The jeering and cheers of Darcyn's group quieted within the tent as the man himself came out. The man's shirt was rumpled and stained, the sword on his hip half drawn. Sneering down at the dwarf as the lesser being insulted him, Darcyn gave a loud, booming laugh. "Lookie 'er lads. The dwarf thinks 'e can best me!" Several others laughed loudly with him, cheering for this drunken brawl. Darcyn, drunk and not wanting to pass a chance to show up the madden dwarf, beckoned the being to come at him. Drawing his sword with a sharp hiss, and laughed uproariously. "C'mon then, wee man! Let's see what yer lot of goblin squallor ken do!" He sneer and made a lewd gesture at the Haradim he noticed on the edge of the thin crowd. "Then I'll show dat Harad what a real mun can do!" He laughed and lunged at the stout dwarf, hammering away with his sword. Abandoning reason or sense.

Elsewhere, a young elf was pulling the hood of her drenched cloak further over her face. Hugging the leaves and branches to her, she grumbled. The night was setting in quickly and she was getting cold. A good roof on her shelter and some half decent bedding and all would be right. Her grin however was still in full force, as Lathranien stopped by the small stream that made their campsite a common stopping place for the wayward traveler. Kneeling by the water, she set the branches aside. Refilling the small flask she had, Lathranien sat back under the shelter of the tree. The rain didn't break the canopy as badly here and the woman reveled in it. Tossing bits of sticks and leaves into the water, disliking the thought of trekking back through the rain to her small hideaway. The rain and cold deterrent enough, added on the fact she was simply exhausted. It wasn't the first time Lathranien had traveled so far. But it was one of the worst. Between avoiding others, the elf, and Darcyn's crew it was stressful on her nerves and sleep was restless. Never knowing if someone would stubble on her and her secrets be revealed. That, she could never let that happen. 

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