As Orchid was putting the finishing touches to her spiked club more goblins arrived who seemed to have did as she ordered. Good. If they survive the battle their obedience would be rewarded. She watched and listened to their loot report. The first brought back a curved stick, not much to be impressed with there, but the stones looked extra sharp. They would make very good spear heads. The second goblin brought leaves and a vine. Orchid almost felt sorry for him since they weren’t going to go with the smoke out plan anymore, but perhaps they could make use of this stuff. The leaves seem safe to handle but just in case, Orchid used material analysis on the leaves, the fern, and the vine.

Speaking of the vine, the blood snare, Orchid had ideas for this one. If what the goblin said is true than this snare could be useful in many different ways. One of the obvious ones was using it to bind her craft together and than get some blood on it to make a sturdier, tighter knot. A second idea was a garrote. She remembered seeing one in an old video game some boys at school were playing. Rope around the neck, tighten, and kill. She specifically remembers seeing how the assassin used it on a big brute of a man, but because of how small and tight the garrote was, he couldn’t pull the garrote loose. This would be useful.

The last goblin brought a strange white stick to her. Something about it seemed odd. Definitely made of wood but it looked manmade. Perhaps it was a wand? She also used material analysis on this item to see what properties it had. Orchid looked at the items before her and thought about what she could do with them. One curved stick, three good sharp stones, a big leaf, a fern, a length of blood vine, and a mysterious white stick. Honestly it wasn’t much. But with a few sturdy branches and her fiber cordage, which she still had quite a bit of, she could make at least three stone tipped spear. The blood vine she’d convert into a garrote like in that video game, and the leaves… She wasn’t sure about the leaves but she’ll think of something.

But before she could start working hat female goblin from before came back. She seemed angry at Orchid and she could understand the hostility. Orchid was bossing people around and of course this girl felt threatened by the presence of another female goblin. Orchid had no time to play miss popular and try to get all the goblins to support Orchid over her. No, she was going to go straight to the source. So as the goblin girl reached for the sharp sticks, Orchid stood up and grabbed her by her exposed neck, making it so she and the girl goblin were eye to eye.

Then as a power move, she leaned in real close to the girl, and kissed her. But it wasn’t a soft and passionate kiss, but a strong, almost violent one. More like Orchid was biting her mouth instead of kissing her. She even pulled on the girl’s tongue with her sharp teeth, as if wordlessly and physically telling the girl to hold her tongue. It was short but vicious as Orchid moved her mouth away and glared into the she-goblin’s eyes.

[color=firebrick]”I’m going to make this real simple for you. You can stay here, learn how to make weapons from me, and we can all be stronger and better for it. [i]Or[/i] I’ll kill you, eat you, turn your bones into a sword, your guts into rope, and I’ll wear your face as my loincloth so you can [i]KISS[/i]. [i]MY.[/i] [i]ASS.[/i]”[/color]

The entire time, Orchid’s voice never rose above a whisper. Unlike Rattleskull, Orchid didn’t intend to shout, but to use her words carefully like a butcher’s cleaver: sharp and to the point, not like a blunt instrument to beat you over the head with. And to emphasis that this was no threat but a decision, while Orchid had one hand holding the girl’s throat up so she’s looking at Orchid, her other hand at the spike club, poking at the goblin’s collar bone. Though Orchid was holding the club near the top, she could easily use it like a dagger and plunge it into the other goblin if she showed even an inch of resistance. And just to ensure further dominance, Orchid started to slowly drag the tip of her stone blade down the goblin’s chest, between her breast, taking it in and out of the belly button, and lastly stopping right over the bladder.

[color=firebrick]”You know when a goblin or animal died, it pisses itself? I wonder if it’s true. Maybe I’ll use you to find out.”[/color]

[hider=Stats]
Health - Mostly Full
Magic - Full
Stamina - Full

Skills -
Use Light Equipment (--)
Pacify Animal I (1.0)
Stronger I (1.4)
Crafting III (3)
Material Analysis I (1.15)
Monster Analysis I (1.0)
Smash I (1.0)

Inventory -
Raw Dire Rat Hide (Equipped)
Loincloth (Equipped)
Stone Spiked Club (Good) (Equipped)
Rawhide Bag (8/12) (Equipped)
[list]
[*]Hard Stones x2
[*]Goblin Bones x2
[*]Herbs x3
[*]Fiber Cordage (Good)
[*]Wicker Shield (Well Made)
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