[Mkguild] Patrol X

[C. Matthias]

>Let me tell you something. You don't know 
>anything. When you are really under attack, you 
>are going to do two things: freeze and panic. 
>Sometimes if you're really lucky, you'll lose control of your bowls.Â
>'Idontwanttodieidontwanttodieidontwanttodieidontwanttodie.'Â

Pretty much what I expect I'd do.

>Bos jerked back from being struck in the 
>shoulder. The arrow fell harmlessly to the 
>ground; it's round tip banging against a rock. 
>Bos rubbed his bruised shoulder, then started firing his very lethal arrows.
>I didn't see this at the time. I saw someone I 
>had been talking to get hit by an arrow. I 
>scooted away from Bos, until I bumped against a tree.
>"James!" Nemo yelled out. "James get behind me!" 
>I shook my head. I don't think he could see me. 
>In fact I know he couldn't. He just assumed I was in trouble.
>'I don't want to be here.' Nemo yelled out again 
>and this time I screamed. 'No no no.' I blocked 
>my ears and closed my eyes. Only a second later 
>an arrow flew past my head. 'I have to get out of here.'
>If I had been calm, I would have realized Misha 
>was combat hardened and ready for something like 
>this. He remained calm and was already directing 
>those in our group who had bows on where to 
>fire. Nemo meanwhile had managed to engage one 
>of the hunters directly and already had him on his back.
>We were actually winning the day despite being 
>caught off guard. Except for Misha, none of us 
>had been on patrol before, but all of us had been in combat.
>All that is, except me. The closest I had come 
>to combat was the assassination attempts that come with being nobility.
>As such my reaction till now had been to panic. 
>But my fear was now welling up in me. So I did the only thing I could do.
>I ran. I stumbled to my feet and ran deeper into 
>the forest. Nemo yelled at me but I didn't care anymore.
>I just had to get out of there.

Bad choice, James.  Bad choice!

>But he couldn't do that. Berl had been a coward, 
>he couldn't go home. All he could do now was walk.

Yeah, Berl definitely seems to be James-like.

>"We need to get this," Misha gestured at the 
>prisoner, "Back to Metamor Keep. We need to not 
>run off half cocked into the forest dragging a 
>prisoner and people who have been shot by arrows."
>"Non-lethal!" Nemo knew the fox was right 
>though. He sighed. "First chance we get, we come back for him."
>"We will." Misha said.

I'm curious why they would be hunting Keepers 
using non-lethal weapons.   Very peculiar.  I'm sure we'll learn more.

May He bless you and keep you in His grace and love,

Charles Matthias