded piece with an unusual symbol on it reminiscing to a four leaf clover the top of the hilt not straight like most it is a half circle with unusual markings on it a small rounded piece of metal comes from under the half circle to the bottom of the hilt.
As Groth walks out the sword master of the ojeveda guard walks up to him placing his paw o his shoulder “my student are you okay when will your son be born” he asks in a low wise voice. Groth turns to the sword master “soon my friend very soon” he reply’s smiling and bowing Groth walks out of the training yard smiling as the sun once again begins to shine. As Groth reaches the main gate to ojeveda an alarm bell rings and he hears the guards shouting “wild monster attack wild monster attack” quickly Groth take to a sprint running past the guards at the gate his two friends Agaroth and Sergul following shouting about a pack of wild strong tefusang attack a traders wagon. As he looks back to see if they are both keeping up he smiles as he seas Agaroth a black menki in chain mail close to him and Sergul Slightly further back sword drawn with shield of his family crest on it his grey fur scruffy and unbrushed as if he had just got up yet he always looked the same.
As Groth closes in he stops about 50 meters away from the attack site looking closely he seas three tefusang and a forth a little further back most likely there version of the alpha male. Agaroth and Sergul join him as he smiles to then Groth runs in past the three tefusang going directly for the one in the back Groth draws both swords. The tefusang and Groth making eye contact the tefusang slashes at Groth but with his quick reflexes manages to jump up on top of the claw slashing at the tefusangs head and jumping of behind the tefusang. The Tefusang turning Groth just manages to deflect the attack but losses a sword in the process Groth quickly gets back to his feet to see the second tefusang claw coming at him this time avoiding it cutting the claw clean of the tefusang. The tefusang growling in pain and taking a few steps back charges into Groth knocking him back down to the ground Groth losing his second sword frantically looks for his other not managing to find or get to any the tefusang now bearing down on him the grab the claw that he cut from the beast driving it down into the tefusang skull as it bends down and snorts into Groth's face. Groth seeing the tefusang tip over quickly rolls over to see his two friends finishing of the other three tefusang Groth muttering to himself retrieves his swords checking them carefully for dent and chips from the fight with the tefusang. Walking over to the other two Groth surveys the terrain and can see no signs of any other beast in the area helping the merchant gather his things he tells his two friends to help the merchant back and to bring rope and more men back so that they may drag the tefusang to there homes for food and for there hides not to mention anything else they maybe able to use from the carcass.
After about half an hour five enki return to the attack site from ojeveda as Groth turns back he catches a dark shape from the corner of his eye whipping around the shape has gone was he imagining it was his eyes playing tricks on him what magic is this he wonders. The five enki start to help Groth tie up the tefusang and drag them back to ojeveda as they enter the town dragging the beasts behind them the citizens let a roar out for the guards as they accept the applauds kids run up taking the tefusang from them helping other men of the village drag them back to the respective homes one of them heading toward the guards head quarters. The rest of the day was quite for Groth the captain hearing of Groth win over the beast he allows Groth to go home early to tend to his kill and his wife. Returning home Groth finds his wife slaving over his kill Groth runs up the stares telling his wife to take it easy and to rest his wife being so stubborn demands he gets some meat of it soon so she may at least cook dinner for them.Groth sighing gently skins the rest of the tefusang hanging the hide up to dry as he washes it down cutting meat from the kill he hands it inside to Nimera witch starts to cook for dinner. Removing the teeth from the tefusang and last of the meat he places the teeth into a plate and dumps the meat into a clean bucket he lifts them into the house. Nimera smelling the meat from the tefusang sighs as Groth lightly seasons it and loads it with salt then placing it in a cold place in the tent he smiles to Nimera and washes the tefusang teeth. Groth smiles as Nimera looks over “I was thinking about making our baby a necklace” Nimera smiles and site Groth down as she serves the food.
As Groth finishes up he pours some red liquor they keep in the house and suggests an early night so they may get up early the next morning for Groth's day of and go have a picnic. Nimera Nodding to Groth she smiles and finishes her red liquor looking over at Groth that is now pouring a bath for her Nimera picks herself to her feet and baths as Groth finishes his drink and slips in beside her. Drying of Nimera climbs into bed leavening groth to clean and inspect his swords shaking his head Groth places one sword away into a wooden box propping the second by the bed as he climes in cuddling into Nimera they fall asleep ready for the next day.
