Friday, June 25, 2010

Bk 1: Ch 1: Pt 1

The train ride is relatively quiet. Sun pours in through the windows onto the package. The package is relatively small, but the mission is urgent. Reports of missing livestock and persons have been haunting the countryside, and hopefully this package will provide an answer to the troubles.

You smell a sweet summer breeze flowing past just as the train enters the forest. In a mere 6 hours, you will be at your destination and can relax after the rough week it has been. Ever since word came in that a new “outbreak” was so close to the capitol, all agents had been dispatched to collect the best counter-solutions and report to Glyndael.

The train gently sways with a rhythm that is almost too calming, and you feel your eyelids getting heavy. Across from you are a couple of people from the Barony of Trivance. Long hair is piled on the tops of their heads, pinned in place with clasps and gems, in the common style of their nation. Quietly, they converse about politics and music, and exude a sense of grace and intellect.

On your right, across the aisle, sits a woman lost in thought. She is staring out the window, watching the patterns of light and shadow play against the forest as the train glides onward. Her bags and cases take up the seats across from her, and you wonder if she is a small time merchant arriving early for the upcoming annual festival.

Do you...
1) Take a quick nap, after all you are really tired and the train seems peaceful enough.
2) Grab the package and head to the train's tavern for a quick snack and beverage to help wake you up.
3) Strike up a conversation with the woman across the aisle.

*VOTE CONCLUDED*
32 - total votes
3 - sleep
11 - get beverage
18 - start conversation