The Runaway Train [Archive]

Ashla

09-26-14, 07:40 PM

Ettermire, Alerar. One place a good traveller had never been. This young traveler, an Ashla Rose Icebreaker, was not surprised by the hostile eyes glaring at her. She understood that some countries were not kind to outsiders, take her own for example.

Ashla, however, was here on important business. There had been posters plastered, rumors told, and captures failed. There was a mercenary on the run, a Falryn Waat, who was attempting to flee from any authority figures out there. And given those authority figures were from far off Corone, he'd succeeded... but Corone wasn't done with him yet.

A heavy bounty had been placed on his head. It was a good one thousand gold! If he was brought back alive, it would be greatly awarded. It just so happened that from her short time as a royal in her homeland that Ashla was a good thief catcher. Plus, Ashla needed that gold...

She'd entered the bounty hunting business.

Falryn Waat was being chased because he'd stolen a priceless gem straight from the church. This man was to be caught! He was a thirty-two year old tiefling male. Ashla had been able to track him down to Alerar and had done more searching in the market streets - an ideal place for a robber to strike. And Ashla had been soon to realize that this indeed jackpot for a thief. Ashla had never realized how technology advanced this place was even after her country had been attacked by Alerar. There was steam, gun displays, cotton gins... it was like a baby opening their eyes to the world anew all over again!

Even here though, the Icebreaker had been doing her best to hide her own identity hidden. Ashla had resigned the position, but she had still been the lady of Eiskalt during the very recent war which had been fought with Alerar. Ashla had taken up a veil and extra cloak on her travels, she did not want to be seen as she was quite wanted here.

A criminal in Alerar tracking down a criminal from Corone. Go figure...

The girl had safely gathered enough information to realize she was closer than she thought! Ashla was now hurrying as fast as she could to a... it was called a "railroad"... Bound to go well.