The sun shines in through the door of the tent the morning air cool as Nimera awakes she can see the shadow of her husband on the tent again practicing his katar. She smiles then smells food cooking on the fire seemingly coming from were Groth was suddenly Groth stops as if to sense something Nimera seas his shadow and can see him tentatively looking around after a few minuets he seams to look back and bends down to the ground. Appearing at the door of the tent he hands Nimera some soup made with tefusang and herbs from around ojeveda. Nimera accepts the soup watching Groth walking back outside sitting to eat his Nimera now feels something growing as if something was watching her shaking her head she mumbles “don’t be stupid” and eats the soup. Getting dressed and sitting beside Groth Nimera asks if he was ok he nod “It… it just feels like there’s something wrong ever since that man came to town I have been uneasy I feel as though imp being watched” he continues to tell about the shape he caught out the side of his after the tefusang attack on the merchant. Nimera sighs and goes and start making food for the day out Groth sits in deep thought until about an hour latter Nimera taps him on the shoulder ready to go Groth could have sworn only 5 minuets had passed. Standing up Groth smiles to Nimera fixing a dagger to his belt they walk away outside ojeveda to a place close by but a place were most don’t know of.
As Nimera sets the now dry and cleaned tefusang skin on the ground Groth is again bothered by a felling of someone watching them following them determined to not ruin the day he places it to the back of his mind. The day drags on and Groth and Nimera eat, drink and have a good time Groth pulls out an old pan flute playing a few tunes to his wife and unborn child. Even though the felling he put at the back of his mind continuously come to the front he has a happy day with his wife and as the sun begins to set over ojeveda they slowly pickup and return to there fair city.
They approach the gate of ojeveda and as always the tavern is full of life of shouting of music of song the two decide to go in and show face. As they enter hails are called out for the guard once again protecting there city Nimera smiles looking about for a place to sit as she notices Groths 2 friends moving other so they may gat a seat. Nimera tugging Groth clothes she runs of hugging both menki and Groth goes to the bar to order three beer and one red liquor for his wife. Laying some tria on the bar to pay for the order when it is ready his head is drawn to the stranger only known as sapere sitting in the corner again smoking a pipe a plate of half eaten food in front of him as he seams to be staring at Groth. Groth not knowing to make of the darkened stranger quickly turns his head back to brado paying for and taking the drinks back to his table. Some hours pass as Groth, Nimera, Agaroth and Sergul sit and chat with cheer in there hearts Groth suddenly noticing Nimera in apparent pain as quickly as he seas her he stands up with his friends and takes Nimera home. The stranger in the corner sees this and quickly departs soon after them as not to raise suspicious one of the ojeveda guards could have sworn to have heard the man say “It is time he will be born my task complete” but he passed it of as hearing things.
Groth arrives back at his house with his friends and Nimera quickly looking at his friends Groth nods as they both speedily depart to find a doctor both of them knowing that there friends child will be born soon. Groth comforts Nimera as he hears panting getting closer his friends stopping at the door allowing the doctor to enter they stand at both sides of the door like they are on watch keeping the city people back from wondering whets going on. Groth emerges from the tent a few minuets latter whispering to Agaroth who then darts of again “my child will be born tonight” Groth states the city people that new Groth and Nimera well start chatting among themselves exited about the baby. Agaroth returning with a sack full of items hands then to Groth wishing him luck again taking his post beside the door he smiles toward Groth “you had best get in there” Groth nods and enters the tent pulling a fabric like sheet down as a door.
The city people hearing Nimera in pain giving birth trying to help are promptly pushed back and blocked of by Agaroth and Sergul being both loyal to Groth they would never allow anyone to hurt them if he could. The birth lasts well into the early morning witch seams like an age to Groth, Nimera, Aragoth and Sergul. At around 3 a.m 7 hours after the doctor arrived a small faint cry can be heard coming from the tent. The people talking in a louder but still exited voice seas a flick of the fabric as the doctor emerges and walking away looking very tired. About half an hour later Groth emerges with a kitten in his arms raising it up slightly the people gathered let out a cheer placing the baby back into Groth smiles to her. Nimera still weak she gets Groth to help her and her baby up Groth and Nimera papering at the door of there tent the people settle down Nimera smiling he shall be called Alliva. The people let out another cheer as Groth helps Nimera back in the people get moved along by Groth’s two friends who after all are gone peak the heads inside the tent “there gone we will leave you but congratulations before we go. Don’t worry about work we will explain for you.” Groth nods to them as they walk of to there own homes.
The next three days are quite as the people of the city one by one visit and hand gifts in for the child. The first of the people to visit Groth and Nimera is Sergul and Agaroth. Closely followed by a brown and white striped menki with black tipped ears and black stripes going down his nose Groth sword master. As Garithor Enters Groth nods to him paying his respect Garithor leaves saying that he would see Groth in a few days. The fourth person to see alliva out of the town is a Menki with fur as black as night Groth commander Elor. As the last person enter and leaves Groth smiles to Nimera and is not seen further for another two days.