The Archer's Apprentice ((Amazon & Antioch))
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				Title: <strong>The Archer's Apprentice ((Amazon &amp; Antioch))</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Antioch</strong> on <strong>21-08-2010, 00:32:01</strong>
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				A man of about twenty-five stands in an empty clearing. He has always wanted to be the best of the best of archers. He picks up his bow and notches an arrow. He takes careful aim at one of the targets he has set up. He has ten arrows in his quiver, and as he looks around at all ten targets he figures which ones he wants to shoot first and takes careful aim. He lets his senses take control and starts shooting. The first one begins to fly and he is nocking the second one. He aims quickly at the next target and releases his seventy pound drawstring allowing the second arrow to fly and hearing the first hit its target. He continues with the other eight arrows and on the tenth arrow he closes his eyes. When he hears it hit he opens them and looks out, he had been doing this every day since he was fifteen, and he had been using a bow since he was ten. He has mastered this art, he notices that each and every target has been hit in the dead center of them. He looks around hoping to not see anyone, but he hears some rustling in the bushes. He runs over to pull out an arrow and notch it again ready to release. His Auburn hair falling in his eyes, he could still see but not as good as before.
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Archer's Apprentice ((Amazon &amp; Antioch))</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Le Immortelle</strong> on <strong>21-08-2010, 19:28:48</strong>
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				<div align="center">(http://th08.deviantart.net/fs50/300W/f/2009/339/a/4/Female_Archer_by_vshen.jpg)<br><br>Victoria, the head of king's elite Archer's Division was roaming around the forest. Her bow and arrows with her as usual, occasionally she enjoyed these lone walks..even going hunting alone at times to take her mind off her everyday job. She was unique..the only female and not only that but a general in the king's army. The road there had not been easy, it had taken her years of efforts coupled with her prodigious talent to reach where she was. There was politics, plottings against her being put in the powerful position she was in, but when an invasion occurred, it was Victoria who, due to unexpected turns of events due to the death of her father, a leader of the division before her..just took charge on the battlefield and guided to an immense victory for the kingdom. She had proved her worth. Proved she was the finest archer in the kingdom and better at war than most. This ensured her position as a general. With power, came responsiblity and enemies. People were constantly trying to take her down but she kept on fighting back, it was all massive political games in the power circles of the kingdom. But Victoria was no amateur and she had survived till now, often burying down those who dared to mess with her.<br><br>But today, was just a day to relax. She was near the empty clearing amidst the jungles..one of her favorite places to relax. She enjoyed being there, all alone..within the trees and in touch with the nature. But today somebody else seemed to have beaten her to coming to that place. She eyed him from the thickets. An archer..an amateur one who was practicing his craft. He shot all of the targets he had pointed in the center with quite ease. Impressive. Maybe I should have some fun with him, at least find out who he is Victoria thought to herself as she moved out of the thickets. "Fire that, I can promise you, you won't get out of here alive. Besides, such weakly pointed arrows are useless against leather, I thought you would know that?" Victoria said making herself fully visible now, a mixture of arrogance and amusement in her laughter.</div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Archer's Apprentice ((Amazon &amp; Antioch))</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Antioch</strong> on <strong>22-08-2010, 12:24:38</strong>
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				Samuel aimed at her head then relaxed his string and laid the bow at his side. "Well it would still work perfectly fine against your head." He said smirking. He looked at the woman and smiled, she seemed to know quite a bit about his specific weapon of choice. He squinted his eyes to get a better look and realized just who she was, one of the king's General's, he took note that the king only had one female General in his armies. "I am sorry ma'am." He blurted out at her finally realizing she was the General of the archer's division in the king's army. He kept his arrow on the bow in case she tried to attack him. He knew he probably stood no chance against her but he would try to protect himself if need be.<br><br>He always wanted to be in her elite group of archers but knew he would probably never get the chance, unless any neighboring kingdom attacked. Which was not to likely, seeing as the king had treaties with the rest of the neighboring kings. He noticed a small squirrel climbing the tree behind her, he wanted to try and impress her so he watched as it climbed, he also forgot to get what he actually had came there for which was to get something to eat for the night, he got caught up in practicing, so he continued to watch the squirrel. He pulled back his string aimed just to the left of her head, his right, and shot the arrow, which whizzed right past her head, and embedding itself in the head of the squirrel who was trying to climb the tree.
