"Get down!"
Tehlko grabbed Hyacinth's arm and pulled her down into the bushes.
Lifting the upper part of his face up over the branches
of the bush he looked deep into the forest and listened
well. Hyacintch was about to say something when Tehlko
put his finger tip to his lips.
"Kyrken" he whispered into Hya's ear. Kobolds.
Looking back to the forest his eyes narrowed trying to
search for the dog-men. Then he spotted what his eyes
searched for running swiftly through the forest. As they
ran Tehlko could hear their beastly breaths of air.
The sound seemed to bring back memories he seemed to try
and hide but his face betrayed him. Hya noticed it as
she looked back and saw his facial features growing hard
around his cheeks as if he gritted his teeth and his narrowed
eyebrows coming more fiercely together.
"Tehlko..whats wro.."
"Shhhhh..." Putting his finger once more to his lips
but not looking at Hyacinth Tehlko silenced her.
When Hyacinth had spoken the kobold infront of the pack
of three stopped and made a gesture for the others to stop
as well. He seemed to be the leader. The kobold lifting
his ears to the air and tilting his head slightly to one
side listen to see if what he had heard could be picked
up again. Hyacintch cursed herself in her mind for forgetting
the excellent hearing of a kobold.
Kobolds are half men, half dog-like creatures who walk
on two fur and clawed feet. When they run these usually
do on all hands and feet. Their senses of smell and hearing
are extremely well developed though they lack a good eye sight.
Kobolds make incredible trackers and hunters. Usually
contracted to hunt for small farming towns who have no
permanent hunters during winter; some have been known
to become hired mercenaries on the other hand. The dog-men
are always seen in packs. Even though they walk on two feet
and speak and think like intelligent beings, they give easily
into their raw animal instincts which is why there are many
cases of thieves dying at the hands of a kobold they
had chosen to be their targets.
These kobolds on the other hand didn't seem to be just taking
a stroll in the forest. They seemed to be searching or
heading some place and they stopped at the sound of Hya's
voice so they could be searching for someone also. Hyacintch
looked over to Tehlko to tell him what she had just thought
of about what the kobolds were doing here when she saw
his expression again. This time he was gritting his teeth
visibly through his lips. Hyacinth knew Tehlko wasn't simply
wondering why the kobolds where there. He must know something
about them or else he wouldn't be acting this way around
their presence.
The kobold who seemed the head of the pack lower his ear
and sniffed abruntly. With a gesture of his hand the pack
resumed its way, running on all four once again. Hya caught a glimpse
of short swords strapped to the backs of each kobold with
the exception of one who wore a bow and quiver of arrows.
Tehlko slowly got to his feet once he saw that the kobolds
were out of their hearing range. He kepted his eyes focused
in the direction the dog-men were heading. The elvenmaiden
nugged him abruntly and looked at him with a frown.
"Alright, now I know you know something so out with it.
Who were those kobolds?"
"I dont know" replied Tehlko not looking at her
Hyacinth's frowned became deeper and she growled softly
to herself. Tehlko recognizing the sound looked back
to Hya and smiled.
"Shall we be on now?"
"Not until you tell me what you know. Until then im not moving
from this spot" and with those words she stomped once
lightly on the ground and crossed her arms.
Tehlko grinned and put his hood back over his head.
"Very well little girl" and he kepted on walking
in the direction he was going to in when they had stopped.
"He-hey!" Hya uncrossed her arms and looked to
Tehlko's back surprised. "Youre just going to leave me here!?"
"Youre a big girl and you can handle yourself. See you at "
Hyacintch growled again and kept walking after Tehlko
after deciding she could re-ask her question at night when
he couldn't avoid her. Looking back once in the kobold's
direction for a moment, Hya turned and followed Tehlko
quickly to catch up with him...
