Pi Soe ANDROSE THE GIANT aa Seon) Guild: Legends tipped arrow rifled through the animals head. Ce ey ‘ The lolloping corpse crumpled to the ground Tee cares Peta tee encarta a eee cake cn Ea Coe autora iets BCU son eesti the deer's cs ees a) Cun era SOE ae cu Tee aa Lg oc Lr RCC eee and it was being restructured and renewed. Along brooding chant echoed around the ene ee Ie a a key Pee eu ee ta yo) ea Re cae Reel ae el co SE ecg acca EU ace) nervously, and bolted for cover. Tecra er una tat) rus The hands came to rest by a man's side, contented at a job well done. The hands Peres hoe arty to a few as Androse.onune eee ANDROSE THE GIANT ee Cae ce perched on, to survey her kill. Still proud at Set Rem eeu rr ance some food after so long going without. Still Rr Meena enh eater aac Pen Pel er Rune ecu era Bes teeter ect | only flattened grass, sprinkled with blood en ee net een mn rae ca) tufts of raven feather left where the fights Doe eae eit oa Petar tees ama CTE ae eset Ll) Pena eet ea) eae ele ester fruits, the nearest morsel of nutrition coming from minute shoots that the boars like toveat Pe suse ea ae ees rs ; hinder the spread of fruit bearing foliage? 4 Pea ue this afternoon, stalking a suitable deer, picking the right moment to strike, and now, er tata Pee tee ee a Ree eure Perea eee euch leet as be this far south? Besides the freshly laid tracks didn't give off eee ea aac ied LOT ea Lela BetANDROSE THE GIANT Pee ee rc) Be ee tuk ead Peau kes comforted her. And with string in mouth, she Pema ent Ley place to rest. Cen ee eta ae Pod tac Androse had a gift. Bestowed upon him at Pees ier ent PCRs eae aa ae as his childhood at a rapid rate. RN sree meer rnold Dee eC oY) eA family, and they were forced to leave their use et eee Teno EM Uc Cg Re ee eee ea) ee eas His life was gentle, his soul carefree, his (ese Ue Rue ee ed Pocnes Pee RU oa are acu) spurned him and only seemed to bring eet a SeANDROSE THE GIANT Py eau eae uc esc Best eee he seemed to be able to live off mere scraps Rua Ro eMac bowls of boiled and mashed groosebush root Retest ess Combining salves he would pumice all day, Androse found he could mend injury quite See eee eee cL feat eeu cea a uta Re ang ae eee CCL the darkened Vale” he like to call himself. ecu east Resi e les ee eae cue) Aa oe etic) Bae ear ee ee ete ean nee ats ote? Roe ee eng Cee ae aed eu ed pee ue eed later. If only he'd prepared for it.Ze ey = , eo), aS Z a SS ee ANDROSE THE GIANT rere uranic ee ted sunlight twinkle through the canopy to Oe te a ae ol ete Lee] Lo SI sue ae Le taste Re aoc cece PCE ee ee aa ra Dee a skeen) a hushed dismount, Fade spied a rather plump rabbit nuzzling around a clearing of Reacts With bow drawn she moistens the string with Tae ag) Out te eeu ed whispers to her as she draws it back. Pele ac eae eae) eronis Fade squints and looses the arrow at her r potential meal. Outrage befalls her moments eee on Curate) hand is thrust forward sheltering the rabbit, a flesh built cave to hide in, Fade's arrow digs into the hand but richachet's off to the side, PUN Maer cde ena Tur Cu ue eos Tabbit away, and only the ghost rustling of a Crepes ere iar) Cee Mea etic Ts Se ue Mise eect on tracks, and soon the trail goes cold, across Beet (to be continued)es a loro: / onune_ Eines Cena wees es ANDROSE THE GIANT, PART IL a ere Server: Laurelin ese} Fe eu ee cay Ce eee ae His imagination begins to spiral