James
*Bain rode down the street on his grey mare, Strom. She was a beautiful specimen and she had served him well. Bain Teram was dressed in his military uniform, clad in black and red. With his sword at his side, he stood tall, his red eyes glowing in the light.*
Richard
The sound of hooves on the road caught Solden's attention. A man in a military uniform rode a grey horse. She raised her eyebrow at the scene. *A military officer. Probably drunk on laws and justice.* She thought. Just then, she heard loud yelling as a shopkeeper was robbed by a thug. *Here we go again.* Solden drew her sword and ran towards the shop.
James
*Hearing the the yelling, Bain turned Storm around and rode after the thug. He rode past the woman with a sword. His horse didn't stop once he reached him, instead she ran him down, almost completely trampling him. The horse stopped and Bain dismounted. The Pale Oni could be compared to death himself. He slowly drew his sword and approached the man.*
Richard
Solden saw a horse shoot past him. It was the military officer from earlier. He dismounted his horse and approached the thug. She caught up quickly and stood by. She drew her bow and pointed it at the thug, and waited to see what the thug would do next.
James
*Bain looked up towards the woman and raised his hand.* "Stand down. I have this under control." *He put his boot on the thugs back and pressed him into the ground.*
Richard
She lowered her bow, and watched. *He's gonna get dragged off to prison, isn't he.*
James
*Bain reached down and grabbed the thugs head, slamming his head into the ground.* "Store own! What should this man's punishment be?" *He began to grind his face into the dirt.*
Richard
"U-Um, I want all the wares back and my stuff repaired..." The store owner said nervously. It was clear he was scared of the officer. Solden let out something between a laugh and a scoff when the officer put the thug's face in the ground.
James
*Bain pulled the thug to his feet and shoved him in the direction of the shop owner.* "If he tries anything yell." *He looks at the woman.* "And who are you?"
Richard
"I'm Xenn." Solden said. "I don't remember my last name, if I even ever heard it. I'm a traveler. What's your name?"
James
*Bain looks her up and down. A simple grunt is his response.* "I see no reason why my name is any of your business. I have just apprehended a subject I'm pretty sure you were about to shoot. Maybe I should arrest you as well." *He begins to circle her, his eyes watching her like a predator watches prey.*
Richard
Solden watched him carefully. "I was holding my bow up just in case. I assure you I had no other intentions."
James
"Well , Xenn, this is now a crime scene. Of which i need you to leave. Unless you have any type of objections that I need to be made aware of." *He sheathed his blade and walked back to his horse, rummaging through the saddle bag.*
Richard
*Wow, this officer is high on justice.* She shrugged. "I have none." Solden started to walk away, but then stopped. "Out of curiosity, why go to so much trouble for a simple theft?"
James
*Bain looked over his shoulder at her. He let out a sigh as he pulled out the handcuffs.* "Because as a soldier it is my job to keep the peace and do the things my higher ups aren't willing to do. Its either do that or die in their pointless wars. And I don't want to do that."
Richard
Solden thought for a second. "...That does actually make sense. And here I thought you were another power hungry, arrogant officer spouting justice while their hands say violence." She gave him a small smile. "You're not so bad."
James
*He let out a breath and looked at her irritated.* "First, I'm not an officer. Second, what the fuck made you think i was an officer?"
Richard
Solden laughed. "The way you carried yourself. It was all "I have authority" And also the fact that you had all this fancy stuff." She gestured at his equipment and horse.
James
*Bain threw the cuffs to the shop owner.* "Put these on him." *He turned back to the Xenn.* "All the things I own are things I've bought. I carry my self in such a way because If I don't ill be treated like trash."
Richard
"Well, no one does. And you earned your own things? Turning out to be quite the do-gooder. It's refreshing to see someone with their head right and sword pointed in the right direction."
James
"I bet it is." *I'll be honest its not something you truly see often. And I have rarely met others like me and I think that is sad really."
Richard
"Yes, it is." Solden stood in silence for a moment. "Say, have you been around lots? I have something to show you that I was hoping you could identify."
James
*Bain looked at her again and raised an eyebrow.* "What could this thing be? And how is it so important?" *He began to pull a spool of rope from his bag.*