[ORP] The Waters of Imperius
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2021 5:42 am
Rendered murky by impending nightfall, the narrow lane was not empty. Striding with a confidence bound to blood and bone, a man and a horse made their way to Imperius. Though the horse had neither bit nor bridle it walked by the man's side without straying. Fall's chill had not yet gripped the world, but the evening held a hint of its briskness as the pair sighted the lights of the town through the trees. "We part ways here for tonight."
Tossing its head, the horse seemed to nod in agreement. Its nostrils flared as it flicked its head towards the foliage on one side of the lane. With an eagerness which spoke of hunger, it departed from the man's side and began to trot.
"Don't eat too many of my new neighbors, would you?" The horse made no reply other than to dismissively flick its tail as it melded into the darkness.
Without his companion, the man continued into Imprius. After negotiating the questionable directions of the drunkards of the hour, he arrived at an inn. For a moment he frowned at the sign, but the building wasn't falling down or on fire, so he went inside. He secured himself a room from the innkeep, but declined a meal before being seen to his room. It was tiny and what lived in the bedding was not to be thought of, but the man stifled his qualms and fell into it, soon to be ambushed by the heavy sleep of a weary traveler.
Tossing its head, the horse seemed to nod in agreement. Its nostrils flared as it flicked its head towards the foliage on one side of the lane. With an eagerness which spoke of hunger, it departed from the man's side and began to trot.
"Don't eat too many of my new neighbors, would you?" The horse made no reply other than to dismissively flick its tail as it melded into the darkness.
Without his companion, the man continued into Imprius. After negotiating the questionable directions of the drunkards of the hour, he arrived at an inn. For a moment he frowned at the sign, but the building wasn't falling down or on fire, so he went inside. He secured himself a room from the innkeep, but declined a meal before being seen to his room. It was tiny and what lived in the bedding was not to be thought of, but the man stifled his qualms and fell into it, soon to be ambushed by the heavy sleep of a weary traveler.