On The Road To Nowhere: The Beginning

[Local Hero]

Liath raised an eyebrow at Mila. "It was a busy day M'Lady Mila. And it has been long since we have enjoyed as healthy a repast. Ah'm fairly certain ah could manage it." He said as he continued carving. From the corner of his eye he looked at Matthias as he appeared over his shoulder and shrugged. "Ah'm here because ah no longer wished to be where ah was." he said enigmaticly. Satisfied he had finished carving most of the meat from one of the boars legs, he tore the bone and it's remaining flesh from the carcass with a twist of his wrist , tossing it towards Stràcair who had been relaxing quietly beneath on of the wagons. Sharp teeth closed with a crunch around the morsel before it could touch the ground, and there was an almost cheery look in his deep brown eyes as he clenched his powerful jaws, breaking into the marrow within. The corners of Liath's mouth twitched into what might pass for a smile. Turning back towards the fire he handed a plate of meat to Mila, together with a slab of the rye bread the villagers had provided. As the others gather he handed out more plates, portioning up the remaining bread equally to all. To one side he saw Tatyana, moving forward hesitantly as she scanned the darkness enshrouding them. "Come M'Lady. Sit by me while you eat." he said in his strange lilting voice as he held up a plate. "Stràcair will warn us should anyone approach." At the sound of his name Stràcair's ears perked up and despite his mouth's attention on it's quarry his eyes looked upwards at Liath and then out into the darkness beyond the firelight. He growled as Matthias darted in front of him "Be still Matthias." said Liath softly "Raising the ire of those ye expect tae watch ye while ye sleep disnae signify great intelligence or forethought." He reached out and sliced a slab of meat for himself and looked across the fire. "M'Lady Yalene? Ah stopped counting somewhere around the two dozen mark. Ah was more interested in the snatches of yer story ah caught in passing. It is indeed amazing how tales of the ocean intrique the landlocked."