wildly out of eee ea ea ee eee ne hark act i) Re eae rae ed eet ee re ete ened ue urea tse ka ico oer San re es Rea ue Creu ore een Rad ST eae ee ee ala Ree ge eed Perea aa re Fade is weakening, she can feel it, her bow is Pee tee ee es Cee eer ena} Cera Na Ce aad pee Whatever it was guarding the beasts of this We ee te ey Con eras Dropping to low canopy, trunk jumping, Fade Ree ea te ee cite eee e elvish vision making the task a lot easier since any life would shimmer and glow a ares mora ng Ce eee nce kisees SS Zz Zi onune —— y Eines Cena wees (EE > ———— ANDROSE THE GIANT, PART II Urere DT ieule eee say ceed eon ee es a around a gnarly oak, to Pao tale Ce ee et ae tae) PTR m aoa eg pete a RO ata Cee ee ee ct ad Rot eee Ls away chunks of trees, leaving only resin Bee aa.) Sees ee a ae aU a LC eee Seem reece LG] enue a eect a feed. This kill looked like it could feed their Cras aa Slowly and noisily they approached the tree, assembling at the rear and forming a bodyes eS vz ANDROSE THE GIANT, PART II See ane att ant others, to reach. They thought to try and pull ture ure out FR uaa) itself. The Orc on top, reached forward and Se ec ews Pee a ae eg ee a aS strength to gain full extension. Her mind was focussed on exerting every ounce of will she Deu ee Dee en ka ee) et el ec hope behind that arraw. She must eat soan, SUE eee eu ars) om ed Ro een eee Eee Fd witching and squirming for a moment till its aig life ebbed away. f Fade closed her eyes in relief, this kill will f ee Tugged back into reality, something grasped ede eeu Rie aa Ree cee ceo hands. She fell backwards from the canopy ‘ and hit the ground hard, blacking out. Seta CET) een etn tn mint Ls kill her yet, they wanted to keep her flesh eer aes are ae Ru ReC uncleLe Reged: ies ZENE Rico z£ ANDROSE THE GIANT, PART IT ue eka ea Pe Un ccc cut Cee chess rc na gullets, Se es aa her body, licking at the wound on her head, to taste the crimson nectar and to fuel the Sama ae co) Taking a crude blade they raised it to chop a Pe ages nse Ec ee ea ed Cenc ks fees Oe ence ea behind and crumpled it as if it were a dock Pea ede nus te eer eck uae eee] stomping it to the ground, crushing it dead. ‘A wooden spoon with its handle sharpened Ree Ree na eae throat, it staggered backwards and squealed like a stuck hog, gurgling to its grave. One of the Orcs fled in panic, whelping PA Mae cL ees Cee Richy cisentur) the skull of the remaining Ore, the fingers began to grip hard, like a five pronged vice. See ete er en ease hte CLT Ce Menken cath)GEO SSA, = ein Zi ae sAscmane ANDROSE THE GIANT, PART II Pee Rana c en SL Rue ec} ere Pear aur ie released their grip and shook themselves , clean, spraying the bloodied matter and fluids ik ptt Ree oe ee aad Cuetec ce rad prone figure, Armourless and he saw that she eet ee ena nT Sic SUE CR ene this was an emaciated elven girl who was in some desperate need of help. Androse smeared a salve over his palms and gently placed his large hand over her head, fe ee Oe CeCe au eet eer was stirring, so he quickly gathered her Armour together and with the corpse of the slain badger, laid them neatly beside her. Looking around for a suitable gap in the flora, ‘Androse disappeared off into the thick forest ees eo)er ee arr Ec eee] PO ae oe oe ke se) aed cae iis aa gentle giant who seemed to have saved her from these foul orcs. Woozy and unsteady she pulled on her Armour, grabbed her Sek