» Sun Nov 21, 2010 10:45 am
Super Extra Special Entry - The Debut of The Master Thief, As Relayed By The Master Thief, told from the perspective of The Master Thief. Also, it is extra special for another reason, but you'll have to ask about that one directly!
I hefted Syl's naked body upon my shoulder. The maiden followed close behind me; apparently, my warnings of murderers and thugs struck true to the fair young lass. "First, I shall have to clothe this Lady Syl," I said to no-one in particular, "then, I shall find us something to eat. You look very hungry, you know." The maiden looked down towards her stomach; the excitement of the day must have distracted her from her physical needs. We left the city by way of the gate; nearby, a small Bosmer was dancing near a glowing ball of colored fire. I ignored the man; he didn't seem to notice me, and we continued on our way. Soon enough, we arrived at my small boat. I gently placed Syl inside of the vessel, and covered her with a small blanket; she was still sleeping qutie soundly. The fair maiden behind me was still silent; I held out my hand to her and helped her into the boat.
"Now, we must travel to the island in the center of the lake to retrieve your friends," I explained to the maiden, "before he-" at which point I motioned to a nearby sleeping bear- "awakens at first light." The maiden's jaw dropped open; before she could shriek, I placed a gloved hand over her mouth. "Be silent, or the Rough Hug Bear will find himself awakened much too early." The maiden nodded, and I pushed the boat into the water.
We quickly arrived at the island in the center of the lake. As we neared the rocky protrusion, I noticed a masked Argonian and a Mazken going at it like a couple of cliffracers near the water's edge. "Turn away thine eyes, dear maiden," I exclaimed, "lest thou see-est a sight most foul." The maiden complied, and I lifted a small piece of cheese from my food pouch. I threw the item directly at the Argonian, who quickly halted his movements and looked up to see the approaching boat. "Dude, like, totally not cool," he complained, "I'm like, busy here."
"Desist your love-making, for now!" I shouted, "for the Rough Hug Bear sleeps upon yonder shore, and we must make haste if we are to remove ourselves from his local in time!" The Argonian looked towards the shore of the lake, and immediately leapt to his feet. The Mazken was pulled along with him and a cry, and the two extricated themselves from each other before letting out a shout of terror. "Dude, that Bear is like, huge! Why is he wearing such a rad top hat?" I pulled the boat up onto the island, and motioned for the two to get dressed while I searched for the others of their party.
Racing up the short path, I encountered an odd scene. Two men, a Khajiit and an Imperial, had their heads jammed into a hole in the center of the island. Muffled shouts emitted from the entrances; to me, it seemed that someone was trapped down there. "Hail, good sirs!" I greeted the two, "who is stuck in that hole?"
The men, surprised at my greeting, quickly pulled out of the hole and drew their weapons. Seeing that I had no ill intentions, they lowered their tools of murder and gave me a puzzled look. "Crikey, mate, you scared the prawns right offa me!" he said, "what are you doing here?" I brushed by the two men to gaze into the hole. Another man was lying down inside of it; he was writhing on the ground, entirely disrobed. I reached into my pack and pulled out a length of rope. "Hold this, if you want to escape the Rough Hug Bear," I said to the men. With a look of fear passing between them, the two quickly took hold of the rope as I lowered myself into the maw of the island.
I landed quietly on the sand of the cavern; the writhing man, taking no notice of me, continued to writhe upon the floor. I picked up his sword and clothing, and threw the items up into the waiting hands of the two men. Moving with the speed of an endangered white mountain lion, I hefted the writhing man up by his shoulders, tied the rope around his waist, then motioned for the two men to pull him up. They did so, and rather than wait for the rope to come back down, I chose to leap out of the cavern with the grace of a leaping ogre.
"Alright," I said, "we must get out of this place before the Rough Hug Bear awakens; we have just about five hours to do so." I helped the two men carry their writhing friend to the boat; as we placed him next to the sleeping Syl, the Argonian said what turned out to be the most awful words of the day. "Dude, look!" he shouted, "that Bosmer is trying to use the Rough Hug Bear's hammer to cobble his shoes!"
I turned slowly about to look upon the scene; indeed, the dancing Bosmer from before had lifted up the massive Banded Hammer and was attempting to hit the soles of his velvety shoes with them. "By the Gods," I said, "quickly, we must leave now! The Rough Hug Bear is going to wake up!" The Mazken, Khajiit, and Imperial were the first to leap into the boat; they were soon followed by the Argonian and myself. As we began to paddle out towards the sea, the sleeping Syl awoke with a cry. As she looked about in confusion, she noticed the Bosmer on the shore, hitting his shoes with the Banded Hammer. "My Thadon!" she cried, "we have to save him from that large rabbit!"
The men ignored her, and continued to paddle the boat out to sea. One of them, the Imperial in a scholar's robes, even slapped her across the face. I reached out and purloined the paddles from their hands; they soon noticed this and began to ponder as to where the paddles had disappeared to. "I must go save the Bosmer from the Rough Hug Bear," I explained, "you will all be safe from the Bear out here." Before I jumped out of the boat, I planted a kiss upon the massive ring that adorned the Lady's hand. "By my word as a gentleman, I shall retrieve this Thadon to safety. Wait here, dear lady, as I save your beloved from the Rough Hug Bear." I dived into the water, and began to swim with the speed of a gazelle towards the sleeping place of the Bear.
Will The Master Thief save Thadon in time? Will Syl ever put some damn clothes on? What about Pepjiit? Will the perfect sugary beverage ever be made?