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Archer's Apprentice ((Amazon &amp; Antioch))</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Le Immortelle</strong> on <strong>23-08-2010, 08:36:04</strong>
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				"Perhaps it will, that is..if you ever even got to firing it!" She said with a smirk. That was when it seemed to dawn upon him who he was talking to and immediately apologized. "You're forgiven." She replied carelessly. "And you can keep that bow away now, you're just looking ridiculous there!" She said but realised he was looking at something else as he fired the arrow.<br><br>The arrow went zooming past Victoria. It didn't really bother her..she was unfazed as she knew it wasn't going to hit her judging from the angle and the way it had been fired. She looked behind and smiled at the target. "Looking to impress me, are you? But I guess I could use something to eat even right now." She spoke with a chuckle. "Nice shot by the way."
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Archer's Apprentice ((Amazon &amp; Antioch))</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Antioch</strong> on <strong>28-09-2010, 10:02:07</strong>
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				Samuel smiled at the fact that he had just received a compliment from the most renowned ranger of the lands. As he walked over to get the squirrel he noticed that even though she was a archer such as himself she still looked pretty. "So what brings you to this part of the woods Lady?" He asked her inquisitively, he knew that the woods were open for anyone to come and go but he still wondered why she had been watching him. He was thinking about the many times he had watched her and her apprentice's practicing. He had always wanted to be the ones out their but never was, he had never even gotten a glance at the competitions when he would participate, most times he would only come in second or third, never truly able to conquer her and her apprentices.<br><br>He looked around double checking to make sure he had retrieved all of his arrows from their targets. He noticed that he had collected them and he turned to face her once more, waiting to see her answer to his question.
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				Post by: <strong>Le Immortelle</strong> on <strong>28-09-2010, 15:48:56</strong>
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				Victoria lookd at him as he quickly grabbed the dead squirrel and his arrows. She could notice him observing her enigmatic beauty, she was used to this admiration from others. Usually her squad often stared at her with a mixture of admiration and fear. "Well the woods are a place where I like to relax when i'm not busy with duty..and today's a beautiful day..so figured why not come down here to enjoy myself. And who knew I would be bumping into a young man such as yourself." She smiled. "I think i've seen you around few of the local competitions many times. You always end up second or third..and keep on trying. Often being beaten by..." She paused for a chuckle. "...one of my apprentices!"
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Archer's Apprentice ((Amazon &amp; Antioch))</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Antioch</strong> on <strong>29-09-2010, 22:26:43</strong>
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				Samuel smiled at her and felt his face getting hot. "Well yes I have been in them quite often. My name is Samuel Blackstone." He said to her then looked away, he had heard stories of just how beautiful she was when she wasn't holding a bow, but he had never actually seen her without one. He put his arrows in the quiver and the bow he undid and slid it into his walking stick, which had been laying against a stump. He had hollowed it out so that he could do such a thing. He took the string and wrapped it around the top which made it a suitable grip for him to hold on to. No one had ever seen his secret holder except for today when she had seen it.
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				Post by: <strong>Le Immortelle</strong> on <strong>29-09-2010, 23:58:05</strong>
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				Victoria watched him as he introduced himself. "Well..nice to meet you Samuel. Not everyday you meet a civilian in here when you're walking in, you know?" She smiled as she put down her gear. "I haven't really had chance to hunt anything today..but if you're up for it, maybe we could go for some fun deep in the woods later on together? That is of course, if you're not afraid of me..am I seeing some blushing around over there?" She grinned. She knew men were usually uncomfortable around her due to her strong, powerful presence and liked that.
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Archer's Apprentice ((Amazon &amp; Antioch))</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Antioch</strong> on <strong>30-09-2010, 00:24:21</strong>
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				Samuel slowly felt more comfortable and turned back to her holding his walking stick. "No, I was just feeling a little warm. But yes that sounds good about the hunting thing." He looked down at all of her gear, thinking to himself <em>That is a lot of things.</em> He walked over to where he had set up his things earlier and set the squirrel down to where he could start a fire. He had already had things set up and had his fire built, he wanted so badly to eat the squirrel because he was hungry but he would wait and offer her some.<br><br>((Sorry the post is so short.))
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				Post by: <strong>Le Immortelle</strong> on <strong>30-09-2010, 13:04:35</strong>
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				Victoria watched him set up things for fire and whatnot. "Sure you were, and yeah we'll go for it once we're finished with the squirrel. I could use a snack myself..and yes that's an order for you!" She smiled lightly as he had started the fire up by now. "The animal needs to be skinned. Don't tell me you're gonna be eating it away like this like you're some uncivilized barbarian are you?" She asked with some mocking. Wondering if it would push his buttons or he'll be able to maintain his cool.