era id rei eds ce ce era tan ieee Peery Making her way to a shaded mountain crag with enough tree cover so Ree elect u kak a hock Se ee a occu dan) Rd ere cise ccm ca eat nearegek es BE piree wens ANDROSE THE GIANT Part IIT The following day, no splintered attacks came from above to fell the beasts Ce sa ten ee hers cena ae ero cs cuca ean kei Mee eee eee ee ee tty Pirecets atc nay Notre autres ener ica A Loe ee eo Le od ee ce rl Runes hideout, when the surviving Orc arrived back and told Doe ee ENC Rye en ee DS UU rege mec a r and sent them out to find this fleshman and cull him. ‘ew Cee ere temo eat ne yi Pee e eee e r Tr eea Be oe ce eee ae ray Pee ere ee raryet ets tia] fiends, but there were too many of them, overpowering him despite Peco nn a r acc) See oe nn ee eee ee ee SU eC Ra Ri UEC eS cacy Tus CS UCU ae CoC ie} and raking his skin, Pe aceys > Zi eae we BS terre Cet aes LLNS eT ee \ - ANDROSE THE GIANT PART IIT A blazing sprite seemed to shoot past high above the fighting. It erupted into a plume of sparks falling Ne eT ee ee ese a ee ee ee ee eT LRA Mone eee a aoe ence een Re a ee ea} Ne er eee eee ne UCC it kaa CMCC Cn Se Mm eau Cec kee UL No reese cre ne eee a ee eee ee ee tt MARU ts based bog. Androse become a little more lucid, his eyelids flickering momentarily, his body shaking in Ne ee Te aCe ee ua ka Reo Ue Ce ee a ee ee ee ae ae en ence oon aed Bo ee ne re ee eee eee ee ee ee ee Mot Er Been ne ee Ee ge ee a eee MUR ee Se etic ngLe Se es Sa et SS —— ins ; = ANDROSE THE GIANT PART II] Dae e ee i ec ede ee oe ee ee rau a UR eeu Coonan eee ce eee eee eee RUE Rtn Btu acs kar Be ee ese ee eee ee en ne ee eM) RO Be nh Su ee eu ae aaa Reo ee ee ee ee ee ed ee eee ee Ey Ce ee rc te eran eee eee ee crn ee ee un) Ce LS US Un Ue RC Me Re Ce ee eee ee a ee eee ee ru UC er la Se UR et ee OR ee RR Boe Te ee ee ee ee ee ee Li her belt pouch and began to tie the covered man to the tree itself, grafting as best she Nee eR a ma RU ee Co ee ened ee eee ee ee ee eee ee Ru UnL UU A WIR tee Coe ee ae eee eR hom SR eR CU orldJy \oroeRings Aen ep bine ie went Seoaall NN ANDROSE THE GIANT PART IIT nee ese eon re ee eer oe eee eee Rt RCL Dee Te i a Oe end of lucidity, he couldn't willingly stop himself from moaning to cope with the pain. Spooked but not Ce eee ee RU aU mM ee eeu en CURE ea econ IC RUMI cola] Me RU Ree eo Rue aC ie oe Foe eee ee ec ee oe te A aor ‘the fleshman’s scent, they paused when they heard a muffled moaning coming from a dark forested enclosure. Cautiously they investigated the noise. Ce eo ee RT ee aCe d Coe RCTs a ae ee ce Cun UR RUC Se eR ecu eea aR ee Dee ee ME a a a Cee eh ee -—Piluixek ules Tonune cence ANDROSE THE GIANT PART IIT MR ROL Uma CCE Me UU Ree cece Se eeu eis a Me eke the moaning now haunting them, stalking them. In terror, they reeled Fe ec MUR) a Coe eg Cee I ACU rh BCI Co ee eT ini fT ara Ce ee eM SLUT Mee a Ri) Ce een ee | Coe Re SUC) Ct aU do Ce nce ed aL Coe ee neue lg Se UR ee Rk gr A Re Ree ee lcm) Be ee ee RU Rut eae SE Ree ut Rd Ceo ee ae Ra el Ne SS i Rl Gee A Ra) Ce eke eS i) Se MUR Ue Air Net ui Raa UE CC ELLsZz ZA 'S04 BE bteeree wens Androse shook his head clear, the caked mud had helped stem fo Dee ECE. eile UC eC CUR hee ee ic) Pe Se Beene eee nee ens de ee UR ue RR eee La) De ea mu el Rue UR n hese CL Cu TLRS SU Ra eo eS Ree Tunning, fast enough to bound up into eae EAC A eae Ee Rak Te CU em mel END