Audfrith Receives Visitors

[11:33] Second Life: Bag mine from library invis strap jerky giver owned by Audfrith (emmiedee) gave you 'AudsDeerJerky_WearAsNom' ( Artstonia (87,248,20) ). [11:55] Audfrith (emmiedee): "Greetings! I was just packing up to bring ye this deer meat!" Aud said to her friend in surprise. [11:55] Sigrid Holgarsen (ariellaclair) directed Billy goat towards Audfriths home...arriving,she jumped off and smiled,seeing her friend"Hello , I hope i am not interupting yer day?" she asked [11:58] Sigrid Holgarsen (ariellaclair): "Oh I guess my timing was well then" she smiled and went to the cart,retrieving some fish"I caught those early this morn,thought ye might like some,in exchange fer te venison...and ye dont have te troge up te hill wi'it all,we can just put it in te cart. Billy is a strong goat and he needs te exerciser" she giggled [12:00] Audfrith (emmiedee): "Nay at all! It be good to see ye. Ere ye off to somewheres special?" AuAud walked around the cart, patting the small goat on the head as she went. "Where ye been, to catch such nice fish, Sigi? And thank ye, I have these for me dinner," Aud smiled. [12:04] Sigrid Holgarsen (ariellaclair) watched her friend then nodded ,pointing a finger "ova down south at te edge under te bridge where te dragon lair use te be...there are small huts there as well, it's a good spot fer early morning,I was lucky nobody else was up and about" [12:07] Audfrith (emmiedee): Aud nodded. "I hae nae been up there. I be a bit spoiled by me site here. Ye can always come here too. I get good flatfish here," Aud said. "What's the gossip?" [12:08] Sigrid Holgarsen (ariellaclair): "Thats great" Sigi smiled"I will try out here next time" she promised,then shook her head"Nothing new ...I havna been out much ,not in te meadhall i mean...Nana isnt too well and I canna leave Charity all te time wi'er" she said [12:11] Audfrith (emmiedee): "Ah, yah," Aud said, looking down to her feet, kicking some grass. "Uh, I guess I could.... I mean, if ye ever need me to..." Aud stammered. "I mean, Charity is a fine baby an all.." she trailed off before actually making any offer. [12:14] Sigrid Holgarsen (ariellaclair) gave her friend a sideway glance with a little smirk"Ye can just ask" she said giving her a slight nudge with her elbow "I ken ye well enough te trust ye with my bairn,of course will I be honerd te have ye watch 'er....ye can even teach 'er when she gets bigger ,how te set traps an' hunt and fish" she smiled...hoping her feelings didnt mislead and Aud was happy over the suggestion [12:16] Audfrith (emmiedee): Aud smiled a little, thinking about a toddler running after her, helping her check the traps, the way she used to help her foster father. "That be a nice idee, Sigi." Aud said. [12:18] Sigrid Holgarsen (ariellaclair) smiled and nodded"But afore she is big enough fer such things,will be a while yet" she sighted"What about you?,have ye ever been married?" she asked,hoping not to be too forward with her question,but she came to realize Audfrith had never spoken of such before [12:20] Audfrith (emmiedee): "Nay, Sigi, that hae I not. It been not a year since I found the man who war my foster father's killer. After that long search, I came here to settle down. But I had nae time for such things fore that. And fore he war dead, we war on the road," Aud stops and takes a quick pause, realizing that she is about to say more, "uh, trapping." [12:24] Sigrid Holgarsen (ariellaclair) had watched her friend carefully ,seeing the pain in her eyes when she talked about her foster father...Sigi nodded"Oh ye have a lovely table set up,lets hae a seat and ye can tell me all about it,i can sense there is more to this story" she smiled and gave Aud a good natured wink...hoping her friend would not mind unburden herself - Sigi knew from experience that talking about an issue was of times helpful - without waiting for Aud to agree,she went to sit down on the rough hewn bench and smiled at her friend,motioning for her to sit as well [12:29] Audfrith (emmiedee): "There were nae so much to tell. When I be very young, me village war- was," Aud corrected herself, "burned by a neighbor jarl who wanted only the gold of the place. I watched me mother and father be killed, and me tiny brother run off into the woods. I was taken onto a horse by a man who raised me, but his wife cared not for either of us." Aud stopped to take a drink of mead. "And after I avenged his death, I came here to Skarvald. That be about all." [12:33] Sigrid Holgarsen (ariellaclair) sat across from her friend and listened to her story,then blinking in disappointment,after the story was done before it almost began"But what about te man that killed ye parents?,did ye avenge them too?" [12:35] Audfrith (emmiedee): "Yea, that had I done, with the help of me foster father. We had met on the field of battle, and he had the sword that he had