Always an adventure [OPEN]

[Storm]

Finishing up he put the dished down and crawled over to the edge of the river and picked a few flowering plants.

"Yarrow. Can never have too much of this. One of the most useful herbs" He said before pocketing them in a leather pouch on his belt.

[Hope]

Acadia followed suit, adding the yarrow to her own herb pouches. "What does it do?" she asked.

[Storm]

"Helps with cough, fever, and pretty much anything that is a problem in the stomach. Even helps with tooth pain" he said with chuckle. 

[Hope]

"I trust it comes in handy a lot, then," Acadia mused as they headed back towards their camp.

[Storm]

Nodding he sat down 'what do you think. About one more day till town?" He asked "We might need to keep an eye out there might be bandits in the area"

[Hope]

"Right. I suppose we should keep watch tonight. I'll take first shift." Acadia headed towards a nearby tree, intending to climb it and watch from a low branch.

[Storm]

Nodding Malki set up for a short rest. He frowned as he watched the last bit of rays of the sun dip behind the horizon shrouding the camp in darkness.

((shall we have a nice bandit attack?))

[Hope]

//sure thing! Is Saber active or around?

Acadia scaled the tree and kept her eyes peeled as the inky darkness of night crept over their camp.

[Storm]

((no idea, havent had any more contact with Saber. when in doubt we just have really bad luck with bandits lol))

Malki grumbled in his light sleep turning over onto his side.

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The group of masked bandits numbering five in all crept through the dark wood. They had spotted the traveling duo a while back before trailing them waiting till nightfall. They neared the camp as the waited for the smallest one to scout around and another to check for magic barriers.

[Saber-Five]

((Here I am. Sorry for the wait.))

Little did the bandits realize they were followed as well. A cloaked figure stealthily trailed behind the outlaws. Subsequently the stranger quietly drew a sword from the sheath. Upon close enough the hooded one suddenly thrust the blade through the back of the closet bandit. The latter let out a dying gasp before collapsing.

It would be loud enough to alert both Acadia and Maki.

[Hope]

Acadia startled in her tree as the noise came to her, her eyes trying to pierce through the darkness of night. She could see movement somewhere a distance away, and the sound of a blade. Hurriedly, she leaped down, drawing her knife as she did. "Malki! Live blades!" she called out, slinking towards the sound of combat and the smell of blood.

[Storm]

((you all good Saber!))

Malki jumped up drawing his blade in confusion before he honed in on the chaos. "Acadia, try and stay hidden" Malki called out softly as he made his way in the darkness letting his blade guide him. Coming up on the skirmish he saw a solitary figure on the defensive against the now alerted other four. Rounding to the back of the pack of bandits Malki attacked from the other side taking on the nearest one. Plunging his sword into the bandits back Malki sadly watched him turn pale white  as he slid off the blade before turning to see if anyone was left.

[Hope]

Acadia heeded Malki's warning, creeping stealthily up to the scene. As the stranger in the cloak attacked another bandit, a third came up from behind the stranger. Acadia rammed her knife into the bandit's neck, making a cut across his main artery, before slipping behind a tree, keeping her eyes peeled for more.

[Saber-Five]

The stranger and his second opponent clashed with their swords. For a moment the bandit got a look at what was underneath the hood...a dark knight's helmet. Subsequently the bandit gritting his teeth from the pressure attempted to force his attacker back through brute strength.

Instead the latter counter with a sudden knee strike below the outlaw's waist. Gagging the baldish highwayman was rendered stunned before the hooded figure brutally slammed his left elbow into his nose. Knocked to the ground on his knees the stranger sliced off the bandit's head with another stroke of the sword.

As soon as the headless body collapsed the hooded man now looked toward Malki.

[Storm]

With a broad stroke Malki caught the last of the bandits unaware and stabbed him through the chest. He could feel the throbbing headache from his blade creep back in as the second man fell to the ground pale white.

Malki sheathed his sword with a sigh and looked at the ground "You ok?" He called out to the newcomer as he crouched down he patted down one of the bandits, looking for anything useful.

[Hope]

Acadia followed Malki's lead, checking the bandit she'd killed. She found money in his pocket, several knives, and a lockpicking set. She retrieved all of these, slipping them into her cloak.