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Archer's Apprentice ((Amazon &amp; Antioch))</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Antioch</strong> on <strong>30-09-2010, 17:58:12</strong>
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				Samuel chuckled a bit. "I know this, I cook first skin later." He said smiling, he knew that his way was a little different than others but he always thought that it tasted better cooked then skinned. He found his skewer and set the squirrel over the fire to slowly roast. He hoped she would like his food, he also noted how she had commanded him to cook the squirrel and not ask him. "So is that how you talk to everyone you meet? Ordering them around as if they are your lackeys?" He asked her.
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				Post by: <strong>Le Immortelle</strong> on <strong>30-09-2010, 19:40:14</strong>
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				Victoria shrugged. If he wanted to cook it his way it was fine by her. She had eaten worse food when on war or in jungles so it wasn't really a problem. As long as it was edible she would be fine with that. She watched him question whether she orders everyone around like this. She smiled. "Anyone who holds a bow and an arrow in these lands <em>is</em> my lackey Samuel. You seem to be surprised at that judging by the question you just asked me. Either they have to beat me in a compeition or else they have to keep on obeying my orders. It's pretty simple really." She smirked.
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Archer's Apprentice ((Amazon &amp; Antioch))</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Antioch</strong> on <strong>30-09-2010, 19:47:48</strong>
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				Samuel chuckled a bit, "Ok then." He said and noticed that the squirrel was finished cooking, it didn't take long for something that small to cook, and anyways the skin was burnt. He took the squirrel off and grabbed his dagger. He skinned the squirrel and ripped off a big half of the meat, taking a big chunk out of it as he did so, it tasted so good to him. He handed the rest to her so she could have some. He could usually get filled up on just squirrel meat alone.
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Archer's Apprentice ((Amazon &amp; Antioch))</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Le Immortelle</strong> on <strong>01-10-2010, 00:58:17</strong>
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				Victoria watched him methodically finish cooking. He grabbed the dagger and quickly skinned the dead animal expertly. Offering a pretty large piece to Victoria. She accepted with a nod. "Thank you." She spoke quietly and began to eat the delicious meat. It indeed tasted wonderful. As she took first couple of bites her eyes lit up. She looked at Samuel approvingly. "Tastes wonderful Samuel..I guess you may not be much of an archer..but you sure are one good cook!" She grinned jokingly as she continued to eat.
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				Post by: <strong>Antioch</strong> on <strong>01-10-2010, 10:33:00</strong>
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				Samuel finished his piece of the squirrel and looked up. "Is that so? I guess I have just been fooling myself then." He said to her acting seriously. He wondered what she would say to him even though he was acting. He looked at her face and watched its expressions he didn't know if he wanted to try and get with her or try to become her apprentice. She was such a beautiful lady, but he ignored that for now, "So speaking of them earlier. Do you have an apprentice?" He was just being curious, he hadn't seen one recently.
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				Post by: <strong>Le Immortelle</strong> on <strong>01-10-2010, 14:05:23</strong>
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				Victoria watched his reaction and smiled. But the question which he asked afterwards, she was definitely expecting it to pop up one or other time during their conversation. It was something which she was asked rather regularly by any half-decent archer she bumped into. She craned her neck a little before speaking. "Not really..to be honest most don't manage to pass test to become my apprentice..and those few who do aren't able to put up with my standards or the dedication which is expected from them." She finished off calmly. "The last one I had was couple of years ago, and now he's in my squad."
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Archer's Apprentice ((Amazon &amp; Antioch))</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Antioch</strong> on <strong>07-10-2010, 17:59:24</strong>
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				Samuel smirked, "Well if that is so what does this test consist of? I would surely like to give my hand at trying, that is if you would allow me to do so." He looked around, what better chance to ask than right here right now. He knew he could more than likely pass this test but then again he might not be able to do so. He knew that she was a very tough archer and probably even more tougher when it came to choosing her apprentices.
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Archer's Apprentice ((Amazon &amp; Antioch))</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Le Immortelle</strong> on <strong>09-10-2010, 17:05:09</strong>
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				Victoria chuckled at his willingness to give the test. "Maybe when I feel like it." She said smiling. "We've got whole day Samuel..so don't hassle yourself a lot with thoughts about the test and whatnot. When I feel like it, i'll order you. Is that understood? By the way..this meal is just amazing!" She grinned giving him a thumbs up. "We'll go for little fun in jungles once we get done here. I'm badly craving for a hunt now. Especially now that i'm eating some delicious food!"
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