taken from me father w'him. My foster-father remembered him, and I killed him." Aud spoke matter of factly, as though it did not bother her much. [12:40] Sigrid Holgarsen (ariellaclair) had never killed anyone,but she would not judge her friend....times were tough and raids had been a common sight amongst neighboring villages as well where Sigi grew up....She nodded"Tha' must hae been hard fer ye" she said empathetically "Ye had nay siblings" [12:41] Audfrith (emmiedee): "Well, me foster mother had two, but they be by her husband's brother, who lived next door. Me and me foster father stayed away more than home. And what about ye own parents? I hae ye grandmother met, but do ye parents still live?" Aud asked, interestedly. "Oh, and the mead in the horns there be verra light, when ye like some. I boiled it extra light w' summer commin' an' all." She pointed to the horns on the table in the holder. [12:45] Sigrid Holgarsen (ariellaclair) shifted her eyes to the horns on the table and nodded"I 'd like some gladly" she said and reached for it......my parents are both dead, nana is te only one i hae left... I had a sister too,but we were so little when our village was ransacked,I canna remember her clearly- Nana said she was my twin" Sigi said ,taking a sip from the horn and nodded approvingly"It's verra good" she smiled.."My Uncle still lives,my fathers brother and I hae a whole lot of cousins" she giggled [12:48] Audfrith (emmiedee): "And where ye come from, do ye hae these animals that be not animals, these that walk on two legs? And werewolves? and trolls?" Aud took a long sip from her horn. [12:50] Sigrid Holgarsen (ariellaclair) sat back shaking her head"Nay.. I hae heard o'those,but never seen 'em...I was shocked when i came 'ere,although I had heard Skarvald was magical,little did i ken how true it all was" she laughed"what about you?" [12:52] Audfrith (emmiedee): "Nae, we hae no such as these. I had heered o' Skarvald and its magical fighting force. We had heered o' cats and dogs fighting side by side. But I never really imagined that the stories be true. I came here to join the fighters." Aud took another drink. "Although I fight well on me own, I kin none o' the fighting moves o'the ransacking forces. The way they build the shield walls and fight together..." [12:57] Sigrid Holgarsen (ariellaclair) smiled and nodded again"T'is true" she blushed then"Ye might think me completely daft,but I had heard te keep was made out o'gold" taking another swallow of the light and very tasty mead,then giggled"Can ye imagine thah" [12:58] Sigrid Holgarsen (ariellaclair): "Tha's actually why I came 'ere" she added with another blush [13:10] Audfrith (emmiedee): "Aw, that's nothing t'make fun o' ye over. I had heered that too, an' I wonder i' there really be nothing to it. So many stories hae some truth. Of a morning, when I be fishing, the shores shine out like they be made out of some gold, a pinkish gold, sure." Aud looked out to the horizon. [13:13] Sigrid Holgarsen (ariellaclair) opened her eyes wide and needed vigorously"By te Gods,ye think tha'too?" she ask excitedly"I hae notced as well an' I am sure wi'so much talk of gold,there's got te be truth to it" [13:14] Sigrid Holgarsen (ariellaclair): *Nodded [13:16] Audfrith (emmiedee): "So Sigi, I hae to ask ye -- hae ye thought o' havin another man to ye bed or ye home?" She seemed to think of saying more, but held her tongue as if it were a piece of deer jerky in her mouth. [13:20] Sigrid Holgarsen (ariellaclair) gave her friend an odd look ,but then shrugged"If te Gods wills it,they will send another my way,but fer now,it's just Nana,Charity an'me" she said"I do miss Dayne an' I havna found out yet where Deen disappeared of to,maybe he went te find his Father,but nay te say his good bye te me hurts" she said [13:21] Audfrith (emmiedee): "I thot he be w'the king?" Aud asked. "The king sure gie ye a hard time that day i'the inn over him." [13:26] Sigrid Holgarsen (ariellaclair) nodded and bit her lip"Aye, he sure did" she remembered it well as if it had been her fault that Deen was wild and uneducated"He never stayed put fer long and Nana an' I hae tried te teach 'im how te speak and do chores an'such" she said in defense,knowing Aud would never judge her" Sigi got up" I do need te get back ,t'is almost time fer Charitys feeding ,thank ye fer te chatting " [13:26] Sigrid Holgarsen (ariellaclair): ..."And te mead" [13:27] Audfrith (emmiedee): "It be so good t' see ye," Aud said to her friend. "Ye always be welcome here. Need ye to use the stool fore ye go home?" Aud offered, remembering that Sigi often liked the chamber pot in the corner, when she was pregnant with Charity. [13:28] Sigrid Holgarsen (ariellaclair) giggled"Nay, I be fine fer te drive home,if nay,I will stop at te side of te road" giggling louder (then we ad something moe then just goat shit,hahaha)) [13:29] Sigrid Holgarsen (ariellaclair): (9 for Skhylar to step in I mean)) [13:30] Audfrith (emmiedee): ((LOL thanks for the rp be safe.)) Aud laughed. "Don't forget ye bag of deer meat. It not be all jerky, but it all be smoked." [13:31] Sigrid Holgarsen (ariellaclair) helped Aud to laod the venison in her little cart,then gave her friend a hug"Thank ye again,I 'll be seeing ye around" then gave Billy the reigns and off they went. [13:40] Katelyn De Lemire (katelyndelemire) see a woman and shyly hides by a a tree while playing with the guard escorting her. [13:41] Audfrith (emmiedee): Audfrith checked the jerky drying. She heard something in the trees behind her, and she turned around quickly. [13:42] Katelyn De Lemire (katelyndelemire) slightly hides watching the lady. the guard runs up behind seeing the lady. he gives her a wave. [13:43] Wedge: sorry to bother you miss. the young one is exploring. [13:43] Audfrith (emmiedee): Aud sees a person waving, trying to keep up with a little child. Aud waved back. [13:44] Audfrith (emmiedee): "Oh, no worries. I be home today, drying some deer meat. Will ye sit awhile and hae a drink w'some?" Aud offered. [13:45] Katelyn De Lemire (katelyndelemire) wave to the lady." Hello, um can I enter your yard," she asked polity. [13:46] Wedge: he laugh.' if we are not imposing on you miss. he smiled to her. [13:48] Katelyn De Lemire (katelyndelemire) walks out of hiding so the lady can see her batter. [13:48] Audfrith (emmiedee): "No, o' course not," Aud answered, forgetting that some people really thought about property. "make yeselves t' home. The mead on the table be verry weak w'water, e'en for the girl is fine." "And there be some soup on the fire. Come ye far?" Aud asked. [13:50] Katelyn De Lemire (katelyndelemire) sits down at the table when teh lady said it was ok. " we came from teh market. I stay in the barracks." shes smiled to the lady. [13:52] Wedge: we did not come to fare, just from teh market place and the keep." he said after sitting down, [13:52] Audfrith (emmiedee): "Ah," Aud nodded. "I be the tanner here in Skarvald. Ye came by my stall on the way through then. So ye parents be in service to the king here?" Aud asked, amused at the child's precociousness. She exchanged smiles with the child's guard. [13:54] Katelyn De Lemire (katelyndelemire) she nods ." My mother. works for the king yes, she Is Alleyne." she smmiled to the lady. " I am Katelyn" [13:55] Audfrith (emmiedee): "I know your mother, then," Aud nodded. "You can call me Audfrith. I am known as Audfrith Tyrsdotter." Aud took a piece of jerky from the rack and offered it to the girl and to her guard. [13:57] Katelyn De Lemire (katelyndelemire) takes a peace and nibbles on it ." thank you,, Ms, Audf.....r.ith." she said sounding out the lady's name. [13:59] Audfrith (emmiedee): Aud smiled. "Do you want to be a warrior like your mother when you grow up, Katelyn?" Aud asked. She stoked the fire a bit more so that the smoke wafted in the other direction. [14:02] Katelyn De Lemire (katelyndelemire) wiggle her nose." I am not sure." oh oh... I like to bake. " she giggles. offering Aud. a cookie she made. [14:02] Audfrith (emmiedee): "Oh, what kind of cookie is this?" Aud asked, munching a bite. [14:03] Second Life: Bag mine from library invis strap jerky giver owned by Audfrith (emmiedee) gave you 'AudsDeerJerky_WearAsNom' ( Artstonia (86,236,21) ). [14:04] Katelyn De Lemire (katelyndelemire) softly giggles." it is choco-chip." he smiled to the lady. " I am some times have to stand on my tippy toes to grab things to cook with." she giggled nibbling on teh jurky. [14:06] Audfrith (emmiedee): "It's very good," Aud said, appreciatively. "I never learned how to bake." As the guard rose, Aud also stood up. [14:07] Katelyn De Lemire (katelyndelemire) offers the lady a hug [14:08] Audfrith (emmiedee): Aud turns to hug the child, smiling at her guardian. [14:09] Katelyn De Lemire (katelyndelemire) smiles " it was nice meeting you. I am off to bake.. can i visit you aghain?" [14:10] Audfrith (emmiedee): "Of course! If I am not here, you can always help yourself to any ale or soup you find here. I am often away on..." Aud paused before she continued, "trading missions." [14:12] Katelyn De Lemire (katelyndelemire) nods " okay. I will leave you little pouch of cookies too" she smiled" [14:13] Audfrith (emmiedee): "Oh, thank you! Then hae ye a pack o' jerky to take back w' ye as well. In fact," she added a few pieces to a small pouch and handed it to the girl, "tell both of your mothers hello and let them each hae a piece." she smiled. [14:14] Katelyn De Lemire (katelyndelemire) nods and smiles " thank you." she beamed and started back to the market. " you be safies." she smield an dstarted torun off leavingher gqaurd behind . [14:14] Audfrith (emmiedee): Aud watched the child run into the distance and the slower guard run behind her. She waved and smiled.